This is the first league meeting between Nottingham Forest and Liverpool since a 2-2 draw in April 1999, though Liverpool won an FA Cup tie between the two at the City Ground last season.
Liverpool have never won in five Premier League away games against Nottingham Forest (D3 L2) – the City Ground is the only ground the Reds have played at more than once in the competition and never won.
Liverpool are unbeaten in their last 16 away Premier League games against promoted sides, since a 2-0 loss at Hull in February 2017 (W11 D5). The last team to have a longer such run were Tottenham between 2012 and 2020 (23 games).
? Nottingham Forest are winless in their last four Premier League home games (D1 L3), netting the first goal in each of their last three. Only two teams have opened the scoring but failed to win more consecutive home games in the competition – Chelsea (4 between February and April 1996) and Norwich City (5 in December/January 2019-20).
? Liverpool have failed to win any of their four Premier League away games so far this season (D2 L2) – they last had a longer run without an away win from the start of a campaign in 2006-07 (7).
? Nottingham Forest are on the longest current winless run in the Premier League, drawing three and losing six times since beating West Ham 1-0 in August. They've failed to score on five occasions in this run, and conceded 21 goals, though they did keep a clean sheet last time out.
? Liverpool have won their last two Premier League games 1-0, the first time they've opened the scoring in consecutive league games since a run of three in April. They last had a longer run of consecutive 1-0 wins between May-September 2013 (4).
? Only Manchester City (177) have had more shots than Liverpool (175) in the Premier League this season, while only Everton (183) have faced more efforts than Nottingham Forest (176).
? Liverpool’s Mohamed Salah has been involved in 29 goals in his last 30 Premier League appearances against promoted sides (18 goals, 11 assists). He’s scored against 26 of the 27 opponents he’s faced in the Premier League with the Reds, failing only against Swansea City.
? No Liverpool player has provided more assists in all competitions this season than Konstantinos Tsimikas (5), with the full back setting up Darwin Núñez's winner against West Ham last time out.
Everton v Crystal Palace
? After losing four of their first six Premier League home games against Crystal Palace (W2), Everton are unbeaten in their last seven against the Eagles at Goodison Park (W4 D3).
? Crystal Palace have won just one of their last 15 Premier League games against Everton (D7 L7), beating them 3-1 at Selhurst Park last season.
? After a run of seven defeats in 10 Premier League home games between October and March last season (W2 D1), Everton have now lost just three of their last 11 (W5 D3). However, they did lose Manchester United last time out, last losing consecutively at Goodison Park in March.
? Crystal Palace are winless in their last six Premier League away games (D4 L2), with their last two such games finishing goalless. Only one team has ever drawn 0-0 in 3+ consecutive away games in the competition, with Fulham having a run of four in December 2008.
? No team has scored fewer home goals in the Premier League than Everton this season, netting just three in their five games at Goodison Park so far.
? Crystal Palace are winless in their last three Premier League games on Saturday at 3pm (D1 L2), having won their last four in a row before this. They lost their last such game against Chelsea earlier this month, but haven’t lost consecutively since January 2019.
? After a six-game unbeaten run in the Premier League, Everton have now lost each of their last three. They’ve conceded more goals in these three defeats (5) than they had in their unbeaten run of six (4).
? Crystal Palace have gained nine points from losing positions in the Premier League this season, with all three of their victories so far coming from behind. The Eagles won just 10 points from behind in the whole of last season.
? Only against Wolves (3) has Everton’s Alex Iwobi scored more Premier League goals than he has against Crystal Palace (2). The Nigerian has also created the most chances (18) and has the most goal involvements (4) for the Toffees in the league this season.
? Wilfried Zaha has been involved in six goals in his last eight Premier League appearances (5 goals, 1
assist), with these goal involvements being worth eight points to Crystal Palace.
Manchester City – Brighton and Hove Albion
? Manchester City have won nine of their 10 Premier League meetings with Brighton, with the exception being a 3-2 away loss in May 2021.
? Brighton have never won an away league game against Manchester City – they’ve lost 10 of their 12 such visits, including each of the last eight by an aggregate score of 21-2.
? Manchester City have won each of their last nine Premier League home games, scoring at least three goals each time. There have only been two longer such runs in English top-flight history, both recorded by Aston Villa (12 between March/December 1897 and 13 between December 1930 and September 1931).
? Man City lost for the first time in 22 Premier League games last time out against Liverpool, with the Citizens last losing consecutive league matches in December 2018.
? Brighton are winless in their last three away league games, losing twice and conceding seven goals. They had won five of their previous seven on the road before this (D1 L1) and had conceded just six goals in that run.
? Brighton remain winless in their four Premier League games under Roberto De Zerbi (D2 L2), failing to score in each of their last three. The last manager to fail to win any of his first five Premier League games was Scott Parker in April 2019, while the last non-English manager to do so was Bob Bradley in November 2016.
? After scoring three goals from just six attempts in Roberto De Zerbi’s first match in charge, Brighton have failed to score with any of their 54 shots over their last three Premier League games.
? Man City’s Phil Foden has been involved in six goals in his last four Premier League appearances against Brighton, scoring five and assisting one. A goal here would see him become the first player to score in five consecutive Premier League games against Brighton.
? Having failed to score in his first appearance for Manchester City at the Etihad Stadium, Erling Haaland has scored in each of his last six home games in all competitions, netting 13 goals in total. The last player to score in seven consecutive home games for the Citizens was Sergio Agüero, between December and February in the 2017-18 campaign.
? Man City’s Kevin De Bruyne has created more chances (33) and provided more assists (9) than any other player in the Premier League this season. He’s also been involved in four goals in his three Premier League home games against Brighton (1 goal, 3 assists).
Chelsea v Manchester United
? Chelsea are winless in their last nine Premier League games against Manchester United (D6 L3) – only against Blackburn (12 between 1992 and 1998) and Arsenal (19 between 1995 and 2005) have they ever had a longer winless run in the competition.
? Manchester United have won just two of their last 20 Premier League away games against Chelsea (D8 L10), winning 3-2 in October 2012 and 2-0 in February 2020. Indeed, of all Premier League sides they’ve faced more than twice on the road, their lowest away win rate is against the Blues (20 per cent - 6/30).
? Manchester United have lost each of their last three Premier League games in London – they last lost more consecutively in the capital in league football between April 1973 and January 1974 (5).
? No Premier League fixture has been drawn as often as Chelsea against Manchester United (25). Indeed, six of the last eight meetings between the sides has finished level, including each of the last four in a row.
? Chelsea are unbeaten in their last eight Premier League home games (W5 D3), winning the last three in a row. They last won more consecutively at Stamford Bridge between February and July 2020, under Frank Lampard (6)
? After a run of seven consecutive away defeats, Manchester United have won three of their last four on the road in the Premier League (L1). However, they’ve conceded at least four goals in five of their last 11 away league games, as many times as they had in their previous 162 on the road.
? Chelsea have kept three consecutive clean sheets in the Premier League, having conceded in each of their last six before this. They last kept four consecutive league shutouts in March 2021 under Thomas Tuchel.
? Chelsea manager Graham Potter has already beaten Manchester United in the Premier League this season, winning 2-1 with Brighton on the opening weekend. He could become just the second manager in history to beat the Red Devils with two different teams in a single league campaign, after Andy Aitken in 1908-09 (with Middlesbrough and Leicester).
? Man Utd's Marcus Rashford has been involved in seven goals against Chelsea in all competitions (5 goals, 2 assists), only against Arsenal and West Ham (8 each) has he been involved in more. The England forward is just two goals away from scoring 100 in all competitions for the Red Devils.
? Chelsea's Raheem Sterling has faced Manchester United more often than any opponent in his senior career in all competitions – however, he's never scored in his 23 appearances against the Red Devils, attempting 38 shots in these meetings (15 on target).
Aston Villa v Brentford
? Aston Villa have never lost a home league game against Brentford (W2 D5), though each of their last four against the Bees at Villa Park have been drawn.
? Brentford have alternated between drawing (4) and winning (4) each of their eight league meetings with Aston Villa this century, beating them 2-1 last time out in January.
? London clubs are unbeaten in their last eight away Premier League games against Aston Villa (W6 D2), since the Villans beat Chelsea 2-1 on the final day of the 2020-21 campaign. In Premier League history, only at Goodison Park (53) have London clubs won more games than at Villa Park (47) among stadiums outside the capital.
? Aston Villa have won just two of their last eight Premier League home games (D3 L3), keeping just one clean sheet in that run.
? Since beating Southampton 4-0 in March, Aston Villa have scored just nine goals in their last 11 home league games, and never more than twice in a match. They’ve failed to score on four occasions in that run, each time against London opponents (Arsenal, Tottenham, West Ham and Chelsea).
? After winning four of their last six away games in 2021-22, Brentford are yet to win on the road in the Premier League so far this term (D3 L2). Only twice in the last 24 seasons have the Bees failed to win any of their first six away games in a single league campaign (2012-13 and 2018-19).
? Aston Villa are winless in their last nine Premier League games played on a Sunday (D2 L7), since beating Leicester 2-1 in December last season. The Villans have failed to score in all three of their Sunday games so far this term.
? Aston Villa have scored just four goals at home in the Premier League this season, with just Everton and Wolves netting fewer (3). All four of the Villans strikes have come via different players (Ings, BuendÃa, Bailey and Ramsey).
? Brentford have kept consecutive Premier League clean sheets for the first time since their first ever two games in the competition in August 2021. They last recorded three consecutive league shutouts in May 2021.
? Ivan Toney has scored six goals in his last six Premier League games, accounting for 75 per cent of Brentford’s total in these matches (6/8). Overall, Toney has scored 30 per cent of the Bees’ Premier League goals, the highest per centage of any player for a team in the competition.
Leeds United v Fulham
? Leeds have won each of their last three league games against Fulham, as many as they had in their previous 15 against them. They’ve never won four consecutively against the Cottagers before.
? Fulham are winless in their last five league visits to Elland Road against Leeds (D3 L2), with their last win coming in December 2014 in a Championship fixture, a 1-0 victory.
? London clubs have won just 19 of their 83 Premier League away games against Leeds, for a 23 per cent-win rate at Elland Road. Of stadiums outside the capital that London sides have played at least 50 games at, only at Old Trafford (12 per cent) and Anfield (14 per cent) do they have a lower win rate.
? Since winning 1-0 at Leeds in April 2002, Fulham have lost eight of their last nine Premier League games in Yorkshire (D1), conceding 23 goals in this run (2.6 per game).
? Leeds have lost on each of the last two Sundays in the Premier League, against Crystal Palace on the 9th and Arsenal on the 16th of October. They’ve not lost on three consecutive Sundays in league competition since November/December 2002.
? Leeds lost their first home league of the season against Arsenal last time out, having been unbeaten in five at Elland Road before this (W2 D3).
? Fulham have won just one of their last 10 Premier League away games (D3 L6), beating Nottingham Forest 3-2 last month. The Cottagers have conceded at least twice in each of their last four on the road, however.
? No side has conceded fewer home goals than Leeds so far in the Premier League this season, with the Whites shipping just three goals in their five games at Elland Road so far. They’re averaging 0.6 goals conceded per home game this season, compared to two a game last term (38 conceded in 19 games).
? Patrick Bamford has scored in all four of his league games against Fulham for Leeds. The last Whites player to score in five consecutive league matches against an opponent was Jermaine Beckford against Hartlepool United (five between 2007 and 2009).
? Fulham’s Aleksandar Mitrovic has been involved in six goals in his last six league appearances against Leeds (4 goals, 2 assists), including a brace on his last visit to Elland Road in September 2020.
Southampton v Arsenal
? Following a 1-0 win in April, Southampton are looking to win consecutive Premier League matches against Arsenal for only a second time, doing so previously in January and December 2015.
? Arsenal have won two of their three away Premier League matches against Southampton under Mikel Arteta, but did lose 1-0 at St Mary’s last season.
? This is the third time Southampton are hosting Arsenal in a Premier League match with the Gunners starting the day top of the table, with Saints unbeaten in the previous two (3-2 in November 2002, 2-2 in January 2014).
? After a 10-game unbeaten Premier League home run between October 2021 and February 2022, Southampton have now lost seven of their last 11 at St Mary’s (W2 D2). However, their two wins in that run have come against Arsenal (April) and Chelsea (August).
? Southampton have kept just one clean sheet in their last 11 Premier League home games (21 goals conceded), though that did come in a 1-0 victory against Arsenal in April.
? Arsenal have kept more clean sheets (4) and conceded fewer goals (3) away from home than any other side in the Premier League this season. They’ve won four of their five league games on the road so far this season, taking them 10 games to reach four away wins last term.
? Arsenal have won nine of their 10 Premier League games this season (L1), their best ever start to a top flight campaign. The Gunners haven’t drawn any of their last 27 Premier League games, with only four sides ever having a longer such run – Bolton 28 (ending December 2011), Man City 30 (September 2021), Man City 31 (August 2019) and Tottenham 32 (February 2019).
? Following their 1-0 win at Bournemouth last time out, Southampton are looking to win consecutive Premier League games for the first time since February. Those wins against Everton and Norwich last season were also the last time Saints kept back-to-back league clean sheets.
? No side has kept fewer clean sheets in the Premier League this season than Southampton (1), while Arsenal are so far the only side to have scored in every game.
? No player has been involved in more Premier League goals for Arsenal than Bukayo Saka this season (8 –4 goals, 4 assists), with each of his eight goal involvements this term coming in his last seven appearances.
Wolverhampton Wanderers v Leicester City
? Wolves are unbeaten in all five of their home Premier League matches against Leicester City (W3 D2), winning 2-1 against the Foxes last season. They’ve only faced Fulham more often at home in the Premier League without losing (seven games).
? Leicester City lost 2-1 against Wolves in their last league meeting but haven’t lost consecutive matches against them since August 1992 in the second tier.
? The away team has never won in any of the 10 Premier League meetings between Wolves and Leicester (D4 L6). They’ve also failed to score on seven occasions, although the three times the away side scored was the Foxes (two 3-4 defeats and a 1-2 defeat).
? Wolves have won two of their last three Premier League home games (L1) and are looking for consecutive league wins at Molineux for the first time since a run of three in October/November last season.
? Leicester have lost all five of their Premier League away games this season – only once in their league history have they lost their first six on the road, doing so in the top-flight in 1957-58.
? Leicester have lost each of their last five Premier League away games, conceding at least two goals each time. They last lost more consecutively on the road in the league between September-December 2014 (7), while they last did so while conceding 2+ goals each time between April and September 1990 (7).
? No side has scored fewer home goals in the Premier League this season than Wolves (3). However, only Leeds and Brighton (3 each) have shipped fewer at home so far than Wolves (4).
? Wolves are the only side yet to score more than once in a single Premier League match so far this season (5 goals in total). Overall, they have failed to find the net more than once in any of their last 14 league games, last having a longer run between February and May 1985 in the second tier (15).
? Adama Traoré netted his first Premier League goal since January last time out as Wolves lost 2-1 at Crystal Palace. The Spaniard has never scored in consecutive Premier League appearances before.
? Leicester’s Patson Daka has been involved in three goals in his last three Premier League away games (2 goals, 1 assist), more than he had in his first 14 on the road (2 assists). He’s one of just two Leicester players to score more than once on the road this season, along with James Maddison.
Tottenham Hotspur – Newcastle United
? Tottenham Hotspur have won seven of their last 10 Premier League matches against Newcastle United (D2 L1), winning both last season and scoring eight goals in the process (3-2 away, 5-1 home).
? Newcastle United have won 10 away Premier League matches against Tottenham, their joint most against a single opponent (also 10 v West Ham), although they lost 5-1 there last season.
? Newcastle won 4-1 against Fulham in their last Premier League game in London; the Magpies last won consecutive league visits to the capital in May/August 2019, when a 4-0 win at Fulham was followed by a 1-0 victory at Tottenham.
? Tottenham have won each of their last eight Premier League home games, scoring 22 goals and conceding five. Only once have they had a longer such run in the competition, winning 14 in a row between November 2016 and May 2017.
? Newcastle have lost just one of their last six Premier League away games (W2 D3), though three of their five games on the road this season have ended level (W1 L1).
? Tottenham have lost two of their last four Premier League games (W2), as many as they had in their previous 21. Their 2-0 defeat to Man Utd was the first time they've failed to score in a Premier League game this season, while they last lost consecutive league games in February (a run of three).
? No team has kept more clean sheets in the Premier League than Newcastle this season (5), while the Magpies have also conceded fewer goals than any other side (9).
? Tottenham Hotspur striker Harry Kane has been involved in eight goals in his last five Premier League appearances against Newcastle (5 goals, 3 assists), although he’s only scored one home goal against the Magpies in six appearances, in May 2018.
? Newcastle's Kieran Trippier has created more chances from set play than any other player in the Premier League this season (16), and more chances overall than any other defender (26). He's created 4+ chancesin three different games already this season, with Moussa Sissoko the last Newcastle player to do so in more matches in a single campaign (5 in 2015-16).
? Newcastle's Miguel Almirón has scored five goals in 11 Premier League games this season, already his best return in a single campaign. Indeed, it's as many as he'd netted across the previous two seasons combined (5 in 64 appearances).
West Ham United v Bournemouth
? West Ham United won 4-0 in their last Premier League meeting with Bournemouth on New Year’s Day in 2020, in what was David Moyes’ first game of his second spell. The Hammers have never lost against the Cherries under Moyes (W1 D2).
? During their first spell in the Premier League from 2015-16 to 2019-20, Bournemouth won more points against West Ham (15) than against any other side in that time (W4 D3 L3).
? West Ham have won their last five Premier League games on a Monday – they’ve never won six in a row on a specific day of the week in the competition.
? Bournemouth have won just one of their six Premier League games played on a Monday (D1 L4), though it was their most recent one against Crystal Palace in October 2018. They lost their first four such games without scoring a single goal and have scored twice in each of the last two.
? Following a six-game winless run at home, West Ham have won their last two in the Premier League at the London Stadium, beating Wolves 2-0 and Fulham 3-1. They last won three in a row by a margin of 2+ goals each time in February 2014 at Upton Park.
? Bournemouth are unbeaten in their last three Premier League away games (W1 D2), earning just one point fewer (5) in these games than they did in their previous 16 on the road in the top-flight (6 – W2 D0 L14).
? West Ham have scored fewer first-half goals than any other side in the Premier League this season (2). Indeed, in a league-table based on first half results, the Hammers would be bottom – they've only led at the interval once so far this term (against Wolves earlier this month).
? Bournemouth have had fewer shots than any other side in the Premier League this season (86) – their average of 7.8 shots per game is the lowest on record in a single Premier League campaign (since 1997-98).
? Gianluca Scamacca is West Ham's highest scorer in all competitions this season with six goals, while he's looking to become the first player to score in each of his first three home Premier League starts for the Hammers since Diafra Sakho in October 2014.
? Bournemouth’s Dominic Solanke has been directly involved in five goals in nine Premier League appearances this season (two goals, three assists), one more than he’d registe