25 April 2023
Wolves have lost four of their last seven home league games against Crystal Palace (W3), as many as they had in their previous 22 against them at Molineux (W12 D6).
Crystal Palace have won their last four Premier League games against Wolves – they've never won five in a row against an opponent in the competition before.
Wolves have won five of their last seven Premier League home games (L2), as many as in their previous 18 beforehand (D3 L10). Only once before have they won three in a row at Molineux in the competition, doing so in November 2021.
Crystal Palace have won their last two Premier League away games, as many as they had in their previous 16 (D5 L9). They last won three in a row on the road in May 2019.
Crystal Palace have won 10 points from their four Premier League games under Roy Hodgson (W3 D1), more than they had in their previous 15 before his return to the club (8 – W1 D5 L9). They're looking to keep three consecutive league clean sheets for the first time since April 2022.
Crystal Palace are unbeaten in their four Premier League games since Roy Hodgson's return to the club (W3 D1), following a 12-game winless run before this. However, the average league position of their opponents in the winless run was 6th, compared to 18th in their last four.
Wolves have dropped 18 points from winning positions in the Premier League this season, just two fewer than they had across their previous two campaigns combined (20). They've lost four games having been ahead this term, only losing more in 2011-12 (7).
Wolves have scored fewer second half goals than any other side in the Premier League this season (13), while a league-high share 64 per cent of their goals conceded have come after halftime this term (28/44).
Crystal Palace's Wilfried Zaha has scored in each of his last three Premier League appearances against Wolves – he's never scored in four in a row against an opponent in the division before.
No Crystal Palace player has been involved in more Premier League goals this season than Eberechi Eze (10 – 7 goals, 3 assists). He's also scored in each of his two top-flight starts against Wolves.
Aston Villa v Fulham
Aston Villa have lost just one of their last 18 home league games against Fulham (W10 D7), winning the last three in a row, since a 2-1 loss in April 2014.
Following their 3-0 win at Craven Cottage in the reverse fixture, Fulham are looking to complete the Premier League double over Aston Villa for just the second time, previously doing so in 2013-14.
Aston Villa haven't won any of their last nine midweek (Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday) Premier League home games (D5 L4) since beating Arsenal 1-0 in July 2020.
Fulham have won all four of their midweek Premier League games this season, one of just two sides with a 100 per cent win record on Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays this term, along with Manchester City (5/5).
Aston Villa have won their last four Premier League home games by an aggregate score of 9-0. They last won five consecutive top-flight games at Villa Park between May-September 1998, while they last did so without conceding between March-April 1983.
Fulham have won six Premier League away games this season, including a 3-1 victory at Everton last time out. It's their joint-highest number of away wins in a single top-flight campaign (level with 1960-61 and 1962-63).
Aston Villa have scored in all 19 of their Premier League games under Unai Emery, the longest consecutive scoring streak from the start of a manager's tenure in the competition's history. Only once have the Villans scored in more consecutively in the competition, a run of 24 between September and March in 2007-08.
Following a four-game losing run, Fulham have beaten Everton 3-1 and Leeds 2-1 in their last two Premier League games. They've not won three in a row while scoring more than once each time since October/November 2001.
Only Ollie Watkins (20) has been involved in more Premier League goals for Aston Villa than Douglas Luiz this season (9 – 4 goals, 5 assists), with the Brazilian netting a late leveller against Brentford last time out.
Fulham's Harry Wilson has scored in each of his last two Premier League games – he last scored in three consecutive league appearances between May and August 2019, a run which included his first ever Premier League goal (against Aston Villa).
Leeds United v Leicester City
Leeds have won just one of their last eight league games against Leicester (D3 L4), a 3-1 away win in January 2021.
Following their 2-0 win at King Power Stadium in October, Leicester are looking to complete the Premier League double over Leeds for the first time since 1997-98.
Leeds have kept just one clean sheet in their 10 Premier League home games against Leicester, a 3-0 win in January 1997. Both teams have scored in each of the last six top-flight fixtures between the sides at Elland Road.
Leeds have shipped 5+ goals in their last two home league games, losing 5-1 to Crystal Palace and 6-1 to Liverpool. No team in English top-flight history has shipped five or more goals in three consecutive home games, while in English Football League history the only side to do so are Rochdale in March/April 1932 in the Third Division North.
Having won and kept a clean sheet in their first Premier League game under Javier Gracia, Leeds have conceded 23 goals in their last eight matches under the Spaniard. The Whites' 2.6 goals conceded per game under Gracia is their highest under a single manager in the Premier League.
Leicester won 2-1 against Wolves last time out, ending a nine-game winless run in the Premier League (D1 L8). Each of their last three Premier League victories have come despite them conceding the first goal, also coming from behind to beat Aston Villa and Spurs in February.
Despite their victory against Wolves last time out, Leicester remain the only side in Europe's big-five leagues without a clean sheet following the World Cup break. The Foxes have conceded in each of their 17 games in that time.
Leeds’ Brenden Aaronson hasn’t scored with any of his last 35 shots in the Premier League, with his last – and only – goal for the club coming back in August 2022 (v Chelsea). Indeed, 13 different Leeds players have scored a league goal for the club since Aaronson last found the net.
Leicester's Harvey Barnes has scored in all five of his Premier League games against Leeds. Only two players have scored in each of their first six appearances against an opponent in the competition, with Raheem Sterling and Mohamed Salah both doing so against Bournemouth.
Kelechi Iheanacho reached 50 Premier League goals (30) and assists (20) for Leicester with his first ever penalty goal in the competition last time out against Wolves. Having scored against Man City and Wolves, he’ll be looking to find the back of the net in three consecutive league appearances for the first time since April 2021.
Nottingham Forest v Brighton and Hove Albion
Nottingham Forest have won just one of their last seven home league games against Brighton (D4 L2), though this win did come the last time they hosted the Seagulls in March 2017 (3-0).
After winning their first two top-flight games against Nottingham Forest in 1979-80, Brighton are winless in their last seven such meetings (D2 L5), with the only Premier League game between the sides ending 0-0 in October.
After a nine-game unbeaten home run between October and March in the Premier League (W4 D5), Nottingham Forest have lost two of their last three at the City Ground (D1).
Brighton have alternated between winning (4) and not winning (D2 L1) in their last seven Premier League games, beating Chelsea 2-1 last time out. Despite pushing for a European spot, the Seagulls have only won consecutive league games three times this season (August, November and January).
Brighton have won their last three midweek Premier League matches, as many as they had in their previous 31 on Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays (D12 L16).
Since the start of October 2022, when Roberto De Zerbi took charge of Brighton, only Manchester City (63.6 per cent) have averaged more possession than the Seagulls (62.5 per cent) in the Premier League. Meanwhile, Nottingham Forest (37.5 per cent) have the lowest possession average in this same period.
Since keeping a clean sheet on his Premier League debut (v Leeds in February), Nottingham Forest goalkeeper Keylor Navas has conceded in each of his last 11 games, at an average of 2.2 per match (24 in total). Only once in his career within the big-five European leagues has he had a longer run of appearances without a clean sheet – 13 for Real Madrid between February and May 2017.
Brighton's Solly March has been directly involved in 12 goals in his last 15 Premier League games, scoring seven and assisting five. Overall, he's had a hand in 14 Premier League goals in 29 games this season (7 goals, 7 assists), as many as he had in his first five campaigns combined (142 games – 4 goals, 10 assists).
Brennan Johnson has scored six of Nottingham Forest’s last eight Premier League goals at the City Ground, while seven of his eight Premier League goals overall have come at home. Among players with more than five goals in the competition in 2022-23, only Roberto Firmino (89 per cent) has a higher share of his goals coming at home than Johnson (88 per cent).
Brighton defender Lewis Dunk leads all centre backs in the Premier League this season for completed passes (2 257), carries (602), and involvement in open play sequences that have ended in a shot (97).
Chelsea v Brentford
After winning seven of eight meetings with Brentford in all competitions between 1946 and 2021 (D1), Chelsea are winless in their last two against the Bees (D1 L1).
Brentford have lost six of their eight away games against Chelsea in all competitions (W2), though they did come from behind to win this exact fixture 4-1 last season.
Chelsea have lost three of their last six Premier League London derby matches (W1 D2), as many as in their previous 14. They last lost four such matches in a single campaign back in 2001-02.
Chelsea are winless in their last seven matches in all competitions (D2 L5), losing the last four in a row. They last had a longer winless run between October and December 1993 (11 games), which included a run of six straight defeats – the last time they lost 5+ consecutively.
Brentford have failed to win each of the last four Premier League games that they’ve opened the scoring in (D3 L1), including last time out in a 1-1 draw with Aston Villa. Prior to this, the Bees had won 19 of their first 23 Premier League games in which they’d scored first, and never lost (D4).
Chelsea have scored just 30 goals in the Premier League this season, their lowest after 31 games of a league campaign since 1923-24 (17). Despite the low goal total, these 30 goals have been netted by 14 different players.
Frank Lampard has lost both of his Premier League matches in charge of Chelsea since his return. Including his time with Everton, he's lost eight of his last nine league games, including each of the last five. Indeed, since he joined the Toffees in February 2022, no manager has lost more Premier League games than Lampard (23).
Brentford's Ivan Toney has been involved in five goals in his last five Premier League London derby matches (4 goals, 1 assist), more than he had in his first 12 such appearances (2 goals, 2 assists).
Since his Premier League debut on February 3rd, Chelsea’s Enzo Fernández has completed more passes than any other midfielder in the Premier League (762). Indeed, he has been involved in more open play sequences ending in shots (55) and goals (4) than any other player for the Blues since his league debut.
Ivan Toney has scored 19 goals for Brentford in the Premier League this season. Should he find the net in this game, he would become just the second player to score 20+ in a top-flight campaign for the Bees, after Dave McCulloch, who did so three times (26 in 1935-36, 31 in 1936-37, and 26 in 1937-38).
West Ham United – Liverpool
West Ham won this exact fixture 3-2 last season, last winning consecutive home games against Liverpool in 2014-15/2015-16.
Liverpool have won 10 of their last 12 Premier League games against West Ham, with the exceptions both coming at the London Stadium (1-1 in February 2019, 2-3 in November 2021).
Liverpool have won just one of their six Premier League away games against London sides this season (D3 L2), beating Spurs 2-1 in November. Having scored in 27 consecutive league games in the capital between August 2018 and January this year, Liverpool's last two visits have both finished 0-0.
After losing three consecutive home league games in November/December, West Ham have lost just one of their last seven at the London Stadium (W3 D3), scoring at least once in each match.
Liverpool scored more goals in their 6-1 win in their last away league match against Leeds than they had in their previous eight on the road combined (4 – W1 D2 L5). Only once this season have they won consecutive away league games, doing so in November/December against Spurs and Aston Villa.
West Ham will be looking to win consecutive Premier League games for just the second time this season (previously in October), after their 4-0 win at Bournemouth last time out. However, the Hammers have only won two of their last 20 games against opponents starting the day in the top half of the Premier League table (D5 L13), and both of those victories were against Fulham.
Against no side has West Ham's Pablo Fornals scored more Premier League goals than he has against Liverpool (3), netting to put the Hammers 2-1 ahead in their 3-2 victory in this exact fixture last season.
Mohamed Salah has been directly involved in half of Liverpool's 20 away goals in the Premier League this season, scoring eight and assisting two. The Egyptian has also been involved in seven goals in five league games against West Ham at the London Stadium (5 goals, 2 assists), with Raheem Sterling (9) the only visiting player to be involved in more at the ground.
Diogo Jota – who has lost none of the 35 Premier League games he’s scored in – has scored braces in each of his last two appearances for Liverpool. The last player to net 2+ goals in more consecutive league games for the Reds was Luis Suárez in December 2013 (a run of four, with the second game in that run coming against West Ham).
Saïd Benrahma has been directly involved in 5.4 shots per 90 in the Premier League this season (3.3 shots and 2.1 chances created), the most by a West Ham player in a single campaign (500+ mins played) since Dimitri Payet in 2016-17 (7.7 per 90).
Manchester City v Arsenal
Man City have won all six of their Premier League home games against Arsenal under Pep Guardiola by an aggregate score of 17-3. They last lost at home to the Gunners in January 2015 (0-2).
Arsenal have lost their last 11 Premier League games against Man City, their longest losing streak against an opponent in their league history.
Arsenal have scored just three goals in their last 10 Premier League games against Man City, failing to score on seven occasions. They'd only failed to score in six of their previous 37 against the Citizens in the competition.
Man City have beaten Arsenal twice this season, winning 3-1 in the Premier League and 1-0 in the FA Cup. They've already beaten the Gunners three times in a single season twice before (2017-18 and 2020-21) – only Liverpool have ever beaten them three times in three different campaigns (1994-95, 1996-97 and 2021-22).
Manchester City have won eight of their last nine Premier League games, including their last six in a row. At home they've won 17 of their last 19 league games (D1 L1), though their last four defeats at the Etihad have been against London sides (Chelsea, Crystal Palace, Tottenham and Brentford).
Arsenal have conceded at least twice in six of their last 11 Premier League games, including each of the last three in a row – they'd only conceded multiple goals five times in their first 21 this season. However, they've also scored at least twice in each of their last eight league games, last having a longer such run between August-October 2018 (9).
Arsenal boss Mikel Arteta has lost all six of his Premier League games against Man City – they're the only side the Spaniard has faced but failed to beat as a manager in the competition.
Bukayo Saka has scored Arsenal's last two Premier League goals against Man City, though both of these have come in home games. The last Arsenal player to score home and away against Man City in the same season was Theo Walcott in 2016-17.
Erling Haaland has scored 32 Premier League goals for Manchester City this season, the joint-most ever by a player in a 38-game campaign in the competition. 20 of these goals have come at the Etihad Stadium, the most home goals by a player in a season since 2007-08 when Cristiano Ronaldo (Old Trafford) and Fernando Torres (Anfield) each scored 21.
Gabriel Martinelli has been involved in 11 goals in his last 10 Premier League games for Arsenal (8 goals, 3 assists). Overall, he has 15 Premier League goals this season, the joint-most by a Brazilian player in a single campaign, along with Roberto Firmino in 2017-18.
Everton have won just one of their last six Premier League games against Newcastle (D1 L4), though it did come in this exact fixture last season (1-0).
Newcastle have won four of their last five Premier League games against Everton (L1), as many as they had in their previous 21 against the Toffees (D5 L12).
Newcastle have won just one of their last 10 Premier League away games against Everton (D3 L6), a 2-0 victory in January 2021.
Everton are unbeaten in their last eight Premier League games played on Thursday (W4 D4) since a 2-0 loss at Hull on New Year's Day 2015. However, the Toffees have lost each of their last three midweek (Tues, Weds, Thurs) Premier League games by an aggregate score of 9-1.
Having kept a clean sheet in each of their first three Premier League away games following the World Cup, Newcastle have now conceded in each of their last six on the road. They lost 3-0 at Aston Villa last time out, last losing consecutively away from home in March/April last year.
Newcastle have scored 54 goals in the Premier League this season, their most after 31 games of a top-flight campaign since 2002-03 (also 54), when they went on to finish third in the table. Their six goals against Spurs last time out were their most in a Premier League game since October 2015, in a 6-2 win over Norwich.
Everton boss Sean Dyche has won six of his nine Premier League meetings with Newcastle's Eddie Howe (L3), his most wins and highest win rate (67 per cent - min. 4 meetings) against any manager in the competition.
Newcastle striker Callum Wilson has scored six goals in his last five Premier League games against Everton, only netting more often against West Ham (12) in the competition. These six goals have come in three different games, netting braces in September 2019 (Vitality Stadium), November 2020 (St James' Park) and January 2021 (Goodison Park).
No Everton player has been directly involved in more Premier League goals at Goodison Park this season than Dwight McNeil (5). Indeed, he is the only Everton player to have both scored (3) and assisted (2) more than once in Premier League home games for the Toffees this term.
In Miguel Almirón (11), Callum Wilson (11) and Alexander Isak (10), this is the first time that Newcastle have had as many as three different players reach double figures for goals in a Premier League season. Indeed, Arsenal are the only other side with as many players on 10+ goals in the competition this term (3 – Saka, Martinelli and Ødegaard).
Southampton v Bournemouth
Following their 1-0 win at the Vitality Stadium in October, Southampton are looking to complete their first league double over Bournemouth since 2010-11, when the sides competed in League One.
Having won none of their first 12 league visits to Southampton between 1953 and 2019 (D4 L8), Bournemouth won their last away league game against Saints 3-1 in September 2019.
The away side has won the last four meetings between Southampton and Bournemouth in all competitions, with Saints winning the last three by an aggregate score of 6-0.
Bournemouth are winless in their last nine midweek (Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday) Premier League games (D2 L7), failing to score a single goal in their five such games so far this season (D1 L4).
Southampton have lost 10 Premier League home games this season, their joint-highest number of home defeats in a single league campaign (also 1993-94 and 2019-20). Indeed, Saints have the fewest home wins (2), fewest home points (10), most home defeats (10) and worst home goal difference (-15) of any Premier League side this season.
Bournemouth have won their last two Premier League away games, as many as they had in their first 14 on the road this season (D2 L10) – they've never won three in a row on their travels in the top-flight before.
Having won two of their first three Premier League games under Ruben Selles (L1), Southampton are now winless in seven (D3 L4). They kept a clean sheet in three of their first four under the Spaniard, but have since conceded in each of the last six (15 goals in total).
Since his first Premier League start in February, Carlos Alcaraz has scored more league goals than any other Southampton player (3). All three of his strikes have put Saints 1-0 up in the match, including a strike after just 27 seconds against Arsenal last time out.
Southampton's Theo Walcott has been involved in three goals in his last five Premier League appearances (2 goals, 1 assist), as many as he had in his previous 35. He's looking to score in consecutive league games for the first time since August 2018 while at Everton, the second game of which was against Bournemouth.
Philip Billing has scored five away goals for Bournemouth in the Premier League this season, with only Josh King in 2016-17 and Callum Wilson in 2018-19 (both 9) ever netting more on the road in a single campaign for the Cherries. Meanwhile, Dominic Solanke has scored four away league goals this season – it's never happened that two Bournemouth players have scored 5+ away goals in a single Premier League campaign.
Tottenham Hotspur v Manchester United
Tottenham have lost their last four Premier League games against Man Utd, last having a longer losing run against them between September 2001 and September 2004 (7).
Manchester United have won 39 Premier League games against Tottenham – no side has beaten an opponent more often in the competition.
Spurs have won just three of their last 21 Premier League home games against Man Utd (D7 L11), with these victories all coming consecutively between April 2016 and January 2018.
Manchester United have lost just one of their last 15 midweek (Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday) Premier League games (W9 D5), and are unbeaten in all seven such matches this season (W5 D2).
None of Tottenham's last 26 Premier League home games have been drawn (W18 L8), while none of their last 108 at home have finished goalless. It's the longest run any team has had without a 0-0 draw at home in the competition, while the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium (78 games) is one of just three grounds never to see a goalless draw in the Premier League (also Burnden Park and Oakwell, 19 games each).
Manchester United have won their last three Premier League games by an aggregate score 5-0. They've not won 4+ in a row without conceding within the same campaign since a run of six in February/March 2013 in their final season under Sir Alex Ferguson.
Manchester United have conceded 29 away goals in the Premier League this season, only ever shipping more on the road in a single campaign last term (35). They've conceded just eight goals at home, with their difference of 21 goals conceded between home and away games currently their biggest such gulf in a Premier League season.
Harry Kane has scored 99 Premier League home goals for Tottenham, and could be the first player to reach a century of goals in both home and away games in the competition. He's scored five league goals against Manchester United, but his only one at home came in the final game at White Hart Lane in May 2017.
Having scored 10 goals in his first 10 Premier League appearances following the World Cup break, Man Utd's Marcus Rashford has now scored just once in his last five. Just three of his 15 league goals overall this term have come away from home.
Son Heung-min has scored in each of his last three Premier League home games (3 goals in total), having netted in just two of his first 11 games at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium this term (4 goals). He last scored in more consecutive home appearances between December and February last season (5).