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Bullet point previews of Premier League matches
Match-by-match facts and statistics ahead of the 12th round of Premier League fixtures from November 20-21 (times GMT):
SATURDAY, NOV. 20
LEICESTER CITY V CHELSEA (1230)
* Leicester have not lost a home game against Chelsea in the last three Premier League meetings (W1 D2) and beat them in the FA Cup final in May.
* Leicester have kept one clean sheet in the league this season, in a 1-0 win over Wolverhampton Wanderers.
* Chelsea have won their last three away games without conceding.
ASTON VILLA V BRIGHTON & HOVE ALBION (1500)
* Steven Gerrard takes charge of Villa for the first time. He is their 13th permanent manager in the Premier League.
* Villa have lost once to Brighton in their last 12 matches in all competitions (W6 D5) while Brighton are winless in their last six league games (D5 L1).
* Brighton's Danny Welbeck has five league goals against Villa, the most he has scored against any opponent (same as West Ham and Southampton).
BURNLEY V CRYSTAL PALACE (1500)
* Burnley have won one league game all season to sit 18th (D5 L5).
* Burnley have won their last three Premier League games against Palace, keeping a clean sheet in each.
* Palace's Conor Gallagher has four goals and two assists in the league, which earned him an England call-up.
NEWCASTLE UNITED V BRENTFORD (1500)
* New Newcastle manager Eddie Howe has faced Brentford six times as manager while at Bournemouth (W2 D2 L2).
* Newcastle are the only winless side in the league and play Brentford in the top flight for the first time.
* Promoted Brentford were in the top half after a promising start but have dropped to 14th after four consecutive defeats.
NORWICH CITY V SOUTHAMPTON (1500)
* New Norwich boss Dean Smith is the first manager to face the same opponent in consecutive Premier League games after his last match in charge of Villa - a 1-0 loss at Southampton.
* Bottom side Norwich have scored the fewest goals (5) and conceded the most (26).
* Southampton have lost to Norwich only twice in their last 15 matches in all competitions (W8 D5).
WATFORD V MANCHESTER UNITED (1500)
* Watford have lost 12 times to United in the Premier League, winning twice.
* United have lost four of their last six games to drop to sixth.
* Watford have conceded 154 fouls in the league this season, more than any other team.
Wolverhampton Wanderers v West Ham United (1500)
* West Ham have won their last four Premier League games, the longest current winning run in the competition.
* Wolves have won their last two home league games, as many as they had in their previous nine at Molineux (L7).
* West Ham have not won back-to-back away league games against Wolves since a run of three between August 1920 and December 1922.
LIVERPOOL V ARSENAL (1730)
* Liverpool have won their last five home Premier League games against Arsenal, netting at least three goals in every win.
* Arsenal have won only one of 11 league games against Liverpool since Juergen Klopp took charge, winning 2-1 at home in July 2020.
* Liverpool's Mohamed Salah has been directly involved in nine goals in nine Premier League games against Arsenal (seven goals, two assists).
Sunday, November 21
MANCHESTER CITY V EVERTON (1400)
* Manchester City have won their last seven Premier League games against Everton, scoring 21 times and conceding five.
* Everton are winless in their last five Premier League matches (D2 L3). They last had a longer run without a win in the competition in January 2018 under Sam Allardyce (six).
* City's Gabriel Jesus has scored eight goals in eight Premier League appearances against Everton, more than he has against any other club.
TOTTENHAM HOTSPUR V LEEDS UNITED (1630)
* Tottenham and Leeds will meet for the 100th time in all competitions on Sunday, with the London side winning 37 to Leeds' 33 of the first 99 (D29).
* Leeds have lost their last four away league games against Tottenham, last winning 2-1 in February 2001 at White Hart Lane.
* The game will be Antonio Conte's first home league game in charge of Tottenham, and his first meeting with either Leeds or Marcelo Bielsa as manager.
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