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Bullet point previews of Premier League matches

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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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