Premier League Matchweek 32: what the stats say

Crystal Palace v Manchester City

Crystal Palace came from 2-0 down to draw 2-2 with Manchester City in the reverse fixture in December. Only in 1992-93, 1994-95, and 2021-22 have they avoided defeat in both Premier League meetings with the Citizens in a season.

Man City are unbeaten in their last eight Premier League away games against Crystal Palace (W6 D2), since a 2-1 loss in April 2015. They’ve kept six clean sheets and conceded just two goals in that run.

Crystal Palace have failed to score in any of their last four Premier League home games against Man City, with Luka Milivojevic in April 2019 the last Eagles player to score against them at Selhurst Park.

Man City have kept just one clean sheet in their last nine Premier League away games against London sides (W5 D1 L3), though that was at Crystal Palace in March last year (1-0). They had kept a clean sheet in eight of their previous 11 visits to the capital before this.

Having won just one of their first nine Premier League home games this season (D3 L5), Crystal Palace have now won three of their last five at Selhurst Park (D1 L1). They’ve scored exactly three goals in all four of their home league wins this season.

After a run of just one win in five Premier League away games between September and December (D2 L2), Man City have since won five of their last six on the road (D1). They’ve come from behind to win in four of those five victories.

Crystal Palace managed just three shots and an xG of 0.19 against Bournemouth last time out, both lows for the Eagles in a Premier League match this season. Indeed, two of the three games they've had four or fewer shots this season have come under Oliver Glasner (also four v Spurs last month).

Eberechi Eze has netted five goals in eight home games for Crystal Palace in the Premier League this season; the last Englishman to score more at home in a top-flight campaign for the Eagles was Andrew Johnson in 2004-05 (11).

Phil Foden has scored five goals in his last five Premier League away games for Man City. He has six in total on the road this season, only netting more in a single campaign in 2020-21 (7).

Erling Haaland has been involved in seven goals in his last six away appearances for Man City in the Premier League, scoring four and assisting three. However, he’s not scored in any of his last four such games, his longest run without a goal on the road in the competition.

Aston Villa v Brentford

Aston Villa have won two of their last three league games against Brentford (D1), having been winless in eight against the Bees before this (D4 L4).

Brentford have never won away against Aston Villa in the league, drawing five and losing three of their eight visits to Villa Park.

The team scoring first has won just one of the five Premier League meetings between Aston Villa and Brentford (D2 L2), with the Villans winning 4-0 in this exact fixture last season under Aaron Danks.

Aston Villa have won all four of their Premier League games on Saturday at 3pm this season, with these matches producing an average of 4.5 goals per game (18 in total – F12 A6).

Brentford have lost nine of their last 10 away games in the Premier League, though the exception was a victory in the Midlands in February (2-0 v Wolves).

Brentford have lost 11 of their last 12 Premier League matches against sides starting the day in the top five of the table, including all eight such matches this season. Their sole victory in this run was against Manchester City on the final day last season, who had already been crowned champions.

Since their 15-game home winning run in the Premier League between March and December 2023, Aston Villa have won three of their seven league games at Villa Park (D1 L3), although they did win 2-0 against Wolves last time out and ended a run of six games without a clean sheet on home soil.

Aston Villa have scored 37 goals at Villa Park in the Premier League this season, their most on home soil in a single season in the competition. They last scored more than 37 in a top-flight campaign in the 1982-83 season (47).

No player has been directly involved in more goals at Villa Park for Aston Villa in all competitions this season than Douglas Luiz (9 goals, 6 assists) – before this season, his best campaign for goals and assists at Villa Park was last season (3 goals, 2 assists).

Bryan Mbeumo has scored (4) and been involved in (5) more away goals in the Premier League this season than any other Brentford player, despite playing in just eight of their games on the road so far this term.

Everton v Burnley

Everton are looking to complete their first league double over Burnley since 2018-19, having won 2-0 at Turf Moor in the reverse fixture.

Burnley have lost six of their eight Premier League away games against Everton, winning the others in October 2017 (1-0) and March 2021 (2-1).

This is the third meeting between Everton and Burnley in all competitions this season, with the Toffees winning 3-0 in the EFL Cup and 2-0 in the Premier League so far. The last time they beat a team three times in the same season while keeping a clean sheet each time was in 1995-96 against Blackburn.

Everton have lost nine of their last 14 Premier League home games against promoted sides (W3 D2), as many defeats as they’d suffered in their previous 64 such games (W46 D9).

Since the start of last season, all nine of Everton’s Premier League home wins have been to nil. They’ve drawn five and lost 17 of their last 22 at Goodison Park when conceding at least once, since a 3-2 win over Crystal Palace in May 2022.

Burnley have conceded 30 away Premier League goals this season, their most in a season since 2018-19, when they conceded 36 under Sean Dyche. The Clarets have shipped two or more goals in their last six on the road, last having a longer such run in the competition in their first 11 away games in 2009-10.

Everton won seven of their first eight home Premier League games under Sean Dyche when they scored the first goal (D1), only conceding one goal in those eight games. However, they have lost their last two when scoring first, losing both games 3-1 to Manchester City and West Ham.

Amadou Onana has scored in both of Everton’s games against Burnley in all competitions. The last Toffees player to score in three separate games against an opponent in a single season was Romelu Lukaku against Leicester in 2016-17.

Having beaten his former club Burnley earlier this season in the Premier League, Everton manager Sean Dyche could be the second Toffees manager to complete a double over a former club in a Premier League season, along with Sam Allardyce in 2017-18 against Newcastle United.

Everton striker Dominic Calvert-Lewin ended an 18-game goalless run in the Premier League with his goal against Newcastle. He last netted in consecutive games in September this season, while he has three in his last five against Burnley.

Fulham v Newcastle United

Fulham have won just one of their last 10 Premier League games against Newcastle (D2 L7), a 1-0 home win in March 2014. They’ve failed to score on seven occasions in this run, netting just three goals overall.

Newcastle have won their last four Premier League games against Fulham – only against Tottenham (6), Burnley, Nottingham Forest and Sunderland (5 each) have they won more consecutively in the competition.

Having been unbeaten in all seven of their Premier League away games against London sides last season (W4 D3), Newcastle are winless in all four so far this term (D1 L3). They’ve lost their last three in a row, last losing more consecutively in the capital between January-April 2019 (4).

Fulham have won nine of their 15 Premier League home games so far this season (D1 L5), their most in a single top-flight campaign since 2011-12 (10). They’ve scored 3+ goals in seven of these victories, last scoring 3+ in more different top-flight home games in 1966-67 (9).

Newcastle have lost nine of their 14 Premier League away games this season (W3 D2), three times as many defeats as they suffered in the whole of last term (W8 D8 L3). They last reached 10 defeats on the road in 15 or fewer games in 2015-16 (13).

Across Fulham’s last 20 Premier League matches, there have been 71 goals scored at an average of 3.6 per game (F38 A33). Indeed, since a 0-0 draw with Everton in January, there have been at least three goals scored in each of the Cottagers’ last nine games.

Newcastle are still yet to play out a goalless draw in the Premier League this season and are averaging exactly 14 shots per game (420 shots in 30 games). They averaged 15 shots per game last season, with this the first time they’ve had 14+ shots per game in consecutive seasons since 2012-13 (14) and 2013-14 (15.2).

Fulham manager Marco Silva won his first Premier League match against Newcastle United in November 2017 with Watford but has won none of five since then (D1 L4), losing the last four in a row. In Premier League history, the only two managers to lose five in a row against the Magpies are Ron Atkinson (1993-96) and Martin Jol (2006-11).

Rodrigo Muniz has scored in his last four Premier League home games, netting six goals in total in this run. It’s the longest scoring streak a Fulham player has had at home in the competition’s history.

Aleksander Isak has scored five goals in his last seven Premier League appearances in London for Newcastle and is averaging a goal every 105 minutes in the capital, the best ratio of any Magpies player to play 200+ minutes for the club in London.

Luton Town v Bournemouth

Luton won their last home league game against Bournemouth, beating them 3-2 in the Championship in January 2022. They last won consecutive such games against them in meetings in October 1936 and October 1963.

Bournemouth came from 3-0 down to beat Luton 4-3 in the reverse fixture at the Vitality Stadium. They last did the league double over the Hatters in 2007-08 in League One, which included a 4-3 home win.

Luton Town are winless in their last four home Premier League games (D1 L3) since a 4-0 win over Brighton at Kenilworth Road in January. The Hatters have conceded first in all four games, having scored first in five of their previous seven on home soil.

Bournemouth have won five away Premier League matches this season, as many as they won last season. Only in 2015-16 have they won more away matches in a single top-flight campaign (six).

Luton have conceded 34 goals in 18 matches at Kenilworth Road in all competitions this season, their most in a season since 2019-20 (42). Their average of 1.9 goals conceded per game is their joint-worst ratio on home soil in a season as a league club, along with 1962-63 (42 conceded in 22 games, 1.9 per game).

Since losing six out of seven away Premier League matches between May and November last year, Bournemouth have lost just two of their last nine on the road (W5 D2). They’ve netted 23 away goals this season, only scoring more in one Premier League campaign (26 in 2018-19).

There have been 48 goals scored in 15 Premier League matches played at Kenilworth Road this season (22 for Luton, 26 for their opponents). There’s only been five stadiums that have seen 50+ goals scored in 16 or fewer games, most recently Blackpool’s Bloomfield Road in 2010-11 (14 matches).

Since returning to the Premier League last season, Bournemouth haven’t lost a single match against a newly promoted club, winning two and drawing two as a promoted club themselves last season and winning four out of five games this season (D1) and have scored at least two goals in each of their last six (15 in total).

In Dominic Solanke’s first 35 away Premier League appearances, he failed to score and assisted just one goal. In his last 31 games on the road, the Bournemouth forward has scored 13 and assisted nine more. His eight away goals in 2023-24 has only been bettered by two Cherries players, with Josh King in 2016-17 and Callum Wilson in 2018-19 both scoring nine.

Bournemouth's Antoine Semenyo has been involved in five goals in his last seven Premier League appearances (4 goals, 1 assist), as many as he had in his first 30 games in the competition combined (4 goals, 1 assist).

Wolverhampton Wanderers v West Ham United

Wolves have won four of their seven Premier League home games against West Ham (D1 L2), with these wins coming in their last five such meetings. Only against Chelsea (5) and Fulham (6) have they won more at Molineux in the competition.

West Ham have won five of their last seven Premier League games against Wolves (L2), though both defeats in this run have come in their last two visits to Molineux.

Wolverhampton Wanderers have won six of their last nine home Premier League matches (D1 L2), including their last two at Molineux. They last won more consecutively at home in April and May last season (four in a row).

West Ham United’s last 20 away Premier League matches have seen at least two goals scored, with 75 scored in total (32 for, 43 against). Last time out on the road, they lost 4-3 to Newcastle despite leading 3-1, their first away Premier League loss when 2+ goals ahead since May 2011 at Wigan Athletic.

Since winning their final three Premier League games in 2023, West Ham United have won just two of 12 matches in 2024 (D6 L4). Indeed, no side has drawn more games this calendar year than the Hammers (6, level with Everton).

West Ham have scored three goals in each of their last two away Premier League matches, winning 3-1 at Everton and losing 4-3 to Newcastle. They haven’t scored 3+ goals in three away top-flight games in a row since September 1927.

Rayan Aït-Nouri has scored three goals in his last four appearances in all competitions for Wolverhampton Wanderers – only one fewer than he netted in his first 105 games for the club (4).

Wolves manager Gary O’Neil has lost all three of his Premier League matches against West Ham by an aggregate score of 9-0 (2-0 and 4-0 with Bournemouth last season, 3-0 with Wolves earlier this season). Only two managers have lost their first four against the Hammers – Sean Dyche (2014-17) and Ralph Hasenhüttl (2018-20).

West Ham’s Jarrod Bowen has been involved in 12 goals in his 14 away Premier League appearances this season (8 goals, 4 assists), the joint-most by a Hammers player in a single season in the competition, along with Dimitri Payet in 2015-16 (5 goals, 7 assists).

Pablo Sarabia has scored three goals and assisted four more in 10 Premier League appearances at Molineux this season for Wolves, averaging a goal or assist every 91 minutes. Sarabia didn’t score or assist in any of his seven home games last season.

Brighton and Hove Albion v Arsenal 6 April 2024

Having won two of their first three Premier League home games against Arsenal (D1), Brighton have now lost two of their last three against them at the Amex (D1).

Arsenal are looking to complete the Premier League double over Brighton for the second time, previously doing so in the 2020-21 campaign.

Since losing 3-1 to West Ham United in August, Brighton are unbeaten in their last 12 home Premier League matches (W6 D6), their longest unbeaten run at the Amex in the competition.

Arsenal have kept a clean sheet in each of their last four away Premier League matches – only once in their league history have they kept five in a row, doing so between February and April 1997.

Brighton have won just three of their 18 Premier League games kicking off at 17:30 on a Saturday (D7 L8), however one of those wins did come in their most recent such fixture, beating Newcastle 3-1 in September last year. Meanwhile, three of Arsenal’s last four away Premier League defeats have come in games kicking off at 17:30 on a Saturday.

Since the turn of the year, Arsenal haven’t trailed for a single minute in any of their five away Premier League games, conceding the fewest goals (1), allowing the lowest xG against (2.26) and facing the fewest shots on target (5) on the road of any side in 2024.

Arsenal have lost just one of their last nine trips to the South Coast in the Premier League (W6 D2), a 1-0 loss at Southampton in April 2022, winning three of their last four such games (D1). Meanwhile, Brighton have lost just one of their last eight home league matches against London based sides (W5 D2), winning each of their last three in a row.

Brighton forward Danny Welbeck has scored in four of his last five starts against former side Arsenal in all competitions (4 goals), although each of his last three strikes against the Gunners have come at the Emirates.

Arsenal captain Martin Ødegaard has had a hand in four goals across his six Premier League appearances against Brighton (2 goals, 2 assists), scoring and assisting in the Gunners’ 4-2 win at the Amex last season.

Arsenal’s David Raya could become the first Spanish keeper to keep a clean sheet in five consecutive away Premier League starts and the ninth different keeper to do so overall in the competition (Ederson the last to do so between February-April 2022).

Manchester United v Liverpool

Manchester United have won just one of their last 11 Premier League games against Liverpool (D4 L6), though it was in this exact fixture last season. They last won consecutive home league games against the Reds in September 2015.

The reverse fixture between Liverpool and Manchester United at Anfield ended 0-0 in December. The Reds haven’t failed to score in both league meetings with the Red Devils since 2007-08 (0-1 and 0-3 defeats).

Manchester United beat Liverpool 4-3 in the FA Cup quarterfinal at Old Trafford last month. Only in 2010-11 and 1998-99 have they won two home games against the Reds in the same campaign before.

Under Erik ten Hag, Manchester United have won four of their five home Premier League matches against teams starting the day in the top-four (L1), most recently defeating third-place Aston Villa 3-2 on Boxing Day.

Liverpool have won six of their last seven away Premier League matches (L1) – their previous six away wins before this run came over a period of 19 matches (W6 D7 L6).

Since enduring a run of failing to score in four out of five away games in all competitions between February and April 2023, Liverpool have scored in their last 26 away matches, netting 61 times. Only once in their history have they had a longer away scoring run, scoring in 28 in a row between January and December 2021.

Liverpool’s Mohamed Salah has scored in each of his last three Premier League away games against Manchester United, netting five goals in total. No visiting player has scored more at Old Trafford in the competition than Salah (5), while no visiting player has ever scored in four consecutive visits to the ground.

Marcus Rashford has scored seven goals for Manchester United against Liverpool in all competitions, with only Stan Pearson (8) and George Wall (9) and Sandy Turnbull (9) netting more for the Red Devils against the Reds in all competitions.

Darwin Núñez has been involved in eight goals in his last nine away appearances in all competitions (7 goals, 1 assist). The Uruguayan is the Reds’ leading scorer in away games this season with 11 goals in total, netting one every 110 minutes on average.

Erik ten Hag has a win ratio at Old Trafford of 71.7 per cent, winning 38 of his 53 games on home soil as Manchester United manager. That is the best win ratio of any permanent Red Devils manager in the club’s history, just ahead of Sir Alex Ferguson (71.2 per cent).

Sheffield United v Chelsea 7 April 2024

Sheffield United lost 2-1 the last time they hosted Chelsea in the Premier League – they last lost back-to-back home league games against the Blues in October 1965.

Chelsea have won six of their last eight Premier League games against Sheffield United (D1 L1), having lost each of their first three against the Blades in the competition.

Sheffield United have shipped 45 goals in 15 home Premier League matches this season. In Premier League history, only Watford in 2021-22 have conceded more home goals in a season (46).

Chelsea haven’t kept a clean sheet in any of their last 11 away Premier League matches, their worst run without a shutout on the road since going 12 in a row between December 2019 and September 2020.

Since Chris Wilder returned to Sheffield United in December, the Blades have conceded 26 goals in eight home Premier League games, an average of 3.3 per game. It’s the worst goals conceded ratio by a permanent manager in a season on home soil in Premier League history.

Sheffield United have conceded 50 goals on home soil in all competitions this season, becoming just the second Premier League club to do so, along with Derby County in 2007-08 (51).

Chelsea are unbeaten in their last four away matches in all competitions (W2 D2), last enjoying a longer unbeaten run on their travels in Graham Potter’s first five away games in October 2022 (W4 D1).

This will be Chelsea manager Mauricio Pochettino’s first ever Premier League visit to Bramall Lane – the Argentinian has a 100 per cent-win ratio in Yorkshire, winning all five games by an aggregate score of 16-2 (three wins v Hull, two wins v Huddersfield).

Oliver McBurnie has been involved in seven goals in his last seven home Premier League appearances for Sheffield United (5 goals, 2 assists). In the five games he’s scored in at Bramall Lane he hasn’t ended on the winning side (D2 L3), with only Dougie Freedman in 1998-99 scoring in more home games in a season without winning (six).

Cole Palmer has been involved in 11 goals in his last 11 away Premier League appearances for Chelsea (5 goals, 6 assists). He’s the first player aged 21 or younger to both score 5+ goals and assist 5+ goals away from home in a season since Dele Alli for Spurs in 2016-17, which was under Mauricio Pochettino.

Tottenham Hotspur v Nottingham Forest

Having lost six of their seven Premier League games against Nottingham Forest between 1993 and 1997, Tottenham have now won their last five against them, keeping four clean sheets in the process.

Nottingham Forest have lost their last two away league games against Tottenham, having lost just one of their previous 11 visits before this (W8 D2).

Tottenham have won 11 of their 15 home Premier League matches this season (L4) and are the only side yet to draw a match on home soil in 2023-24. Since losing three in a row in November and December, Spurs have won seven of their last eight at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium (L1).

Nottingham Forest have won just two of their last 25 away Premier League matches (D7 L16). Since winning their first away game under Nuno Espírito Santo on Boxing Day at Newcastle, Forest are winless in five on the road (D2 L3).

Tottenham Hotspur have come from behind to win five Premier League home matches this season, including in their last home game against Luton. It’s their most home wins from losing positions in a single season in the competition.

Spurs have only failed to score in one of their last 42 Premier League matches, doing so in a 3-0 defeat to Fulham last month. They have scored in 29 different games this season, with no side scoring in more in 2023-24.

Nottingham Forest have scored 3+ goals in two of their 14 Premier League games under Nuno Espírito Santo, as many times as they did in 55 games under Steve Cooper. Forest are looking to net three or more goals in consecutive top-flight games in the same season for the first time since March/April 1995.

Nottingham Forest manager Nuno Espírito Santo took charge of 10 Premier League matches as Spurs manager at the start of the 2021-22 season. Mauricio Pochettino won away at Spurs earlier this season with Chelsea and there’s only been three instances previously of two former managers winning away at a former club in a season: Glenn Roeder and Harry Redknapp at West Ham in 2006-07, Roy Hodgson and Kenny Dalglish at Blackburn in 2011-12 and David Moyes and Marco Silva at Everton this season.

Son Heung-Min has been involved in 11 goals in his last 12 Premier League appearances at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium (7 goals, 4 assists) and scored in Spurs’ 3-1 home win over Nottingham Forest last March.

Since the turn of the year, Brennan Johnson has been involved in more Premier League goals than any other Spurs player (7 - 4 goals, 3 assists). His 12 total goal involvements in 2023-24 (5 goals, 7 assists) are the most by a Welsh player in a campaign since Gareth Bale in 2020-21 (13 - 11 goals, 2 assists).

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