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Premier League Opta stats: Saturday's best match facts

Jamie Vardy (3rd L) celebrates after scoring champions Leicester's opener against Everton

We round up the best Opta facts and stats from Saturday's Premier League matches, including Leicester's 3-1 win over Everton.

Norwich 0-1 Man United

Juan Mata has scored more Premier League goals against Norwich City than any other opponent (five).

Wayne Rooney is now joint-third for assists in Premier League history (95, level with Cesc Fabregas).

Norwich 1-2 Man Utd
Norwich 1-2 Man Utd

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Norwich City have won just one of their last eight Premier League matches at Carrow Road (W1 D2 L5).

Manchester United have lost only once in their last seven in the Premier League (W5 D1).

The Canaries have won just two of their previous eight home Premier League games versus United (L6).

Cameron Jerome of Norwich City heads the ball to shoot at goal `during the Barclays Premier League match between Norwich City a
Image: Cameron Jerome misses a Norwich chance against Manchester United

Only Aston Villa (13) have lost more Premier League games in 2016 than Alex Neil's side (12).

Manchester United have kept more clean sheets than any other Premier League team this season (18).

Aston Villa 0-0 Newcastle

The Villans ended a run of 11 consecutive Premier League defeats with this point.

Aston Villa have won none of their last 10 Premier League games against Newcastle United (W0 D5 L5).

The Magpies have scored just 13 goals in their last 25 Premier League away games.

Aston Villa 0-0 Newcastle
Aston Villa 0-0 Newcastle

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Newcastle have gone 11 Premier League games on the road without winning (D2 L9).

Despite this, Rafa Benitez's side are unbeaten in five in the Premier League, their best run since November 2014 (six matches unbeaten).

There have been just four goals scored in the last five Premier League meetings between these two teams.

Bournemouth 1-1 West Brom

West Brom have now failed to convert any of their last three penalties in the Premier League.

The Baggies have failed to score from four of their five penalties this season, the most misses by a side this campaign.

Bournemouth 1-1 West Brom
Bournemouth 1-1 West Brom

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Tony Pulis's side are now winless in eight Premier League games (D3 L5).

Salomon Rondon has ended a run of seven Premier League games without scoring

Rondon's goal was West Brom's 400th in the Premier League.

Salomon Rondon (left) celebrates with Craig Gardner after scoring West Brom's first goal
Image: Salomon Rondon (left) celebrates with Craig Gardner after scoring West Brom's goal

Jonny Evans provided his first assist in the Premier League since February 2013, while at Manchester United (v Fulham).

Matt Ritchie has been involved in more Premier League goals than any other Bournemouth player this season (10, four goals and six assists).

Crystal Palace 2-1 Stoke City

Only Jack Colback (11) has more yellow cards in the Premier League this season than Erik Pieters (10).

Charlie Adam scored his first goal of the season and his first since scoring against Liverpool on the final day of last season.

Crystal Palace 2-1 Stoke
Crystal Palace 2-1 Stoke

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Marko Arnautovic has had a hand in 17 goals for Stoke in the Premier League this season (11 goals, six assists), eight more than any other player.

Dwight Gayle has scored more goals than any other Crystal Palace player in all competitions this season (seven).

Since his debut in August 2013, Gayle has scored more Premier League goals for Palace than any other player (15).

Joel Ward of Crystal Palace and Erik Pieters of Stoke City compete for the ball
Image: Joel Ward of Crystal Palace and Erik Pieters of Stoke City compete for the ball

The Potters have kept just one clean sheet in their last 15 Premier League games.

The Eagles won just their second Premier League game in 2016, drawing five and losing 11 of 18 games.

Stoke are now winless in six Premier League games (D2 L4), their worst run since September 2015.

Sunderland 3-2 Chelsea

Gary Cahill was booked after 44 seconds, the second-quickest booking in the Premier League this season (Max Gradel, 37 seconds v Leicester in August).

Diego Costa has been involved in 14 goals in his last 14 Premier League games for Chelsea (nine goals, five assists).

Sunderland 3-2 Chelsea
Sunderland 3-2 Chelsea

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Wahbi Khazri netted his second Premier League goal, having also scored against Manchester United in February.

Khazri ended a run of nine Premier League games without providing either a goal or assist.

Fabio Borini has scored in each of his last three Premier League appearances against Chelsea for Sunderland (three goals).

Jermain Defoe of Sunderland celebrates
Image: Jermain Defoe of Sunderland celebrates scoring their third goal

Jermain Defoe has scored 18 goals in all competitions this season, 13 more than any other Sunderland player.

Chelsea have conceded 50+ goals in a Premier League season (51) for the first time since 1996/97 when they conceded 55.

Two of John Terry's six Premier League red cards have come this season (also sent off against West Brom in August 2015).

West Ham 1-4 Swansea

Swansea City scored 4+ goals in an away Premier League game for the first time since August 2012 vs QPR (5-0).

The result marked Slaven Bilic's heaviest league defeat at the Boleyn Ground as West Ham's manager (4-1).

West Ham 1-4 Swansea
West Ham 1-4 Swansea

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Andre Ayew (3) has scored as many goals in his last two Premier League games as he did in his previous 21 combined.

Andre Ayew's 11th league goal of the season takes him level with Gylfi Sigurdsson (11) as Swansea's top scorer in the current campaign.

West Ham United's Angelo Ogbonna (L) can only watch as Swansea City's Andre Ayew (C) sscores
Image: West Ham United's Angelo Ogbonna (left) can only watch as Swansea City's Andre Ayew (centre) scores

Ki Seung-Yung scored his first league goal since Boxing Day 2015, ending a run of 11 games without a goal for the Swans.

West Ham ended a run of seven straight games in which they scored at least twice.

Swansea City scored with four of their six shots on target against the Hammers.

Leicester 3-1 Everton

Leicester have taken 13 penalties this season; only one other side has taken as many in a Premier League season (Crystal Palace in 2004/05).

Leighton Baines made his 350th Premier League appearance.

The Foxes attempted 33 shots (including blocks) against Everton, which is their highest total against any opponent in the Premier League this season.

Jamie Vardy of Leicester City celebrates
Image: Jamie Vardy of Leicester City celebrates

Andy King has scored and assisted in a league game for Leicester for the first time since April 2013 (v Crystal Palace).

Two of Kevin Mirallas' three Premier League goals this season have come against Leicester.

Jamie Vardy has scored the opening goal of the game 12 times in the Premier League this season, more than any other player.

Jamie Vardy has had a hand in more Premier League goals this season than any other player (30 - 24 goals, 6 assists).

The Toffees haven't won any of their previous five away games in the Premier League (D2 L3).

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