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Martin Tyler's stats: Man Utd's home struggles and late winners

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Martin Tyler brings you his latest teaser from the Emirates stadium

Martin Tyler presents the best stats ahead of the next round of Premier League fixtures.

How does Man Utd's home form compare to previous seasons? Who's scored the most late goals this season? Who are the top-scoring South Americans?

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I commentated on Arsenal's games against Man City and West Ham for Sky Sports this week.

Against City (in Pep Guardiola's first away Premier League draw), Theo Walcott scored his first Premier League goal since December in the away game against the same opponents and it made it five in his last five against them.

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He followed that up by scoring against West Ham, which was Arsenal's 100th goal of the season in all competitions. He has 19 goals this season, including 11 in the Premier League.

I also saw Shkodran Mustafi score the 14th Premier League headed goal that Arsenal have managed this season against City.

Against West Ham, Mesut Ozil took his tally to 10 goals, which is the first time he has reached double figures for Arsenal. It was his 150th game on Wednesday night.

Emi Martinez played his first Premier League game since December 2014 and his fifth overall. It was his fourth start and his third clean sheet. He is famous for being the only Arsenal goalkeeper to concede five and be on the winning side - a 7-5 win in a League Cup game against Reading in 2012.

The West Ham game was Arsene Wenger's 450th Premier League win. His record now reads P781 W450 D193 L138.

West Ham lost for the fifth game in a row, which is their worst run since 2011 when they were relegated.

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Home and away

Have Manchester United ever ended a Premier League season with a better away record than home record? (Jack)

MARTIN SAYS: It's certainly been an unusual season for United in terms of their results at home. They have picked up 27 points in 16 home matches and the same number of points in 13 away matches.

While they have only lost once, they have drawn nine matches - their previous highest number of home draws in the Premier League was six in 2004/05 and 1993/94.

With three of their remaining nine games at home, the maximum number of points United can win at Old Trafford this season is 36. That would be their third-worst Premier League haul behind 35 points in 2001/02 and 30 in 2013/14.

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Man Utd were held at home by Everton on Tuesday

Only twice before have United won more points away from home in the Premier League than they have at home.

One of those instances was in 2013/14 when they finished seventh under David Moyes after picking up 34 points on the road compared to 30 at home.

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It also happened in 2001/02 when United were third after winning 42 away points and 35 at home.

Otherwise, United have largely picked up most of their points at Old Trafford, with their best Premier League home record coming in 2010/11 when they won 55 of a possible 57 points.

West Brom were the only team to leave Old Trafford with anything to show for their efforts that season after fighting back from 2-0 down to draw 2-2.

It's worth pointing out that Man City also have more points, wins and goals away from home this season. Is there something in the Manchester water?

Leaving it late

Who has scored the most goals after the 85th minute this season? Is it Spurs? (Martin Wilkie)

MARTIN SAYS: Spurs shoot up to third in the list after their three late goals against Swansea on Wednesday.

However, it's Everton who lead the way with 12 goals scored after the 85th minute in the Premier League this season. Among those goals include two in injury-time from Romelu Lukaku against Hull last month.

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Spurs scored three late goals to beat Swansea

Arsenal are second with 11 goals while Manchester City and Spurs have both scored nine.

At the other end of the table, Sunderland, Stoke and Middlesbrough have all only scored one goal after the 85th minute.

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Fabio Borini scored Sunderland's in a 3-1 defeat to Manchester United while Marko Arnautovic netted a late consolation for Stoke as they lost 4-1 to Crystal Palace.

Middlesbrough's late goal came from Marten de Roon against Manchester City, with his header earning Boro a 1-1 draw at the Etihad.

Most/fewest goals after 85th minute

Team Goals after 85th min
Most Everton 12
Arsenal 11
Man City 9
Spurs 9
Fewest Hull 2
Middlesbrough 1
Stoke 1
Sunderland 1

Top vs bottom

Who has done best against teams in the top and the bottom half this season? (Kyle)

MARTIN SAYS: Liverpool have fared the best against teams in the top half of the table, winning nine and drawing six of their 15 fixtures to pick up 33 points.

Chelsea have taken 28 points from 13 matches against teams in the top half while Spurs have taken 26 from 15 matches.

Everton have the fourth-best record of 19 points from 15 fixtures ahead of Manchester United (18 from 13) and Manchester City (17 from 14).

Best records against top-half teams

P W D L Points
Liverpool 15 9 6 0 33
Chelsea 13 9 1 3 28
Tottenham 15 7 5 3 26
Everton 15 5 4 6 19
Man Utd 13 4 6 3 18

Middlesbrough are the only side not to win against a team in the top half, taking six points from 15 matches. Sunderland and West Ham have both picked up seven points from 17 fixtures against top-half teams.

While Liverpool have prospered against their direct rivals, they have not done so well against teams in the bottom half of the table, taking 27 points from 16 matches.

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Watch highlights of Liverpool's 2-2 draw with Bournemouth

In comparison, Chelsea have taken 44 points from 17 games, City have won 41 from 16, and Arsenal and Spurs have both won 39 from 15.

Arsenal, Spurs and Manchester United are the only three sides not to lose a match against a team in the bottom half.

Best records against bottom-half teams

P W D L Points
Chelsea 17 14 2 1 44
Man City 16 13 2 1 41
Arsenal 15 12 3 0 39
Tottenham 15 12 3 0 39
Man Utd 16 10 6 0 36

South American stars

Philippe Coutinho is the joint-leading Brazilian scorer in the Premier League along with Juninho. Who are the top scorers from other South American countries? (Peter Jones)

MARTIN SAYS: Manchester City's Sergio Aguero is top of the charts when it comes to Argentina and South America, having scored 117 goals since his arrival from Atletico Madrid in 2011.

Chile's Alexis Sanchez has scored 47 goals for Arsenal while former Aston Villa forward Juan Pablo Angel leads the way for Colombia with 44 goals.

Sergio Aguero celebrates after scoring the equaliser at the Etihad Stadium
Image: Sergio Aguero has scored 117 goals for Manchester City

Antonio Valencia is the top-scoring Ecuadorian with 21 goals. Roque Santa Cruz (26) and Nolberto Solano (49) top the charts for Paraguay and Peru respectively.

Luis Suarez is the top-scoring Uruguayan with 69 goals during this time with Liverpool.

Top-scoring South Americans in Premier League

Country Player Goals scored
Argentina Sergio Aguero 117
Bolivia No goalscorer 0
Brazil Philippe Coutinho/Juninho 29
Chile Alexis Sanchez 47
Colombia Juan Pablo Angel 44
Ecuador Antonio Valencia 21
Paraguay Roque Santa Cruz 26
Peru Nolberto Solano 49
Uruguay Luis Suarez 69
Venezuela Salomon Rondon 24

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