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Premier League: We round up the best of Saturday's stats with Opta

LONDON, ENGLAND - AUGUST 27: (L) Nathaniel Clyne of Liverpool and (R) Christian Eriksen of Tottenham Hotspur compete for the ball in the air during the Pre
Image: Nathaniel Clyne and Christian Eriksen go head-to-head at White Hart Lane

We round up the best stats from Saturday's Premier League games with the help of Opta...

Tottenham Hotspur 1-1 Liverpool 

James Milner has scored in 42 Premier League games without losing (W34 D8); only Darius Vassell (46 games) has scored in more without defeat in Premier League history.

Milner has scored against Spurs with three different clubs (Aston Villa, Newcastle and Liverpool). Only Les Ferdinand (4 - QPR, Newcastle, West Ham and Leicester) has scored against them with four different clubs in the Premier League.

Tottenham scored their first goal against Liverpool at White Hart Lane in 416 minutes of Premier League football - their previous goal was by Gareth Bale in November 2012.

LONDON, ENGLAND - AUGUST 27: Victor Wanyama of Tottenham Hotspur celebrates  his sides first goal during the Premier League match between Tottenham Hotspur
Image: Tottenham celebrate their equaliser against Liverpool

The Reds are without an away Premier League clean sheet in eight games, their longest run since November 2006 (also eight games).

Danny Rose has scored six of his eight Premier League goals at White Hart Lane, including each of the last five.

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Harry Kane has played 10 Premier League games in the month of August without scoring a single goal.

Robert Madley has now awarded 15 penalties in the Premier League since the start of last season, only Mike Dean (17) has awarded more.

This fixture has now seen the joint-most penalties taken in Premier League history (20, level with Everton v Newcastle).

Chelsea 3-0 Burnley 

Eden Hazard has scored six goals in his last eight Premier League games, having scored six in 44 games prior to that.

Antonio Conte is now unbeaten in his last 30 home league matches as a manager (W28 D2).

Diego Costa has had a hand in a goal in each of his last five Premier League appearances (three goals, two assists).

The Clarets conceded more goals in this game (3) than they had in their previous four away Premier League games (2).

Willian of Chelsea celebrates scoring his side's second goal
Image: Chelsea celebrate Willian's goal against Burnley

The Blues ended a run of 13 home Premier League games without a clean sheet, with their last before today in a 2-0 win over Norwich in November 2015.

Victor Moses scored his first Premier League goal for Chelsea since November 2012.

Burnley's first shot in this game was in the 43rd minute.

The Clarets still haven't won at Stamford Bridge since April 1971, losing six and drawing two games since then.

Crystal Palace 1-1 Bournemouth 

Palace have now failed to win 20 of their 22 games in 2016. (W2 D6 L14).

Yohan Cabaye has missed his last two Premier League penalties, having scored all of his four previous penalties.

Scott Dann has scored more Premier League goals than any other defender since the start of 2015-16 (6).

Artur Boruc has saved the last three penalties he has faced in the Premier League.

Crystal Palace's Christian Benteke holds of Bournemouth's Steve Cook
Image: Crystal Palace's Christian Benteke holds of Bournemouth's Steve Cook

Josh King ended a run of six goalless Premier League games with the opening goal of the game.

Cherries midfielder Harry Arter registered his first Premier League assist in his 24th appearance in the competition.

Jason Puncheon registered his 13th assist for the Eagles in the Premier League, the joint-most for Palace in the competition along with Yannick Bolasie.

Mike Dean has awarded 17 penalties in the Premier League since the start of last season, more than any other referee.

The Cherries have won only one of their last 11 Premier League games (D2 L8).

Everton 1-0 Stoke City 

Shay Given recorded his second own goal in the Premier League, both against Everton (in October 2007).

Stoke have conceded penalties in two of their three Premier League games this season.

The Toffees are now unbeaten in five PL games at Goodison Park (W3 D2), having won one of the previous nine before that.

Everton have now won back-to-back games against Stoke without conceding, having lost the previous three.

 Leighton Baines scores for Everton from the penalty spot
Image: Leighton Baines's penalty cannoned in off the post and Stoke goalkeeper

Mark Hughes' side have secured just two wins in their last 13 Premier League fixtures (W2 D4 L7), picking up only 10 points from a possible 39.

Stoke managed just one shot on target in this match, compared to Everton's nine.

Everton have won back-to-back Premier League matches for the first time since February - on both occasions the second game was against Stoke.

Stoke City have now gone 12 Premier League games without a clean sheet.

Romelu Lukaku failed to score or assist a goal for the 11th Premier League appearance running.

Leicester City 2-1 Swansea City 

Claudio Ranieri has secured his 100th Premier League win as a manager, becoming the fifth non-British/Irish manager to reach this landmark.

Jamie Vardy has become the third Leicester player to score 30 Premier League goals, after Muzzy Izzet and Emile Heskey (both 33).

Vardy has now scored six times in his last seven Premier League games for the Foxes.

Leicester City's Jamie Vardy scores the first goal of the game
Image: Leicester City's Jamie Vardy scores the first goal

Six of Danny Drinkwater's eight Premier League assists have been for Jamie Vardy goals.

Riyad Mahrez has missed three of his last four penalties in the Premier League.

Leroy Fer has scored in two of his three Premier League games this season having failed to score in any of the 11 he played last campaign for the Swans.

Swansea have kept just one clean sheet in their last 12 Premier League away fixtures.

Swansea are winless in their last 12 games away to Leicester in all competitions (D3 L9), losing the last six in a row.

Southampton 1-1 Sunderland 

Jermain Defoe has scored 10 goals in his last 10 appearances away from home in the Premier League.

Defoe has now scored in six successive away appearances in the Premier League. Only Robin van Persie has a longer run in PL history (nine away games in 2010-11), while four other players have managed a sequence of six in a row (Vardy, Kane, Sturridge, Drogba).

Jay Rodriguez has scored his first Premier League goal since March 2014.

Jermain Defoe scores for Sunderland from the penalty spot
Image: Jermain Defoe scores for Sunderland from the penalty spot

Sunderland have now failed to win a game in their opening three matches of a Premier League season in each of the last six Premier League campaigns.

The Black Cats have won just one of their 20 Premier League matches in the month of August since 2010-11 (W1 D10 L9).

Sunderland have failed to keep a clean sheet in each of their last eight Premier League matches against Southampton, conceding 16 goals.

Sunderland made five changes to their starting XI from their previous match (MD2 v Middlesbrough); the most changes made by a team in the Premier League this season from one game to the next.

Watford 1-3 Arsenal 

Alexis Sanchez has scored in all three of his Premier League appearances versus Watford, while also assisting two goals in these matches.

This was the first league game at Vicarage Road that Watford have conceded three goals in the first half since December 2007 v QPR.

Roberto Pereyra was the sixth player to score on their Premier League debut for Watford (after P.Kennedy, M.Ngonge, H.Helguson, O.Ighalo & M. Layún)

Only Norwich (10) have given away more penalties in the Premier League since the start of 2015-16 than Watford (9).

Arsenal's Alexis Sanchez (right) celebrates with team-mate Mesut Ozil
Image: Arsenal's Mesut Ozil and Alexis Sanchez (right) celebrate

Watford have lost all seven of their games against Arsenal in the Premier League.

The Hornets have now used 21 different players in the Premier League this season, with 17 different nationalities represented.

Arsenal had seven shots on target in this game, six of which were in the first half. Conversely, Watford attempted all six of their shots on target in the second half.

Watford had twice as many shots on target in this match (6) as they had in their previous two Premier League games this season combined (3).

Hull City 0-1 Manchester United

Marcus Rashford has scored in consecutive Premier League games for the first time. He now has six goals in 12 Premier League appearances.

Rashford is the first teenager to score a Premier League goal for a team managed by Jose Mourinho.

Manchester United have won their opening three games of a Premier League season for the first time since 2011/12.

The Tigers have faced more shots than any other side in the Premier League this season (70), though have conceded just twice.

Marcus Rashford (C) celebrates scoring in injury time
Image: Marcus Rashford (C) celebrates scoring in injury time

Manchester United scored a 90th minute winner for the 18th time in Premier League games, and the first time since November 2015 v Watford.

Hull City have lost 11 and won none of their last 12 contests with Manchester United in all competitions (D1).

Manchester Utd are unbeaten in five previous Premier League visits to Hull (W4 D1).

Ahmed Elmohamady has appeared in every one of Hull City's 79 Premier League matches since the start of 2013-14.

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