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Saturday stats: Best numbers and facts from Saturday's Premier League games

Jason Puncheon gets away from Steven Davis
Image: Jason Puncheon gets away from Steven Davis at Selhurst Park

With the help of Opta, we round up the best of the stats and facts from Saturday's Premier League games...

Norwich City 1-1 Everton

Wes Hoolahan celebrates scoring with his team mates Robbie Brady and Russel Martin
Image: Wes Hoolahan (centre) celebrates scoring against Everton

Six of the last eight meetings between Norwich and Everton in all competitions have ended as draws.

Everton have won only one of their eight Premier League visits to Carrow Road (W1 D5 L2).

Norwich have won just one of the last 11 league meetings with Everton (W1 D6 L4).

Romelu Lukaku became the first Everton player to score in six successive Premier League games (beating Duncan Ferguson's record of five).

Norwich 1-1 Everton
Norwich 1-1 Everton

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Lukaku is the first Everton player to score in seven successive games in all competitions since Bob Latchford in December 1975.

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Gerard Deulofeu has assisted six goals for Lukaku this season in the league - no player has assisted as many goals for a single player in the PL this season.

Deulofeu has assisted in each of his last five league away games (six assists in total).

Norwich have conceded a league-high 11 goals from crosses in the league in 2015-16.

Lukaku is the first player to score the final goal of one league matchday and the first in the following matchday since Alvaro Negredo for Man City in August 2013 (25th Aug & 31st Aug).

Wes Hoolahan has been involved in more goals in the league this season (seven - two goals, five assists) than any other Norwich player.

Crystal Palace 1-0 Southampton

Alan Pardew feels Crystal Palace could have had two penalties against Everton
Image: Everton boss Roberto Martinez and Palace manager Alan Pardew

This was Crystal Palace's first top-flight win against Southampton in their last 14 attempts (D4 L9).

Palace have won back to back Premier League games at Selhurst Park for the first time since April 2015.

Southampton have lost for the first time versus Palace at Selhurst in the league (W3 D3 L1).

Crystal Palace 1-0 Southampton
Crystal Palace 1-0 Southampton

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The Eagles have lost just one of their last six league matches, winning three (W3 D2 L1).

Yohan Cabaye scored his fifth league goal for Crystal Palace and his first in open play since the opening day of the 2015/16 season.

Yannick Bolasie provided his first league assist since March and his first in 24 Premier League apps.

Bolasie has netted three goals and assisted one more in his last five league appearances.

Manchester City 2-1 Swansea City

Swansea City's Federico Fernandez isn't happy
Image: Swansea City's Federico Fernandez isn't happy

Manuel Pellegrini's side have won 14 and lost two of their last 16 Premier League home games.

Swansea have won just one of their last 12 league games (D3 L8).

Man City have won all five of their league home games against Swansea, scoring 12 goals in the process.

Swansea have won just one of their last nine league away outings (W1 D2 L6).

Man City 2-1 Swansea
Man City 2-1 Swansea

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Wilfried Bony has been directly involved in nine goals in his last eight home games in all competitions for Man City (six goals, three assists).

Bony has scored five goals in the last four Premier League meetings between Manchester City and Swansea, (three for Swansea, two for Man City).

Since his debut in Aug 2013, no Man City player has made more assists in all competitions than Jesus Navas (27 - level with Silva).

Bafetimbi Gomis ended a run of 836 minutes in all competitions without a goal for Swansea. His last two Premier League goals have come against Manchester clubs (United the other).

Sunderland 0-1 Watford

Watford striker Odion Ighalo opens the scoring
Image: Watford striker Odion Ighalo opens the scoring

Odion Ighalo is the first Watford player to reach double figures in a Premier League season. He's also got the most goals by a Watford player in Premier League history (10).

The last players to score 10+ goals in a top-flight season for Watford were Mark Falco (14), Luther Blissett (11) & John Barnes (10) in 1986-87.

Ighalo (26) and Deeney (17) have scored 43 goals combined in league football in 2015; 11 more than Sunderland have overall this year (32).

Sunderland 0-1 Watford
Sunderland 0-1 Watford

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Sunderland have conceded a league high five goals in the first 15 minutes of Premier League action.

Only Jamie Vardy (6) has scored the opening goal of a league game more often than Odion Ighalo (5) this season.

Heurelho Gomes has kept seven clean sheets this season (in 16 PL apps), as many as he did the last season he played with Spurs in the Premier League (seven in 30 games in 2010/11).

The Black Cats have been victorious just twice and have won just eight points in eight home league matches this campaign (W2 D3 L3).

John O'Shea became the third Republic of Ireland player to reach 400 Premier League appearances after Shay Given (443) & Richard Dunne (431).

West Ham United 0-0 Stoke City

Marko Arnautovic and Alex Song only have eyes for the ball
Image: Stoke's Marko Arnautovic and West Ham's Alex Song only have eyes for the ball

No keeper has kept more clean sheets in the Premier League than Jack Butland this campaign (7, level with Joe Hart). He also has the best saves to shots ratio in the Premier League so far in 2015-16 (82.5%).

The Potters have not conceded a league goal while Ryan Shawcross has been on the pitch this season (497 minutes).

Stoke have kept seven clean sheets in their last nine Premier League games.

West Ham 0-0 Stoke
West Ham 0-0 Stoke

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West Ham have won just two of their last nine league home games (W2 D4 L3), but are unbeaten in the last six.

The Hammers have, however, gone six league games without victory (L2 D4) - their longest winless run since March (seven matches).

Stoke have scored just six goals in their last 11 league away trips and conceded just nine.

Stoke's league games have seen just 27 goals scored this season - fewer than any other club.

The Hammers have kept back-to-back clean sheets twice this season (also did it v Liverpool and Newcastle in August/September).

Bournemouth 2-1 Manchester United

Bournemouth midfielder Junior Stanislas (left) celebrates scoring against Manchester United
Image: Bournemouth midfielder Junior Stanislas (left) celebrates scoring against Manchester United

Manchester United's starting XI was their sixth youngest in Premier League history (24y 131d) and their youngest since May 2014 v Hull (24y 82d).

Junior Stanislas has scored three goals in his last two home games and been involved in four goals in his last four Premier League appearances (three goals, one assist).

Stanislas' opening goal was the third fastest goal this season (1:40) - the fastest goal was scored by Bournemouth's Matt Ritchie against Spurs after 49 seconds.

It was the fastest goal conceded by Manchester United in the Premier League since March 2014 (Edin Dzeko for Man City, 43 seconds).

Bournemouth 2-1 Man Utd
Bournemouth 2-1 Man Utd

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Marouane Fellaini netted his first Premier League goal since May and had gone nine league appearances without one before today.

Manchester United conceded two goals from corner situations in a single game for the first time since January 2014 v Chelsea.

It was Manchester United's 13th defeat against a newly promoted side in the Premier League, their first since losing 5-3 to Leicester last season.

Bournemouth are only the second team to beat Chelsea and Manchester United in consecutive Premier League games (Everton also in February 2010).

The Red Devils have lost back-to-back games (all comps) for the first time since May.