Saturday 29 August 2015 18:51, UK
We round up the best stats and facts from Saturday's Premier League games...
Newcastle United v Arsenal
- Arsenal have now won eight successive Premier League games against Newcastle United.
- Aleksandar Mitrovic has been given a red card and two yellows in his first four Premier League appearances for the Magpies.
- Mitrovic was sent off after 15:35 minutes today. He was booked 0:22 seconds after coming on in his first match and 01:31 minutes after coming on in his second match.
- Newcastle have been shown nine red cards since the start of last season, more than any other Premier League side.
- Despite having had the 54 shots (excl. blocked) the Gunners have scored only three goals in the Premier League this season – and two of these have been own goals.
- The Magpies have won just two of their 12 home Premier League matches in 2015 (W2 D4 L6).
- Arsenal are unbeaten in nine Premier League visits to St James' Park (W5 D4).
- Arsene Wenger has won 10 of his 11 meetings with Steve McClaren in the Premier League (L1).
Aston Villa v Sunderland
- Aston Villa have only kept one clean sheet in their last 11 Premier League games at Villa Park.
- Only two teams have conceded more PL penalties than Sunderland (6) since the start of last season (Spurs 8, West Brom 7).
- Scott Sinclair has scored five of his six Premier League penalties. He went on to net more than once in a top-flight game for the first time.
- Sinclair has scored five goals in his last two games in all competitions.
- Jeremain Lens has two assists and one goal in four Premier League appearances.
- Tim Sherwood's win percentage as Premier League manager has fallen below 50% for the first time (49%).
- Sunderland have won just eight points in 12 Premier League away games in 2015 (W1 D5 L6).
- Aston Villa have won just four of their last 19 Premier League matches at Villa Park.
Bournemouth v Leicester City
- Callum Wilson has scored four goals in his last two league games.
- Jamie Vardy has three goals and an assist in his last five Premier League appearances.
- Five of the eight penalties in the top-flight this season have been won and taken by the same player, including Vardy's today.
- Leicester City have gone five away games unbeaten for the first time in the Premier League.
- Bournemouth have only lost one of their last 12 home league matches (W6 D5).
- After leading 1-0 at half-time in this game, Bournemouth only managed a single blocked shot in the second-half as Leicester came back to draw.
Chelsea v Crystal Palace
- Bakary Sako has scored five goals and made four assists in his last nine league appearances (for Wolves and Crystal Palace).
- Jose Mourinho managed Chelsea at Stamford Bridge for the 100th time in the Premier League, but saw his side lose for only the second time.
- It was also the Portuguese tactician's 200th Premier League game; despite defeat, he has more points than any other manager at this stage (453).
- Falcao scored his first Premier League goal since January 31st; he had gone 15 games without one before today.
- Chelsea have conceded 2+ goals in back-to-back Premier League home games for the first time since November 2011.
- The Blues have also conceded 2+ games in four consecutive games (all venues) for the first time since December 2006.
- Chelsea have conceded nine goals in four games this term; their worst defensive record at this stage since 1971/72 (10).
- Chelsea's four point total is the second lowest at this stage of a Premier League season by a reigning champion, after Blackburn's three in 1995/96.
- Jose Mourinho's last seven Premier League defeats have come against a manager with a surname starting with P.
- No team has won more points than Crystal Palace away from home in the Premier League in 2015 (25 – same as Arsenal).
Liverpool v West Ham United
- Manuel Lanzini's goal for West Ham at Liverpool today is the fastest scored in the Premier League so far in 2015-16 (2:28).
- Mark Noble has scored in consecutive Premier League games for the first time in his career.
- Noble has been sent off on four occasions in the Premier League – in two of these, he's also scored.
- West Ham United have been shown six red cards in 10 games this season (all comps), compared to three in 43 matches in 2014-15.
- This was the first Premier League game since January 10th 2015 to see both sides receive a red card.
- This was West Ham's first top-flight league victory at Anfield since September 1963; ending a run of 42 successive top-flight trips there without a win.
- Liverpool mustered just one shot on target in this game; the third time that they have done had just one shot on target at Anfield in a PL match since the start of last season (never 0 shots).
Manchester City v Watford
- Watford have failed to register a shot on target in their last two Premier League games.
- Eight of Fernandinho's Premier League goals have been scored at the Etihad Stadium.
- Man City are unbeaten in their last 25 home Premier League games against newly-promoted opposition (W23 D2 L0), with their last defeat coming against Reading in February 2007.
- There were 978 successful passes in this match; the most in a single Premier League game so far this season (Man City - 593, Watford - 385).
- Watford have won just three of their 40 Premier League away matches (W3 D7 L30).
- Manchester City have become the ninth team to win 10+ successive Premier League games.
Stoke v West Bromwich Albion
- Stoke had two players sent off in the first half of this match - the 10th time that a side have been reduced to nine men in the Premier League before half-time.
- This was the 3rd quickest that a side has been reduced to 10 men in a single Premier League game (31 mins).
- The last team to have two men sent off in the first half of a Premier League game before today was also Stoke (v Newcastle on 26/12/2013).
- Strangely, Stoke only committed four fouls in this match (and received two reds) - only one team have conceded fewer in a single PL game this season (Arsenal; 2 v Liverpool).
- Salomon Rondon scored his first Premier League goal for WBA with his seventh shot (incl. blocked).
- Tony Pulis managed his first game back at the Britannia Stadium since leaving the club in May 2013.
