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Saturday stats: The best match facts from the Premier League

Jonjo Shelvey is tackled by James McCarthy
Image: Swansea and Everton shared the points in Wales

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

Chelsea 2-0 Arsenal

Gabriel Paulista became the third Gabriel to be sent off in the Premier League, after Agbonlahor and Tamas.

Cesc Fabregas has assisted a goal in two of his three Premier League games against former side Arsenal (both at Stamford Bridge).

Fifteen of the 41 Premier League goals Arsenal have conceded since the start of last season have been headers.

Arsenal have now had 79 players sent off in Premier League history. Only Everton (80) have had more. 

Arsenal had two players sent off in a Premier League game for only the third time, and the first since 1999 (v Spurs).

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Kurt Zouma celebrates scoring the opening goal against Arsenal
Image: Kurt Zouma celebrates scoring the opening goal against Arsenal

Chelsea have kept six clean sheets in their last eight Premier League games against Arsenal, including the last five in a row. The Gunners have now gone 482 minutes of league football without netting against the Blues.

Chelsea are unbeaten against Arsenal in their last eight Premier League encounters (W5 D3).

Arsene Wenger has now won only one of his 15 meetings with Jose Mourinho as managers in all competitions (D6 L8).

Eden Hazard has scored in his last three home Premier League meetings with Arsenal.

Petr Cech conceded twice at Stamford Bridge for the first time in the Premier League since November 2013.

Bournemouth 2-0 Sunderland

Matt Ritchie of Bournemouth celebrates scoring his team's second goal against Sunderland
Image: Matt Ritchie scored a stunner against Sunderland

Callum Wilson has scored five goals in his last four Premier League appearances.

Wilson has scored in consecutive home league games for only the second time for Bournemouth (also October 2014).

Sunderland have conceded 10 first-half Premier League goals this season; Chelsea (12) are the only other team to concede 10+ goals overall.

Younes Kaboul was sent off for the sixth time in the Premier League; of all players to be sent off five or more times, he averages the fewest games per red card (26).

Bournemouth defeated Sunderland for the first time ever; they had drawn two and lost four of the six previous meetings across competitions.

Sunderland are now on a nine-game winless streak in the Premier League (D4 L5); the longest current run in the competition.

The Black Cats didn't manage a single shot on target after the 40th minute in this game.

Stoke City 2-2 Leicester City

Is the comeback on? Riyad Mahrez scores from the penalty spot for Leicester
Image: Riyad Mahrez scores from the penalty spot for Leicester

Bojan scored his first Premier League goal since netting against Leicester back in January.

Jonathan Walters (35) is now two clear of Peter Crouch (33) as Stoke City's all-time leading Premier League scorer.

Riyad Mahrez has scored seven goals and assisted three in his last nine Premier League appearances.

Jamie Vardy has scored in three successive Premier League games for the first time.

Stoke have suffered just one defeat in their last seven meetings in all competitions with Leicester, winning three and drawing three.

Leicester are the first team since Everton in 2012 (six) to claim at least a point from behind in four successive Premier League fixtures.

Leicester are unbeaten after six games for only the second time in a Premier League season (they were unbeaten through eight in 2000/01).

Aston Villa 0-1 West Bromwich Albion

Saido Berahino celebrates
Image: Saido Berahino netted West Brom's winner

Saido Berahino has scored in his last two Premier League games at Villa Park. In fact his last two Premier League goals away from the Hawthorns have come there.

Sixteen of Berahino's 20 Premier League goals so far have been scored in the West Midlands (14 at the Hawthorns, two at Villa Park).

Aston Villa are winless in four Premier League games at Villa Park, losing three and drawing the other.

The Baggies have lost just one of their last seven Premier League matches on the road (W4 D2 L1) keeping five clean sheets in that run.

Tim Sherwood has lost six of his last eight Premier League matches (W1 D1).

West Brom have won just their second Premier League game at Villa Park (D3 L5).

Tony Pulis has lost only two of his previous eight trips to Villa Park as a manager in the Premier League (W2 D4).

Newcastle United 1-2 Watford

Odion Ighalo celebrates
Image: Odion Ighalo scored twice against Newcastle

Watford striker Odion Ighalo has scored 20 goals in 24 league appearances in 2015 - more than any other player in the top four tiers this year.

Troy Deeney has assisted three times in the Premier League this season, all of which have been for Odion Ighalo.

Steve McClaren has gone 10 Premier League games without a victory (six at Newcastle, four at Boro), his longest run without a win in the English top-flight.

This was only the third time in their Premier League history that Watford led by two goals at half-time, and the first time away from home.

Moussa Sissoko assisted his first Premier League goal since February (v Stoke City).

This was just Watford's fourth Premier League victory away from Vicarage Road (of 13 PL wins).

Newcastle United have lost just their second of their last 17 league meetings with Watford (W9 D6 L2).

Swansea City 0-0 Everton

Jack Cork and James McCarthy compete for the ball
Image: Jack Cork and James McCarthy compete for the ball

Everton have kept three successive clean sheets away from home in the Premier League for the first time since December 2013.

Swansea have won just one of their 24 meetings with Everton in all competitions (D8 L15).

Everton have conceded just four goals in their nine Premier League clashes with the Swans (W5 D4).

The Welsh side haven't won any of their five Premier League meetings with Everton at the Liberty Stadium (D2 L3), netting just two goals in the process.

Roberto Martinez has overseen two wins and three draws in his five Premier League games as Everton boss against the Swans.

Swansea City have won just three of their 16 Premier League games played in September (W3 D4 L9).

Kevin Mirallas was sent off just two minutes and 16 seconds after coming onto the field. He is the only substitute to have been sent off this season.

Manchester City 1-2 West Ham

- Man City's winning streak of 11 Premier League games has ended; a run which began with a win to West Ham.

- Victor Moses' strike was the first league goal Manchester City had conceded in 572 minutes. Dimitri Payet has had a hand in 12 goals (four goals, eight assists) in his last 14 league appearances (Premier League & Ligue 1 combined).

- Only three other sides have beaten Arsenal, Liverpool and Man City away in the same Premier League season (Everton 1995/96, Manchester United 2004/05 and Chelsea 2005/06).

- Diafra Sakho has scored in both Premier League games v City he's played in.

- Three of Kevin de Bruyne last four league goals have been scored from outside the box (including games at Wolfsburg).

- Winston Reid made 20 clearances in this match, the most by a Premier League player in a game this season.

- This is West Ham's highest position at the end of a day in the Premier League since August 2006 (1st).