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Five stats to tell your mates from Saturday's Premier League football

Mohamed Salah celebrates scoring his side's second goal during the Premier League match at Anfield, Liverpool.
Image: Mohamed Salah has helped Liverpool to 77 goals in all comps this season

With the help of Opta we pick out five stats to impress your friends with from Saturday's Premier League football...

Mohamed Salah was once again the star for Liverpool, scoring both goals in their 2-1 comeback win over Leicester.

Those two goals take Liverpool's tally to 77 from 30 games in all competitions so far this season. That's their highest total at this stage of a campaign as a top-flight club.

Also on target at Anfield was Jamie Vardy. The Leicester striker - who has scored seven of his side's last nine goals against Liverpool - has made a habit of hitting the net against the big teams.

Jamie Vardy celebrates after scoring in the first couple of minutes at Anfield
Image: Jamie Vardy is proving to be a big-game specialist

Since August 2014, no player has scored as many Premier League goals against the Big Six as Vardy, who has 22 goals in 41 appearances.

One of those goals was a penalty against Chelsea in September - but the Blues are currently on a fantastic run.

Danny Drinkwater of Chelsea celebrates scoring his team's second goal with team-mates during the Premier League match v Stoke City
Image: Chelsea have kept eight clean sheets in their last 12

Chelsea's 5-0 win over Stoke on Saturday means they have now won 10 out of their last 13 and conceded just four times in their last 12. They have had eight clean sheets in their last dozen games.

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Watford could do with some of that defensive resolve. They conceded twice in the final four minutes to Swansea in a 2-1 home loss.

Marco Silva looks dejected during the Premier League match between Watford and Swansea City at Vicarage Road
Image: Marco Silva reacts as his team drop more points from a winning position

Watford have now dropped 16 points from winning positions this season - more than any other team in the Premier League.

As well as Swansea, another away team who will be satisfied with their afternoon's work will be Burnley. Sean Dyche's side drew 0-0 at Huddersfield, meaning they have kept as many clean sheets away from home this campaign (four) as they did in all of last season.

Burnley manager Sean Dyche
Image: Sean Dyche's Burnley have picked up 17 points on the road

Indeed, only Manchester City (30), Chelsea (20), Manchester United and Liverpool (both 18) have won more points away from home than Burnley in the Premier League this season (17).

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