After an exciting set of Saturday fixtures in the Barclays Premier League, reflect on some statistics that will tell you which players or team are hot and which are not.
Man City v Everton had the shortest gap between two goals this season, while Peter Odemwingie thrives on facing Newcastle United. These are just two of the stats thrown up by the day's action.
In addition to these stats, more can be found on our Matchday Live service where you can also watch the manager press conferences and catch all the latest team news.
After kick-off you can follow live in-running commentary, check out live photos from all the grounds and get the latest in-match stats. At the final whistle we provide match reports while there are also post-match reactions and manager press conferences. To see more, click on the Matchday Live links below.
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Manchester City 3-1 Everton | #MCIEVE | Matchday Live >>
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Cardiff City 1-2 Newcastle United | #CARNEW | Matchday Live >>
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Fulham 1-0 Stoke City | #FULSTK | Matchday Live >>
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Hull City 0-0 Aston Villa | #HULAVL | Matchday Live >>
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Liverpool 3-1 Crystal Palace | #LIVCRY | Matchday Live >>
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Sunderland 1-2 Manchester United | #SUNMUN | Matchday Live >>
Manchester United have gone seven Premier League away games without a clean sheet.Sunderland are the sixth team to fail to win any of their opening seven Barclays Premier League games. Only two of the previous five survived the drop.United’s total of 10 points is the lowest by a defending champion in the Premier League since Arsenal in 1998-99.Adnan Januzaj is only the second Man Utd player to score twice on his first Barclays Premier League start for the club (after Ruud van Nistelrooy).Januzaj the Manchester United’s third youngest goalscorer in the Barclays Premier League.Since the start of last season, no defender has assisted more goals than Patrice Evra (six)._________________________________________________________________
1.30pm Norwich City v Chelsea | #NORCHE | Matchday Live >>
Norwich City have conceded only 23 goals in 22 home Barclays Premier League matches under Chris Hughton, keeping nine clean sheets in this run.Chelsea have won five and drawn one of their last six Barclays Premier League encounters with Norwich.The Canaries have scored just two goals in their last five Barclays Premier League matches, but both of these have secured 1-0 victories.Chelsea have picked up just two points (D2 L1) and scored just one goal in their three Barclays Premier League away trips so far in 2013-14.Jose Mourinho has won just one of his last eight away fixtures as a Barclays Premier League manager (W1 D5 L2).Norwich have only failed to score in successive Barclays Premier League home matches on two previous occasions: December 1992 and September 1993.Chelsea are the only side yet to concede a goal in the second half of a Barclays Premier League match this season._________________________________________________________________
1.30pm Southampton v Swansea City | #SOUSWA | Matchday Live >>
There have only been seven goals scored in the six Barclays Premier League meetings involving Southampton in 2013-14; a league-low.Swansea have won their last two Barclays Premier League away matches - they have never won three away fixtures in a row in the competition.Michu has created more goalscoring chances in the Barclays Premier League this season than any other player (15) – all of which have been from open play.The Saints have allowed their opponents just 14 shots on target in their six Barclays Premier League matches so far this season; fewer than any other side.Southampton have conceded just two goals in their six top-flight fixtures this season and have kept three successive clean sheets in the competition.The Saints last kept four successive clean sheets in the Barclays Premier League back in September 2003._________________________________________________________________
4pm Tottenham Hotspur v West Ham United | #TOTWHU | Matchday Live >>
West Ham United have fired in just 14 shots on target in the Barclays Premier League this season. Spurs surpassed this tally in their third match of 2013-14.Just one of the five goals that West Ham have conceded in the Barclays Premier League this season has come from open play.Tottenham Hotspur have attempted more shots from open play than any other side in the Barclays Premier League this term (69).Only Roma’s Morgan De Sanctis (91%) has a better saves to shots ratio than Hugo Lloris (89%) of all regular goalkeepers in the top five European leagues so far in 2013-14.No side has played in more 0-0 draws in the Barclays Premier League since the start of last season than West Ham (7, the same as Stoke).Spurs have lost only one of their last 16 Barclays Premier League matches at White Hart Lane (W11 D4)._________________________________________________________________
4pm West Bromwich Albion v Arsenal | #WBAARS | Matchday Live >>
Arsenal have won their last eight Barclays Premier League away matches in a row, equalling their best run in the competition.The Gunners have scored a league-high four goals in the opening 15 minutes of Barclays Premier League fixtures this season.Arsenal have scored the first goal of the match in each of their six Barclays Premier League encounters this season.No player has attempted more tackles in the Barclays Premier League this season than in-form Arsenal midfielder Aaron Ramsey (33).Ramsey has scored in three successive Barclays Premier League appearances (four goals) for the first time in his career. He has scored eight goals in his last nine games for Arsenal in all competitions.Steve Clarke has the best win percentage of any West Bromwich Albion manager in the Barclays Premier League (36.4%).Five of West Brom’s six goals this season have arrived in the second half of matches, with three of these coming in the final 15 minutes.
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