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The best stats and facts from Saturday’s Premier League games
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The best stats and facts from Saturday’s Premier League games
We round up the best stats and facts from Saturday’s Premier League games, with the help of Opta…
Tottenham have won 11 Premier League home games in a row, their best winning streak at White Hart Lane since October 1987 (14).
Watford have enjoyed just one win in their last 11 away league games (D2 L8).
Adrian Mariappa made his first Premier League start for Watford in almost 10 years (since 13th May 2007).
Dele Alli has been directly involved in 14 goals in 13 Premier League games for Tottenham in 2017 (10 goals, 4 assists).
Alli (40) has had a hand in as many Premier League goals before turning 21 as Frank Lampard (15), Steven Gerrard (13) & David Beckham (12) combined.
Son Heung-Min has had a hand in five goals in his last three Premier League games (4 goals, 1 assist), after none in the five before that.
Via his 10 and 11th league goals this season, Son is the first South Korean player to hit double figures in a single Premier League season.
Eric Dier has scored two goals in his last three Premier League apps, as many as in his previous 61 combined.
As Watford keeper, Heurelho Gomes has conceded 11 Premier League goals against his former side Tottenham - against no side has he shipped more for the Hornets (also 11 v Arsenal).
No Premier League side has scored more goals in all competitions than Manchester City this season (101, level with Arsenal).
However, only Hull (1) have kept fewer home clean sheets in the Premier League this season than Man City (3).
Sergio Aguero has scored 10 goals in his last 10 games for Man City in all competitions.
Despite impressive recent home form, Hull have won just two points from their last 45 available on the road (W0 D2 L13).
Fabian Delph scored his first Premier League goal in 448 days, since netting against Crystal Palace in January 2016.
Pep Guardiola’s side have benefited from a league-high five own goals this season, including one in both games against the Tigers.
Indeed, no side has scored more own goals in the Premier League this season than Hull (5, level with Swansea).
Andrea Ranocchia has scored two goals in his last three league games, after a run of 55 without one (for Inter, Sampdoria and Hull).
Middlesbrough have been involved in seven goalless draws in the Premier League this season, at least three more than any other side.
Indeed, the Riverside Stadium has seen fewer goals than any other Premier League ground this season (29 - 12 scored, 17 conceded).
Sean Dyche’s side remain one of just two sides in the top four tiers of English football without an away league win this season (also Rotherham).
The Boro are the only side in English league football without a win in 2017, last earning three points against Swansea on 17th December.
The last seven league meetings between these sides have produced just six goals in total.
Of the 10 previous occasions a team has scored 22 goals or fewer after 31 Premier League games, only two have avoided relegation (Crystal Palace in 2013-14 and Aston Villa in 2014-15 - both scored 20 goals).
Liverpool have won more points from losing positions than any other Premier League team this season (18).
Philippe Coutinho (30) has scored more Premier League goals than any other Brazilian in the competition’s history.
Coutinho has scored more Premier League goals this season than he has in any other previous campaign (9).
There were just 126 seconds between Liverpool’s first and second goals against Stoke City.
Jonathan Walters has scored seven times versus Liverpool in the Premier League, more than he has against any other side.
Georginio Wijnaldum has provided six Premier League assists this season, one more than he registered in 2015/16.
Jurgen Klopp’s side won their first away Premier League game of 2017 (D3 L2).
Stoke have lost consecutive home Premier League games for the second time this season and for the first time since September.
West Brom have failed to score in three consecutive Premier League games for the first time since November 2014 (also three in total).
Southampton have lost just one of their last six Premier League games (W4 D1), after losing six and winning just one of the seven before that.
The Baggies are also winless in three top-flight games (D1 L2) for the first time since October 2016 (five games in total, D3 L2).
Jordy Clasie netted his first Premier League goal in his 37th appearance in the competition
Since his Premier League debut in Aug 2014, Dusan Tadic has provided 24 assists; only Fabregas (32) Ozil (30) and Eriksen (26) have more, with David Silva also on 24.
Tadic has been directly involved in six goals in his last eight top-flight games (two goals, four assists), after registering just two in his previous 18 appearances this season (one goal, one assist).
Despite losing, Tony Pulis’ charges mustered 17 shots in total, their most in a home Premier League game since April 16th 2016 v Watford (also 17).
Swansea have lost five consecutive Premier League away games for the first time ever.
West Ham registered a win for the first time in their last eight top-flight games (D2 L5).
Swansea are without a clean sheet in each of their last 15 Premier League away games, the longest current such run in the top-flight.
Cheikhou Kouyate scored his first Premier League goals in 30 games and in almost a year, since netting against West Brom on May 30th 2016
Robert Snodgrass registered his first goal involvement in his 10th Premier League game for West Ham, having scored three and assisted two in the 10 before that for Hull.
The Swans directed only one shot on target in the game; only once this season in the Premier League have they managed fewer (0 v Tottenham on December 3rd).
The Hammers kept a clean sheet for the first time in their last 11 top-flight games.
Bournemouth have conceded 3+ goals in 11 Premier League games this season; only Swansea have done so more often (13).
Chelsea have conceded in nine consecutive Premier League games in a single season for the first time since the 2011-12 season (nine games between Aug-Oct 2011).
Eden Hazard has scored four times in his last three Premier League appearances against Bournemouth.
Hazard’s haul of 14 Premier League goals this season is his joint-best-ever return in a season in the competition (also 14 in 13/14 and 14/15).
N’Golo Kanté has provided his first ever Premier League assist for Chelsea in what is his 30th appearance.
Josh King has scored 10 goals in his last 11 Premier League appearances, after netting just three in the 20 before that this season.
King has netted eight goals v teams currently in the Premier League top 10, the most of any player playing in a team outside the top-half.
Indeed, only Romelu Lukaku (11) and Harry Kane (11) have scored more Premier League goals in 2017 than Josh King (10 - level with Dele Alli).
Marcos Alonso has netted five PL goals this season. Among defenders, only James Milner (7) and Gareth McAuley (6) have more.
Chelsea have scored the most (11) while Bournemouth have conceded the most (9) Premier League goals from outside the box this season.
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