Premier League Stat Pack: Matchday 9

Arsenal – who faced Aston Villa in the first-ever competitive game at the Emirates Stadium – have lost four of their last 10 home league games against the Villans (W6). The Gunners have only lost more league games at their new ground against Man City (5) and Chelsea (6).

Chelsea have won 10 of their last 12 Premier League games against Norwich (D2), last losing against the Canaries in the competition back in December 1994 (0-3).

After netting in his first two Premier League games against Newcastle in 2013, Crystal Palace’s Christian Benteke has failed to score in his last nine against the Magpies in the competition.

This will be the seventh managerial meeting between Everton boss Rafa Benítez and Watford’s Claudio Ranieri, and the first since Newcastle drew 0-0 with Fulham in December 2018. Both men have overseen two wins each against the other (with two draws), most notably a 3-1 win for the Spaniard over the Italian in the Italian Super Cup back in 2010 (Inter 3-1 Roma).

Wolves have won their last three away league games against Leeds without conceding a single goal. They had only won three of their previous 25 league games at Elland Road before this (D4 L18).

Southampton won home and away against Burnley in the Premier League last season, as many victories as they’d managed in their first 10 meetings with them in the competition before then (D3 L5).

Manchester City’s Raheem Sterling has scored four goals in four Premier League starts against Brighton, netting a hat-trick on his last visit to the Amex Stadium in July 2020. However, Sterling has scored just once from 13 attempts in the Premier League so far this season.

Leicester striker Jamie Vardy has scored in each of his last four Premier League games. A goal vs Brentford would see him become the eighth player to have three different runs of scoring in five or more consecutive Premier League matches, after Sergio Aguero (7), Alan Shearer (5), Ruud van Nistelrooy (4), Thierry Henry, Robbie Keane, Michael Owen and Robin van Persie (all 3).

West Ham’s Michail Antonio has scored more Premier League goals against Spurs than he has versus any other side (5). Three of these goals have been scored in one-goal victories (and have been worth six points to the Hammers), while the other two were scored in a 3-2 defeat.

Liverpool are unbeaten in their last 25 Premier League matches against ‘United’ teams (W18 D7) since losing 2-1 away to Manchester United in March 2018. Should they avoid defeat here, it would be the joint- longest unbeaten run against ‘United’ teams in the history of the Football League, matching Brentford’s 26- game run between October 1998 and November 2000.