English Premier League: Ten facts to prep you for the weekend


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With the dust only just settling on Liverpool's fifth consecutive home loss in the top-flight, the next round of Premier League matches is almost upon us. The highlight is undoubtedly Sunday's Manchester Derby at the Etihad Stadium, but there are subplots aplenty across the country. Here are the best weekend preview stats via the Premier League.

🇬🇦 Burnley vs Arsenal

Arsenal is unbeaten in their last eight away league matches at Turf Moor (W4 D4), keeping a clean sheet in four of their last five. Gunner skipper Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang has scored more PL goals against Burnley than he has versus any other side (7).

🎯 Sheffield United vs Southampton

Saints forward Che Adams has scored more EPL goals against former club Sheffield Utd than he has versus any other side.

🧔 Aston Villa vs Wolves

Wolves, who won at Villa Park last season, have not earned back-to-back league wins at Villa since 1960.

🔮 Brighton vs Leicester

Only Kevin De Bruyne (339) has created more EPL chances than Pascal Groß (242) since August 2017.

💼 West Brom vs Newcastle

Sam Allardyce has won 13 Premier League matches against Newcastle United, more than he has against any other opponent.

👓 Liverpool vs Fulham

Jürgen Klopp has never lost a home Premier League match against a newly promoted side (P15 W14 D1).

🌃 Man City vs Man United

Man City has not lost consecutive home league matches against Man Utd since April 2010.

🦁 Spurs vs Crystal Palace

Spurs striker Harry Kane has scored more Sunday goals than any other PL player this season, netting 12 in 16 matches.

🔵 Chelsea vs Everton

Chelsea is unbeaten in their last 25 Premier League home matches against Everton (W14 D11). Only against Spurs have they had a longer unbeaten home run in top-flight history (27 between 1990 and 2016).

🦚 West Ham vs Leeds

Leeds have dominated the historical head-to-head record between these sides, winning 14 of 21 Premier League meetings in the past. Their star striker Patrick Bamford has 13 goals & five assists in 26 EPL appearances this term. What a weekend we have in store, all kicking off at Turf Moor in Saturday's early kickoff.
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Award winning journalist, Niyi Busari, the Publisher and CEO of BSN Sports Concepts is one of the most celebrated Nigerian sports journalist of his generation. A"cross-over" professional, he combines the talents and abilities of a print and electronic journalist in a manner that is rare, even though his specialization is print. A graduate of Economics from the University of Abuja where he obtained his Bachelor Degree in 2015.

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