Matchweek12 pre-match stats
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The Barclays Premier League returns to action this weekend following the international break and there are plenty of fixtures to savour in Matchweek 12, including Arsenal hosting Manchester United and Liverpool travelling to Crystal Palace. Ahead of the action, here are the key statistics for the 10 fixtures.
Remember you can follow all the Barclays Premier League action as it unfolds in our Carlsberg Live Match Centre at: live.premierleague.com.
3pm unless otherwise stated
Saturday 22 November
Chelsea v West Bromwich Albion | #CHEWBA | More on Live Match Centre >>
Didier Drogba has scored eight goals in nine BPL matches against West Brom, his joint-highest tally against a club along with Arsenal.
West Brom have won three of their last 14 Barclays Premier League fixtures (W3 D4 L7), while Chelsea are unbeaten in theirs (W11 D3 L0).
Chelsea have won one of the last five BPL matches against West Brom (W1 D2 L2).
Cesc Fabregas has averaged a goal assist every 225 minutes in his BPL career, a better rate than any player in the competition's history (min 25 assists).
Chelsea have netted with 23% of their shots, the best conversion rate in the Premier League. The Blues have also hit the target with 54% of their attempts at goal, the best shooting accuracy in the division.
Only two teams have ever had more points after 11 games of a BPL season than Chelsea currently have (Chelsea 2005-06 and Man City 2011-12 with 31 points each).
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Everton v West Ham United | #EVEWHU | More on Live Match Centre >>
Everton are unbeaten in their last 12 Barclays Premier League matches against West Ham (W8 D4 L0). In four of the last six meetings, the Hammers have taken the lead against Everton but failed to win (D2 L2).
West Ham's tally of 18 points from 11 matches is their joint-best start to a BPL season, equalling their record in 2005/06 and 2012/13.
Only West Ham (eight) have scored more headed goals than Everton (six) in the BPL this season. Forty-two percent of the Hammers' goals have come from headers, the highest proportion in the top division.
The Hammers are unbeaten in their last five BPL matches and have not gone six unbeaten since January 2009, while Everton have won four of their last 14 BPL matches (W4 D5 L5).
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Leicester City v Sunderland | #LEISUN | More on Live Match Centre >>
Leicester City have won none of their last six BPL matches (W0 D1 L5), failing to score in five of those fixtures.
Sunderland have won two of their last 12 BPL matches (W2 D6 L4) both by a 3-1 scoreline.
Excluding blocked shots, Leicester City have fired in fewer shots (75) than any other team in the top flight this season.
Wes Morgan has blocked more opposition shots than any other player in the BPL this season (17).
Sunderland's 3-1 win at Selhurst Park last time on the road ended a run of three away league fixtures without scoring for the Black Cats.
Sunderland have won on their last two visits to the King Power Stadium, without conceding a goal.
However, the Black Cats have never won away at Leicester in the BPL, losing three and drawing one of their four visits.
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Manchester City v Swansea City | #MCISWA | More on Live Match Centre >>
Sergio Aguero has the best minutes-per-goal rate of any player in BPL history with more than 20 goals, scoring on average every 107 minutes.
Man City have won four and lost just one of the six BPL meetings with Swansea City.
This is Man City's fourth-best start to a BPL season and they have one point more than last season after 11 matches.
Eighteen points after 11 games is Swanseas best start to a BPL campaign, beating the 13 they accrued at this point in 2011/12 and in 2012/13.
Swansea have conceded the highest percentage of second-half goals in the BPL this season (73%).
Swansea's last BPL away win came in Manchester when they beat United on the opening day of this season. Since then they have a record of W0 D2 L2.
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Newcastle United v QPR | #NEWQPR | More on Live Match Centre >>
Ayoze Perez has scored three goals in the Barclays Premier League this season, and each was a winning goal in Newcastle's last three matches.
Charlie Austin has scored five goals in his last six BPL appearances, including four in the last three.
Newcastle United have won their last four BPL matches and have not won five on the bounce since April 2012.
The Magpies have won five and lost none of the last six BPL meetings with QPR. In those six meetings, QPR have opened the scoring three times and lost all three, while failing to net in the other three matches.
QPR have the worst away record in the BPL with no points, two goals scored and 14 conceded in five matches.
Alan Pardew's side have scored the highest proportion of second-half goals of any team in the BPL this season (77%).
QPR have allowed more shots on target against them than any BPL team this season (65).
Newcastle have scored the joint-most goals from substitutes this season (five, along with Southampton).
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Stoke City v Burnley | #STKBUR | More on Live Match Centre >>
Burnley have conceded more headed goals than any team in the Barclays Premier League this season (eight).
Almost half (46%) the goals Stoke have conceded this season have come from set-pieces, the highest proportion in the top flight.
Only Aston Villa (23) have fired in fewer shots on target then Burnley (32) in the BPL this season.
Burnley's Jason Shackell has made the most clearances in the top flight this season (126).
Burnley have won five and lost just two of their last nine away matches against Stoke City, but have a record of W1 D1 L2 in the last four visits.
Stoke have lost only one of their last 10 BPL fixtures in November (W5 D4).
Only Villa (30%) have hit the target with a lower percentage of their shots than Burnley (35%).
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5.30pm Arsenal v Manchester United | #ARSMUN | More on Live Match Centre >>
Arsenal have dropped the most points from winning positions this season (nine). They dropped nine points from winning positions in the whole of 2013/14.
Juan Mata has scored four goals and set up two more in five starts against Arsenal in all competitions.
Wayne Rooney has scored the joint-most goals against Arsenal of any player in BPL history (10, along with Robbie Fowler).
Robin van Persie has scored in five of the last six meetings between Arsenal and Man Utd, in two games as a Gunner and three as a Red Devil.
Danny Welbeck has scored in his last two appearances in this fixture, while playing for Man Utd.
Manchester United have lost one of their last 14 matches against Arsenal in all competitions (W10 D3 L1).
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Sunday 23 November
1.30pm Crystal Palace v Liverpool | #CRYLIV | More on Live Match Centre >>
Crystal Palace have won none of their last five BPL matches (W0 D1 L4) while Liverpool have won two of their last eight (W2 D2 L4).
Dwight Gayle has scored three goals in two BPL appearances against Liverpool.
Liverpool have won six and lost just one of the 10 BPL meetings with Palace.
Liverpool have conceded 18 goals in their last nine BPL away matches, keeping one clean sheet.
Liverpool are one of two teams (along with Aston Villa) who have not recovered any points from a losing position in the BPL this season.
Of Palace's goals in the BPL, 57% have come from set plays, the highest proportion in the top flight.
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4pm Hull City v Tottenham Hotspur | #HULTOT | More on Live Match Centre >>
Hull City have won one of their last 10 BPL matches (W1 D5 L4).
This is Spurs' lowest points tally after 11 matches in a Barclays Premier League season since 2008/09.
Hull have won none of the last five BPL matches against Spurs (W0 D2 L3), three of these were at the KC Stadium (W0 D1 L2).
Only Aston Villa (two) have had fewer different scorers this season than Hull City (four).
After scoring in each of their opening eight BPL mathes this season, Hull have failed to score in their last three.
Only Hull City (five) have conceded more goals in the opening 15 minutes of matches this season than Tottenham Hotspur (four).
Spurs have conceded the most penalties in the top flight this term (five).
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Monday 24 November
8pm Aston Villa v Southampton | #AVLSOU | More on Live Match Centre >>
This is Southampton's best start to a top-flight season, surpassing last season's 22 points at this stage.
Southampton are the only team in the BPL yet to have dropped a point from matches where they were leading this season, winning all eight.
Aston Villa are one of two teams yet to recover any points after falling behind.
Four of the five goals Villa have scored in the Barclays Premier League this term have been in the first half. They are yet to score after the 50th minute.
Southampton have allowed the fewest shots on target this season (24), while Villa have fired in the fewest shots on target (23).
Villa have failed to score in six of their last seven Barclays Premier League matches, netting once in the other game in that run, while Saints have kept five clean sheets in their last eight BPL visits to Villa Park.
Remember you can follow all the Barclays Premier League action as it unfolds in our Carlsberg Live Match Centre at: live.premierleague.com.
3pm unless otherwise stated
Saturday 22 November
Chelsea v West Bromwich Albion | #CHEWBA | More on Live Match Centre >>
Didier Drogba has scored eight goals in nine BPL matches against West Brom, his joint-highest tally against a club along with Arsenal.
West Brom have won three of their last 14 Barclays Premier League fixtures (W3 D4 L7), while Chelsea are unbeaten in theirs (W11 D3 L0).
Chelsea have won one of the last five BPL matches against West Brom (W1 D2 L2).
Cesc Fabregas has averaged a goal assist every 225 minutes in his BPL career, a better rate than any player in the competition's history (min 25 assists).
Chelsea have netted with 23% of their shots, the best conversion rate in the Premier League. The Blues have also hit the target with 54% of their attempts at goal, the best shooting accuracy in the division.
Only two teams have ever had more points after 11 games of a BPL season than Chelsea currently have (Chelsea 2005-06 and Man City 2011-12 with 31 points each).
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Everton v West Ham United | #EVEWHU | More on Live Match Centre >>
Everton are unbeaten in their last 12 Barclays Premier League matches against West Ham (W8 D4 L0). In four of the last six meetings, the Hammers have taken the lead against Everton but failed to win (D2 L2).
West Ham's tally of 18 points from 11 matches is their joint-best start to a BPL season, equalling their record in 2005/06 and 2012/13.
Only West Ham (eight) have scored more headed goals than Everton (six) in the BPL this season. Forty-two percent of the Hammers' goals have come from headers, the highest proportion in the top division.
The Hammers are unbeaten in their last five BPL matches and have not gone six unbeaten since January 2009, while Everton have won four of their last 14 BPL matches (W4 D5 L5).
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Leicester City v Sunderland | #LEISUN | More on Live Match Centre >>
Leicester City have won none of their last six BPL matches (W0 D1 L5), failing to score in five of those fixtures.
Sunderland have won two of their last 12 BPL matches (W2 D6 L4) both by a 3-1 scoreline.
Excluding blocked shots, Leicester City have fired in fewer shots (75) than any other team in the top flight this season.
Wes Morgan has blocked more opposition shots than any other player in the BPL this season (17).
Sunderland's 3-1 win at Selhurst Park last time on the road ended a run of three away league fixtures without scoring for the Black Cats.
Sunderland have won on their last two visits to the King Power Stadium, without conceding a goal.
However, the Black Cats have never won away at Leicester in the BPL, losing three and drawing one of their four visits.
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Manchester City v Swansea City | #MCISWA | More on Live Match Centre >>
Sergio Aguero has the best minutes-per-goal rate of any player in BPL history with more than 20 goals, scoring on average every 107 minutes.
Man City have won four and lost just one of the six BPL meetings with Swansea City.
This is Man City's fourth-best start to a BPL season and they have one point more than last season after 11 matches.
Eighteen points after 11 games is Swanseas best start to a BPL campaign, beating the 13 they accrued at this point in 2011/12 and in 2012/13.
Swansea have conceded the highest percentage of second-half goals in the BPL this season (73%).
Swansea's last BPL away win came in Manchester when they beat United on the opening day of this season. Since then they have a record of W0 D2 L2.
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Newcastle United v QPR | #NEWQPR | More on Live Match Centre >>
Ayoze Perez has scored three goals in the Barclays Premier League this season, and each was a winning goal in Newcastle's last three matches.
Charlie Austin has scored five goals in his last six BPL appearances, including four in the last three.
Newcastle United have won their last four BPL matches and have not won five on the bounce since April 2012.
The Magpies have won five and lost none of the last six BPL meetings with QPR. In those six meetings, QPR have opened the scoring three times and lost all three, while failing to net in the other three matches.
QPR have the worst away record in the BPL with no points, two goals scored and 14 conceded in five matches.
Alan Pardew's side have scored the highest proportion of second-half goals of any team in the BPL this season (77%).
QPR have allowed more shots on target against them than any BPL team this season (65).
Newcastle have scored the joint-most goals from substitutes this season (five, along with Southampton).
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Stoke City v Burnley | #STKBUR | More on Live Match Centre >>
Burnley have conceded more headed goals than any team in the Barclays Premier League this season (eight).
Almost half (46%) the goals Stoke have conceded this season have come from set-pieces, the highest proportion in the top flight.
Only Aston Villa (23) have fired in fewer shots on target then Burnley (32) in the BPL this season.
Burnley's Jason Shackell has made the most clearances in the top flight this season (126).
Burnley have won five and lost just two of their last nine away matches against Stoke City, but have a record of W1 D1 L2 in the last four visits.
Stoke have lost only one of their last 10 BPL fixtures in November (W5 D4).
Only Villa (30%) have hit the target with a lower percentage of their shots than Burnley (35%).
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5.30pm Arsenal v Manchester United | #ARSMUN | More on Live Match Centre >>
Arsenal have dropped the most points from winning positions this season (nine). They dropped nine points from winning positions in the whole of 2013/14.
Juan Mata has scored four goals and set up two more in five starts against Arsenal in all competitions.
Wayne Rooney has scored the joint-most goals against Arsenal of any player in BPL history (10, along with Robbie Fowler).
Robin van Persie has scored in five of the last six meetings between Arsenal and Man Utd, in two games as a Gunner and three as a Red Devil.
Danny Welbeck has scored in his last two appearances in this fixture, while playing for Man Utd.
Manchester United have lost one of their last 14 matches against Arsenal in all competitions (W10 D3 L1).
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Sunday 23 November
1.30pm Crystal Palace v Liverpool | #CRYLIV | More on Live Match Centre >>
Crystal Palace have won none of their last five BPL matches (W0 D1 L4) while Liverpool have won two of their last eight (W2 D2 L4).
Dwight Gayle has scored three goals in two BPL appearances against Liverpool.
Liverpool have won six and lost just one of the 10 BPL meetings with Palace.
Liverpool have conceded 18 goals in their last nine BPL away matches, keeping one clean sheet.
Liverpool are one of two teams (along with Aston Villa) who have not recovered any points from a losing position in the BPL this season.
Of Palace's goals in the BPL, 57% have come from set plays, the highest proportion in the top flight.
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4pm Hull City v Tottenham Hotspur | #HULTOT | More on Live Match Centre >>
Hull City have won one of their last 10 BPL matches (W1 D5 L4).
This is Spurs' lowest points tally after 11 matches in a Barclays Premier League season since 2008/09.
Hull have won none of the last five BPL matches against Spurs (W0 D2 L3), three of these were at the KC Stadium (W0 D1 L2).
Only Aston Villa (two) have had fewer different scorers this season than Hull City (four).
After scoring in each of their opening eight BPL mathes this season, Hull have failed to score in their last three.
Only Hull City (five) have conceded more goals in the opening 15 minutes of matches this season than Tottenham Hotspur (four).
Spurs have conceded the most penalties in the top flight this term (five).
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Monday 24 November
8pm Aston Villa v Southampton | #AVLSOU | More on Live Match Centre >>
This is Southampton's best start to a top-flight season, surpassing last season's 22 points at this stage.
Southampton are the only team in the BPL yet to have dropped a point from matches where they were leading this season, winning all eight.
Aston Villa are one of two teams yet to recover any points after falling behind.
Four of the five goals Villa have scored in the Barclays Premier League this term have been in the first half. They are yet to score after the 50th minute.
Southampton have allowed the fewest shots on target this season (24), while Villa have fired in the fewest shots on target (23).
Villa have failed to score in six of their last seven Barclays Premier League matches, netting once in the other game in that run, while Saints have kept five clean sheets in their last eight BPL visits to Villa Park.
