MW17 pre-match stats: Third time lucky for Liverpool
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Ahead of Matchweek 17 in the Barclays Premier League, we look at all the key numbers, including Manchester United captain Wayne Rooney looking to continue his impressive record against Aston Villa as they bid to secure their seventh win on the spin, and Liverpool aiming to build on last season's 5-1 win as they search for their third success against Arsenal in 15 attempts.
Here are all the key stats prior to Matchweek 17, and remember you can keep up to date with all of the action as it happens in our Carlsberg Live Match Centre: live.premierleague.com.
Saturday 20 December
12:45pm Man City v Crystal Palace | #MCICRY | More on Live Match Centre >>
Crystal Palace forward Fraizer Campbell scored three goals in his two Barclays Premier League appearances for Cardiff City against Manchester City last season.
Man City have won their last five BPL matches, this after winning just four of their previous nine (W4 D3 L2).
The Citizens have scored in 13 successive league matches; the longest such run in the BPL this season.
Yaya Toure has completed a league-high 1178 passes in 2014-15.
Mile Jedinak has made more interceptions (60) than any other BPL player this season, while only Nathaniel Clyne (70) has made more tackles than the Australian (60).
Manchester City's substitutes have had a hand in 11 goals this season in the top flight (five goals, six assists) more than any other club.
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Aston Villa v Manchester United | #AVLMUN | More on Live Match Centre >>
Wayne Rooney has scored more Barclays Premier League goals against Aston Villa than he has versus any other opponent (12).
Aston Villa have won just one of the last 37 league outings against Man Utd (W1 D9 L27), including losing the last seven in a row.
Villa have not won any of the last 18 league home matches against the Red Devils (D6 L12). Only Sunderland at home to Liverpool (20 matches between 1959 and 2002) have recorded a longer run without a home win against a specific opponent in English league history.
Man Utd have scored at least three goals in each of their last five league matches against Villa.
The Red Devils have won more points from their last six BPL matches than any other side (18).
Aston Villa have lost a league-high eight points from goals scored in the final 15 minutes of matches this season.
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Hull City v Swansea City | #HULSWA | More on Live Match Centre >>
Hull City are unbeaten in their last six league matches against Swansea City (W4 D2 L0).
The Tigers have won a league-low six points in Barclays Premier League home matches this season.
Swansea have lost a BPL-high 16 points from leading positions this season losing four and drawing two of the 12 BPL matches that they have held a lead in.
Wilfried Bony has scored eight goals in his last 10 league appearances.
Of the 17 ever-present BPL sides in 2014, Hull have won the fewest points (27, 10 fewer than any other ever-present side).
The Swans have lost back-to-back league matches. They have yet to lose three BPL matches in a row under Garry Monk's management.
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QPR v West Bromwich Albion | #QPRWBA | More on Live Match Centre >>
Queens Park Rangers have won just one of their last six home matches against West Bromwich Albion in all competitions (W1 D2 L3).
All 14 of QPR's points in the league this season have come at Loftus Road.
West Brom have won eight points from seven matches away from home in the BPL this season, despite only scoring three goals in these matches.
Charlie Austin has had a hand in eight goals in his last eight BPL appearances (six goals, two assists).
Austin has been involved in 59% of QPR's league goals this season the only player to have had a hand in a larger proportion for his side in the top four tiers is Chesterfield's Eoin Doyle (62%).
West Brom have won just five of their 47 trips to London in the competition (D13 L29).
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Southampton v Everton | #SOUEVE | More on Live Match Centre >>
Southampton's 2-0 home win in the Barclays Premier League last season, courtesy of two own goals (Antolin Alcaraz and Seamus Coleman), ended a run of eight Barclays Premier League matches unbeaten for Everton against Saints (W4 D4).
If matches ended at half-time this season, Everton would be third in the BPL table with 28 points.
Dusan Tadic has not scored or assisted a single goal in his last eight BPL appearances; this after having a hand in seven goals in his first matches in the competition (six assists, one goal).
Nevertheless, Tadic has created the most goalscoring opportunities from open play than any other player in the top flight this season (42).
Steven Naismith has scored four goals from eight shots on target in the BPL this season.
Southampton manager Ronald Koeman has made just 38 of the 48 substitutions available to him in the league this season; no club has used as few.
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Tottenham Hotspur v Burnley | #TOTBUR | More on Live Match Centre >>
There have been 21 goals scored in the last four meetings in all competitions between Tottenham Hotspur and Burnley, with at least five in each match.
There have been 55 goals in the last 12 encounters between Spurs and Burnley at White Hart Lane; an average of 4.6 per match.
Spurs have won a league-high eight points from goals scored in the 85th minute or later this term.
Burnley have played the highest proportion of long passes in the Barclays Premier League this season (20.4%).
This is only the eighth time that Spurs will play a league fixture on a Saturday at 3pm since the start of last season (it will be their 55th BPL match since August 2013 overall).
Burnley have won just one point in their eight previous top flight trips to London (D1 L7).
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West Ham United v Leicester City | #WHULEI | More on Live Match Centre >>
Leicester City are winless in their last 11 Barclays Premier League fixtures (L9 D2) the longest such run in the competition so far in 2014-15.
No BPL player has created more goalscoring opportunities than Stewart Downing (50) this term.
No side have had a larger spread of goalscorers than West Ham United (12) in the league this season (Chelsea also have 12).
The Foxes have not won any of their last 17 top-flight away trips to London (D3 L14) and have conceded at least two goals in each of their last eight trips to the capital.
Anything less than a win in this match will ensure Leicester are bottom at Christmas. Only two teams (West Brom in 2004 and Sunderland in 2013) have been in this position on 25 December and avoided relegation.
West Ham have never before been in the top four of the BPL at Christmas.
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Sunday 21 December
1.30pm Newcastle United v Sunderland | #NEWSUN | More on Live Match Centre >>
Newcastle United are without a win in three against Sunderland at St James Park, losing the last two 3-0.
Sunderland are unbeaten in their last five Barclays Premier League matches against Newcastle United (W3 D2), winning the last three in a row.
The Black Cats have never won four successive league derbies against Newcastle.
The Magpies have been leading at half-time in just one of their 16 BPL matches this season.
Sunderland have drawn 10 matches this season, the joint-most by a team in the first 16 matches of a Barclays Premier League season (along with Ipswich Town in 1992/93).
Papiss Cisse has scored five goals in his last seven league appearances as a substitute, but has netted just four goals in his last 26 starts in the competition.
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4pm Liverpool v Arsenal | #LIVARS | More on Live Match Centre >>
Liverpool have won just two of the last 14 Barclays Premier League meetings with Arsenal (W2 D7 L5).
There have been four goals in the 90th minute or later during the last six league meetings between the two sides at Anfield.
Liverpool v Arsenal has seen more hat-tricks than any other fixture in BPL history (five).
Last season's 5-1 rout at Anfield ended Liverpool's run of six home matches without a win over the Gunners.
Arsenal have trailed in six of the last seven BPL matches against Liverpool at Anfield and come back to win two and draw three of those six where they fell behind.
Only Sergio Aguero (17) has had an involvement (goals or assists) in more top flight goals than Alexis Sanchez (14) this season.
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Monday 22 December
8pm Stoke City v Chelsea | #STKCHE | More on Live Match Centre >>
Chelsea have won nine and lost just one of the 12 league meetings with Stoke City, but the defeat came last season in this fixture at the Britannia Stadium.
Former Chelsea player Mark Hughes has won two and lost none of the last four home matches he has managed against the Blues.
Stoke have conceded a goal in each of their last 10 league matches; the longest run without a clean sheet in the competition this season.
Jose Mourinho surpassed the 400-point mark as a BPL manager last weekend and in doing so became the quickest to reach this tally (174 games 17 quicker than Sir Alex Ferguson).
Eden Hazard has made more successful passes in the attacking third than any other Barclays Premier League player this season (450).
Hazard has not scored a league goal away from home since 11 January 2014, with his last 11 goals in the competition all coming at Stamford Bridge.
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Here are all the key stats prior to Matchweek 17, and remember you can keep up to date with all of the action as it happens in our Carlsberg Live Match Centre: live.premierleague.com.
Saturday 20 December
12:45pm Man City v Crystal Palace | #MCICRY | More on Live Match Centre >>
Crystal Palace forward Fraizer Campbell scored three goals in his two Barclays Premier League appearances for Cardiff City against Manchester City last season.
Man City have won their last five BPL matches, this after winning just four of their previous nine (W4 D3 L2).
The Citizens have scored in 13 successive league matches; the longest such run in the BPL this season.
Yaya Toure has completed a league-high 1178 passes in 2014-15.
Mile Jedinak has made more interceptions (60) than any other BPL player this season, while only Nathaniel Clyne (70) has made more tackles than the Australian (60).
Manchester City's substitutes have had a hand in 11 goals this season in the top flight (five goals, six assists) more than any other club.
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Aston Villa v Manchester United | #AVLMUN | More on Live Match Centre >>
Wayne Rooney has scored more Barclays Premier League goals against Aston Villa than he has versus any other opponent (12).
Aston Villa have won just one of the last 37 league outings against Man Utd (W1 D9 L27), including losing the last seven in a row.
Villa have not won any of the last 18 league home matches against the Red Devils (D6 L12). Only Sunderland at home to Liverpool (20 matches between 1959 and 2002) have recorded a longer run without a home win against a specific opponent in English league history.
Man Utd have scored at least three goals in each of their last five league matches against Villa.
The Red Devils have won more points from their last six BPL matches than any other side (18).
Aston Villa have lost a league-high eight points from goals scored in the final 15 minutes of matches this season.
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Hull City v Swansea City | #HULSWA | More on Live Match Centre >>
Hull City are unbeaten in their last six league matches against Swansea City (W4 D2 L0).
The Tigers have won a league-low six points in Barclays Premier League home matches this season.
Swansea have lost a BPL-high 16 points from leading positions this season losing four and drawing two of the 12 BPL matches that they have held a lead in.
Wilfried Bony has scored eight goals in his last 10 league appearances.
Of the 17 ever-present BPL sides in 2014, Hull have won the fewest points (27, 10 fewer than any other ever-present side).
The Swans have lost back-to-back league matches. They have yet to lose three BPL matches in a row under Garry Monk's management.
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QPR v West Bromwich Albion | #QPRWBA | More on Live Match Centre >>
Queens Park Rangers have won just one of their last six home matches against West Bromwich Albion in all competitions (W1 D2 L3).
All 14 of QPR's points in the league this season have come at Loftus Road.
West Brom have won eight points from seven matches away from home in the BPL this season, despite only scoring three goals in these matches.
Charlie Austin has had a hand in eight goals in his last eight BPL appearances (six goals, two assists).
Austin has been involved in 59% of QPR's league goals this season the only player to have had a hand in a larger proportion for his side in the top four tiers is Chesterfield's Eoin Doyle (62%).
West Brom have won just five of their 47 trips to London in the competition (D13 L29).
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Southampton v Everton | #SOUEVE | More on Live Match Centre >>
Southampton's 2-0 home win in the Barclays Premier League last season, courtesy of two own goals (Antolin Alcaraz and Seamus Coleman), ended a run of eight Barclays Premier League matches unbeaten for Everton against Saints (W4 D4).
If matches ended at half-time this season, Everton would be third in the BPL table with 28 points.
Dusan Tadic has not scored or assisted a single goal in his last eight BPL appearances; this after having a hand in seven goals in his first matches in the competition (six assists, one goal).
Nevertheless, Tadic has created the most goalscoring opportunities from open play than any other player in the top flight this season (42).
Steven Naismith has scored four goals from eight shots on target in the BPL this season.
Southampton manager Ronald Koeman has made just 38 of the 48 substitutions available to him in the league this season; no club has used as few.
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Tottenham Hotspur v Burnley | #TOTBUR | More on Live Match Centre >>
There have been 21 goals scored in the last four meetings in all competitions between Tottenham Hotspur and Burnley, with at least five in each match.
There have been 55 goals in the last 12 encounters between Spurs and Burnley at White Hart Lane; an average of 4.6 per match.
Spurs have won a league-high eight points from goals scored in the 85th minute or later this term.
Burnley have played the highest proportion of long passes in the Barclays Premier League this season (20.4%).
This is only the eighth time that Spurs will play a league fixture on a Saturday at 3pm since the start of last season (it will be their 55th BPL match since August 2013 overall).
Burnley have won just one point in their eight previous top flight trips to London (D1 L7).
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West Ham United v Leicester City | #WHULEI | More on Live Match Centre >>
Leicester City are winless in their last 11 Barclays Premier League fixtures (L9 D2) the longest such run in the competition so far in 2014-15.
No BPL player has created more goalscoring opportunities than Stewart Downing (50) this term.
No side have had a larger spread of goalscorers than West Ham United (12) in the league this season (Chelsea also have 12).
The Foxes have not won any of their last 17 top-flight away trips to London (D3 L14) and have conceded at least two goals in each of their last eight trips to the capital.
Anything less than a win in this match will ensure Leicester are bottom at Christmas. Only two teams (West Brom in 2004 and Sunderland in 2013) have been in this position on 25 December and avoided relegation.
West Ham have never before been in the top four of the BPL at Christmas.
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Sunday 21 December
1.30pm Newcastle United v Sunderland | #NEWSUN | More on Live Match Centre >>
Newcastle United are without a win in three against Sunderland at St James Park, losing the last two 3-0.
Sunderland are unbeaten in their last five Barclays Premier League matches against Newcastle United (W3 D2), winning the last three in a row.
The Black Cats have never won four successive league derbies against Newcastle.
The Magpies have been leading at half-time in just one of their 16 BPL matches this season.
Sunderland have drawn 10 matches this season, the joint-most by a team in the first 16 matches of a Barclays Premier League season (along with Ipswich Town in 1992/93).
Papiss Cisse has scored five goals in his last seven league appearances as a substitute, but has netted just four goals in his last 26 starts in the competition.
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4pm Liverpool v Arsenal | #LIVARS | More on Live Match Centre >>
Liverpool have won just two of the last 14 Barclays Premier League meetings with Arsenal (W2 D7 L5).
There have been four goals in the 90th minute or later during the last six league meetings between the two sides at Anfield.
Liverpool v Arsenal has seen more hat-tricks than any other fixture in BPL history (five).
Last season's 5-1 rout at Anfield ended Liverpool's run of six home matches without a win over the Gunners.
Arsenal have trailed in six of the last seven BPL matches against Liverpool at Anfield and come back to win two and draw three of those six where they fell behind.
Only Sergio Aguero (17) has had an involvement (goals or assists) in more top flight goals than Alexis Sanchez (14) this season.
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Monday 22 December
8pm Stoke City v Chelsea | #STKCHE | More on Live Match Centre >>
Chelsea have won nine and lost just one of the 12 league meetings with Stoke City, but the defeat came last season in this fixture at the Britannia Stadium.
Former Chelsea player Mark Hughes has won two and lost none of the last four home matches he has managed against the Blues.
Stoke have conceded a goal in each of their last 10 league matches; the longest run without a clean sheet in the competition this season.
Jose Mourinho surpassed the 400-point mark as a BPL manager last weekend and in doing so became the quickest to reach this tally (174 games 17 quicker than Sir Alex Ferguson).
Eden Hazard has made more successful passes in the attacking third than any other Barclays Premier League player this season (450).
Hazard has not scored a league goal away from home since 11 January 2014, with his last 11 goals in the competition all coming at Stamford Bridge.
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