Premier League Matchweek 27: what the stats say

Brentford v Chelsea

After their 2-0 win at Stamford Bridge in October, Brentford are looking to complete only their second ever league double over Chelsea, and first since 1938-39.

Chelsea have won just one of their five Premier League meetings with Brentford, losing three of their last four against the Bees (D1). It’s their lowest win rate against any opponent they have faced 5+ times in the competition (20 per cent).

Brentford have kept a clean sheet in each of their last three Premier League games against Chelsea – only against Man City (2021-2023) and Man Utd (2019-2021) have the Blues failed to score in four consecutive meetings in the competition.

Chelsea have won each of their last four Premier League London derby matches, as many as they had in their previous 16 (D5 L7). They last won five in a row between January and May 2021.

Brentford were unbeaten in their first four Premier League games this season (W1 D3) but have since lost 15 of their last 22. Since (and including) their first loss of the campaign, only bottom two sides Burnley and Sheffield United (16 each) have lost more than the Bees.

Brentford have kept just one clean sheet in their 13 Premier League home games this season. They’ve lost four of their last five at home (W1), while their six home defeats overall this term is three times as many as they lost at the Gtech Community Stadium last season (2).

Brentford have conceded 48 goals in their 26 Premier League games so far this season, already two more than they shipped in the whole of 2022-23.

All nine of Neal Maupay’s Premier League goal involvements for Brentford have come in London (6 goals, 3 assists), with six of those coming at the Gtech Community Stadium (4 goals, 2 assists).

Chelsea’s Raheem Sterling has yet to score or assist a Premier League goal in four games against Brentford, the most he’s faced a side without registering a single goal involvement. He’s only faced Manchester United (20 games, 2 assists) and Hull City (6 games, 1 assist) more often without scoring than his four against the Bees.

Cole Palmer has been involved in 16 goals in his last 17 Premier League appearances for Chelsea (10 goals, 6 assists). He’s also had a hand in six goals in his last five London derbies in the competition (3 goals, 3 assists).

Everton v West Ham United, 2 March 2024

After their 1-0 win at the London Stadium in October, Everton are looking to complete their first Premier League double over West Ham since 2014-15 under Roberto Martínez.

Despite losing this exact fixture last season 1-0, West Ham have won two of their last three league visits to Goodison Park. This is as many wins as they managed in their previous 13 away league games at Everton beforehand (D3 L8).

Everton are winless in their last nine Premier League games (D5 L4), having won four in a row before this. Only once have they had a longer run without a win in the competition, going 12 games from the start of the 1994-95 campaign.

Everton have won none of their six Premier League games in 2024 so far, though five of these have been draws (L1). Only twice have they ever had a longer winless league run from the start of a calendar year, going seven games in both 1989 and 2004.

West Ham’s 4-2 win over Brentford last time out ended a six-game winless run in the Premier League for the Hammers (D3 L3). They also scored more goals in that victory than they had in their winless run of six combined (3).

Everton’s Premier League games have seen just 62 goals scored this season, fewer than any other side. Only the bottom two sides Burnley (25) and Sheffield United (22) have scored fewer goals than the Toffees (28), while only the top three sides Liverpool (25), Manchester City (26) and Arsenal (23) have shipped fewer goals than Sean Dyche’s side (34).

West Ham have conceded at least twice in each of their last four Premier League games, shipping 13 goals in total. They last had a longer run of conceding multiple goals between November and January last season (5).

David Moyes has lost nine of his 12 Premier League away games against sides he had formerly managed in the competition (W2 D1), although his two wins both came against Everton at Goodison Park with current side West Ham (1-0 in January 2021, 1-0 in October 2021).

Dominic Calvert-Lewin has scored more goals for Everton against West Ham in all competitions than he has against any other opponent (6). Indeed, his last goal for the Toffees was the winner in the reverse fixture against the Hammers back in October.

Jarrod Bowen is West Ham’s top scorer in the Premier League this season with 14 goals, netting his first career hat-trick in their 4-2 win against Brentford last time out. Only two players have scored more in a single campaign for the Hammers – Paolo Di Canio (16 in 1999-00) and John Hartson (15 in 1997-98).

Fulham v Brighton and Hove Albion

Fulham have never lost to Brighton in seven Premier League meetings (W3 D4); only against Norwich (8) have the Cottagers played more matches in the competition without ever losing, while it’s the most the Seagulls have faced a side in the Premier League without ever winning.

Brighton have lost two of their three previous Premier League away games against Fulham (D1), this after winning three in a row against the Cottagers at Craven Cottage in the Championship from 2014-15 to 2016-17.

Brighton are winless in all five of their Premier League away games against London sides so far this season, drawing two and losing three. They’ve not lost four games in the capital since their debut Premier League campaign of 2017-18 (W1 D0 L4).

Fulham are looking to win back-to-back Premier League games for the second time this season, previously doing so in December against West Ham and Nottingham Forest. However, they lost their last home league game against Aston Villa, last losing consecutively at Craven Cottage in March/April last season.

Only Arsenal (7) and Liverpool (6) have scored 4+ goals in more different Premier League games this season than Brighton (5), with the Seagulls winning 5-0 at Sheffield United in their last away game.

No side has conceded more penalty goals in the Premier League than Fulham this season (6). However, excluding penalties only Manchester City (2) have conceded fewer set-piece goals than the Cottagers this term (4).

Brighton have made 96 changes to their starting line-ups in the Premier League this season, at least 25 more than any other side. Only in 2019-20 (99) have they ever made more across a single campaign in the competition.

Only Sheffield United (11) have failed to score in more different Premier League games this season than Fulham (10). However, the Cottagers found the net in all four of their league games in February, having failed to do so in five of their previous six beforehand.

Alex Iwobi’s late winner for Fulham against Manchester United last time out was his fourth Premier League goal of the season, his most in a single campaign. Only once has he scored in consecutive appearances in the competition, doing so in March/April 2016 with Arsenal.

Pascal Groß has either scored or assisted a goal in each of his last four Premier League appearances (1 goal, 4 assists). Only Kaoru Mitoma in March/April last year has ever done so in five consecutive games for Brighton.

Newcastle United v Wolverhampton

Newcastle have lost just one of their eight Premier League home games against Wolves (W3 D3), a 1-2 defeat in December 2018 under Rafael Benítez.

The 17 previous Premier League meetings between Newcastle and Wolves have seen both sides score 16 times, with the only clean sheet in this fixture in the competition coming via the Magpies’ 1-0 win in April 2022.

Of the 17 previous Premier League matches played between Newcastle and Wolves, 11 have been drawn (four Newcastle wins, two Wolves), the highest proportion of any fixture to be played 15+ times in the competition (65 per cent). The reverse fixture at Molineux this season finished 2-2.

Newcastle are winless in their last four Premier League home games (D2 L2), having won each of their previous seven at St James’ Park. They last went longer without a win at home between August and November 2021 (7).

Wolves have won 11 Premier League games this season, already as many as they did in the whole of 2022-23. They’ve won six of their last nine in the competition (D1 L2), with only Manchester City (8) and Liverpool (7) winning more since the start of that run on Christmas Eve.

Newcastle’s Premier League games have seen more goals scored than any other side this season (99 – F54 A45). There have been at least four goals scored in each of their last eight Premier League matches, with only Liverpool ever having a longer such run (9 between September and December 2021).

Wolves have won three of their last four Premier League away games (D1), as many as in their previous 20 on the road (D4 L13). They’re looking to win three consecutive away league games for the first time since February 2022 (a run of four).

Newcastle have conceded 23 goals in their last eight Premier League games, as many as they had in their previous 20. Indeed, only Brentford (24) have shipped more goals than the Magpies in the competition since Christmas.

Wolves’ Hwang Hee-Chan has scored four goals in his five Premier League appearances against Newcastle, more than he’s netted against any opponent in the competition.

Pablo Sarabia is averaging a goal involvement every 122 minutes in the Premier League this season (3 goals, 6 assists in 1096 minutes). Of all players to play 500+ minutes in a single campaign for Wolves, only Steven Fletcher has a better average across a campaign (one every 116 minutes in 2010-11).

Nottingham Forest v Liverpool

Nottingham Forest are unbeaten in their last 13 home league games against Liverpool (W6 D7), including all six in the Premier League (W3 D3). No side have Forest faced more times at home in the competition without ever losing (also 6 v Leeds), while it’s the outright most the Reds have visited a side in the Premier League without ever winning.

After their 3-0 win at Anfield in October, Liverpool are looking to complete their first league double over Nottingham Forest since 1984-85 under Joe Fagan.

Only against Arsenal (18 from 1905 to 1928) have Liverpool ever had a longer run of away games without a win against a single opponent in the top-flight than their current run of 13 against Nottingham Forest (D7 L6).

Nottingham Forest have scored in all nine of their Premier League games under Nuno Espírito Santo so far (17 goals in total), netting at least twice in seven of those. However, they’ve also only kept one clean sheet under the Portuguese (18 goals conceded in total).

Liverpool have won seven of their last eight Premier League games (L1), scoring at least three goals in each of their last six victories. The Reds are the highest scorers in the Premier League this season with 63 goals, with their rate of 2.4 goals-per-game their third-highest in a single campaign in the competition (2.7 in 2013-14, 2.5 in 2021-22).

Liverpool have recovered 22 points from losing positions in the Premier League this season, their joint-most in a single campaign in the competition along with 2008-09. Away from home, 48 per cent of their points this season have come from a losing position (12/25).

Liverpool have seen their substitutes produce a combined 21 goals (10) or assists (11) in the Premier League this season; in the competition’s history, only Manchester City in 2011-12 (24) and Arsenal in 2009-10 (23) have had more goal involvements by substitutes in a single season.

Since their return to the Premier League last season, no player has been involved in more league goals for Nottingham Forest than Taiwo Awoniyi (20 – 16 goals, 4 assists). The Nigerian has played in just 66 per cent of their Premier League games in that time (42/64).

Luis Díaz has been involved in five goals in his last five Premier League appearances for Liverpool (3 goals, 2 assists), more than he had in his previous 25 (3 goals, 1 assist).

Nottingham Forest manager Nuno Espírito Santo has lost all six of his Premier League meetings with Liverpool. Only four managers have a worse 100 per cent loss record against a side in the competition – Gary Megson v Liverpool (lost 9/9), Marco Silva v Man City (9/9), Paul Jewell v Man Utd (8/8) and Chris Hughton against Liverpool (7/7).

Tottenham Hotspur v Crystal Palace, 2 March 2024

Tottenham are unbeaten in their last 11 Premier League home games against Crystal Palace (W9 D2) since a 0-1 defeat in November 1997. Spurs have won their last eight such meetings in a row by an aggregate score of 17-1.

Crystal Palace have only won one of their last 17 Premier League games against Tottenham, a 3-0 win at Selhurst Park in September 2021 under Patrick Vieira.

Spurs have lost two of their last three home London derbies in the Premier League, though did beat Brentford 3-2 in their last such match. They’ve not lost three London derby matches at home in the same campaign since 2004-05

Crystal Palace have won just one of their last 18 away London derby matches (D9 L8) and are winless in nine (D4 L5) since a 2-1 win at West Ham in November 2022.

Tottenham have scored in each of their last 37 Premier League games, the outright second-longest such run in the competition’s history. However, Spurs have kept just one clean sheet in their last 16 league games, conceding at least twice in five of their last seven.

Having won three of their first six Premier League away games this season (D1 L2), Crystal Palace are now winless in their last seven on the road (D3 L4).

Crystal Palace have opened the scoring in each of their last three Premier League games, as many times as they had in their previous 16. They last scored the first goal in four consecutive league games in November 2021.

Crystal Palace won 3-0 against Burnley in Oliver Glasner’s first Premier League game in charge. Only Alan Pardew has ever won both of his first two in charge of the Eagles in the competition, doing so with victories over Tottenham and Burnley in January 2015.

Jordan Ayew has been involved in 10 Premier League goals for Crystal Palace this season (4 goals, 6 assists) – only in 2019-20 has he had a hand in more (11 – 9 goals, 2 assists). The Ghanaian is looking to score in three consecutive appearances in the competition for the first time since June 2020.

With eight goals and two assists, Tottenham’s Son Heung-Min has been involved in 10 goals in 15 Premier League appearances against Crystal Palace. Only against Southampton (15) and Leicester (13) has he been involved in more.

Luton Town v Aston Villa

In all competitions, Luton Town have won nine of their last 11 home games against Aston Villa (D1 L1), including their last three in a row. However, this is their first such meeting since August 2016 in the League Cup (3-1), and first in the league since April 1992 (2-0).

After their 3-1 win at Villa Park in October, Aston Villa could record a league double over Luton Town for only the second time in their history, after previously doing so in 1989-90.

Aston Villa have won seven of their last eight Premier League games against promoted sides (D1), winning both away games in this run by an aggregate score of 8-1.

Luton have lost five of their last seven Premier League home games (W2), including the last two in a row. They last lost three consecutively at home in April 2016 in League Two, while they last did so in the top-flight in March 1989.

Aston Villa have won back-to-back Premier League away games for the first time this season, beating Sheffield United 5-0 and Fulham 2-1. They last won three in a row on the road in Unai Emery’s first three away games in charge between November and January last season.

Luton Town have scored at least once in each of their last 13 Premier League games, with only Tottenham (37) on a longer current scoring streak in the competition. The Hatters have scored in 12 of their 13 games at Kenilworth Road this term, failing only against Tottenham in October (0-1).

Only Arsenal (14) have scored more headed goals in the Premier League than Luton this season (12), with the Hatters having the highest share of headed goals in the competition so far this term (34 per cent). However, no side has conceded fewer headers than Aston Villa (1), accounting for just 3 per cent of their total goals conceded.

Aston Villa have scored more first half goals than any other side in the Premier League this season (27), while only Manchester City (13) have been leading at halftime more often than the Villans (12). However, Luton have conceded the lowest share of their Premier League goals before the interval this season (33 per cent - 17/51).

Luton’s Carlton Morris has been involved in six goals in his last six Premier League games (4 goals, 2 assists), and has either scored (2) or assisted (1) a goal in each of his last three at Kenilworth Road.

With 14 goals and 10 assists, no player has been involved in more Premier League goals this season than Aston Villa’s Ollie Watkins (24). He’s scored once and assisted four goals in his last two games against promoted sides.

Burnley v Bournemouth

Burnley have only suffered one defeat in 14 previous home league meetings with Bournemouth (W7 D6), a 1-2 reverse in the Premier League on the final day of the 2017-18 campaign.

After their 2-1 win in the reverse meeting in October, Bournemouth are looking to record their first ever league double over Burnley. Indeed, only in April/November 1998 have they ever won successive league matches against the Clarets, but both wins came at home.

Burnley have lost 10 of their 13 Premier League home games this season (W1 D2) – it’s their joint-most home defeats they’ve ever suffered in a single league campaign (also 10 in 2018-19).

Burnley have conceded at least three goals in 11 of their 26 Premier League games this season, more than any other side and almost twice as many times as they did when they were relegated in 2021-22 (6). Only in 2009-10 (13) have they shipped 3+ goals in more different games in a Premier League campaign.

Bournemouth were winless in their first nine Premier League games this season (D3 L6), then going on to win seven of their next nine (D1 L1). They’re now winless in their last seven in the competition (D3 L4).

Burnley have scored a league-high 28 per cent of their Premier League goals from outside the box this season (7/25). However, they’ve also conceded a league-high total (12) and share (21 per cent) of their goals from distance this term.

Only Brentford (12) have dropped more points from winning positions in Premier League home games this season than Burnley (11). Meanwhile, only Brentford again (14) have dropped more such points in away games this term than Bournemouth (12).

No side has had more red cards in the Premier League this season than Burnley (5) – they’d never previously had more than two players sent off in a single campaign in the competition before.

12 of Dominic Solanke’s 14 Premier League goals this season have either put Bournemouth in the lead (9) or drawn them level in the match (3). It’s the most such goals a player has scored in the competition this term.

Dominic Solanke’s 14 Premier League goals have been worth 10 points to Bournemouth this season – only Scott McTominay’s strikes have been more valuable for a side so far this term (12 points).

Manchester City v Manchester United

Manchester City have won four of their last five Premier League meetings with Manchester United (L1), as many as their previous 13 beforehand (D3 L6).

Manchester United have lost their visit to the Etihad Stadium in the last two Premier League seasons, shipping 10 goals in the process (4-1 in 2021-22, 6-3 in 2022-23). The Red Devils last had a longer run of successive away league defeats to rivals Manchester City from August 1952 to September 1955 (4 in a row).

No fixture in Premier League history has seen more away wins than Man City v Man Utd (22, level with Aston Villa v Liverpool). Indeed, of the 54 fixtures to be played 40+ times in the competition, the Manchester derby sees the highest proportion of away wins (42 per cent - 22/53).

Manchester City have scored in each of their last 54 home games in all competitions. A goal here would equal their club record of scoring in 55 consecutive home games between January 2012 and January 2014.

Man City have kept three clean sheets in their last four Premier League games, as many as they had in their previous 20. They’re looking to record three consecutive shutouts for the first time since December 2021, but they haven’t kept a clean sheet in both league meetings with Manchester United in a campaign since 1973-74.

Manchester United’s loss to Fulham last time out was their 10th Premier League defeat of the season – only in 2013-14 and 2021-22 (both 12) have they ever lost more in a single campaign.

Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola has won eight of his 15 Premier League meetings with Manchester United (D2 L5). Only Arsène Wenger (12) has ever won more against them in the competition, while Guardiola is the only manager to win at least half of his meetings with the Red Devils (min. 10 meetings).

Against no side has Man City striker Erling Haaland scored more Premier League goals than his five against Manchester United. Indeed, only Sergio Agüero (8) has scored more Manchester derby goals for the Citizens in the competition than Haaland.

Phil Foden has been involved in nine goals in his last 10 Premier League appearances for Manchester City, scoring five and assisting four. Overall he has 16 goal involvements this season (9 goals, 7 assists), his joint-most in a single league campaign.

Manchester United captain Bruno Fernandes could make his 150th Premier League appearance in this match. Though the Portuguese has created more chances than any other player in the competition this term (74), his rate of a goal or assist every 281 minutes this term is his lowest in any of his five campaigns.

Sheffield United v Arsenal

Sheffield United have lost each of their last three Premier League games against Arsenal by an aggregate score of 10-1. They had only lost two of their previous nine league games versus the Gunners before this (W2 D5).

In all competitions, Arsenal have won three of their last four away games against Sheffield United (L1), as many as their previous 12 beforehand (D5 L4). Indeed, the Gunners could win three successive away games against the Blades for the very first time.

Sheffield United have lost 5-0 against Aston Villa and 5-0 against Brighton in their last two Premier League home games – no team in English league history (top four tiers) has lost three consecutive home games by a margin of 5+ goals before.

Arsenal have won 6-0 at West Ham and 5-0 at Burnley in their last two Premier League away games – no side in English league history (top four tiers) has won three consecutive away games by a margin of 5+ goals before.

In their last three home games in all competitions, Sheffield United have lost 2-5 (vs Brighton), 0-5 (vs Aston Villa) and 0-5 (vs Brighton) – no English league side has ever conceded 5+ goals in four consecutive home games before.

Arsenal have won all six of their Premier League games in 2024 by an aggregate score of 25-3. Only three teams have ever had a longer winning run from the start of a calendar year in the competition – Manchester City in 2021 (13), Liverpool in 2020 (8) and Manchester United in 2009 (9).

Sheffield United have kept just one clean sheet in the Premier League this season, with their 66 goals conceded the most after 26 games in a top-flight campaign since Ipswich Town in 1963-64 (74).

Sheffield United defender Anel Ahmedhodzic has ended on the losing side in 16 of his 20 Premier League appearances so far (W2 D2). In Premier League history, only three players have lost more of their first 20 matches: Juninho Bacuna, Josip Drmic and Oliver Burke (all 17).

Arsenal’s Bukayo Saka has scored in each of his last five Premier League games, netting twice in each of his last two away from home (vs West Ham and Burnley). Only Dennis Bergkamp (September 1997) and Harry Kane (September 2017) have ever scored 2+ goals in three consecutive away appearances.