*Man City have now matched their Premier League goal total from 2012-13, with 15 matches remaining after Spurs victory. Rebooted. *Chelsea had 39 shots vs Westham (incl. blocked shots); the most by any team who failed to score in the PL since 2003/04. Denied. *Man City are the 5th PL side to record 8 successive wins in the competition (along with Arsenal, Chelsea, Liverpool & Man Utd). Elite. *The Premier League record for consecutive wins is 14 by Arsenal, recorded in 2002. Streak. *Gabriel Agbonlahor has scored more goals against Everton than he has managed against any other opponent in the Premier League. Heralded. *Dimitar Berbatov is one of only four players to score five goals in a single Premier League game (+ Shearer, Cole & Defoe). Adieu. *Sunderland have won three successive league games against Newcastle United for the first time since 1923. Dreamland. *Craig Bellamy has become the first player in Premier League history to score for seven different clubs in the competition. Landmark. *Robin van Persie is the first player in Premier League history to score in eight successive appearances against a single opponent. Great. *Nine of Charlie Adam’s 10 Premier League goals for Stoke City have been netted at the Britannia Stadium. Rocket. *The last time that Manchester United lost as many as eight of their opening 24 games in a league season was in 1989-90 (11). Struggle. *Liverpool have kept only one clean sheet in their last 11 Premier League away games. Hamstrung. *Liverpool have made more defensive errors leading to a goal/attempt than any other team in the PL this season. Problem. *Crystal Palace have conceded more goals in the 15 minutes after half-time than any other Premier League team this season. Sleepy. *Arsenal have scored at least two goals in five successive PL games for the first time since March 2012. Patience. *The total number of passes Arsenal have made in their three PL home games against the newly-promoted sides this season. Dominate. *Arsenal have won seven Premier League games 2-0 this season; no other team has more than three. Speciality.
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