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The best stats and facts from Saturday's Premier League action

Arsenal striker Alexis Sanchez celebrates after opening the scoring at the Stadium of Light

We round up the best stats and facts from Saturday's Premier League games, with the help of our friends at Opta...

Sunderland 1-4 Arsenal

Sunderland have managed just two points from their opening 10 games (goal difference -13), the worst start ever to a Premier League season (Man City also had two points in 1995/96 but had a superior goal difference).

Indeed, this is Sunderland's worst-ever start to a league season after 10 games (any tier).

Olivier Giroud celebrates after scoring against Sunderland
Image: Olivier Giroud celebrates after scoring against Sunderland

Arsenal have lost just one of their last 20 top-flight games (W12 D7)

Alexis Sanchez has been directly involved in eight goals in his last eight Premier League appearances (five goals, three assists).

Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain has been involved in seven goals in his last eight games in all competitions (four goals, three assists).

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There were 22 passes in the build-up for Alexis Sanchez's opener, the most for a Premier League goal this season.

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Sunderland 1-4 Arsenal

Sunderland scored with their first shot on target in the game.

Olivier Giroud has scored seven goals in his last seven appearances against Sunderland in all competition, with both goals coming with his first two touches in the game.

Jordan Pickford is yet to keep a clean sheet in his 10 Premier League appearances, only three goalkeepers have played more top-flight games without ever registering a shut-out.

Manchester United 0-0 Burnley

Manchester United had 37 shots in this match, their most in a Premier League game since 2003/04 (when Opta records began).

Ander Herrera was shown his first red card in the Premier League, having been sent off five times in La Liga.

The last time Manchester United were shown a red card at Old Trafford at home in the Premier League was in September 2014 (Wayne Rooney v West Ham).

Tom Heaton made 11 saves in this game, the joint-most by a keeper in a Premier League game this season (also Heaton v Southampton).

Zlatan Ibrahimovic has gone six league games without scoring for the first time since December, 2007, with Inter Milan.

Ibrahimovic had 12 shots in this game, the most by a player in a Premier League match since Robin van Persie for Arsenal in December 2011 (v Wolves).

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Manchester Utd 0-0 Burnley

Manchester United have won just one of their seven Premier League games (D3 L3).

Burnley had lost their previous three away games this season prior to Saturday's draw.

The Clarets have managed just four shots on target in four away games this season.

Middlesbrough 2-0 Bournemouth

Bournemouth are without a win in their last seven away Premier League games, their longest such run in the competition.

Middlesbrough won for the first time in their last eight Premier League games (D3 L4).

Gaston Ramirez has scored his first Premier League goal since December 2014 (v Sunderland).

Six of Middlesbrough's nine league goals this season have come in the first-half.

Bournemouth have failed to keep a clean sheet in each of their last 10 Premier League games away from home.

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Middlesbrough 2-0 Bournemouth

Stewart Downing bagged his first Premier League goal since May 2015 v Everton.

There were 3093 days between Downing's goal today and his last one in the Premier League (May 2008), the third-longest gap between goals for the same club of any player in the competition.

In his 10 Premier League games this season, Alvaro Negredo has already equalled his assist tally from his only previous season in the competition (three with Man City in 13/14 in 32 games).

Jack Wilshere has played consecutive 90 minute matches in the Premier League for the first time since February 2014.

Tottenham 1-1 Leicester

Claudio Ranieri has never lost a Premier League game against Tottenham (W7 D4).

All three of Vincent Janssen's goals for Spurs in all competitions have come from the penalty spot.

Robert Huth gave away a penalty in the Premier League for the first time since January 2013.

Ahmed Musa has scored in back-to-back PL games, after failing to score in his first five league games at Leicester.

Musa's goal was the first Spurs had conceded from open play this season.

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Tottenham 1-1 Leicester

Jamie Vardy has as many assists in the Premier League this season as he has goals (both two).

Spurs have avoided defeat in their first 10 league games for the first time since 1990/91.

Mauricio Pochettino's side have lost only once in their last 13 home games in the Premier League (W8 D4).

Watford 1-0 Hull

Watford are the first team to win a Premier League game without directing a single shot on target since Sunderland v West Brom in January 2006.

Hull have now lost six Premier League games in a row, their joint-worst losing streak in the competition (also six in January 2009).

The Hornets are now unbeaten in four top-flight games, their best unbeaten run since December 2015 (five games).

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Watford 1-0 Hull

Watford have kept three successive clean sheets for the first time since last December in the Premier League.

After bagging four goals in their first two Premier League games of the season, Hull have managed the same number in their last eight.

Michael Dawson scored his first Premier League own-goal since December 2006, when playing for Tottenham v Charlton.

Watford mustered 22 shots in the game without directing any on target, the most shots by a team without any on target in a Premier League game since Opta records began (03/04).

West Brom 0-4 Manchester City

West Brom have lost their last 10 Premier League games against Manchester City, conceding 28 goals in the process.

Tony Pulis has now been defeated 11 times by Manchester City in the Premier League, the joint-most by a single team (along with Manchester United).

Manchester City's striker Sergio Aguero celebrates after scoring the opening goal
Image: Manchester City's striker Sergio Aguero celebrates after scoring the opening goal

Sergio Aguero has scored seven times in nine league games against West Brom.

Aguero has also scored six goals in his last four Premier League away games.

City have kept a clean sheet in eight of their last 13 league meetings with West Brom, and conceded just one goal in the last four meetings.

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West Brom 0-4 Manchester City

The Baggies have registered just two shots on target in their last 180 minutes of action in the Premier League.

Ilkay Gundogan scored twice in a league game for the first time since April 2013 (for Dortmund v Greuther Furth).

The German also scored and assisted in a league game for the first time since January 2016 (for Dortmund v Borussia Monchengladbach).

Crystal Palace 2-4 Liverpool

Liverpool scored four or more goals in a Premier League game for the eighth time in 2016. 

The Reds have now netted 79 league goals since Jurgen Klopp took charge, at least three more than any other team in the Premier League.

Roberto Firmino (R) celebrates with Liverpool team-mates  Sadio Mane (L) and Philippe Coutinho
Image: Roberto Firmino (R) celebrates with Liverpool team-mates Sadio Mane (L) and Philippe Coutinho

Palace are without a clean sheet in their last 15 league games, and remain one of only two teams to have conceded in every game this season (with Sunderland).

There were five minutes and 45 seconds between the opening three goals between Crystal Palace and Liverpool.

This game also saw five goals scored in the first half, the most in the opening 45 minutes of a Premier League game this season. 

Phillipe Coutinho has assisted twice or more in a league game on six occasions since making his debut; the joint-most of any player in the competition in that time (along with Ozil and Silva).

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Crystal Palace 2-4 Liverpool

James McArthur is the second Palace player to score two headed goals in the same Premier League game (along with Glenn Murray v West Ham in 2015).

Jordan Henderson made eight tackles against Crystal Palace; the most by a Liverpool player in a Premier League game this season.

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