Hull City vs Crystal Palace
The away side had a player sent off in both Barclays Premier League meetings between these two sides last season which were both won 1-0 by Crystal Palace.
The Eagles are unbeaten in their last eight league matches against the Tigers, winning four and drawing four.
Hull City have won just one of their last 11 Premier League matches since their FA Cup semi-final win in April (W1 D4 L6).
The Tigers have won none of their last five Premier League games at the KC Stadium (W0 D2 L3).
Crystal Palace have lost just one of their last seven Premier League away games (W4 D2 L1).
Crystal Palace have committed 91 fouls so far, more than any other side in the top flight.
Since the start of last season, Ahmed Elmohamady has fired in 275 crosses from open play; 51 more than any other player.
Mile Jedinak has made more tackles (33) and interceptions (23) than any other player this season in the Premier League; two categories that he also led in last term.
Steve Bruce has won 41% of his games in charge of Hull City (all comps), the only club he managed a higher win ratio in charge of was Crystal Palace (61%).
Crystal Palace have the lowest average possession figure in the Premier League so far this season (34.6%).
Leicester City vs Burnley
Leicester have won five and lost none of the last seven league meetings with Burnley.
Burnley have scored with just two percent of their shots this season, the lowest conversion rate in the Premier League.
In contrast, the Foxes have netted with 23% of their shots at goal, a figure only Chelsea (26%) can better.
Nigel Pearson's side have lost just one of their last 18 league games on home soil (W12 D5 L1). They have scored in every game in that 18-match run. In that solitary defeat,
Leonardo Ulloa scored two goals against Leicester in a 4-1 win for Brighton.
In their last home game, Leicester scored five goals from just five shots on target.
Leonardo Ulloa has scored five goals in six Premier League games, four of them in three at the Walkers Stadium.
Burnley have lost just two of their last 15 league games away from home (W6 D7 L2), but those two have come in their three Premier League outings (W0 D1 L2).
Lukas Jutkiewicz has attempted the most shots (excl. blocked) without scoring in the Premier League so far this season (14).
Burnley pair Kieran Trippier (32) and Ben Mee (30) have made more long throws than any other player in the Premier League this season.
12 of the 18 players that Burnley have used in the Premier League this season have been English; more than any other side. Leicester City have used 11 English players.
Liverpool vs West Bromwich Albion
Daniel Sturridge has scored in three of his five Barclays Premier League appearances against West Brom including both games for Liverpool.
West Brom have won three and lost just one of their last five Premier League games against Liverpool.
The Baggies have only scored 10 Premier League goals against Liverpool, the earliest being in the 43rd minute and nine coming in the second half.
West Brom have only ever won back to back away Premier League matches on three occasions, the last time in November 2012.
After a run of 40 points from a possible 42 at Anfield, Liverpool have won just two of their last five home Premier League games (W2 D1 L2).
The Reds have kept just one clean sheet in their last 12 Premier League matches.
Jonas Olsson is the only player to have made more than one error leading to an opposition goal in the Premier League this season (2).
Alan Irvine has already won as many competitive games as West Brom manager (three wins from eight games) as Pepe Mel did (three wins from 17 games).
This is the third time in the last five Premier League seasons that Liverpool have won seven points or fewer from their opening six games (2014-15, 2012-13 and 2010-11).
The Baggies have scored more goals from corners than any other team in the Premier League this season (3). Sunderland vs Stoke City
Peter Odemwingie has scored four goals in seven Barclays Premier League appearances against Sunderland.
There has been a red card in four of the last five Premier League games between
Sunderland and Stoke.
There have been only six goals scored in the last five Premier League games between the Black Cats and the Potters.
After winning four games in a row in April/May, Sunderland have now gone seven games without a victory (L2 D5).
Of first-choice goalkeepers in the Premier League this season, Vito Mannone has the best saves to shots ratio (76%).
After having a save to shots ratio ranging between 71-75% in his four previous seasons as first choice Stoke goalkeeper, Asmir Begovic has only saved 58% of shots in 2014-15.
Peter Crouch is looking to score in three successive Premier League appearances for the first time since December 2008.
Crouch has scored 43 headed goals in the Premier League, only Alan Shearer (46) and Dion Dublin (45) have scored more.
Sunderland have failed to score in their last two PL games; they haven't gone three games without scoring in the Premier League since a run of four games in April 2012.
Stoke City are unbeaten in five successive PL away games (W2 D3); if they avoid defeat in this game, they'll equal their longest unbeaten away run in the Premier League of six games set in between Feb-Apr 2010.
Swansea City vs Newcastle United
Swansea City have won the last four Barclays Premier League games against Newcastle United.
In each of the last three Premier League meetings, Swansea haven't had a single player booked, while Newcastle have had only two players shown a yellow card.
Remy Cabella has created the most goalscoring chances without having assisted a Premier League goal this season (17).
Swansea City have had the fewest touches in the opposition box (62) in the Premier League this season.
Newcastle have used as many French players in the Premier League this season as French Ligue 1 sides Paris Saint Germain and Toulouse have so far in 2014-15 (6).
Alan Pardew has a better win percentage as Newcastle manager in the Premier League (36%) than any other last five Magpies' managers in the competition.
Of the 17 ever-present Premier League sides in 2014, Newcastle have won the fewest points (19), scored the fewest goals (19) and conceded the most (47).
Despite leaving in January, the only player to have scored more Premier League goals for Newcastle than Yohan Cabaye (7) since the start of last season is the now-departed Loic Remy (14).
Swansea have 11 players that have appeared in every Premier League game so far this season; more than any other side.
Alan Pardew has gone seven games without a win in the Premier League (L4 D3), his worst run of results in the competition at Newcastle United.
Aston Villa vs Manchester City
Manchester City have won five and lost one of their last six Barclays Premier League meetings with Aston Villa.
Villa have failed to score in four of the last five Premier League games against City, the exception being the 3-2 win over the champions last season at Villa Park.
Sergio Aguero has scored 10 goals in his last 12 Premier League away games.
Edin Dzeko scored three goals in two appearances against the Villans last season.
Frank Lampard has scored 13 Premier League goals against Aston Villa, more than he has netted against any other opponent, including eight in his last six starts against them.
Aston Villa have attempted just nine shots on target in six Premier League games this season; fewer than any other side.
Manchester City have scored in 18 of their last 19 Premier League games. Indeed Manuel Pellegrini's side have scored at least twice in their last six Premier League away games.
David Silva now has 41 Premier League assists for Manchester City; 17 more than any other player for the club.
31 of Edin Dzeko's 48 Premier League goals have come away from home (65%).
Manchester City have lost just one of their last 16 Premier League away games (W11 D4 L1).
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