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Arsenal
* Arsenal have scored eight goals in the '90th minute' this season, with seven coming in their last 13 Premier League games.
* The Gunners have won their last seven games against sides currently in the bottom half of the table. Five of their last nine games are against such opposition.
* Nicklas Bendtner has notched up three goals and three assists in his last four league games.
Aston Villa
* Villa have failed to score in six of their last nine Premier League games.
* Four of their last seven games have ended in 0-0 draws.
* Villa have the tightest defence in the Premier League this season, conceding just 21 goals in 27 games.
Birmingham City
*Cameron Jerome has scored seven of Birmingham's last 14 Premier League goals.
* Craig Gardner scored his first Premier League goal since December 2007 with the equaliser against the Toffees.
* Birmingham defender Roger Johnson managed to find a teammate with just 45% of his attempted passes against Everton.
Blackburn Rovers
* Blackburn have won just one of their last 20 games away from Ewood Park.
* Rovers scored with their only shot on target at White Hart Lane on Saturday.
* Only Portsmouth have a worse record against top-half teams in the league this season.
Bolton Wanderers
* Bolton were credited with a 55% pass completion rate against Wigan on Saturday.
* The Trotters' last six games have all been against bottom-half opposition.
* Didier Drogba is the only striker to have contributed more assists this season (nine) than Kevin Davies (eight).
Burnley
* Burnley have not kept a clean sheet since October v Hull City.
* They had 18 shots against Wolves on Saturday but scored only once.
* They have won only once in their last 19 Premier League games.
Chelsea
* Didier Drogba has already had his most productive season with 21 goals in 24 Premier League games.
* Chelsea have scored 19 of their 69 goals from a cross - the highest number in the Premier League.
* Chelsea are scoring an average 2.37 goals per Premier League game.
Everton
* Everton have failed to score in only one of their last 15 games in the Premier League.
* Sylvain Distin is the only outfield player who did not have a goal attempt against Birmingham on Saturday.
* Yakubu has contributed two goals and two assists in his last four Premier League starts.
Fulham
* Fulham conceded as many goals against Manchester United on Saturday (three) as their previous six league games.
* The Cottagers are one point better off than the same stage last season.
* Their last five visits to Old Trafford have been lost to a 17-3 scoreline.
Hull City
* Hull have won only one of their last 15 Premier League games.
* Hull committed 16 fouls in the first half against Arsenal but none after the break.
* The Tigers have picked up three red cards in their last four games.
Liverpool
* Liverpool have won their last seven Premier League games at Anfield and currently have a better home record than last season.
* Fernando Torres has scored a goal every 98 Premier League minutes this season. Wayne Rooney's record is a goal every 95 minutes.
* Alberto Aquilani completed his first 90 minutes of Premier League football against Portsmouth.
Manchester City
* Roberto Mancini's Man City have averaged 1.9 points per game. Mark Hughes' City averaged 1.7 points per game.
* Only 47% of Shaun Wright-Phillips' passes against Sunderland found their target.
* Their 1-1 draw marked the seventh time they have rescued a draw from the jaws of defeat this season.
Manchester United
* All 25 of Wayne Rooney's Premier League goals this season have been scored from inside the penalty area.
* Rooney took 13 shots to score his two goals against Fulham on Sunday.
* United have not conceded a goal at Old Trafford in their last seven games.
Portsmouth
* Liverpool are the only top-half side Portsmouth have taken points from this season.
* Pompey have scored in each of their last seven games in all competitions.
* Frederic Piquionne has been Pompey's most effective attacking player this season with five goals and three assists.
Stoke City
* Stoke have drawn 12 games this season - more than any other Premier League club.
* Ricardo Fuller had more shots than any other Stoke player against Villa despite playing only 36 minutes.
* The Potters enjoyed just 39% of the possession at home against Villa.
Sunderland
* Five of Kenwyne Jones' eight league goals this season have been headers.
* Sunderland have lost only one of their last seven league games.
* They have thrown away 15 points from winning positions this season. Those points would put them in eighth.
Tottenham Hotspur
* Roman Pavlyuchenko has scored seven goals in his last five games in all competitions.
* Luka Modric had a phemomenal 92% pass completion rate against Blackburn on Saturday.
* 13 of Jermain Defoe's 17 Premier League goals have been scored against teams in the bottom half of the table.
West Ham
* West Ham have not won a game away from Upton Park since the opening day of the season v Wolves.
* Mido did not have a single shot in 68 minutes at Stamford Bridge.
* West Ham have scored more goals this season than at the same stage last year when they were comfortably in the top half of the table.
Wigan Athletic
* Hugo Rodallega's winner against Liverpool was their only goal in five games.
* Wigan have picked up only one point from games they have been losing at half-time this season.
* The Latics had more possession, better pass completion and more attempts on goal than Bolton but still lost 4-0.
Wolves
* Marcus Hahnemann was the busiest keeper of the weekend with eight saves.
* Kevin Doyle is the only Wolves striker to have scored more than once in the league this season.
* Even Portsmouth have scored more goals than Wolves.
Sarah Winterburn
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