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Arsenal
* Of Robin van Persie's 100 Arsenal goals, 71 were scored with his left foot, 23 with his right and six with his head.
* Van Persie had a massive ten shots on Saturday against Bolton - five were on target.
* Theo Walcott hit the target with only one of his six shots v the Trotters.
Aston Villa
* Alex McLeish has won just one of his last 12 Premier League games as manager.
* Villa were the only team to play more than 20% of their passes long in the PL this weekend v QPR.
* Barry Bannan was the only Villa player to record a shot on target v QPR.
Blackburn Rovers
* Blackburn have won only one of their last 12 away games in the Premier League.
* Rovers had twice as many points (8) after six games last season.
* They scored with their only shot on target v Newcastle on Saturday.
Bolton Wanderers
* Bolton have lost ten of their last 11 matches in the Premier League.
* Bolton's three points from six games mirrors their start to the 2007/08 season that saw Sammy Lee lose his job after nine games.
* Kevin Davies has not had a single shot in his last three appearances in all competitions.
Chelsea
* Chelsea are unbeaten in 63 PL matches spread across ten years against promoted sides.
* Petr Cech has made just five saves in four league games so far this season.
* Didier Drogba's goal was his first at Stamford Bridge since January 2 and the first he has scored in a match also featuring a goal by Fernando Torres.
Everton
* Everton have picked up six of their seven points against teams in the bottom half of the table.
* The usually lethal Tim Cahill has had 11 goal attempts this season without scoring once.
* Marouane Fellaini has conceded 12 fouls in his last three PL games.
Fulham
* Fulham have drawn their last five games in all competitions.
* Bobby Zamora has scored or assisted three of Fulham's four goals this season. In his absence, they were goalless at West Brom.
* The Cottagers are suffering their worst start to the season since 1990-91, when they finished 17th in the old Division Three.
Liverpool
* Andy Carroll has now had 15 shots in the Premier League this season - three on target and none resulting in goals.
* Luis Suarez ended 272 minutes without a Premier League goal when he scored against Wolves.
* He has scored seven goals in his first 19 league games. Fernando Torres scored 11 in the same period.
Manchester City
* City had 19 shots v Everton on Saturday but 13 were from outside or on the edge of the penalty area.
* City have won eight of their last nine Premier League games.
* David Silva has produced four assists in his last three league games.
Manchester United
* Only four of Manchester United's 14 shots at Stoke were on target.
* Ryan Giggs has played 83 minutes of PL football this season. At the same stage last year, he had racked up 350 minutes.
* Only Arsenal have stopped United scoring in their last 11 Premier League games.
* Newcastle United
* Newcastle are enjoying their best start to the season since 1997/98, when they eventually finished 13th.
* They are unbeaten in their last nine Premier League games.
* Demba Ba joined Leon Best, Kevin Nolan and Andy Carroll in scoring a hat-trick for Newcastle in the Premier League since the start of 2010/11.
Norwich City
* Norwich's seven Premier League goals have been scored by seven different players.
* If games ended at half-time, they would currently lie in third place.
* Grant Holt was on the pitch for 12 minutes against Sunderland and committed three of the Canaries' four fouls of the night.
QPR
* Only two of their 19 shots against Aston Villa were on target.
* Paddy Kenny has made only 13 saves in six Premier League games this season.
* No QPR player has scored in three matches at Loftus Road.
* Stoke City
* Stoke claimed a Premier League point from Manchester United for the first time in their history on Saturday.
* Peter Crouch has now scored for six Premier League clubs - but this was his first against Man United.
* The Potters' nine points from six games marks their best-ever Premier League start.
Sunderland
* Sunderland are suffering their worst start to the season since the disastrous 15-point season of 2005/2006.
* Stephane Sessegnon has hit the target with only four of his 18 shots this season. None have brought goals.
* Sunderland have won just 12 away games in 79 since gaining promotion to the Premier League in 2007.
Swansea City
* Swansea had 51% possession at Stamford Bridge on Saturday but mustered just one shot on target.
* Ashley Williams' goal ended 266 minutes without an away goal in the PL this season.
* They have lost their three away games with a 9-1 aggregate score.
Tottenham Hotspur
* Tottenham have won their last seven Premier League games with Ledley King in the starting line-up.
* Rafael van der Vaart has averaged a goal every 181 minutes of PL football for Tottenham.
* Tottenham are the only team to manage more than 600 passes in more than one Premier League game this season - v Liverpool and Wigan.
West Brom
* Shane Long has not scored with Peter Odemwingie also on the pitch.
* West Brom's four points from six games mirrors their record from 2004-05 when the Baggies survived on the final day of the season.
* The Baggies' goalless draw with Fulham was their first in the league since October 2009.
Wigan
* Wigan had just 38% possession at home to Tottenham this weekend.
* Their 'haul' of five points from six games is exactly the same as last season.
* Victor Moses has had 18 shots this season without scoring a goal.
Wolves
* Steven Fletcher has scored a goal every 148 minutes of PL football for Wolves.
* Kevin Doyle has had one shot in his last three games - it was off-target.
* Wolves have suffered three consecutive defeats for the first time since January/February.
Sarah Winterburn
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