Facts: Every Premier League team has scored a header, except...?

Stoke 3-5 Liverpool

  • Liverpool have scored 51 goals in the Premier League this season, already 4 more than they managed in 2011-12.
  • Suarez has now scored 22 goals. He was also the first player to reach 22 last season – but not until March 10.
  • Daniel Sturridge has 10 goals and 3 assists in 13 Premier League appearances this season.
  • Peter Crouch’s goal was Stoke’s first headed goal of the season in the Premier League. Only West Ham remain without one now.
  • Liverpool’s total of 9 shots on target was the most in the Premier League this weekend.
  • Stoke’s total of 51 crosses and corners in this game is a PL-high this season (for any team).
  • Liverpool made only 11 crosses and corners in this game.
  • Marko Arnautovic was the only player in the PL this weekend to assist more than one goal.

Stoke 3-5 Liverpool: analyse it at Stats Zone

Newcastle 0-2 Man City

  • Aleksandar Kolarov (4) & Pablo Zabaleta (5) have provided more Premier League assists than any other defenders this season.
  • 22 of Edin Dzeko's 35 Premier League goals have come away from home (63%).
  • Newcastle have now failed to score a first half goal against Man City in their last seven Premier League meetings.
  • City played 3 of the 9 through-balls in the Premier League this weekend.
  • City were the most fouled team in the Premier League this weekend (17 times).

Newcastle 0-2 Man City: analyse it at Stats Zone

Man United 2-0 Swansea

  • Danny Welbeck has scored 6 goals in his last 6 league appearances.
  • Man United defender Nemanja Vidic marked his 200th Premier League appearance with his 92nd clean sheet.
  • United finished with just 38.6% possession – their lowest figure in the Premier League since the beginning of 2006/07 (39.4% v Arsenal in May 2009 was previous lowest).

Debrief: Fletcher's return should be celebrated by all

Man United 2-0 Swansea: analyse it at Stats Zone

Cardiff 0-2 West Ham

  • Carlton Cole has scored 3 in his last 5 league appearances.
  • 2 of Matthew Jarvis’s 3 assists in the league this season have come against Cardiff.
  • Andy Carroll marked his return from injury providing the assist for Mark Noble’s goal; Carroll has scored 4 and assisted 5 in his last 9 league appearances.
  • Cardiff had 6 headed attempts on goal, more than any other side this weekend.
  • West Ham were the only side to make fewer than 200 successful passes this weekend (193).
  • Only 51% of the Hammers’ passes in the final third were successful.
  • Kim created 6 chances, more than any other Premier League player this weekend.

Andy Carroll can save the world, and other things we learned at Cardiff

Analysis: Big Sam's minimalist masterclass

Cardiff 0-2 West Ham: analyse it at Stats Zone

Everton 2-0 Norwich

  • After laying on Gareth Barry’s opener, Romelu Lukaku has matched his total of 4 assists from last season.
  • All 3 of Kevin Mirallas’ goals this season have come at Goodison Park.
  • Both of Everton’s goals came from outside the box.

Analysis: Young Stones shows great promise

Everton 2-0 Norwich: analyse it at Stats Zone

Fulham 1-4 Sunderland

  • Sunderland scored twice in the first-half for the first time in 36 Premier League games (3-1 v Wigan, January 2013).
  • Sunderland scored 4 goals away for the first time since January 2012 (4-1 v Wigan).
  • Fulham’s goal was their 7th from a corner in this season's PL – a joint-high with Manchester City.
  • Fulham have now conceded at least 5 more home goals than any other Premier League side this season (22).
  • Lee Cattermole made a weekend PL-high 9 tackles.

Fulham should ditch Berbatov, and other things we learnt at Craven Cottage

Debrief: Ki leads Sunderland revival

Analysis: Johnson makes a little go a long way

Fulham 1-4 Sunderland: analyse it at Stats Zone

Southampton 1-0 West Brom

  • Adam Lallana has scored 2 and assisted 3 in his last 5 league appearances.
  • 3 of Gaston Ramirez’s 4 assists in the Premier League have come at St Mary’s. The Uruguayan has been involved in 10 league goals for Southampton, with 7 of those coming at home.
  • WBA were caught 8 times by the Premier League's most effective offside trap (84 times this season).

Southampton 1-0 West Brom: analyse it at Stats Zone

Tottenham 2-0 Crystal Palace

  • Jason Puncheon was the first player to put a penalty off-target in the Premier League this season.
  • This was the 3rd consecutive PL match between Spurs and Palace that has contained a penalty (2 scored, 1 missed).
  • Jermain Defoe has scored more goals as a Premier League substitute than any other player (22).

Analysis: Bentaleb rewards Sherwood's faith

Tottenham 2-0 Crystal Palace: analyse it at Stats Zone

Hull 0-2 Chelsea

  • Eden Hazard scored his 9th league goal of the campaign, equalling his total for the 2012/13 campaign.
  • Hazard has scored 5 and assisted 3 in his last 8 league appearances.
  • Fernando Torres has scored in back-to-back league games for the first time since December 2012.
  • Hull made only 2 successful dribbles.
  • Hull had only 7 touches in the opposition box, fewer than any other side this weekend.

Debrief: Chelsea ominous in tussle for the top

Analysis: Blues cruise without the ball

Hull 0-2 Chelsea: analyse it at Stats Zone

Gary Parkinson is a freelance writer, editor, trainer, muso, singer, actor and coach. He spent 14 years at FourFourTwo as the Global Digital Editor and continues to regularly contribute to the magazine and website, including major features on Euro 96, Subbuteo, Robert Maxwell and the inside story of Liverpool's 1990 title win. He is also a Bolton Wanderers fan.