Weekend stats: Suarez as dangerous an attacking threat as Man Utd's whole team?

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A platter of delicious statistical titbits from Opta.

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Man United 0-1 Newcastle

  • Newcastle have only won two of their last 22 Premier League games against Manchester United (L15 D5) and Yohan Cabaye has scored in both of these victories.
  • Newcastle United have won five of their last six Premier League games (L1).
  • Manchester United made only 53 passes in the attacking third, fewer than any other side this weekend.

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Crystal Palace 2-0 Cardiff

  • Marouane Chamakh scored his third Premier League goal of the season with only his fourth shot on target.
  • Cardiff have conceded the first goal of a Premier League game on nine occasions this season – only Fulham (10) have conceded first more often.
  • Palace made the most headed clearances 45 than any other Premier League side this weekend.
  • Barry Bannan created more chances than any other player in the Premier League this weekend.

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Liverpool 4-1 West Ham

  • Steven Gerrard has made 6 assists this season; a joint-league-high with Mesut Ozil.
  • Martin Skrtel is the second player to score 2 Premier League own goals this season, after Sunderland’s Phil Bardsley.
  • The Reds have scored 14 goals from set pieces this season, the most in the top-flight.
  • Liverpool’s total of 225 passes in the attacking third was a league high this weekend.
  • Luis Suarez made 21 touches in the opposition box, only one fewer than Manchester United managed in total against Newcastle.
  • West Ham made 13 blocks this weekend – there were only 65 in total in the Premier League this weekend.
  • Philippe Coutinho received more passes than any other Premier League player this weekend (72).

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Southampton 1-1 Man City

  • Manchester City have not won consecutive away Premier League matches since January, despite playing in 16 away matches in the competition since.
  • 58% of City’s crosses reached a team-mate, the best rate in the division this weekend.
  • Only 24% of Southampton’s passes were in the attacking third, a lower proportion than any other side this weekend.

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Stoke 3-2 Chelsea

  • John Obi Mikel collected his first Premier League assist since August 2010, when he made one in a 6-0 hammering of Wigan.
  • Chelsea have conceded 3+ goals in consecutive Premier League games for the first time since October 1999.
  • Chelsea had six shots on target from outside the box, more than any other side this weekend.
  • Stoke had only 11 touches in the opposition box, despite winning the game.

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West Brom 0-2 Norwich

  • West Brom managed 12 shots on target in this match; the second highest tally that they have had in a Premier League game since the start of 2006-07 (14 v Wolves in Feb 2012).
  • The Baggies had 14% of the shots on target in the Premier League this weekend (26 of 186).
  • Nathan Redmond has collected an assist in three of his last four Premier League appearances.
  • Norwich were the only side not to have a headed shot this weekend.

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Sunderland 1-2 Tottenham

  • Adam Johnson scored his first league goal of the season with his 23rd attempted shot.
  • Sunderland have now scored five own goals this season; at least three more than any other side. The record for most own goals in a single Premier League campaign is eight, set by Leicester City in 2003/04.
  • Sunderland have lost 11 points from winning positions this season, more than any other Premier League team.
  • Sunderland made only four headed clearances all match - Tottenham's Michael Dawson made more on his own (6).

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Fulham 2-0 Aston Villa

  • Aston Villa made more passes in the first 30 minutes vs Fulham (105) than they did in 90 minutes in the win at Southampton on Wednesday evening (103).
  • Aaron Hughes has only conceded 54 fouls in 192 Premier League appearances for Fulham, one every three and a half games on average – he didn’t concede one vs Villa.
  • Dimitar Berbatov has scored with all eight of the penalties he has taken in the Premier League.
  • Christian Benteke made 10 flick-ons in this game but only two reached a team-mate.
  • John Arne Riise has now had 89 shots for Fulham in the Premier League and has never scored – he had four in this game.

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Arsenal 1-1 Everton

  • Mesut Ozil has four goals and six assists in 12 Premier League appearances.
  • Since August 2011, only Juan Mata (27) and David Silva (26) have assisted more Premier League goals than Theo Walcott (21).
  • Arsenal’s 44% possession rate is their fourth lowest in a Premier League game at the Emirates Stadium.
  • Arsene Wenger made a triple substitution in the Premier League for the first time since facing Wigan (then managed by current Everton boss Roberto Martinez) in December 2011.
  • Arsenal made 24 interceptions this weekend, more than any other Premier League side - Laurent Koscielny alone made 8.
  • No player was fouled more than Ross Barkley this weekend (5 times).

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James Maw