What a weekend for Arsenal
The last time they were eight points clear at the top of the table? Their Invincible 2003/04 season, when they won the title by 11 points
What a weekend for Arsenal
The last time they were eight points clear at the top of the table? Their Invincible 2003/04 season, when they won the title by 11 points
Aston Villa
Fulham
Burnley
Nottingham Forest
Wolves
Bournemouth
Everton
Charlton
Man City
Crystal Palace
Manchester United’s nine-game-winning run ends at Selhurst Park.
Man Utd have only lost one Premier League game that Casemiro has started:
WDWDWLWWWWWD
But he only played 10 minutes when they beat Arsenal at Old Trafford.
Michael Olise’s game by numbers vs. Man Utd:
81 touches
50 passes
9 passes into opp. box
8 crosses
6 x possession won
4 chances created
4 touches in opp. box
2 shots
1 takle made
1 interception
1 spectacular goal
No player on the pitch created more chances.
WWWWWWWWD
Crystal Palace are the first team this season to prevent Man Utd from winning a Premier League game when leading at half-time this season.
It took something special.
No team has conceded more direct free-kick goals in the Premier League this season than Man Utd:
◎ Lucas Digne (Nov 2022)
◉ Michael Olise (Jan 2023)
A special strike from a special player.
Bruno Fernandes has now been directly involved in 100 goals across all competitions for Manchester United.
Paul Scholes is the only Man United central midfielder in Premier League history with more goals than Bruno Fernandes
1/54 - Manchester City have only won one of 54 previous Premier League games in which they have trailed by 2+ goals at half-time (D2 L51); that win, however, was the most recent occasion, beating Crystal Palace 4-2 in August. Mountain.
Dejan Kulusevski’s two career appearances against Manchester City:
on 19 February 2022
on 19 January 2023
His strike was also Tottenham’s first goal against The Citizens not involving either Harry Kane or Heung-min Son since 2 February 2020.
The last time Spurs lost a Premier League game where they lead by two or more goals at half-time was against Man Utd in April 2009.
They didn’t even manage a single shot on target in the second-half.
Erling Haaland has already scored more goals in his first PL season than any other City player under Pep.
It’s only January
Riyad Mahrez’s game by numbers vs Spurs:
8 touches in opp. box
5 duels won
4 shots
3 chances created
2 goals
1 assist
0.52 xG
Magical Mahrez.