⚽️ Premier League Matchweek 8: Preview, Stats, Results and Live Updates- Leicester City vs Manchester United, Chelsea, Arsenal, Liverpool and More

5 - Claudio Ranieri suffered his biggest ever Premier League defeat, while no manager whose first game with a club in the competition came at home has suffered a bigger margin of defeat (also Alan Smith with Crystal Palace v Liverpool in August 1994, 1-6). Frosty.

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Roberto Firmino’s game by numbers vs. Watford:

100% shot accuracy
66 touches
3 duels won
3 shots
3 shots on target
3 goals
2 take-ons completed
1 tackle

Hat-trick hero.

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Man City XI: Steffen; Cancelo, Stones, Laporte, Aké; De Bruyne, Rodri, Bernardo Silva: Mahrez, Foden, Sterling.

Burnley XI: Pope; Lowton, Tarkowski, Collins, Pieters; McNeil, Brownhill, Cork, Westwood, Cornet; Wood.

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Only two sides have won 10+ Premier League away games in 2021:

13 - Man City
11 - Liverpool

The last two Premier League champions are battling it out again. :facepunch:

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Mo Salah is undoubtedly the best player in the world, according to Jurgen Klopp :egypt::crown:

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Roberto Firmino is the first Brazilian in Premier League history to score multiple hat-tricks in the competition.

Bobby Dazzler

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102 - Following his red card against Chelsea, this will be the first Premier League game James Ward-Prowse has not appeared in for Southampton since 27th December 2018. The midfielder had appeared in 102 consecutive matches in the competition for the Saints before today.

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41 - Roberto Firmino’s hat-trick was Liverpool’s 41st in the Premier League; the most of any team in the competition, overtaking Arsenal’s 40.

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The Etihad Stadium will be in an expectant mood when Manchester City take on Burnley in Saturday’s Premier League clash.

City boast an imposing record over this opposition, having won 12 and lost none of the last 13 meetings

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Jurgen Klopp on Mohamed Salah: "He is top. We all see it. Who is better than him?

“We don’t have to talk about what Messi and Ronaldo have done for world football and their dominance. But right now, he is the best.” [BT Sport]

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Bernardo Silva gives Man City the lead against Burnley.

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Bernardo Silva has scored more goals against Burnley (4) than he has against any other English side across all competitions.

He was never going to miss that one. :sweat_smile:

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Mason Greenwood has given Man Utd the lead against Leicester with a stunning strike from outside the box.

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Mason Greenwood has now scored five Premier League goals from outside the box for Manchester United.

That was definitely the best of the bunch. :heart_eyes:

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Youri Tielemans equalises for Leicester against Man Utd.

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24% - Of all players with at least 20 Premier League goals for Manchester United, only David Beckham (55%) and Nani (31%) have scored a higher share from outside the box than Mason Greenwood (24%).

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People who puts Maguire alongside the likes of Van Dijk, Dias and Thiago Silva should never watch football again for the rest of their lives

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HT in the 3pm Premier League games:

Aston Villa 0-0 Wolves
Leicester 1-1 Man Utd
Man City 1-0 Burnley
Norwich 0-0 Brighton
Southampton 0-0 Leeds

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Bruno Fernandes (4) created more chances than the rest of his teammates combined (3) in the first half against Leicester.

He also got an assist. :a:

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Brentford XI: Raya; Zanka, Jansson, Pinnock; Canós, Jensen, Nørgaard, Onyeka, Henry; Mbeumo, Toney.

Chelsea XI: Mendy; Chalobah, Christensen, Sarr; Azpilicueta, Kanté, Kovacic, Chilwell; Werner, Loftus-Cheek; Lukaku.

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