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Another exciting Premier League weekend awaits, with plenty of mouthwatering fixtures to look forward to. Ahead of all the action, we bring you 3+ key facts and stats for all ten fixtures coming your way.

Crystal Palace vs Liverpool: Saturday 12:30pm

Crystal Palace were 1-0 winners at Anfield back in April, ending a 13-match winless streak against Liverpool.

However, at Selhurst Park, the Reds are unbeaten in ten visits, winning nine of them, scoring 26 goals in the process, Palace's most-recent victory over Liverpool in South London coming a decade ago. The two managers that day? Neil Warnock and Brendan Rogers!

Following victories over Ipswich, Manchester United, A.C. Milan and Wolves, Arne Slot has already become the first Liverpool manager ever to win his first four away matches in charge across all competitions, now aiming to extend that streak to five.

Following defeat across Merseyside at the hands of Everton, Oliver Glasner's side remain winless; the Eagles haven't failed to win any of their first seven matches to start a season since 2017 under Frank de Boer.

Mohamed Salah has scored eight goals in his last 11 appearances against Crystal Palace, on target four times during five outings at Selhurst for Liverpool.

Arsenal vs Southampton: Saturday 3pm

Southampton are winless in 28 away league games against Arsenal, dating back to 1987, although three of their last four clashes in North London have resulted in draws, a result Russell Martin would certainly settle for here.

Following their dramatic 4-2 victory over Leicester last weekend, Arsenal are now unbeaten in 40 home Premier League matches against newly-promoted clubs, dating back to 2010.

Having headed home the opener against Paris Saint-Germain on Tuesday, Kai Havertz has become only the fourth Arsenal player in the club's entire history to score in each of their first five home games to start a season, after Jimmy Brain (1927), Cliff Bastin (1934) and Doug Lishman (1954)- credit to Harvey Downes on Twitter for that one.

Along similar lines, Havertz has become only the fourth Arsenal player to score in six successive appearances at Emirates Stadium, after Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang, Robin van Persie and Emmanuel Adebayor, with only Adebayor in 2007/08 reaching seven on the spin. Again, credit to Harvey Downes on Twitter.

Following their 3-1 thrashing at Bournemouth on Monday, Southampton still have just one point on the board; defeat here would represent the Saints' lowest points tally seven matches into a top-flight campaign since 1998.

Ben Brereton Díaz is still yet to win a Premier League game in which he's feature in 20 attempts. The competition-record is held by Gareth Bale, who wasn't victorious in any of his first 24 Premier League appearances.

Manchester City vs Fulham: Saturday 3pm

Manchester City have won each of their last 16 meetings with Fulham, scoring 49 goals and keeping ten clean sheets, with the Cottagers' most-recent victory over the Sky Blues coming all the way back in 2009.

This is unlikely to change considering Pep Guardiola's team are currently unbeaten in 49 home matches in all competitions, winning 41 of them, while the Citizens have also won 16 of their last 19 Premier League home games played at 3 o'clock on a Saturday, most-recently beaten in such a fixture by Crystal Palace on 30 October 2021.

Following draws with both Arsenal and Newcastle, Man City are seeking to avoid failing to win three consecutive Premier League games for the first time since last December.

Erling Braut Håland has scored five goals in just four appearances against Fulham, including a hat-trick when the Whites most-recently visited last season.

Marco Silva's side are are unbeaten in five, dating back to the opening day; the Cottagers last enjoyed a six-match unbeaten streak in the Premier League in October 2010, a fact that isn't overly likely to change!

Brentford vs Wolverhampton Wanderers: Saturday 3pm

Brentford have become the first team in Premier League history to score in the opening minute of three consecutive matches, the only problem being, they've not scored any other goals in these games, yielding a meagre1 one point.

Bryan Mbeumo's scored after 22 seconds at Spurs and then 37 when West Ham visited last season; having also netted against Crystal Palace and Southampton, the Cameroonian international is seeking to score in four consecutive home league games for the first time since January 2020, back when the Bees were in the Championship.

Wolverhampton Wanderers are currently bottom of the table with just a solitary point to their name; defeat here would represent the Old Gold's lowest points tally seven matches into a season since 1964, a year that resulted in relegation.

In some much-need good news for Gary O'Neil, Wolves are unbeaten in six away games against Brentford, 4-1 winners there just after Christmas, before earning a 1-1 draw in West London in the FA Cup nine days later, despite seeing João Gomes sent off in the ninth minute.

West Ham United vs Ipswich Town: Saturday 3pm

These two haven't met since the 2011/12 season when, despite finishing 15th, while West Ham were promoted, the Tractor Boys completed a first league double since 1976/77 over the Hammers.

Dating back to the mid 1970s, Ipswich have won only three of their last 18 visits to East London, with the Irons prevailing in nine of these clashes.

Following defeats at the hands of Aston Villa, Manchester City and Chelsea, West Ham have began a season with three successive home defeats for the first time in their entire history; they haven't lost four consecutive home league games at any point of a campaign since February 1971.

Leicester City vs Bournemouth: Saturday 3pm

Bournemouth have won each of their last three Premier League meetings with Leicester, 1-0 winners when they most-recently visited the King Power, despite only claiming victory in two of their 13 encounters immediately beforehand.

Steve Cooper's team are still yet to claim a victory this season; Leicester have only failed to win any of their first seven league matches once since 1983, but this was two years ago when they were most-recently a Premier League club.

After battering South Coast rivals Southampton on Monday night, Andoni Iraola's side are aiming to win back-to-back league games for the first time since April, while the Cherries haven't scored 3+ in successive Premier League fixtures since Boxing Day.

Everton vs Newcastle United: Saturday 5:30pm

Everton have won seven of their last 12 meetings with Newcastle at Goodison, losing just two, including a 3-0 victory when the pair last met on Merseyside in December.

Last weekend's 2-1 victory over Crystal Palace was the first time the Toffees have come from behind to win a Premier League game since October 2022; they've not done so in back-to-back games since February 2010 so, if Newcastle do get the noses in front, Evertonians should rightly fear the worst.

Both former Burnley bosses, Sean Dyche has won eight of his 16 managerial meetings with Eddie Howe, losing just four.

Aston Villa vs Manchester United: Sunday 2pm

Manchester United have won each of their last four meetings with Aston Villa, despite only winning one of the previous four, victorious in 19 of their 26 visits to Villa Park since 2000, losing only once, this a 3-1 defeat in, what was, Unai Emery's first match in charge of the Villans.

Following last weekend's 3-0 humbling at the hands of Tottenham, defeat here would see Man United lose four of their seven fixtures to start a league season for the a second successive season, having not previously done so since 1989 beforehand.

Bruno Fernandes, who will be available to play after his red card against Spurs was rescinded, has scored more goals (7) against Aston Villa than any other opponent.

Chelsea vs Nottingham Forest: Sunday 2pm

Nottingham Forest are unbeaten in two visits to Stamford Bridge, despite losing each of their six previous outings there.

Following a 1-0 victory 13 months ago, Anthony Elanga the only scorer, Forest are seeking back-to-back away victories over Chelsea for the first time since 1908.

On the road, Nuno Espírito Santo's side are currently unbeaten this season, beating Southampton and Liverpool before drawing with Brighton. The Garibaldi Reds haven't avoided defeat in their first four away matches of a top-flight season since 1995.

Following his four-goal haul against Brighton, Cole Palmer is seeking to become only the fifth player in Premier League history to score a hat-trick in back-to-back games, after Ian Wright, Wayne Rooney, Harry Kane and Erling Braut Håland, who's done so twice, including already this season.

Brighton & Hove Albion vs Tottenham Hotspur: Sunday 4:30pm

Brighton battered Tottenham 4-2 the last time these two met in Sussex in December, meaning Spurs have actually lost three of their last five visits to the Amex.

Following Thursday night's win over Ferencváros in Budapest, Tottenham are targeting a sixth successive victory in all competitions for the first time since November 2018.

Despite their resounding victory at Old Trafford last Sunday, Ange Postecoglou's side have won only four of their last 16 Premier League away games, losing five of the last nine.

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