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Premier League 2015-16 in numbers: Week 8

Sports Mole picks out a selection of statistics from each of the 10 Premier League matches that were played this weekend.

Crystal Palace 2-0 West Bromwich Albion

Yohan Cabaye (2nd R) of Crystal Palace celebrates scoring his team's second goal with his team mates during the Barclays Premier League match between Crystal Palace and West Bromwich Albion at Selhurst Park on October 3, 2015© Getty Images

Palace winger Yannick Bolasie scored his first league goal at Selhurst Park since New Year's Day 2013 - dating back 1,005 days.

The Eagles have not had this many points (16) after eight games since the 1990-91 season.

As for West Brom, they have won just two of their previous 11 meetings with the South London club.


Aston Villa 0-1 Stoke City

Marko Arnautovic of Stoke City celebrates scoring his team's first goal during the Barclays Premier League match between Aston Villa and Stoke City at Villa Park on October 3, 2015© Getty Images

Match-winner Marko Arnautovic has scored seven Premier League goals for Stoke, five of which have come away from the Britannia Stadium.

The Potters have lost on just one of their eight visits to Villa Park in the Premier League.

Villa boss Tim Sherwood has now lost 19 games as a Premier League manager - the same number of matches that he has won.


Bournemouth 1-1 Watford

Glenn Murray of Bournemouth celebrates scoring his team's first goal during the Barclays Premier League match between A.F.C. Bournemouth and Watford at Vitality Stadium on October 3, 2015© Getty Images

Glenn Murray's goal for Bournemouth was the first that Watford have conceded in the first half of a match this season.

The striker has now scored eight goals in his last 21 Premier League appearances for the Cherries and Palace.

Watford frontman Odion Ighalo has found the net 21 times in his 26 outings in 2015, which is more than any other player in England's top four divisions.


Manchester City 6-1 Newcastle United

Sergio Aguero of Manchester City kisses the ball to celebrate a goal during the Barclays Premier League match between Manchester City and Newcastle United at Etihad Stadium on October 3, 2015© Getty Images

Sergio Aguero's five goals for Man City all came within the space of 20 minutes, which is a Premier League record.

The Argentine is the fifth player to score that many goals in one game after Andy Cole, Alan Shearer, Jermain Defoe and Dimitar Berbatov.

Meanwhile, the Magpies are without a victory in their last 18 Premier League meetings with the Citizens.


Norwich City 1-2 Leicester City

Jamie Vardy (3rd L) of Leicester City celebrates scoring his team's first goal with his team mates during the Barclays Premier League match between Norwich City and Leicester City at Carrow Road on October 3, 2015© Getty Images

Visiting Leicester have been awarded four penalties this term, which is more than any other Premier League team.

Only Man City (12) can better Leicester's return of 11 victories in the top flight since the beginning of April.

The Canaries have scored and conceded exactly the same amount of goals at home as they have away this term - six and seven respectively.


Sunderland 2-2 West Ham United

Steven Fletcher (1st R) of Sunderland celebrates scoring his team's first goal with his team mates during the Barclays Premier League match between Sunderland and West Ham United at the Stadium of Light in Sunderland on October 3, 2015© Getty Images

Sunderland's wait for a victory over West Ham in the Premier League has now stretched back to seven meetings.

The match proved to be the last in charge of the Black Cats for Dick Advocaat, who announced his resignation 24 hours after the final whistle.

Of the 14 points that West Ham have collected this season, 10 have been won on the road.


Chelsea 1-3 Southampton

Sadio Mane of Southampton celebrates scoring his team's second goal with his team mates during the Barclays Premier League match between Chelsea and Southampton at Stamford Bridge on October 3, 2015 in London, United Kingdom.© Getty Images

Chelsea have conceded 17 Premier League goals this term, which is two more than they let in during the entire 2004-05 title-winning campaign.

The Blues have shipped at least two goals in seven of their eight outings this season.

The victory was Southampton's first at Stamford Bridge since a James Beattie brace helped to secure a 4-2 win in January 2002.


Everton 1-1 Liverpool

Romelu Lukaku of Everton celebrates with team mates after scoring Everton's first goal during the Barclays Premier League match between Everton and Liverpool at Goodison Park on October 4, 2015 in Liverpool, England.© Getty Images

The match was the last in charge of Liverpool for Brendan Rodgers, who has departed the Reds with a win percentage of 55.3% - only Rafael Benitez had a better record at Anfield in the Premier League.

Liverpool's last eight goals in all competitions have been scored by English players.

The last four Merseyside derbies at Goodison Park have all ended in draws.


Arsenal 3-0 Manchester United

Arsenal's Chilean striker Alexis Sanchez (C) celebrates scoring his goal with team mates Arsenal's German midfielder Arsenal's English midfielder Theo Walcott (L) during the English Premier League football match between Arsenal and Manchester United at th© Getty Images

There was only 74 seconds between Alexis Sanchez's opening goal for Arsenal and Mesut Ozil's second strike.

The win ended a run for the Gunners in the Premier League of eight matches without a victory against the Red Devils.

Man United conceded three goals in the opening 20 minutes of a Premier League game for the first time.


Swansea City 2-2 Tottenham Hotspur

Tottenham Hotspur's Nacer Chadli (L) and Tottenham Hotspur's Harry Kane (R) congratulate Tottenham Hotspur's Danish midfielder Christian Eriksen (C) after he scored the team's first goal during the English Premier League football match between Swansea Cit© Getty Images

The draw ended a run of seven straight defeats for the Swans against their North London counterparts.

Spurs midfielder Christian Eriksen has scored six direct free kicks since his arrival from Ajax in 2013 - no Premier League player has scored more during that time.

Since being defeated on the opening day of the season away at Man United, Spurs are unbeaten in the Premier League.


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Sergio Aguero of Manchester City kisses the ball to celebrate a goal during the Barclays Premier League match between Manchester City and Newcastle United at Etihad Stadium on October 3, 2015
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Tables header RHS
TeamPWDLFAGDPTS
1Arsenal28204470244664
2Liverpool28197265263964
3Manchester CityMan City28196363283563
4Aston Villa29175760421856
5Tottenham HotspurSpurs28165759421753
6Manchester UnitedMan Utd28152113939047
7West Ham UnitedWest Ham2912894650-444
8Brighton & Hove AlbionBrighton2811985044642
9Wolverhampton WanderersWolves28125114244-241
10Newcastle UnitedNewcastle281241259481140
11Chelsea27116104745239
12Fulham29115134344-138
13Bournemouth2898114152-1135
14Crystal Palace2878133348-1529
15Brentford2975174154-1326
16Everton2887132939-1025
17Luton TownLuton2957174260-1822
18Nottingham ForestNott'm Forest2967163551-1621
19Burnley2945202963-3417
20Sheffield UnitedSheff Utd2835202474-5014

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