EPL STATS: MATCH WEEK 28

Its Match week 28 in the English Premier League, get all the stats, facts and preview of games this matchweek. We are about three quarters of the way through a thrilling season and we seem to have a title race back on as Liverpool is looking to push Man City all the way. Liverpool welcomes David Moyes’ Westham while Mancity get prepared for the big one, the Manchester Derby in the Etihad.

As the relegation battle intensifies, it is now wide open and any of the bottom seven could find themselves in trouble if they cannot get points on the board between now and the end of the season.

Here are the rest of match week 28 fixtures, then afterwards are all the stats and facts of each fixture;

Saturday, 5th March 2022
Leicester City v Leeds United – 1:30pm
Aston Villa v Southampton – 4:00pm
Burnley v Chelsea – 4:00pm
Newcastle United v Brighton & Hove Albion – 4:00pm
Norwich City v Brentford – 4:00pm
Wolves v Crystal Palace – 4:00pm
Liverpool v West Ham United – 6:30pm

Sunday, 6th March 2022
Watford v Arsenal – 3:00pm
Manchester City v Manchester United – 5:30pm

Monday, 7th March 2022
Tottenham Hotspur v Everton – 9:00pm

THE MATCH STATS

Leicester City v Leeds United – Referee: David Coote. Assistants: Stuart Burt, Nick Hopton. Fourth official: Simon Hooper. VAR: Jarred Gillett. Assistant VAR: Dan Robathan.

Aston Villa v Southampton – Referee: Peter Bankes. Assistants: Ian Hussin, Wade Smith. Fourth official: Tim Robinson. VAR: Paul Tierney. Assistant VAR: Lee Betts.

• Aston Villa are winless in their last six home league games against Southampton (D2 L4), losing the last three in a row while conceding 11 goals in the process.
• Southampton have won six of their last eight Premier League games against Aston Villa (D1 L1), as many as they had in their previous 25 against them in the competition (D6 L13).
• Aston Villa won 2-0 at Brighton last time out, last winning consecutive Premier League games in November in Steven Gerrard’s first two games in charge – the first of which was against Brighton.
• Southampton are unbeaten in five Premier League games (W3 D2), winning both of their last two by a 2-0 scoreline. Saints last won three consecutive league games without conceding in January 2016.
• Southampton have scored in each of their last 10 Premier League games, with only league leaders Manchester City on a longer current run in the competition (17). Southampton have also scored in each of their last 10 home games, having failed to find the net in two of their first three at St Mary’s this season.
• Aston Villa manager Steven Gerrard has lost three of his last six Premier League home games (W1 D2). He’d only lost three of his first 60 home league games in charge at Rangers and Aston Villa combined.
• Aston Villa striker Danny Ings has scored five goals in his last seven Premier League games against sides he’s previously played for in the competition. Ings scored 41 goals in 91 league games for Southampton between 2018 and 2021. Southampton’s James Ward-Prowse has been involved in five goals in his last six Premier League games against Aston Villa (2 goals, 3 assists), scoring twice and assisting another in Saints’ 4-3 victory in this exact fixture last season.
• Southampton’s Che Adams has been involved in a goal in each of his last four Premier League games (3 goals, 1 assist), his best such run in his English league career since scoring in six consecutive Championship games in January/February 2019.
• Aston Villa’s Philippe Coutinho has been involved in five goals in nine Premier League appearances against Southampton (4 goals, 1 assist). Against no side has the Brazilian either scored or been involved in more goals in the competition.

Burnley v Chelsea – Referee: Andre Marriner. Assistants: Simon Long, Adrian Holmes. Fourth official: Michael Oliver. VAR: Mike Dean. Assistant VAR: Mark Scholes.

• Burnley have won just one of their 15 Premier League games against Chelsea (D4 L10), with that victory coming at Stamford Bridge on the opening weekend of the 2017-18 campaign.
• Chelsea have won six of their seven Premier League away games against Burnley, drawing the other. Only against Wimbledon (8) have the Blues played more away games in the competition without ever losing.
• Following their 1-1 draw at Stamford Bridge in the reverse fixture, Burnley are looking to avoid defeat in both league meetings with Chelsea in a single campaign for the first time since 1970-71.
• Chelsea have scored in the first half of 14 of their 15 Premier League matches against Burnley, with the other game seeing the Blues 3-0 down on the opening day of the 2017-18 season. This fixture is the most played in Premier League history to see at least one goal in the first half of every single meeting.
• Burnley have scored six goals in their last two Premier League home games at 3pm on Saturday, beating Brentford 3-1 and drawing 3-3 with Crystal Palace. It’s as many goals as the Clarets had netted in their previous nine such games at Turf Moor in the competition.
• Chelsea have won 11 of their last 13 away Premier League matches kicking off at 3pm on a Saturday (D1 L1), including both under Thomas Tuchel. Indeed, the German has never lost a Saturday 3pm kick off in the Premier League in six previous matches (W5 D1) with only Unai Emery managing more without losing (7 – W5 D2).
• Chelsea have kept a clean sheet in each of their last two Premier League games, having kept just two in their previous 13 in the competition. However, away from home no side has kept more clean sheets than the Blues in the top-flight this term (7).
• Chelsea striker Romelu Lukaku has either scored or assisted a goal in all four of his Premier League away games against Burnley, scoring three and assisting two in total at Turf Moor in the competition.
• Chelsea’s Romelu Lukaku has been involved in 16 goals in his last 13 Premier League appearances in March (11 goals, 5 assists), in a run stretching back to 2015. Overall, he’s scored 15 goals in 23 appearances in March in the competition (0.7 per game) – only in September does he have a better goals-per-game ratio (0.8).
• Chelsea’s Hakim Ziyech has scored in each of his last three Premier League appearances and could become the first Moroccan player to score in four in a row; his fellow countryman Marouane Chamakh also scored in three in a row in December 2013 for Crystal Palace.
• Burnley lost their last game at turf moor against Leicester City.

Newcastle United v Brighton & Hove Albion – Referee: Martin Atkinson. Assistants: Constantine Hatzidakis, James Mainwaring. Fourth official: Chris Kavanagh. VAR: Lee Mason. Assistant VAR: Richard West.

• Newcastle have never won in nine previous Premier League meetings with Brighton (D5 L4), more often than they’ve faced any other side without a victory in the competition.
• Brighton are unbeaten in their four Premier League away games against Newcastle (W2 D2), keeping a clean sheet each time. It’s the most a team has faced another away from home in the competition without ever conceding.
• Newcastle have failed to score in any of their four Premier League home games against Brighton – it’s the Magpies’ longest run without a home goal against an opponent in their league history.
• Newcastle are unbeaten in their last seven Premier League games (W4 D3), with only Manchester United currently on a longer run than the Magpies (8). It’s Newcastle’s longest run without defeat in the top-flight since a run of 14 between May and November 2011.
• Newcastle have won their last two Premier League home games, as many as they had in their previous 14 at St James’ Park. They last won more consecutively at home between January and March 2019 (5).
• Brighton have lost each of their last three Premier League games, as many as they had in their previous 20. They’ve not lost four in a row in the competition since April 2019.
• Brighton are averaging 12.4 shots per game this season (their second highest in a Premier League campaign), and 3.81 shots on target per game (their highest in a Premier League season). However, the Seagulls’ shot conversion rate of 7.7% is their lowest in any of their five Premier League campaigns to date.
• Newcastle have dropped a league-high 21 points from winning positions in the Premier League this season, while only West Ham (13) have won more from behind than Brighton (11).
• Joe Willock has scored in each of his last two Premier League games for Newcastle, having failed to find the net in his previous 19 appearances this term. Since his top-flight debut for the Magpies in February 2021, he’s scored more goals for the club than any other player (10).
• Neal Maupay has scored 26 goals in the Premier League for Brighton – one more strike will see him become the Seagulls’ highest goalscorer in the competition (currently level with Glenn Murray).

Norwich City v Brentford – Referee: Anthony Taylor. Assistants: Gary Beswick, Adam Nunn. Fourth official: Gavin Ward. VAR: John Brooks. Assistant VAR: Neil Davies.

• Norwich earned their first Premier League win of the season in the reverse fixture against Brentford in November – they’re looking to complete their first league double over the Bees since 1959-60.
• Brentford are winless in their last six league games against Norwich (D2 L4) since a 2-1 win at Carrow Road in December 2017 in the Championship.
• Norwich have lost each of their last three Premier League games, having been unbeaten in their three before that (W2 D1). 40% of the Canaries’ total league goals this season came in that three game unbeaten run in January/February (6/15).
• Brentford have picked up just one point from their last 24 available in the Premier League (W0 D1 L7) since beating Aston Villa 2-1 in January. The Bees’ run of eight games without a win is the longest current winless run in the competition.
• Having kept two clean sheets in their first four Premier League away games (conceding just two goals in the process), Brentford have conceded at least twice in each of their last nine on the road. Only three teams have conceded 2+ goals in 10+ consecutive away games in the competition – Burnley (11 between August 2009 and January 2010), Ipswich (11 between January 1995 and September 2000) and Wimbledon (10 between December 1999 and May 2000).
• Brentford have lost each of their last five away league games, last losing more consecutively on the road between October 2006 and January 2007 in League One (9).
• Norwich have scored the first goal in fewer games than any other Premier League side this season (5), while Brentford have conceded the first goal more often than any other side (19).
• Norwich manager Dean Smith took charge of Brentford 143 times between 2015 and 2018 – he’s never won against sides he’s previously managed in all competitions, drawing one and losing three of his four such games.
• Teemu Pukki’s only league goal for Norwich against Brentford came in the reverse fixture in November. The Finnish striker has never scored home and away Premier League goals against an opponent in a single campaign before.
• Brentford’s Pontus Jansson has played more minutes than any other outfield player in the Premier League so far this season (2,422). He’s only missed eight available minutes so far this term, with those coming at Molineux against Wolves in September (subbed off after 82 minutes).

Wolves v Crystal Palace – Referee: Andy Madley. Assistants: Eddie Smart, Derek Eaton. Fourth official: Craig Pawson. VAR: Graham Scott. Assistant VAR: Sian Massey-Ellis.

• Wolves have lost their last two league games against Crystal Palace, though both have been away from home – they’ve never lost three in a row against the Eagles in their league history.
• Crystal Palace are looking to complete the league double over Wolves for just the third time, in what is the 30th different campaign in which they’ve met. The Eagles previously did so in the second tier in 1995-96 and 2012-13.
• Wolves have lost their last two Premier League games, having lost just one of their previous eight in the competition (W6 D1). Each of their last three defeats have been against London sides (vs Arsenal x2 and vs West Ham).
• Only Manchester City (4) have conceded fewer first-half goals than Wolves (7) in the Premier League this season. Indeed, Wolves have shipped just twice in the opening 45 minutes in their last 19 Premier League games.
• Crystal Palace have won just one of their last eight Premier League games (D4 L3), winning 4-1 at Watford in their last away game. The Eagles haven’t won consecutive league games on the road since June 2020.
• Crystal Palace are yet to lose when opening the scoring in the Premier League this season, though six of those 12 games have finished level. Nonetheless, only top two sides Manchester City (20) and Liverpool (19) have opened the scoring more without losing so far this term.
• Crystal Palace are averaging 1.4 goals per game in the Premier League under Patrick Vieira (37 goals in 27 games), the best rate of any permanent manager for the Eagles in the competition.
• Wolves have scored a league-high 25% of their Premier League goals from outside the box so far this season (6/24). Meanwhile, Crystal Palace have conceded more goals from distance than any other side this season (9).
• Crystal Palace are averaging 10.1 sequences of 10+ passes per game in the Premier League this season, almost double the amount they averaged in the competition under Roy Hodgson last season (5.6).
• Wolves’ Hwang Hee-Chan has scored five goals from just seven shots on target in the Premier League this season. This conversion rate of 71% is the highest in the competition this term among players with at least five non-penalty goals.

Liverpool v West Ham United – Referee: Jonathan Moss. Assistants: Marc Perry, Timothy Wood. Fourth official: Kevin Friend. VAR: Darren England. Assistant VAR: Sian Massey-Ellis.

• Liverpool have only lost one of their last 48 home league games against West Ham (W35 D12), going down 3-0 under Brendan Rodgers in August 2015.
• West Ham are looking to complete the Premier League double over Liverpool for just the second time, previously doing so in 2015-16. Their 3-2 victory in the reverse fixture this season was their first league win against the Reds since that campaign (D2 L8 in between).
• Liverpool have scored in each of their last 11 Premier League games against West Ham, netting at least twice in 10 of these meetings (31 goals in total).
• Liverpool have won 62% of their Premier League games in March (67/108), their highest win rate in a single month in the competition’s history. However, they lost both of their March home league games last season (both against London clubs), as many as they had in their previous 16 such games at Anfield (W14 L2).
• Liverpool have won their last six Premier League games by an aggregate score of 18-2. At home, the Reds are unbeaten in 17 league games (W13 D4), winning the last eight by an aggregate score of 26-2.
• Liverpool (12) and West Ham (9) have scored more goals from corners than any other Premier League sides so far this season. Between them meanwhile, just five of their 54 goals conceded this term have come from corner situations (3/20 for Liverpool, and 2/34 for West Ham).
• Liverpool’s Mohamed Salah has netted nine goals in his nine Premier League games against West Ham, scoring once in all four of his games against them at Anfield. Against no side has he scored more goals in the competition (also nine vs Watford), and he could become the second African player to net 10 Premier League goals against an opponent, after Sadio Mané vs Crystal Palace (13).
• West Ham’s Pablo Fornals has scored three goals in his last four Premier League games against Liverpool, netting on each of his last two away games against them. Only two visiting players have ever scored in three consecutive Premier League appearances at Anfield – Andrew Cole (1999-2002) and Christian Benteke (2012-2017).
• Liverpool’s Mohamed Salah has scored 19 Premier League goals this season. He’s already netted 20+ in three different campaigns in the competition, with only five players achieving this in 4+ seasons – Alan Shearer (7), Sergio Agüero (6), Thierry Henry (5), Harry Kane (5) and Ruud van Nistelrooy (4).
• Jarrod Bowen has played in each of West Ham’s last 78 Premier League matches – should he feature in this game, he will surpass Steve Potts (April 1994-March 1996) as the player to appear in the most Premier League games consecutively for the Hammers.

Sunday, 6th March 2022
Watford v Arsenal – Referee: Craig Pawson. Assistants: Lee Betts, Richard West. Fourth official: Simon Hooper. VAR: Darren England. Assistant VAR: Eddie Smart.

• Watford have earned just seven points from 45 available against Arsenal in the Premier League (W2 D1 L12), though four of these have come in their last three home games against them (W1 D1 L1).
• Arsenal have scored in all 15 of their Premier League games against Watford – only against West Brom (26/26) do the Gunners have a better 100% scoring rate in the competition.
• Arsenal have scored the first goal in 14 of their 15 Premier League meetings with Watford, with the exception being a 2-1 defeat at the Emirates Stadium in January 2017.
• Watford have won just three of their 20 Premier League games played in March (D3 L14), the second-lowest win rate in the month of any team to have spent more than three seasons in the competition (15%), ahead only of Ipswich Town (13%).
• ? Watford have kept three clean sheets in their six Premier League games under Roy Hodgson, as many as they had in their previous 38 in the competition under four different managers. However, at the other end the Hornets have only scored twice in their six games under Hodgson.
• Arsenal have won each of their last three Premier League away games, having won just two of their first eight on the road this season (D1 L5). The Gunners have opened the scoring in each of their last five Premier League away games, last having a longer such run between January and May 2015 (7).
• Since losing consecutive league games against Manchester United and Everton at the start of December, Arsenal have taken 22 points from 27 available to them in the Premier League (W7 D1 L1). Their only dropped points in that run have come in home games (1-2 vs Man City, 0-0 vs Burnley).
• Watford manager Roy Hodgson has won just one of his 12 Premier League home games against Arsenal (D4 L7), winning 1-0 with Fulham in August 2008. His final home match in charge of Crystal Palace ended in a 3-1 defeat to the Gunners in May last season.
• No player has scored in more Premier League defeats this season than Watford’s Emmanuel Dennis, with the Hornets losing four times when he’s found the net. However, the Nigerian has also scored in all five of Watford’s league wins so far this term.
• Emile Smith Rowe is Arsenal’s top scorer in the Premier League this season with nine goals. He could become just the second player aged 21 or under to reach double figures in a Premier League season for the Gunners along with Nicolas Anelka in 1998-99

Manchester City v Manchester United – The stats for this fixture would be on our Super Sunday special.

Monday, 7th March 2022
Tottenham Hotspur v Everton – Referee: Stuart Attwell. Assistants: Dan Cook, Dan Robathan. Fourth official: Martin Atkinson. VAR: John Brooks. Assistant VAR: Timothy Wood.

• Tottenham have lost just one of their last 18 Premier League games against Everton (W8 D9), though that did come in this exact fixture last season (0-1).
• Following their 1-0 win in this exact fixture last term, Everton are looking to pick up back-to-back away league wins against Spurs for the first time since a run of three between August 2006 and November 2008.
• Tottenham have won nine of their last 12 Premier League games played on a Monday (D2 L1), with the only defeat in this run coming at home to Manchester City in October 2018 (0-1).
• Tottenham have lost their last two home league games, last losing three in a row at home between May and September 2008 under Juande Ramos. Spurs boss Antonio Conte has never lost three consecutive home league games as a manager before.
• Everton have lost 13 of their last 17 Premier League games (W2 D2), while only the three promoted clubs have lost more in the competition this term than their overall figure of 14 (Brentford 15, Norwich 17, Watford 17).
• Everton are winless in their last 10 Premier League away games (D2 L8) since beating Brighton 2-0 in August. It’s their longest run without a win on the road within the same Premier League campaign since a run of 11 between December and May in 2003-04.
• Tottenham boss Antonio Conte is unbeaten in all five of his Premier League games against Everton (W3 D2), with his sides keeping a clean sheet each time. Only Roberto Mancini has faced an opponent more without his side conceding a single goal in the competition’s history (7 games vs Wigan).
• Tottenham’s Harry Kane has been involved in nine goals in his last 11 Premier League games (7 goals, 2 assists), having been involved in just two in his first 13 appearances in the competition this season (1 goal, 1 assist). Kane has also only scored more Premier League goals against Leicester (16) than he has against Everton (11).
• Son Heung-min has been involved in 10 goals in his last 11 Premier League games (6 goals, 4 assists). Overall in the Premier League this season, only Michail Antonio’s goals and assists (15) have been worth more points to their side than Son’s have for Spurs (14).
• If he plays, this will be Everton keeper Jordan Pickford’s 200th Premier League appearance. Each of his previous 199 have been starts, and he would be the 21st player to make 200+ appearances in the competition with 100% of them being as a starter. He will also be the fifth player to make his 200th appearance in the competition on his birthday, after Noel Whelan, Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink, Pablo Zabaleta and Victor Moses.

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