BARCLAYS PREMIER LEAGUE STATISTICS

Harry Kane scored his 30th goal in all competitions this season, more than any other Barclays Premier League player. Kane is the first Spurs player to hit 30 since Gary Lineker in 1991/92.
Kane is only the fourth Spurs player to hit 20+ goals in a BPL season after Gareth Bale, Jurgen Klinsmann and Teddy Sheringham.
The two quickest goals in the league this season after the second half restart have been scored by Newcastle against Spurs (8 seconds for Sammy Ameobi's at White Hart Lane, 18 for Jack Colback today).
Christian Eriksen scored his third direct free-kick of the season, more than any other player in the top flight this campaign.

Sergio Aguero scored his 101st Manchester City goal in his 159th appearance for the club.
Man City have won their last four Barclays Premier League home matches without conceding a goal.
Sergio Aguero was the first player to reach 20 goals in the top flight this season, with Harry Kane emulating the feat later on the same day.
James Collins scored his second BPL own goal, and West Ham's 30th in the competition.

Chelsea have lost only one of their last 12 Barclays Premier League home matches against Manchester United (W7 D4 L1).
Man Utd have suffered more BPL defeats by Chelsea than by any other side (15).
Chelsea's last home defeat in the league came almost exactly one year ago (19 April, 2014 v Sunderland).
United now have the best shot conversion rate in the top flight (18.6%) this season.

Mame Biram Diouf has scored in each of his last three Barclays Premier League appearances at the Britannia Stadium.
This is the first league match this season that Saints have lost having taken the lead.
Southampton have conceded more than once for the first time on the road since the opening weekend of the current BPL campaign.
Stoke City had two shots on target in this match; scoring with both of them.

Leicester City have scored at least two goals in four successive Barclays Premier League matches for the first time since May 2000.
Leicester have won all three of their matches so far in April this season, after a run of 17 BPL matches in April without a win before that.
Leonardo Ulloa scored his first league goal in 647 minutes; last scoring on Boxing Day 2014.
Leicester have moved off the foot of the league table for the first time since 29 November 2014.

Everton have won three and lost none of their last seven Barclays Premier League matches at Goodison Park.
The Toffees have failed to score with more penalties in the BPL this season than any other team (3).
Burnley have not kept a clean sheet in any of their last 14 top-flight away matches.
Everton have conceded only two goals in their last six league home matches, keeping five clean sheets in the process.

West Bromwich Albion ended a run of 10 Barclays Premier League away matches without a win (D5 L5).
No player has made more assists from set pieces in the BPL this term than Chris Brunt (6), level with Cesc Fabregas.
The Baggies have scored more goals from corners than any other top-flight team this season (12).
This was Palace's highest possession figure of the campaign (68.4%). They had not managed over 54% in any other league match since the start of last season.

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