We have statistics ahead of every Premier League game this weekend, including details of record good and bad starts for Chelsea and Arsenal.
After a two-week break for internationals, the Premier League makes a welcome return this weekend.
Manchester City will hope to put pressure on Chelsea when they host Tottenham in the opening game on Saturday, Jose Mourinho's side facing a tricky trip to Crystal Palace later in the day, while third-placed Southampton will also be eyeing maximum points from their home game against Sunderland.
At the other end, Burnley and Newcastle are both in action at HQ as they go in search of their first league wins of the season.
We take a look at the key Opta statistics ahead of the eighth round of games.
Manchester City v Tottenham Hotspur
Manchester City have won six of their last seven Premier League meetings with Tottenham Hotspur (L1).
Tottenham have secured 20 wins against Manchester City in the Premier League - only against Everton (20) have they won as many.
The last six Premier League games between Man City and Spurs have produced 30 goals (five per game on average), with City scoring 22 of these goals.
Edin Dzeko has scored six goals in six Premier League games against Spurs, more than versus any other opponent. Four of these goals came in one game (August 2011).
Sergio Agüero has netted five goals in five PL apps against Tottenham - only against Norwich City (5) has he scored as many in the competition.
Man City have gone two home games without a win in the Premier League (L1 D1). The last time that they went three PL home games without a victory was back in November 2010 (L1 D2).
Tottenham have won just three of their last 11 Premier League away matches (W3 D4 L4), this after winning their previous five on the road in succession.
Manchester City scored 11 goals in their two Premier League games against Spurs in 2013-14. The last team to score more in a single PL season versus one opponent were Spurs against Wigan in 2009-10 (12 goals).
Spurs lost 6-0 against Manchester City at the Etihad Stadium in November 2013. This is their joint heaviest defeat in Premier League history (6-0 v Sheffield United in March 1993 and 7-1 v Newcastle United in December 1996).
Christian Eriksen has only been involved in five goals (three goals, two assists) in 13 away appearances in the Premier League, compared to 12 goals in 19 PL apps at White Hart Lane (six goals, six assists).
Arsenal v Hull City
Arsenal have won their last five Premier League games against Hull City, since losing their first ever PL meeting in September 2008.
Nikica Jelavic has already equalled his Premier League goal tally from 2013-14 in just seven games this season (4). He played 25 times last season.
Jelavic now has eight goals in 23 Premier League games for Hull City - only Geovanni (11) has more goals in the competition for the Tigers.
The Gunners have won just one of their last six Premier League matches (W1 D4 L1), this after winning their previous six in a row.
No Arsenal player has assisted more than one goal in the Premier League this season. Seven Arsenal players have one assist to their name, as many as former Gunner Cesc Fabregas has alone (7) for Chelsea.
The Gunners have not lost back-to-back Premier League matches since January 2013.
Since he made his Premier League debut in August 2010, no player in the competition has given away more penalties than Laurent Koscielny (7).
This is Arsenal's joint-second worst league start to a season under Arsene Wenger (10 points from seven games, same as 98/99) - the worst being 2011-12 (seven points from seven games).
Hull City have not won back-to-back Premier League games since September 2013, despite winning nine matches since then.
The Tigers have won just one of their last 12 Premier League trips to London (W1 D2 L9), but this victory came in their only trip to the capital this season (1-0 at QPR in August).
Burnley v West Ham United
Burnley are unbeaten in their last three league meetings with the Hammers (W2 D1), scoring twice in each encounter.
Diafra Sakho has scored in all five starts he has made for West Ham in all competitions, with four of these in the Premier League.
Sakho is the first West Ham player to score in four consecutive Premier League games since Carlton Cole in the 2008-09 campaign. Cole scored in five successive games on this run.
Burnley have scored a league-low three goals after seven matchdays and have the lowest shot conversion ratio (5%).
West Ham have won three of their first seven Premier League games of 2014-15 - they won just three of their opening 20 PL matches last season.
The Hammers have scored six goals from set-piece situations this season in the Premier League, more than any other side.
No player has created more goalscoring chances in the Premier League this season than Stewart Downing (22 - level with Cesc Fabregas).
The Hammers have attempted 25 headed shots in the Premier League this season, 10 more than any other side.
Mark Noble could make his 200th Premier League appearance for West Ham in this match - only Steve Potts (203) has made more.
Burnley have used more English players in the Premier League this season than any other side (13).
Crystal Palace v Chelsea
Crystal Palace defeated Chelsea in their last league meeting. They haven't won back-to-back league games against the Blues since March 1982.
Chelsea are now unbeaten in 10 Premier League matches, winning eight and drawing two.
Since Jose Mourinho returned to the club as manager on the eve of the 2013-14 season, Chelsea have kept more clean sheets than any other side in the Premier League (21).
The Blues have the leading goalscorer (Diego Costa - nine goals) and the leading assist maker (Cesc Fabregas - seven assists)
Diego Costa already has more goals this season (9) than any player has for Crystal Palace in the Premier League since their return to the top-flight at the start of last season.
Cesc Fabregas already has more assists this season (7) than any player has for Crystal Palace in the Premier League since their re-promotion to the top-flight at the start of last term.
The Blues have lost just one of their last 15 Premier League London derbies (W10 D4 L1), but this defeat came at Selhurst Park to Palace last season (0-1).
Only one team has ever won more points from their first seven Premier League games than Chelsea have this season so far (19/21) - Chelsea in 2005-06 (21/21).
Nine different players have scored a Premier League goal for Chelsea this season, more than any other team.
19.3% of Crystal Palace's passes have been played long this season, a higher proportion than any other side.
Everton v Aston Villa
Everton have lost only one of their last 11 Premier League meetings with Aston Villa (W3 D7).
Gabriel Agbonlahor has scored seven Premier League goals against Everton, more than versus any other side.
Agbonlahor has scored in his last two Premier League appearances at Goodison Park and overall has scored four Premier League goals there - only at Villa Park (31) has he scored more.
Five of the last seven Premier League meetings between these two sides in Liverpool have ended in a draw, with three of those ending 2-2.
Villa have lost three successive Premier League matches without scoring a single goal.
The last time that Aston Villa failed to score in four successive Premier League games was in November 2013.
Paul Lambert has never won a Premier League game against a side managed by Roberto Martinez (D3 L3).
Aston Villa have only had 10 shots on target in their seven Premier League games so far this season. Sergio Aguero (12) and Diego Costa (16) have managed more than this on their own.
Leighton Baines has assisted more goals (3) and created more goalscoring chances (16) than any other Premier League defender this season.
Aston Villa have won 32% of matches with Ron Vlaar in the side since he joined on the eve of 2012-13 (20 of 62), compared to 14% of games without him (3/21).
Newcastle United v Leicester City
Newcastle United are unbeaten in their last eight league meetings with Leicester City (W4 D4).
Leonardo Ulloa has scored five goals from just six shots on target in the Premier League this season.
Papiss Cissé has scored four goals in his last three Premier League appearances, more than he'd managed in his previous 33 PL games (3).
Cissé has not scored in consecutive Premier League appearances since scoring in six games in a row between March-April 2012.
Leicester City have kept a clean sheet in half (8) of their last 16 away matches in league competition.
Of the 17 ever-present Premier League sides in 2014, Newcastle have collected the fewest wins (5) and fewest points (20), scored the fewest goals (21) and conceded the most goals (49).
Newcastle have conceded two or more goals in nine of their last 12 Premier League games at St James Park.
The Magpies are the only side yet to score first in a Premier League game this season.
No player has blocked more opposition shots than Wes Morgan (11) in the Premier League this season.
Leicester's Jamie Vardy (5) has been caught offside more often than the whole of the Newcastle squad (4) in the Premier League so far.
Southampton v Sunderland
Southampton have won more Premier League points in 2014 (42) than both Everton (41) and Manchester United (41).
Sunderland have drawn five of their last seven Premier League matches (W1 D5 L1).
The last three Premier League meetings between Sunderland and Southampton have ended in a score draw.
The Black Cats have suffered only one defeat in their last six Premier League away games (W2 D3 L1).
Steven Fletcher scored two goals from just two shots on target in his last Premier League appearance for Sunderland, this after failing to score in his previous nine PL games in 2014.
Southampton have fired in 164 crosses this season in the Premier League (excl. corners), more than any other side.
Graziano Pellè has been involved in five goals in his last five Premier League appearances (four goals, one assist).
Dusan Tadic has been involved in 60 goals (28 goals, 32 assists) in 73 league appearances (Dutch Eredivisie and Premier League combined) since the start of 2012-13.
Of regular first choice goalkeepers in the Premier League this season, Vito Mannone has the best saves to shots ratio (77%)
No side in the top four tiers of English football have conceded as few goals as Southampton (5) this season.
Queens Park Rangers v Liverpool
Queens Park Rangers have picked up the fewest yellow cards (8) and have committed the fewest fouls (60) in the Premier League so far this season.
Liverpool have won five and lost just one of their last six league meetings with QPR, keeping a clean sheet in four of these games.
After a run of 11 successive Premier League wins in between Feb-Apr, Liverpool have won just four of their last 10 matches in the competition (W4 D2 L4).
The Reds have kept just one clean sheet in their last 13 Premier League matches.
Harry Redknapp has won just five of his 32 Premier League games in charge of QPR (D10 L17).
Under Redknapp, QPR have lost six and won none (D2) of their eight PL games on a Sunday, losing each of their last five.
Liverpool have scored in 14 of their last 15 Premier League away trips to London.
Mario Balotelli has scored just one goal in his last 21 Premier League appearances, despite attempting 66 shots (inc. blocked) in these games.
Rob Green has been forced in to making more saves than any other goalkeeper this season in the Premier League (26).
Daniel Sturridge could return from injury for this match. The England international has only scored one goal in his last seven Premier League away appearances.
Stoke City v Swansea City
Stoke City are unbeaten in their previous three Premier League home games against Swansea City (W2 D1).
The Swans are winless in four PL games now (L2 D2), this after winning their previous four in a row.
Peter Crouch has scored four goals in his last five Premier League appearances against Swansea City.
Crouch has scored more goals (27) and has provided more assists (12) than any Stoke City player in the Premier League since his debut for the club in September 2011.
Gylfi Sigurdsson has six assists in seven Premier League appearances for Swansea this season, two more than he managed in 58 PL games at Tottenham (4).
Stoke have not won any of their last six Premier League home matches played on a Sunday, losing each of their last four (D2 L4).
Swansea City have won only one of their last 12 Premier League games played on a Sunday (L7 D4).
Swansea have used fewer players in the Premier League this season than any other side (18).
Stoke City have attempted seven shots from fast breaks this season in the Premier League (scoring one), more than any other side.
There have only been three goals scored in the three Premier League games at the Britannia Stadium this season, fewer than at any other ground.
West Bromwich Albion v Manchester United
Saido Berahino has scored six goals in nine competitive appearances for West Brom this season, with five of these coming at The Hawthorns.
Manchester United have used 30 different players in the Premier League this season already, more than any other club.
United used 30 players in the whole of the 2013/14 season - only in 2008-09 (33) and 2011-12 (31) have United used more players in a season than 30.
Robin van Persie has scored four goals and assisted two more in his last seven Premier League appearances versus WBA.
Wayne Rooney has scored in his last six Premier League starts against West Brom (seven goals), but he misses this game through suspension.
Ángel Di María has had a hand in six goals in his five Premier League appearances (three goals and three assists).
Manchester United have won just one of their last five Premier League games played on a Monday (W1 D1 L3).
The Baggies have won only two of their previous 18 Premier League matches played on a Monday (L9 D7).
West Brom have conceded more goals from outside the box than any other Premier League team this season (4).
The Red Devils have scored more first half goals than any other side in the Premier League so far in 2014-15 (9).
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