We review the weekend statistics, including details of Liverpool and Manchester United's lack of shots and Stewart Downing's glut of assists.
We look back at the Opta stats following a weekend which saw Manchester City close the gap on Chelsea to three points at the top of the Premier League, with West Ham claiming a Champions League spot with a come-from-behind win over Swansea before Manchester United won at Southampton with an alarmingly low number of touches in the Saints' box.
At the other end, Leicester remain rooted to the foot of the table after losing 2-1 at resurgent Aston Villa, with QPR moving out of the relegation zone with a 2-0 win over Burnley.
Newcastle United 2 Chelsea 1
Papiss Cisse's first strike ended a run of 498 minutes in all competitions since Chelsea last conceded a goal.
Cisse has now scored four Premier League goals against Chelsea - against no side has he scored more often.
Steven Taylor was given his fourth Premier League red card - a joint-high for Newcastle alongside David Batty and Nikos Dabizas.
Since the start of last season, Newcastle have been shown more red cards than any other Premier League side (9).
Didier Drogba has scored in consecutive Premier League appearances for Chelsea for the first time since February 2012.
Cesc Fabregas collected his 11th assist of the season in the Premier League - only two players beat that tally last season (Gerrard 13, Suarez 12).
This was the fourth time that Chelsea have been behind in a Premier League game this season and the first that they have not managed to win (W3 L1).
The Magpies are the only team yet to score in the opening 30 minutes of their league matches this season. Their earliest goal this season has come in the 37th minute.
Jose Mourinho's Chelsea have never won at St James' Park in five Premier League visits (D2 L3).
Chelsea's joint-best-ever unbeaten run of 23 competitive matches has come to an end (W17 D6 before Saturday).
Hull City 0 West Bromwich Albion 0
Graham Dorrans' miss was the first penalty West Brom have missed in the last eight they have taken in the Premier League.
Allan McGregor has saved all three of the penalties he has faced in the Premier League.
Hull have not recorded more than two shots on target in any of their last six Premier League games - they did so in five of the preceding six fixtures.
Saido Berahino has now gone 453 minutes without a goal in the Premier League.
Hull have won only six Premier League games in 2014, fewer than any ever-present team (D9 L19).
This was West Brom's second draw in their last 16 Premier League away games.
The Baggies have scored three league goals in their last nine away matches.
Hull have scored only two goals in their last seven Premier League games.
Liverpool 0 Sunderland 0
This was the second successive Premier League at Anfield where neither side directed a shot on target in the first half.
It took until the 63rd minute for the first shot on target in this game (via Lucas Leiva for Liverpool).
Sunderland have been involved in five 0-0 draws this season in the Premier League, more than any other side.
Liverpool versus Aston Villa in September (two) is the only Premier League game this season to produce fewer shots on target than Liverpool's game with Sunderland (three).
Sunderland have failed to find the back of net in seven of their last 11 Premier League games and three of their last four.
Liverpool have won five and lost just one of the last 10 Premier League meetings with Sunderland (D4).
Queens Park Rangers 2 Burnley 0
Leroy Fer has netted two in his last three games for the Hoops, with both goals coming at Loftus Road.
Charlie Austin now has netted five goals in QPR's last four league games at Loftus Road.
Austin is also now the top English goalscorer in the top division with eight goals.
Austin is the first player to score, provide an assist and be sent off in a Premier League game since Marc Antoine Fortune in April 2013.
Indeed, Austin is only the fifth player to complete this dubious hat-trick in Premier League. history, after Mark Viduka, Shaun Bartlett, Bobby Zamora and Fortune.
This is QPR's fourth win of the season, the same total they managed in their last Premier League season (2012/13).
Burnley have never won a Premier League match in December (D4 L4).
In losing, the Clarets saw their longest ever unbeaten run in the Premier League (four games) finally come to an end.
QPR have lost just one of their last seven home league games (W4 D2).
Stoke City 3 Arsenal 2
Peter Crouch's opener was the fastest goal of the 2014-15 Premier League season (19 seconds).
Crouch's goal was the earliest Arsenal have ever shipped in the Premier League.
It was also only the fifth first minute goal the Gunners have conceded in Premier League history.
The last time Premier League goal came quicker was in Dec 2013, courtesy of Jay Rodriguez for Southampton against Chelsea (13 seconds).
Jonathan Walters has either scored or assisted six goals in his last seven Premier League games for the Potters (four goals, two assists).
Arsenal found themselves three or more goals down at half-time for the first time since March 2014 away to Chelsea, when they went on to lose 6-0.
This is only third time Stoke have scored three first-half goals in a Premier League game (along with v Fulham in Jan 2010 and v Aston Villa in March 2014).
Santi Cazorla finally scored his first Premier League goal of the season (courtesy of a second-half penalty) with his 39th shots (including blocked) of the season.
Aaron Ramsey's goal was his first in 16 games for Arsenal in all competitions, since he scored against Everton on August 23.
Alexis Sanchez has either scored or assisted nine of Arsenal's last 13 Premier League goals (scoring seven, assisting two).
Since Arsene Wenger took over at Arsenal, the Gunners have picked up 68 red cards in the Premier League, four more than any other side.
Mark Hughes is unbeaten in his last seven Premier League home games as a manager versus Arsenal (W5 D2).
This loss was Arsenal's 200th under the management of Arsene Wenger in all competitions.
Tottenham Hotspur 0 Crystal Palace 0
Crystal Palace won 12 corners in this match, the most they have been awarded in a Premier League game this season.
Tottenham were awarded two corners in this match, the fewest they have won in a Premier League game this season.
Spurs ended a run of seven Premier League games without a clean sheet.
This was Tottenham's first home draw in 18 Premier League matches at White Hart Lane.
This was Tottenham's second goalless draw in their last 70 home Premier League games at White Hart Lane.
Palace recorded a goalless draw away from home in the Premier League for the second time in 28 matches.
Federico Fazio made 15 clearances in this match - the most by a Spurs player in a Premier League game this term.
Palace's 16 shots (including blocks) is the most that they have attempted in a PL away game since December 2004 (also versus Spurs).
Christian Eriksen has created more goalscoring chances without actually providing an assist than any other Premier League player this term (31 - including three on Saturday).
Manchester City 1 Everton 0
Yaya Toure has scored all seven of his penalties in the Premier League.
Toure has now scored in three of his last four Premier League appearances for Man City.
Everton's starting XI had an average age of 30y 115d in this game - the oldest seen in the Premier League so far in 2014-15.
Gareth Barry was given his 99th yellow card in the Premier League in this game - only Kevin Davies and Lee Bowyer have been given as many in the competition.
Roberto Martinez has faced Manchester City 11 times in the Premier League as a manager, and never been on the winning side (D1 L10).
The Citizens are the side Martinez has faced the most in the PL history without winning (11).
Manchester City have beaten Everton in three consecutive Premier League games for the first time.
The Toffees took 54 minutes to register a shot on target, their longest wait in a Premier League games this season.
This was Manchester City's second clean sheet in their last 17 Premier League encounters with Everton.
It is the first time Everton have failed to score in an away Premier League game since April (v Sunderland).
West Ham United 3 Swansea City 1
West Ham have won 10 and lost none of their last 12 home games against Swansea in all competitions.
Sixteen of Swansea's twenty league goals this season have been either scored or assisted by one of Wilfried Bony or Gylfi Sigurdsson.
Wilfried Bony has 19 goals in the Premier League in 2014, more than any other player.
Swansea have now thrown away 16 points from winning positions in the Premier League this season.
Andy Carroll has scored three goals and assisted three more in three appearances for West Ham United against Swansea.
Diafra Sakho has now scored seven times in his last eight Premier League appearances for West Ham.
Stewart Downing has more Premier League assists this season (6) than he managed in 65 games during his Liverpool career (5).
Eight of Andy Carroll's last 12 Premier League goals have come via his head.
Andy Carroll's opening goal was his first in 878 minutes of Premier League action.
West Ham have 12 headed goals this season, twice as many as any other Premier League side.
Only in one previous Premier League season have West Ham scored more headed goals (13 in 2009-10).
Aston Villa 2 Leicester City 1
Aston Villa have not kept a clean sheet in any of their last six Premier League home games.
Leonardo Ulloa's goal was his first in 684 minutes of Premier League action.
Ciaran Clark's equaliser was only Villa's second set piece goal of the season; only Newcastle (1) have fewer in the top-flight.
Alan Hutton scored his first Premier League goal since November 2010 (for Tottenham Hotspur against Bolton).
Hutton's goal was the Villans' latest in the league since Fabian Delph scored in the 82nd minute of a win over Chelsea in March.
Paul Konchesky was sent off for the fourth different team in the Premier League. Only Carlton Palmer (5), Andrew Cole and Scott Parker (both 4) have been dismissed for four (or more) different Premier League sides.
Aston Villa became the 20th and final Premier League team to claim points from losing positions this season; they had lost all six they had fallen behind in before today.
Aston Villa have suffered a defeat in just one of their last eight league games against the Foxes (W4 D3 L1).
The Villans have won consecutive league games for the second time this season; they have not won three in a row since April 2010.
Leicester have now taken only two points from the last 30 available in the Premier League (D2 L8).
Southampton 1 Manchester United 2
Robin van Persie has scored seven goals in seven Premier League games against Southampton.
Southampton have conceded more goals (7) in their last four PL games than they did in their opening 11 this season (5)
Graziano Pelle's run without a Premier League goal ended at 592 minutes.
Southampton had 22 touches in the opposition penalty area in the first half, Manchester United had only three.
Manchester United had six touches in the opposition box over the 90 minutes, 26 fewer than Saints.
Wayne Rooney assisted his 38th goal away from home in the Premier League, moving him one clear of David Beckham.
Rooney has five goals and two assists in eight Premier League games against Southampton.
Robin van Persie has become only the 10th player in Premier League history to reach 140 goals.
A total of three shots is the lowest recorded by Manchester United in any Premier League game (Aug 2003-present).
United have won five Premier League games in a row for the first time since winning seven on the spin in March 2013.
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