We review the stats as Liverpool slump to the lowest points tally since 1964 and discover who has scored five goals from six shots on target.
We look back at the Opta stats following a weekend which saw Manchester United pile more pressure on Liverpool boss Brendan Rodgers.
Chelsea meanwhile eased to a home win over Hull and Manchester City kept up their pursuit of the leaders with a win at rock-bottom Leicester.
Burnley maintained their good form of late with a home win over Southampton, who missed a penalty in the Premier League for the first time since 1997.
Burnley v Southampton
Burnley won their first ever Premier League game in the month of December at the ninth attempt (W1 D4 L4).
Danny Ings has scored or assisted six of Burnley's last seven Premier League goals (four goals, two assists).
Ashley Barnes' goal was just the fifth that Burnley have scored in the second half of a Premier League game so far this season - only Aston Villa (2) have scored fewer after HT.
Dusan Tadic's penalty miss ended a run of 29 successive penalties scored by Southampton in the Premier League.
The last Southampton player to miss a penalty in the Premier League was Jim Magilton in April 1997.
Southampton have failed to score in the first half in five of their last six Premier League games, netting just once in the other game of this run.
Chelsea v Hull City
All of Eden Hazard's last 11 Premier League goals for Chelsea have been scored at Stamford Bridge.
This was Hazard's 29th Premier League goal, but only the second with a header. Of his 65 goals in Ligue 1 and the Premier League; just two have been headers.
No side has conceded more goals in the opening 15 minutes of PL games this season than Hull City (6 - level with Spurs).
Diego Costa's goal was the 400th scored in the Barclays Premier League in 2014-15.
Costa has scored eight goals in his seven Premier League apps at Stamford Bridge this season. He's scored more home goals than any other PL player this season so far.
Tom Huddlestone has now been sent off in three successive Premier League seasons, this after receiving no red cards in any of his previous seven PL campaigns.
Only Newcastle United (9) have been given more red cards in the Premier League since the start of 2013-14 than Hull City (7).
Hull City have never won away at Chelsea in any competition (L16 D5 W0).
Crystal Palace v Stoke City
James McArthur scored in a Premier League home appearance for the first time since October 2012 (for Wigan).
There were just 92 seconds between McArthur's opening goal and Crouch's strike for Stoke.
Only Burnley (9) have conceded more headed goals than Stoke City (7) this season in the Premier League.
Crystal Palace have won just one of their last 10 Premier League matches (W1 D4 L5).
Stoke have picked up just five points from their last seven Premier League away games (W1 D2 L4).
Only on 10 occasions this season have a side completed less than 65% of their passes in a PL game - five of these have been by Crystal Palace including today (63.3%).
Leicester City v Manchester City
Manchester City have scored in their last 15 Premier League away games, their best such run in the Premier League.
Frank Lampard scored his 175th Premier League goal, drawing him level with Thierry Henry in fourth place on the all-time leading goalscorers chart.
Lampard's goal was his first for City when starting a game in the Premier League; his previous three all came in substitute appearances.
Lampard netted his fourth left-footed strike in his last 71 goals in the Premier League.
Only Sergio Aguero has scored more goals for City than Lampard's six this season (all competitions).
City have won consecutive Premier League games by a 1-0 scoreline for the first time since August 2009.
City attempted 341 first-half passes in this game and 173 after the break.
Sunderland v West Ham United
Stewart Downing has been directly involved in five goals in his last six Premier League appearances (two goals, three assists).
No player has scored more goals from outside the box this Premier League season than Downing (two).
West Ham (six) have scored the second most goals from outside the box this Premier League season, behind Manchester United (seven).
West Ham have scored in eight consecutive Premier League away games for the first time since December 1999 - May 2000 (nine matches).
Sunderland have drawn 10 matches this season, the joint-most by a team in the first 16 games of a Premier League season (with Ipswich Town, 1992/93).
West Ham had eight shots on target in this game, their joint-most in a league game this term (also eight in a 3-1 win against Crystal Palace).
West Bromwich Albion v Aston Villa
Aston Villa have failed to score in 36 Premier League games since the start of 2012/13, three more than any other team (Stoke, 33).
James Morrison joined Chris Brunt as the players with most Premier League appearances for West Brom (170).
Kieran Richardson's red card in the 22nd minute was the second fastest in the Premier League this season, after James Chester's against Stoke (14th minute).
Both of Richardson's Premier League red cards have come against former clubs (Manchester United and West Brom).
West Brom scored their 200th home goal in the Premier League.
Craig Gardner scored his second goal from open play in his last 53 Premier League appearances.
Arsenal v Newcastle United
Olivier Giroud has scored six goals in five Premier League appearances against Newcastle United - more than versus any other opponent.
Alexis Sanchez has scored or assisted 14 goals (nine goals, five assists) in the Premier League this season - only Sergio Aguero (17) has had a hand in more.
Sánchez has scored or assisted 11 of Arsenal's last 17 Premier League goals (seven goals, four assists).
The Gunners scored a first half goal in the Premier League for the first time since October 25th.
Santi Cazorla has scored three goals in his last two Premier League appearances - this after failing to score in his previous 27 in a row.
Cazorla became the fourth different Arsenal player to score on his birthday in the Premier League after Yossi Benayoun, Robert Pires & Paul Merson.
Ayoze Pérez's goal was only the second that Newcastle have scored from a set-piece situation in the Premier League this season - no side has scored fewer.
Arsenal have scored a joint-league-high 20 goals in the second half of PL games this season (level with Chelsea and Man City).
Arsenal scored with all four shots on target that they managed in this match.
Manchester United v Liverpool
Robin van Persie has netted seven goals in his last 10 Premier League appearances against Liverpool.
Juan Mata has scored five goals from just six shots on target in the Premier League this season.
Balotelli has had more shots (42 inc. blocked) than any other player without a goal in the Premier League this season.
Only once (nine vs Tottenham in Aug 2011) has David de Gea made more saves in a Premier League game than he did today (8).
Wayne Rooney has scored (66) or assisted (28) 94 goals in his last 100 Premier League games at Old Trafford.
Liverpool have now conceded at least twice in 10 of their last 11 PL matches away at a Manchester club.
Manchester United have won six games in a row for the first time since winning seven in a row in Sir Alex Ferguson's last season.
Liverpool have won only two of their last 10 games (in all competitions).
Raheem Sterling hit four shots on target. The only visiting player to hit more in a Premier League game at Old Trafford since 2003 was Rafael van der Vaart in August 2011 (5).
Based on three points for a win, this is Liverpool's lowest points total after 16 league games since 1964-65.
Swansea City v Tottenham Hotspur
Wilfried Bony has now bagged 20 goals in the Premier League in 2014, more than any other player.
Ivorian striker Bony has netted eight times in his last 10 Premier League appearances.
This result ends a run of eight matches played on a Sunday without a defeat at home for the Swans (W4 D4).
Three of Tottenham's last four Premier League away games have seen them score a winner in the 89th minute or later.
Harry Kane's three Premier League goals have come in those three recent away matches Spurs have won with a late winner.
Swansea City conceded for the first time inside 15 minutes; the final side to do so in the top-flight this season.
Christian Eriksen recorded his first assist of the season. He provided eight in 2013-14.
Spurs have lost none of the seven Barclays Premier League games against Swansea and have now won the last six in a row.
Harry Kane has scored in four of his last five matches away from home (all competitions).
Swansea hit more than twice as many shots (15) as they conceded fouls (7).
Everton v Queens Park Rangers
Steven Naismith has scored five goals from just eight shots on target in the Premier League this season.
QPR have lost all eight Premier League away games this season, scoring just three goals.
Queens Park Rangers are only the second team in Premier League history to lose their opening eight away matches in a season, after Bolton in 1995-96 who lost their first nine.
Everton have scored seven goals from outside the penalty area in 2014-15, joint-most along with Man Utd.
QPR are the first team to concede 30 times in the Premier League in 2014-15.
Everton have now gone six Premier League games without keeping a clean sheet.
QPR have kept only one clean sheet in their last 16 Premier League away games.
Ross Barkley ended a run of eight Premier League appearances without a goal.
QPR (12) had twice as many shots as Everton (6) in the second half.
Everton won just one corner in the entire game.
QPR have not won a Premier League game north of Loftus Road since November 2011 (away at Stoke).
Goodison Park has seen more goals (30) than any other Premier League ground this season.
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