Mohamed Salah celebrates after scoring for Liverpool
Mohamed Salah celebrates after scoring for Liverpool

Premier League stats and facts of the weekend involving Manchester United, Liverpool and Chelsea


Need pub ammo to impress your mates? Here are some facts and statistics that you may have missed over the last few days, via our friends at Opta...

  • Liverpool's Mohamed Salah has been directly involved in 31 Premier League goals this season (23 goals, 8 assists), more than any other player.
  • Salah has scored 20 goals with his left foot in the Premier League this season, the most by a player in a single season in the competition's history.
  • Tottenham's Harry Kane has netted 23 goals in 34 Premier League London derbies - equalling Didier Drogba's total in the competition (23 in 64).
  • Spurs are now unbeaten in their last 15 games in all competitions (W9 D6); their longest run since going 16 without defeat between December 1998 and March 1999.

Premier League top goalscorer odds 2017/18 (via Sky Bet)

Harry Kane, currently on 24 goals: 1/2
Mo Salah, currently on 23 goals: 3/1
Sergio Aguero, currently on 21 goals: 9/2
Roberto Firmino, currently on 13 goals: 100/1

Click the image below to see the list in full...

Harry Kane heads Spurs to victory
Harry Kane heads Spurs to victory at Crystal Palace


  • Jesse Lingard has scored 13 goals in all competitions for Manchester United this season – only Romelu Lukaku (22) has scored more.
  • The Red Devils have lost just one of their last 35 home league matches against the reigning top-flight champions (W20 D14).
  • Bournemouth have picked up 13 points from losing positions in the Premier League this season, a joint-high along with Everton.
  • Michail Antonio has scored in four of his five appearances in all competitions against Liverpool for West Ham.
  • Tyrese Campbell made his Premier League debut for Stoke, some 4326 days after his father Kevin Campbell last made an appearance in the competition (April 2006 v Newcastle).
  • Chelsea have lost back to back away Premier League matches for the first time since November 2015, when they were managed by Jose Mourinho.

Premier League top-four finish 2017/18 odds (via Sky Bet)

Manchester United - 1/16
Liverpool - 1/10
Tottenham - 2/7
Chelsea - 11/8
Arsenal - 18/1


Posted at 1100 GMT 26/02/2018

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