Presenting fascinating factoids from Opta about the weekend's Premier League games...
Man City 4-1 Man United
Manchester United had 73% possession in the second half.
Of Manchester United’s 14 shots, 13 came in the second half. By contrast, 13 of City’s 18 shots came before the break.
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Crystal Palace 0-2 Swansea
Palace only managed 1 shot on target all game.
All 8 of Swansea’s corners came before half-time.
Wayne Routledge assisted Swansea’s opening goal and went on to record a 98% pass completion (from 48 passes).
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Cardiff 0-1 Tottenham
Tottenham’s goal came with their 29th and final shot – 4 more than any other team has managed in a Premier League game this season.
Cardiff didn't manage a single shot on target in this game.
David Marshall made 11 saves against Tottenham, the most by any goalkeeper in a Premier League game so far this season. Only once (Jaaskelainen vs Spurs) did a keeper reach this number of saves in a game last season.
Paulinho's 3 shots on target was a PL weekend high.
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Arsenal 3-1 Stoke
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Stoke, who only made 21 fewer passes than Arsenal over the 90 minutes, had 65% possession in the second half.
Only 4 Premier League games this season have seen more passes than the 1035 in this match.
This season, Aaron Ramsey has scored 7 goals from just 9 shots on target for Arsenal.
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Chelsea 2-0 Fulham
Only Simon Mignolet (25) has made more Premier League saves this season than David Stockdale (24).
Including blocked shots, Fulham have allowed their opponents 100 attempts this season, a Premier League high.
Branislav Ivanovic won all 5 tackles he attempted, as well as managing more touches (91) than any other defender this weekend.
John Terry completed 93% of the 73 passes he attempted in this game. No other defender attempted more passes this weekend.
After creating a league-high 46 chances without making an assist last season, 2 of the first 6 chances Matt Jarvis has created this season have led to goals.
Gareth Barry had more touches (104) than any other player this weekend.
After replacing Christian Benteke, Libor Kozak was on the field for 101 seconds before scoring his first ever Premier League goal.
Brad Guzan had the most touches for Aston Villa in this match. This is only the second time a keeper has had the most touches for his side this season; the other incidence was also Guzan, at Arsenal.
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