Patson Daka has made the King Power Stadium home, Southampton’s on fire and a curious stat involving Emmanuel Dennis.
We’ve got all of the best facts & figures via the Premier League to prep you for the action this weekend.
🏰 Leicester vs Leeds
Patson Daka has been involved in six goals in his last six appearances at home in all competitions, scoring five and assisting one. Across the season, no player has scored more home goals for Leicester than the Zambian’s six.
🔥 Aston Villa vs Southampton
Southampton has scored in each of their last 10 Premier League matches, with only league leaders Manchester City on a longer current run in the competition (17).
🔵 Burnley vs Chelsea
Chelsea striker Romelu Lukaku has either scored or assisted a goal in all four of his Premier League away matches against Burnley, scoring three and assisting two in total at Turf Moor in the competition.
🐦 Newcastle vs Brighton
Neal Maupay has scored 26 Premier League goals for Brighton – one more strike and he will become the Seagulls’ highest goalscorer in the competition (currently level with Glenn Murray).
🟡 Norwich vs Brentford
Teemu Pukki’s only league goal for Norwich against Brentford came in the reverse fixture this season. The Finnish striker has never scored home and away Premier League goals against an opponent in a single campaign before.
🧬 Wolves vs Crystal Palace
Palace is averaging 1.4 goals per match in the Premier League under Patrick Vieira (37 goals in 27 matches), the best rate of any permanent manager for the Eagles in the competition.
👑 Liverpool vs West Ham
Liverpool’s Mohamed Salah has scored nine goals in his nine Premier League matches against West Ham, scoring once in all four of his meetings with them at Anfield. Against no side has he scored more goals in the competition (also nine v Watford), and he could become the second African player to net 10 Premier League goals against an opponent, after Sadio Mane against Crystal Palace (13).
🦅 Watford vs Arsenal
No player has scored in more Premier League defeats this season than Emmanuel Dennis, with Watford losing four times when he’s found the net. However, the Nigerian has also scored in all five of Watford’s league wins this term.
🇩🇿 Man City vs Man United
Riyad Mahrez has been involved in nine goals in his last eight Premier League appearances for City, scoring six and assisting three. However, against no side has the Algerian played more in the competition without scoring than Man Utd (11).
🎂 Tottenham vs Everton
Jordan Pickford could make his 200th Premier League appearance on Monday. He could become the 21st player to make at least 200 EPL appearances, with all of them being as a starter. He would also be only the fifth player to hit this mark in the competition on his birthday, after Noel Whelan, Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink, Pablo Zabaleta and Victor Moses.
Catch Leicester vs Leeds in the early kickoff on Saturday.
