· Arsenal are unbeaten in 14 Barclays Premier League trips to Villa Park, winning seven and drawing seven.
· The Gunners' 14 game unbeaten run at Villa is their longest away run without defeat against a single side in Barclays Premier League history.
· Arsenal conceded two penalties in the reverse fixture against Aston Villa this season for the first time in the League since 5 Feb 2011 v Newcastle United.
· No team has scored the first goal in more Barclays Premier League matches this season than Arsenal (15).
· Arsene Wenger's side have won two of their last nine Barclays Premier League matches in January (D2 L5).
· Aston Villa have used fewer players in the League this season (21) than any other club.
· The Gunners have scored more headed goals than any other team in the League this season (9).· Chelsea have won three and lost none of their previous five Barclays Premier League meetings with Hull City (D2).
· Fernando Torres scored his third and final Premier League hat-trick for Liverpool against Hull City at Anfield in September 2009. If he plays this match, Fernando Torres will make his 200th appearance in the Premier League.
· Chelsea have conceded exactly 799 Premier League goals.
· Jose Mourinho's side have gained more points from losing positions this season than any other team in the Premier League (14).
· No team has kept more home clean sheets (6) or conceded fewer home League goals (6) than the Tigers so far this season.
· Only in August (2.15) do Chelsea average more points per match in the Barclays Premier League than they manage in January (1.91).
· The Blues have kept consecutive clean sheets away from home in the League for the first time since August-September 2012. They last managed three in a row in December 2008 (part of a seven game run of clean sheets).
· Petr Cech has kept 149 clean sheets in the Premier League; one more than team-mate Mark Schwarzer.
· West Ham have won their last five meetings with Cardiff City in all competitions, keeping four clean sheets in the process.
· The Hammers have dropped 14 points from winning positions this season; more than any other team in the Barclays Premier League.
· Cardiff have won two, drawn two and lost two of their last six at home in the League.
· The Welsh side are the only team in the Premier League yet to win a penalty this season. They are yet to concede one as well.
· Seven different players have scored for Cardiff City in the League this season; fewer scorers than any other team in the division.
· New Cardiff manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer scored 91 goals in 235 Premier League appearances for Manchester United. His last League game for Manchester United came against West Ham United.
· Solskjaer scored seven times against West Ham United in the Barclays Premier League; making then his joint-favourite opponents (along with Everton, Tottenham Hotspur and Charlton).
· Everton are without a win in five Barclays Premier League meetings with Norwich City (D4 L1).
· The Toffees have hit the target with 50.0% of their shots so far this season; 114 of 228. Only Arsenal (52.3%) have hit the target with more.
· Everton have scored inside the last 20 minutes in nine of their last 12 League matches.
· Canaries manager Chris Hughton is unbeaten in five clashes against Everton in the League, winning twice.
· Gary Hooper has scored five and assisted one in his last 10 Barclays Premier League appearances.
· The Canaries are unbeaten in three away from home (W1 D2); having lost the previous four.
· Everton have won eight points thanks to goals scored in the 80th minute or later this season; the most in the League.
· Robert Snodgrass has created 36 chances this season; more than any other player yet to provide an assist in the Barclays Premier League.
· Leighton Baines is the only player in Barclays Premier League history to have taken 10+ penalties and score every one (11 in total).
· Without goals by defenders, Everton would be 10 points worse off and sit in eighth position in the table.
· Fulham have kept six clean sheets in their last nine Barclays Premier League meetings with Sunderland (W4 D4 L1).
· Sunderland have won two of their nine previous Barclays Premier League trips to Fulham (D2 L5), though both victories ended 3-1.
· Fulham have conceded a League-high 18 goals at home this season.
· Dimitar Berbatov has scored in each of his last three Premier League appearances for Fulham. In fact the Bulgarian has scored nine goals in his last nine Premier League appearances in January.
· The Black Cats are unbeaten in four League matches away from home (W1 D3).
· Southampton's Adam Lallana scored his first ever professional goal against West Bromwich Albion in the Championship in April 2008.
· West Brom have kept three clean sheets in their last four Barclays Premier League meetings with Southampton, conceding just once in the other fixture.
· Southampton are without a clean sheet in five home League matches, having kept four in a row in September and October.
· Saints have lost six of their last nine in the Premier League; winning once (D2).
· Shane Long, set for a return from injury, has scored just twice in his last 13 Barclays Premier League appearances away from the Hawthorns.
· Since the beginning of last season, no Englishman has scored more Barclays Premier League goals than Rickie Lambert (21 - level with Wayne Rooney). Lambert has scored in three of his last five appearances for Saints (all competitions).
· This game will see Spurs become the first team in Barclays Premier League history to play 200 London derbies (P199 W62 D63 L74).
· The Whites have claimed 249 points in the previous 199 games against London sides.
· Crystal Palace are unbeaten in four previous Barclays Premier League matches at White Hart Lane (W1 D3). Indeed, Palace are the only side to have played more than once at White Hart Lane in the Premier League and remained unbeaten.
· Only two Spurs managers have taken 10+ points from their opening four Premier League matches: Tim Sherwood and Harry Redknapp.
· Since Tony Pulis has taken over at Selhurst Park, Palace have conceded only eight goals in eight League fixtures (three clean sheets).
· Christian Eriksen has been involved in three goals in his last three Barclays Premier League (two goals, one assist).
· The Red Devils have won four and lost none of their five previous Barclays Premier League meetings with Swansea City (D1).
· Swansea City have only won one of their last seven Barclays Premier League away matches (D2 L4).
· Man Utd defender Nemanja Vidic could make his 200th Premier League appearance in this match.
· Michu has found the net in two of his three previous Premier League appearances against Manchester United.
· Swansea’s victory in the Third Round of the FA Cup last weekend was their first ever at Old Trafford against Manchester United.
· Danny Welbeck, who scored a brace against Swansea City on the opening day of the season, has scored five goals in his last five top-flight appearances.
· Man Utd have averaged more points per game in January (2.28) than any other team in Premier League history.
· Newcastle United have lost 12 and won none of their last 14 Barclays Premier League meetings with Man City, losing the last eight in a row.
· Man City managed 11 shots on target in the reverse meeting with Newcastle this season; still the most they have mustered in a Barclays Premier League fixture this term.
· The Citizens have scored at least twice in each of their last 11 League meetings with Newcastle (30 in total, 2.7 per game).
· Yaya Toure has netted five goals in his last four Premier League matches against the Magpies. Overall, the Ivorian colossus has scored more goals against the Magpies than versus any other side (five).
· Manuel Pellegrini's side are the only team yet to concede in the first 15 minutes of a Barclays Premier League fixture this season.
· Only Wayne Rooney (9) and Mesut Ozil (7) have provided more assists this season than Man City's Jesus Navas (6).
· 13 of Manchester City's goals have been scored in the first 15 minutes of the second half this season; more than any other team in the Premier League.
· If City win this match they will be the first team to win six in a row in the Barclays Premier League this season (Arsenal have also won five in a row).
· Stoke City have won three and lost none of their five previous Barclays Premier League home meetings with Liverpool (D2), winning the last three in a row.
· Liverpool have only lost four consecutive Barclays Premier League away games at four different clubs before: Arsenal, Chelsea, Man Utd (twice) and Spurs (twice).
· Five of Luis Suarez's 20 League goals this season have been scored away from Anfield.
· The Uruguayan's first Barclays Premier League goal for Liverpool came in his debut against Stoke City.
· Loanee Oussama Assaidi, who will miss the match against his parent club, has scored three of Stoke's last five League goals.
· Mark Hughes' side are unbeaten in their last seven home League fixtures, winning three.
· The Potters are one of two teams yet to score a headed goal in the Premier League this season (along with West Ham United).
· Victory in this game would be Aston Villa's 300th in Barclays Premier League history.
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