Written by Adrian Addai
Games after the international break usually seem to throw up bizarre results and this week was no different with some shocks at the top and bottom of the table. Here are some of the stats you may have missed from this weeks results.
0- Unfortunately that is the number of away games Arsenal have won this season. They are going have to start picking up points on the road if they have any desires of getting back into that top four. With trips to Goodison Park and the Etihad on the horizon it will not be getting any easier for Arsene and his side.
1- Tottenham, recorded their first win at Wembley in the Premier League with Erikson providing a cool finish to give Spurs all three points against Bournemouth. They will be hoping to keep up the momentum at Wembley when Liverpool are the visitors next weekend.
2- The number of goals Manchester United have conceded in the opening eight league games, currently sitting with the best defensive record in the league having kept 7 clean sheets. Although they have owe much to David De Gea and his speedy reactions for keeping a clean sheet at Anfield which was otherwise quite a drab draw.
3 – Crystal Palace collected their first three points of the campaign being the last team in all of the English Football League to record a league win. To do it against the champions is just as impressive and with Zaha in the form he’s showing surely Hodgson will be a little bit more enthusiastic about their chances of survival.
4- Watford leapfrogged Arsenal into fourth position after a well fought victory over the Gunners this weekend. Marco Silvas boys are going from strength to strength and sit above Chelsea,Liverpool and Arsenal in the table as it stands. They bullied Arsenal in that last period of the game and Troy Deeney showed he still has plenty still to offer playing a major part in both the goals.
5- The number of assists Kevin De Bruyne has now registered in the Premier League this season, second only to David Silva in that race. Some of the range of passes he displayed against Stoke were nothing short of breathtaking. what is more remarkable since his debut for Manchester City he has contributed 32 assists which in that time is better than any current player in the league.
6- Bournemouth have now lost 6 of their first 8 league games and lie 19th in the league, only Crystal Palace have lost more in the league this season. This should serve as a warning sign to Eddie Howe who needs to get back to winning ways or else they might find themselves drifting further from the teams above them.
Written by Adrian Addai
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