After a thrilling week of Champions League drama, the spotlight shifts back to the Premier League this weekend, with some tasty tussles on the agenda.
It all starts with the Merseyside derby in Saturday’s early kick-off, before Arsenal and Man City go head-to-head in a huge early-season title clash at the Emirates on Sunday.
Read on for some key stats to keep an eye on heading into Gameweek 5.
The stats you might see
- Liverpool go for five at home to Everton
- Tottenham target third straight league away win
- Assist king Morgan Gibbs-White seeks club record
- West Ham desperate to avoid unwanted defensive record
- Daniel Farke with zero Ws against the Ws
- Man United vs Chelsea can set a new draw record
- Fulham’s super subs
- Can Howe break his Bournemouth hoodoo?
- Toothless Villa still searching for first goal
- Mikel Arteta eyes unbeaten run against Pep
Liverpool go for five at home to Everton
- Liverpool target five consecutive home wins against Everton for the first time in 88 years.
This fixture has heavily favoured Liverpool in recent decades, with Everton managing just two wins in the last 29 Merseyside derbies.
At Anfield, the dominance is even more obvious with Liverpool winning 17 and losing only once in their last 28 meetings with the Toffees.
The Reds are currently on a four-game winning home streak in this fixture, and if they make it five in a row on Saturday, it will mark the first time in 88 years they’ve achieved that feat at Anfield against their local rivals.
Tottenham target third straight league away win
- Thomas Frank can become the first Spurs manager since Jose Mourinho in 2020 to win three straight Premier League away games.
Thomas Frank has made a strong start to life at Tottenham, inspiring his side to three wins from four Premier League matches, plus a Champions League victory over Villarreal.
Spurs have been especially impressive away from home, following up a 2-0 win at Man City with a commanding 3-0 victory over West Ham last weekend.
Remarkably, it’s been almost five years since Tottenham last won three consecutive Premier League away games, dating back to November 2020 under Jose Mourinho. Neither Antonio Conte nor Ange Postecoglou managed it, but Frank will have the chance to make it three straight league away games when Spurs travel to face Brighton on Saturday.
Assist king Morgan Gibbs-White seeks club record
- Morgan Gibbs-White can become Forest’s all-time Premier League assist leader.
Nottingham Forest have had a difficult start to the season, with just one win and three defeats from their first five games in all competitions, including back-to-back losses since Ange Postecoglou took charge.
The Tricky Trees will look to turn things around this weekend away at Burnley, where Morgan Gibbs-White has the chance to become Forest’s all-time Premier League assist leader, needing just one more to surpass Ian Woan’s record of 28.
West Ham desperate to avoid unwanted defensive record
- West Ham could become the first team in Premier League history to concede 3+ goals in four of their first five league games in multiple seasons.
West Ham came crashing back down to earth after the international break after they were thumped 3-0 at home to rivals Tottenham, increasing the pressure on both manager and board.
If the Hammers concede 3+ goals at home to Crystal Palace this weekend, they’ll become the first club in Premier League history to do so in four of their first five league games in multiple seasons.
The club previously conceded 3+ goals in four of their first five games in 2010/11 en route to being relegated to the Championship.
Daniel Farke with zero Ws against the Ws
- If Leeds lose, Daniel Farke will have lost all eight of his Premier League games against teams starting with ‘W’
Here’s a quirky nugget for you: if Leeds lose to bottom-of-the-table Wolves on Saturday, their boss Daniel Farke will have lost all eight of his Premier League matches against teams starting with the letter ‘W’.
Farke’s current rotten ‘W’ tally includes three defeats each to Wolves and Watford, along with two losses to West Ham.
Man United vs Chelsea can set a new draw record
- Man United vs Chelsea could become the most drawn fixture in Premier League history.
Manchester United are in desperate need of a spark after a difficult start to the season that’s piled pressure on manager Ruben Amorim, while Chelsea arrive at Old Trafford looking to bounce back from a 3-1 Champions League defeat to Bayern Munich.
History suggests the points could well be shared in this fixture, and if Saturday’s clash ends level, Manchester United vs Chelsea will become the most drawn clash in Premier League history, with 28 stalemates.
Fulham’s super subs
- Fulham’s next goal from a sub will be their 20th in the Premier League since last season.
Fulham picked up their first win of the season last weekend, snatching victory over Leeds thanks to a dramatic 94th-minute own goal.
The Cottagers are now aiming to make it back-to-back wins against Brentford and, if one of their substitutes finds the net during the game, it will mark their 20th Premier League goal from the bench since the start of last season, the most of any team in that time.
Can Howe break his Bournemouth hoodoo?
- Eddie Howe bids to beat ex-club Bournemouth for the first time in the Premier League
Eddie Howe returns to familiar surroundings on Sunday when his Newcastle side take on his former club Bournemouth, who he’s yet to beat in six Premier League meetings: four have been draws and two defeats, including a 4-1 loss at St James’ Park in January.
Meanwhile, Bournemouth are eyeing a fourth consecutive Premier League win, a feat they’ve only achieved twice before, both times under Howe in 2018 and 2023.
Toothless Villa still searching for first goal
- If Aston Villa fire blanks at Sunderland they will become only the second club in the Premier League era to fail to score in their opening five games.
Aston Villa have yet to pick up a Premier League win or even score in the league this season, having fired blanks in each of their opening four matches.
If Villa to score again this weekend, they’ll become just the second team in Premier League history – after Crystal Palace in 2017/18 – to go goalless in their first five league games of a season.
Mikel Arteta eyes unbeaten run against Pep
- Mikel Arteta eyes history as first manager to go five league games unbeaten against Pep Guardiola.
Arsenal’s only blip this season was a narrow late defeat to title rivals Liverpool, apart from that they can draw on four wins to nil against Man United, Leeds, Nottingham Forest, and most recently Athletic Bilbao in the Champions League.
The Gunners are now preparing for Sunday’s showstopper at home to Man City, who they have got the better off in recent meetings with two wins – including 5-1 in the most recent clash – and two draws.
Mikel Arteta now has the opportunity to become the first manager to go five consecutive league games unbeaten against Pep Guardiola.