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Premier League stats: Fancy yourself as an EPL fanatic?
Reckon you’re a Premier League fanatic? Check out these EPL facts and figures to test your knowledge.
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The Premier League is popular around the world, and for good reason. Here are a few random pieces of EPL trivia that you can use to impress your friends or simply enrich or test your own knowledge.
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Premier League facts & figures: 4 Janury 2023
- Marcus Rashford has scored 22 goals as a substitute for Manchester United, only Ole Gunnar Solskjaer has more for the club.
- Man City teenager Rico Lewis was on the winning side in the first eight senior appearances of his career for the Sky Blues. His ninth match was a 1-1 draw with Everton. He was born in 2004.
- After their 0-0 draw at Arsenal last night, Newcastle have now kept four consecutive EPL clean sheets, and are the first side to stop the Gunners scoring in a Premier League match all season.
- Manchester City superstar Kevin De Bruyne has four goals and an assist in his last five EPL matches against former club Chelsea.
- Tottenham Hotspur have now gone 2-0 down in six of their last seven Premier League matches.
Tottenham can try and put that horrible statistic right tonight against Crystal Palace. Kickoff from Selhurst Park is at 22:00 SA time. Meanwhile, tomorrow’s standout fixture sees Chelsea face Manchester City at Stamford Bridge.
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