Premier League Matchday 12 Video Highlights Match Review

Leicester City 1-2 Chelsea

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• Chelsea have extended their unbeaten streak to 10 Premier League matches against newly promoted teams (6 wins, 4 draws), with their last defeat coming in a 2-1 loss to Fulham in January 2023. This victory also marked their first away clean sheet against a promoted side since a 1-0 win over Brentford in October 2021.
• Leicester City have suffered back-to-back Premier League defeats for the second time this season. Moreover, this is the first time they’ve lost consecutive home games since April 2023, spanning four matches.
• Enzo Fernández made his mark for Chelsea, scoring and assisting in the same match for the first time. He’s now provided five assists across his last three appearances in all competitions. Among Premier League players this season, only Mohamed Salah (10), Bukayo Saka (7), and Bruno Fernandes (7) have more assists than the Argentinian midfielder, who has registered six so far.

Everton 0-0 Brentford

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• Everton have gone three consecutive Premier League matches without scoring, their longest drought since January this year. The Toffees also lead the competition in goalless outings this season, having failed to find the net in six games—more than any other team.
• Brentford, meanwhile, are winless in their last six Premier League away matches (1 draw, 5 losses). This marks their longest away winless streak since a seven-game run between August and November 2022.
• Everton have played out a league-high three goalless draws this season. The last time they had more 0-0 results in a single Premier League campaign was in 2015-16, when they recorded four.

Bournemouth 1-2 Brighton

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• Among Premier League players with at least 20 goals, Matheus Cunha of Wolves has scored the highest percentage away from home, with 71% of his goals coming on the road (15 out of 21).
• Wolves have secured back-to-back Premier League wins for the first time since February last season. Notably, this victory also marked their first comeback win in the league since defeating Chelsea 4-2 in that same month.
• Meanwhile, Fulham have lost three of their last six Premier League matches (2 wins, 1 draw), equaling the number of defeats they suffered in their previous 12 games (5 wins, 4 draws).

Man City 0-4 Tottenham

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• Pep Guardiola has suffered just the second four-goal home defeat of his managerial career, with the first being a 0-4 loss to Real Madrid in April 2014 while managing Bayern Munich. This result also marks Manchester City’s heaviest home loss across all competitions since February 2003, when they were beaten 1-5 by Arsenal at Maine Road.
• Additionally, Manchester City have become the first reigning English top-flight champions to endure five consecutive defeats across all competitions since Chelsea in March 1956.
• This match equaled Pep Guardiola’s largest margin of defeat as a manager (his fourth loss by four goals). Notably, Tottenham has now defeated Guardiola more times than any other team, with this being the ninth occasion.

lpswich Town 1-1 Man United

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• Rúben Amorim has become only the second permanent manager in Premier League history to see his team score within the first two minutes of his debut match in charge, joining David Moyes, who achieved the feat with Everton in March 2002.
• Ipswich Town (D4 L2) have now failed to secure a win in their first six home league games of a season for just the fourth time in their history. The previous occurrences were in 2009-10, 2012-13, and 2018-19, all of which took place in the second tier.
• Manchester United, meanwhile, experienced only the third instance in Premier League history where they scored within the opening two minutes but failed to win. The other two occasions were a 2-2 draw against Liverpool in October 1995 and a 1-6 defeat to Spurs in October 2020.

Fulham 1-4 Wolves

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• Among Premier League players with at least 20 goals in the competition, Wolves’ Matheus Cunha holds the highest percentage scored away from home, with 15 of his 21 goals (71%) coming on the road.
• Wolves have achieved back-to-back Premier League victories for the first time since February last season. Notably, this marks their first win in the competition after conceding the opening goal since a 4-2 triumph over Chelsea that same month.
• Fulham have now lost three of their last six Premier League matches (W2 D1), equaling the number of defeats they suffered in their previous 12 games in the competition (W5 D4).

Arsenal 3-0 Nottm Forest

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• Only Mohamed Salah (14) has contributed to more Premier League goals this season than Arsenal’s Bukayo Saka (12—4 goals, 8 assists). Saka’s eight assists currently lead the league. *Note: Erling Haaland also had 12 goal involvements before his team’s later match.
• Arsenal’s win marked their 2,000th victory in English top-flight history, making them only the second club to reach this milestone after Liverpool (2,068 wins).
• At just 17 years and 247 days, Ethan Nwaneri became Arsenal second-youngest Premier League goalscorer. The youngest remains Cesc Fàbregas, who scored against Blackburn in August 2004 at 17 years and 113 days.

Aston Villa 2-2 Crystal Palace

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• Aston Villa are without a win in their last six matches across all competitions (D2 L4), matching their longest winless streak under Unai Emery, which also lasted six games in April-May 2024. Additionally, they have drawn three consecutive Premier League home matches for the first time since December 2014 to January 2015.
• Crystal Palace, despite leading twice in this match, have secured just one Premier League victory this season (D5 L6). This equals their joint-lowest tally of wins after 12 games in a single campaign, matching their records from 1992-93 and 2017-18.
• Aston Villa have earned 11 points from losing positions in the Premier League this season, a tally only bettered by Manchester City (13). Remarkably, Villa have suffered just one defeat in their last six league matches in which they conceded the opening goal (W3 D2).

Southampton 2-3 Liverpool

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• Arne Slot has won 10 of his first 12 Premier League matches in charge of Liverpool (1 draw, 1 loss), matching the record for the fastest manager to reach 10 wins from the start of their Premier League career. He joins Guus Hiddink and Carlo Ancelotti, who also reached this milestone in their 12th game.
• Southampton have endured 10 defeats in their first 12 Premier League matches this season (1 win, 1 draw), marking the earliest point in a season they have ever reached double-digit losses. The Saints are only the eighth team in English top-flight history to lose 10 or more of their opening 12 games.
• This victory also saw Liverpool come from behind after scoring first in a Premier League away match for the first time since January 2016, when they defeated Norwich City 5-4 under Jürgen Klopp.