Soccer-Bullet point previews of Premier League matches
* South Korea forward Hwang Hee-chan, who scored against Liverpool last week, had four goal contributions in 12 league starts for Wolves last season. Manchester City v Nottingham Forest (1400) * Erling Haaland missed five big chances in City's 3-1 win at West Ham United last weekend. * Belgian winger Jeremy Doku, 21, registered his first goal for City against West Ham since joining the treble winners from Ligue 1 club Rennes last month.
Match-by-match facts and statistics ahead of the next round of Premier League fixtures from Sept. 23-24 (all times GMT): Saturday, Sept. 23
Crystal Palace v Fulham (1400) * England midfielder Eberechi Eze has shined after the departure of Wilfried Zaha and, in the absence of injured Frenchman Michael Olise, scoring one goal and providing two assists in six appearances across all competitions for Palace.
* Palace will miss the services of the injured Olise, new Brazilian signing Matheus Franca, midfielder Jefferson Lerma and defender Marc Guehi, among a few other players. * Fulham will be without defenders Tosin Adarabioyo and Antonee Robinson.
Luton Town v Wolverhampton Wanderers (1400) * None of the promoted teams, which include Luton, Burnley and Sheffield United, have won a league match this season.
* Wolves' Portuguese forward Pedro Neto has the most number of assists (four) this season. * South Korea forward Hwang Hee-chan, who scored against Liverpool last week, had four goal contributions in 12 league starts for Wolves last season.
Manchester City v Nottingham Forest (1400) * Erling Haaland missed five big chances in City's 3-1 win at West Ham United last weekend.
* Belgian winger Jeremy Doku, 21, registered his first goal for City against West Ham since joining the treble winners from Ligue 1 club Rennes last month. * Forest's Nigeria forward Taiwo Awoniyi has scored nine goals and provided two assists in his last nine league appearances.
Brentford v Everton (1630) * Brentford defender Rico Henry is set to miss the rest of the season after suffering a serious knee injury during their 1-0 loss at Newcastle United.
* Brentford have recorded the highest non-penalty expected goals in the league so far this season. * Everton, who are 18th in the table, have been sold to 777 Partners, with the U.S. private equity firm taking over from Farhad Moshiri in a deal reports said was worth more than 550 million pounds ($680.35 million).
Burnley v Manchester United (1900) * United, who sit 13th on the table, have lost three of their opening five matches in a league campaign for the first time.
* Only promoted Burnley and 16-placed Wolves (both 11) have conceded more goals than United (10) in the league this season. * Burnley picked up their first point since returning to the English top-flight with a 1-1 draw at Nottingham Forest on Monday.
Sunday, Sept. 24 Arsenal v Tottenham Hotspur (1300)
* Spurs have collected the award for Manager of the Month (Ange Postecoglou) and Player of the Month (James Maddison) in the same month for the first time in six years. * Spurs' Brazilian forward Richarlison became the eighth South American player to score 50 plus league goals last weekend.
* Arsenal beat Everton at Goodison Park last weekend for the first time in the post-Arsene Wenger era. Brighton & Hove Albion v Bournemouth (1300)
* Brighton have scored more goals (15) than any other team in the league this season. * Brighton became the first team outside the traditional "big-six" last week to win four consecutive league games against Manchester United.
* Bournemouth drew 0-0 against Chelsea last week, taking them to 15th spot on three points after five matches. Chelsea v Aston Villa (1300)
* Chelsea have just scored five goals in the league this season – their fewest after five games of a top-flight campaign since 1995-96 (five), when they finished 11th. * French defender Malo Gusto has registered more league assists (two) than Chelsea captain Reece James (one), who has been out with injury since the start of the season.
* British record signing Moises Caicedo could return for Chelsea after missing the trip to Bournemouth due to a knee injury. Liverpool v West Ham United (1300)
* Mohamed Salah has provided more league assists (63) than any other African player in the competition's history, breaking former City winger Riyad Mahrez's record. * Liverpool captain Virgil van Dijk will return after missing their 3-0 win home over Aston Villa and 3-1 win at Wolves after being suspended following his reaction to being sent off against Newcastle last month.
* West Ham Midfielder James Ward-Prowse has scored or assisted in six consecutive appearances in the league for the first time in his career (three goals, four assists). Sheffield United v Newcastle United (1530)
* Newcastle's leading goalscorer for the past three seasons, Callum Wilson, signed a one-year contract extension with the club that will keep him at St. James' Park until the summer of 2025. * Newcastle, who qualified for the Champions League for the first time in 20 years, have lost three of their first five league matches this season. They only lost five games last season.
* Sheffield defender George Baldock and forward Will Osula returned from the international break with injuries, with captain John Egan also an injury doubt. ($1 = 0.8084 pounds) (Complied by Pearl Josephine Nazare in Bengaluru; Editing by Christian Radnedge)
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