All you need to know about this year Premier League
Match-by-match facts and statistics ahead of round 32 of the Premier League on March 30-April 1 (games at 1500 GMT unless stated): Saturday, March 30 Fulham v Manchester City (1230) *Fulham have failed to record a win in 13 games against City in all competitions and have lost the last seven consecutively.
*City have not failed to score against Fulham in all competitions since a 0-0 draw in March 2004, netting 51 goals in 23 games since. Since his Fulham debut in January, Ryan Babel has contributed two goals and two assists in nine Premier League appearances.
*City striker Sergio Aguero has been involved in six goals in his last four league starts against Fulham, netting four times and adding two assists. Second-placed Manchester City is seeking a seventh successive Premier League victory as they visit Fulham, who are aiming to avoid an eighth straight defeat. Brighton & Hove Albion v Southampton. Southampton has scored a league-high 32 per cent of their goals from outside the box this season, with 11 out of 34.
*Southampton midfielder James Ward-Prowse could become the first Southampton player to score in four successive PL matches since Jay Rodriguez in March 2014. After finding the net in six of his first seven league home matches this season, Brighton striker Glenn Murray has failed to score in his last seven at Amex Stadium.
*Brighton have won their last two league games, more than they had in their previous 12 combined. Southampton has lost their last two Premier League away games -- they are yet to lose three in a row on the road under Ralph Hasenhuttl. Burnley v Wolverhampton Wanderers. Wolves have beaten Burnley in all their Premier League encounters so far (W3). They won the reverse fixture 1-0.
*Burnley have lost their last four league games to drop to 17th in the standings, two points above the relegation zone. *Wolves' top scorer striker Raul Jimenez (with 12 league goals) has four goals and an assist in his last five matches in all competitions.
*Wolves have not kept a clean sheet in their last 11 away games in the league. Their last clean sheet away was at Crystal Palace in October. Burnley have conceded 10 goals in or after the 90th minute in league matches this season. Crystal Palace v Huddersfield Town *Basement side Huddersfield have lost eight of their last 10 league matches, winning only once.
*Palace have won only once in their last seven league matches at home. *Luka Milivojevic is the only Palace player to score more than once at home this season (5 goals) which includes four penalties.
*Huddersfield have lost the last three games against Palace in all competitions. *Only 28 goals have been scored at Palace's Selhurst Park so far, the fewest at any Premier League ground this season. Leicester City v Bournemouth *Bournemouth have lost nine of their last 10 away games, winning at Huddersfield to snap the streak.
*Leicester have never beaten Bournemouth in the Premier League (D5 L2). *Leicester have received the reddest cards in the league this season (5) with captain Wes Morgan sent off twice.
*No player has been cautioned more than Bournemouth's Jefferson Lerma (11 yellow cards) in the league this season. *Leicester have not kept a clean sheet in their last eight league matches at home. Manchester United v Watford *United are unbeaten in their last 12 league matches at home (W7 D5), losing only once this season.
*Watford have won only once at Old Trafford in 11 games, a League Cup win in 1978. *United have kept only two clean sheets at home this season.
*Watford's Gerard Deulofeu has four goals and two assists in his last four league games. *Ole Gunnar Solskjaer has lost only one league game so far as United boss, against Arsenal in the previous round of fixtures. West Ham United v Everton (1730) *West Ham are unbeaten at home in their last six games (W4 D2), winning the last three in a row.
*Everton boss Marco Silva has not won a match in London in nine attempts (D1 L8). *West Ham's Javier Hernandez has three goals in his last four league games.
*West Ham manager Manuel Pellegrini has never lost to Everton in seven Premier League games (W5 D2). *Everton goalkeeper Jordan Pickford has saved a league-high three penalties this season (tied with Cardiff's Neil Etheridge). Sunday, March 31 Cardiff City v Chelsea (1405)
*Cardiff have lost six of their last 10 league games to drop into the relegation zone, two points below Burnley who are 17th. *Chelsea have lost six away games in the league this season, with four of those defeats coming in their last five games.
*Cardiff have never beaten Chelsea in the Premier League (L3). *Chelsea striker Gonzalo Higuain has scored three goals in seven league games, all coming against teams in the relegation zone (Huddersfield and Fulham).
*Cardiff is the fifth club with which Neil Warnock has faced Chelsea in the top flight. He won with Notts County and Queens Park Rangers but lost with Sheffield United and Crystal Palace. Liverpool v Tottenham Hotspur (1630)
*Liverpool are unbeaten at home in their last 36 league matches. They have lost to Tottenham only once at home in the Premier League (W15 D8). *Tottenham striker Harry Kane has three goals and an assist in four appearances at Anfield and has scored Spurs' last four goals in all competitions.
*Liverpool's Sadio Mane has seven goals in his last five games in all competitions. *Mauricio Pochettino won at Anfield as Southampton manager in 2013 but never as the Spurs boss (D2 L2).
*Liverpool have the best defensive record in the league, conceding 18 goals. Monday, April 1 Arsenal v Newcastle United (2000) *Arsenal have won their last six league games against Newcastle, since a 1-0 defeat at the Emirates in Nov. 2010.
*Arsenal have lost only one league game at home this season, winning the last nine in a row. *Newcastle have not won an away league game since beating Huddersfield in December.
*Arsenal striker Alexandre Lacazette has contributed to a goal in each of his last five league games with three goals and two assists. *Unai Emery's Arsenal have scored at least two goals in their last seven home league matches.
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