There are four matches kicking off at 3pm in the Premier League today, with interest at both ends of the table.
As always in the UK, none of the matches are live on TV but you can follow the action on local and national radio, as well as various TV results services.
Here are the factz you need to know:
Burnley v Newcastle United
* Newcastle did the double over the Clarets last season.
* Burnley’s easily season form seems to have evaporated: they’ve lost 6 of their last 8 matches.
* Meanwhile Newcastle have won 4 of their last 6 PL matches, losing once.
* Sean Dyche has called on just 19 players in the league this season.
* Newcastle are the only Premier League side yet to be awarded a penalty this season. Not getting penalties was a traditional gripe for Dyche.
Chelsea v AFC Bournemouth
* Chelsea won this fixture 2-0 last season. However, the Cherries won the return match 4-0.
* After a good run, Chelsea have lost 3 of their last 4 matches.
* But Bournemouth are on an even worse run – they’ve lost 5 consecutive Premier League matches.
* Chelsea have yet to gain a point after going behind this season.
* Set pieces are Bournemouth’s strength – they’ve scored 9 so far this season from deadball situations.
Leicester City v Norwich City
* Leicester are in amazing form – they’ve won their last 8 PL matches, scoring at least twice in each game.
* Jamie Vardy has also scored in every one of those matches. He once scored in 11 straight matches back in 2015.
* Meanwhile Norwich are on a run of 1 win in 11 with 8 defeats in that sequence.
* The Canaries have also conceded at least twice in 13 of their 16 matches this season.
* Leicester have conceded just 10 goals this season – the best record in the division.
Sheffield United v Aston Villa
* When the sides met last season in the Championship both were goal fests: in this fixture, United ran out 4-1 winners. In the return, the Blades were 0-3 up with 10 minutes to go, but Villa staged an amazing comeback to draw 3-3.
* United have lost just one of their last 9 PL matches, although they have drawn 5 in that run.
* Villa have lost 5 of their last 7 matches, but in that run they have played all of the current top 6.
* Only Leicester and Liverpool have a better defensive record than Sheffield United in the PL this season.
* Getting a lead isn’t Villa’s problem – it’s keeping it. They’ve lost 13 points from winning positions so far this season.
It’s a battle of the bottom two in the Premier League tonight as Norwich City take on Watford at Carrow Road.
Watford have yet to register a win in the Premier League this season while Norwich’s form has fallen away dramatically after their victory over champions Manchester City. Both teams will be hoping to end their runs tonight.
The match kicks off at 8pm and it is live on Sky Sports Premier League. Here are the factz you need to know:
Defence is Norwich’s main problem – they’ve conceded two or more goals in eight of their last nine matches.
Meanwhile Watford haven’t won any of their past 15 PL matches – their worst run in the top flight. This is also the first occasion they have failed to win any of their opening 11 fixtures of the season.
Watford will want to score first – Norwich have yet to win a point after going behind in a match this season.
Watford are the PL’s lowest scorers this season with just six strikes. No player has yet to score more than once.
Expect goals tonight – there hasn’t been a 0-0 draw between the sides since February 1988. That’s a run of 27 matches in all competitions.
There are 6 3pm kick offs in the Premier League today – something of a rarity this season.
Clubs at both ends of the division are in action as the table starts to take a regular form.
Here are the factz you need to know:
Aston Villa v Brighton & Hove Albion
* Brighton have never won at Villa Park in 11 previous attempts in league and cup matches.
* Villa beat Brighton 3-1 in the Carabao Cup earlier in the season.
* Villa have scored at least two goals in their last 3 PL matches – something they last achieved in 2010.
* Brighton have won just two of their last 17 PL matches, although one of those was against Spurs last time out.
* Brighton need to keep going to the end – Villa have conceded 6 goals after the 75th minute this season.
AFC Bournemouth v Norwich City
* Bournemouth have a good record against Norwich recently – winning 6 and losing just 2 of their last 13 meetings.
* Norwich have lost all four of their away matches this season.
* But the Cherries aren’t great at home: they’ve won two of their last 10 at the Vitality Stadium.
* Norwich have conceded at least 2 goals in each of their last 6 PL matches.
* Bournemouth have a leaky defence too – they haven’t kept a clean sheet in 2019/20 yet. The only other side not to? Norwich.
Chelsea v Newcastle United
* Newcastle must hate visiting Stamford Bridge – they’ve won there just once in their last 25 visits, losing 17 of them.
* Chelsea have hit form, winning 4 on the bounce in all competitions.
* However, they have kept just one clean sheet all season.
* Newcastle may have beaten Manchester United last time out, but it was just their second win in 9 matches this season.
* Tammy Abraham is the man Newcastle need to stop – he has 9 goals in all competitions. Only Raheem Sterling has the same amount among Premier League players.
Leicester City v Burnley
* It ended 0-0 between these sides at the King Power Stadium last season. Leicester won 1-2 at Turf Moor.
* If Leicester win today they will have 17 points – 1 more than they had at the same stage of the season they won the Premier League.
* Burnley are unbeaten in 4 matches – they’ve won 2 of those.
* The Foxes come on strong in the second half – 10 of their 14 league goals have come after the break.
* Burnley have kept just one clean sheet away from home in their last 16 matches.
Tottenham Hotspur v Watford
* Watford hate playing at Spurs – they’ve lost on each of their last 9 visits and have conceded 24 goals.
* Spurs have lost 17 times in 2019 – more than any other PL side.
* Watford are the only PL side yet to win a match this season.
* Spurs haven’t scored a goal in the second half of a league match for 2 months. Their 9 goals in that time have all come before the break.
* Watford have kept 1 clean sheet in their last 19 matches – against Sheffield United last time out.
Wolverhampton Wanderers v Southampton
* Wolves won this fixture 2-0 last season. Saints gained revenge with a 3-1 win at St Mary’s later in the season.
* If Wolves keep a clean sheet today it will be the first time they have had 3 consecutive top-flight shut-outs at home since 1981.
* Saints have won just 2 of their last 13 Pl matches, losing 7.
* Molineux is a fortress for Wolves – they’ve lost just one in their last 12 matches at home, winning 7.
* Saints are good away from home – 6 of their 7 points have come on the road this season.
The lunchtime kick-off in the Premier League today sees newly promoted Norwich City take on Chelsea at Carrow Road.
The Canaries want to build on their victory over Newcastle last time out, while Chelsea are still searching for their first competitive win under Frank Lampard.
The match kicks off at 12.30pm and it is live on BT Sport. Here are the factz you need to know:
* Norwich have an awful record against Chelsea: they have lost 11 of their last 15 meetings, drawing the other four.
* Teemo Pukki is the man Chelsea need to stop: since the start of last season he has scored more goals than anyone else in the top 4 divisions of English football – 33.
* Chelsea haven’t failed to win any of their opening three matches of a season since 1998/9, when they went on to finish 3rd.
* Chelsea’s Mason Mount has played for England at every youth age group from under-16s to under-21s.
* Norwich last best Chelsea in December 1994.
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