(Reuters) – Match-by-match facts and statistics ahead of the next round of Premier League fixtures from Jan. 21-23 (all times GMT) :
Saturday, Jan. 21
Liverpool v Chelsea (1230)
* Liverpool have lost two of their last 15 Premier League (PL) matches against Chelsea (W6 D7).
* New signing Mykhailo Mudryk could be the ninth player from Ukraine to play in the PL, and second for Chelsea after Andriy Shevchenko.
* Liverpool have conceded at least once in their last eight PL games.
Leicester City v Brighton & Hove Albion (1500)
* Brighton have won one of their last 10 league games at Leicester.
* Leicester have lost four PL games in a row and have lost two of their last three games against Brighton (D1).
* Jamie Vardy has been involved in nine goals in his last nine PL games against Brighton with six goals and three assists.
Southampton v Aston Villa (1500)
* Aston Villa have only won one of their last five league games at Southampton (D1 L3).
* Southampton’s James Ward-Prowse has scored four goals in the last four PL games.
* Southampton have lost their last three PL games at home.
West Ham United v Everton (1500)
* West Ham have not won in their last seven PL games (D1 L6).
* Everton are winless in their last nine PL games in London (D3 L6).
* It will be the first time since February 1995 that the teams have played each other when both were in the PL relegation zone.
Bournemouth v Nottingham Forest (1500)
* Bournemouth have won four of their last five league games against Forest (D1).
* Forest will be looking to win three consecutive games in the PL, having beaten Southampton (1-0) and Leicester (2-0). The last time they did so was in May 1999.
* Bournemouth’s Vitality Stadium has seen the fewest goals in the PL, with only 19 goals being scored this season.
Crystal Palace v Newcastle United (1730)
* Newcastle have not lost in their last 14 PL games (W9 D5), and have never gone 15 games without a defeat in the top-flight.
* No other PL side has conceded fewer goals (11) than Newcastle this season.
* Crystal Palace have only won two of their last 11 PL games at home against Newcastle (D4 L5).
Sunday, Jan. 22
Manchester City v Wolverhampton Wanderers (1400)
* Wolves have lost six of their last eight games at the Etihad Stadium (W1 D1).
* Kevin De Bruyne has been involved in nine goals in six games against Wolves, scoring five and making four assists.
* Wolves’ Daniel Podence has scored three goals in their last four PL games, as much as he scored in his previous 23 games.
Leeds United v Brentford (1400)
* Brentford have won their last three PL matches and are unbeaten in the last seven (W4 D3).
* Ivan Toney has scored 13 goals in 17 PL games this season, and is currently third on the top scorers list behind Harry Kane and Erling Haaland.
* Leeds have won two of their last 15 matches (D4 L9).
Arsenal v Manchester United (1630)
* Arsenal have won five of their last seven PL games at home against Manchester United (D1 L1).
* Marcus Rashford has been involved in eight goals in his 10 PL starts against Arsenal, scoring four and making four assists.
* Arsenal have scored in 17 of their 18 PL games this season and have not conceded a goal in 2023.
Fulham v Tottenham Hotspur (2000)
* Fulham have only won one of the last 14 PL games against Tottenham, (D1 L12) back in March 2013 with a 1-0 away victory.
* Tottenham have won their last six PL games at Craven Cottage.
* Tottenham’s Harry Kane and Fulham’s Aleksandar Mitrovic are second and fourth respectively on the PL top scorers list with 15 and 11 goals.
(Compiled by Tommy Lund and Angelica Medina)
