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Premier League in numbers: Week Eight

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Sports Mole looks back on the most recent round of Premier League matches with a selection of facts and figures.

Manchester City 4-1 Tottenham Hotspur

Manchester City's Argentinian striker Sergio Aguero celebrates scoring his, and their third goal from the penalty spot during the English Premier League football match between Manchester City and Tottenham Hotspur at the The Etihad Stadium in Manchester, © Getty Images

Sergio Aguero's four goals took his tally against Spurs to nine in six outings.

It also means that the Argentine has scored 61 Premier League goals for the club - more than any other player.

Visiting Spurs conceded three penalties in the game and now have had nine awarded against them in 2014.

Arsenal 2-2 Hull City

Arsenal's English striker Danny Welbeck scores their second goal past Hull City's English defender Curtis Davies and Hull City's Egyptian midfielder Ahmed Elmohamady during their English Premier League football match against Hull City at the Emirates Stad© Getty Images

The Gunners have won just one of their last seven Premier League matches, having drawn five.

Meanwhile, Alexis Sanchez became the first Arsenal player to take his tally of assists for the campaign to two.

Hull's Mohamed Diame extend his goal tally for the season to four in five matches.

Burnley 1-3 West Ham United

Enner Valencia of West Ham celebrates after scoring his team's second goal during the Barclays Premier League match between Burnley and West Ham United at Turf Moor on October 18, 2014 © Getty Images

Summer signing Diafra Sakho became only the second West Ham player after Carlton Cole to score in five consecutive Premier League matches.

Staying with the Hammers - Mark Noble made his 200th Premier League appearance for the club.

Hosting Burnley are the only side to have not won a Premier League match this season.

Crystal Palace 1-2 Chelsea

Cesc Fabregas of Chelsea celebrates with Loic Remy as he scores their second goal during the Barclays Premier League match between Crystal Palace and Chelsea at Selhurst Park on October 18, 2014© Getty Images

Cesc Fabregas has been involved in eight goals (one goal, seven assists) in his eight Chelsea Premier League outings this term.

Chelsea's other scorer - Oscar - has fired in both of his goals this season within the opening seven minutes.

Having gone four games unbeaten, Palace have now lost their last two matches.

Everton 3-0 West Ham United

Phil Jagielka of Everton turns to celebrate after scoring the opening goal during the Barclays Premier League match between Everton and Aston Villa at Goodison Park on October 18, 2014© Getty Images

Visiting Villa have lost their last four Premier League matches without having scored a goal.

Paul Lambert's side have now won just one of their last 12 meetings with Everton.

Lambert has also never got the better of a side that has been managed by Roberto Martinez in seven attempts.

Newcastle United 1-0 Leicester City

Newcastle player Gabriel Obertan celebrates his goal with team mates during the Barclays Premier League match between Newcastle United and Leicester City at St James' Park on October 18, 2014© Getty Images

French winger Gabriel Obertan scored the only goal of the game at St James' Park. It was his first goal in the Premier League since February 2012.

He also sealed Newcastle's first Premier League victory of the season.

Meanwhile, Leicester's failure to score means that they have found the net just once on the road this term.

Southampton 8-0 Sunderland

Dusan Tadic and Graziano Pelle of Southampton celebrate during the Barclays Premier League match between Southampton and Sunderland at St Mary's Stadium on October 18, 2014© Getty Images

The 8-0 win was Southampton's biggest margin of victory since they recorded the same scoreline against Northampton Town in 1921.

Saints winger Dusan Tadic became only the sixth player to assist four goals in one Premier League match.

Prior to shipping the eight goals, Sunderland had conceded just seven times in the Premier League this season.

Queens Park Rangers 2-3 Liverpool

Liverpool's Brazilian midfielder Philippe Coutinho celebrates scoring his goal with Liverpool's English midfielder Steven Gerrard (L) during the English Premier League football match between Queens Park Rangers and Liverpool at Loftus Road in London on Oc© Getty Images

QPR defender Richard Dunne became the first player to reach a double-figure return of own goals scored in the Premier League.

For the first time in Premier League history, Liverpool benefited from two own goals in one match.

The Reds have kept just one clean sheet in their last 14 outings.

Stoke City 2-1 Swansea City

Stoke City's English-born Irish striker Jonathan Walters celebrates scoring his team's second goal during the English Premier League football match between Stoke City and Swansea City at the Britannia Stadium in Stoke-on-Trent, central England on October © Getty Images

No player has conceded more penalties in the Premier League since 2008 than Stoke's Ryan Shawcross (seven).

Earlier in the season Swansea won three matches on the trot, but they have now failed to win any of their last five.

Both of the penalties that Charlie Adam has scored for Stoke have come against the Swans.

West Bromwich Albion 2-2 Manchester United

Manchester United's Dutch midfielder Daley Blind celebrates scoring their second goal during the English Premier League football match between West Bromwich Albion and Manchester United at The Hawthorns in West Bromwich, central England on October 20, 201© Getty Images

Marouane Fellaini and Daley Blind, who joined United in August 2013 and 2014 respectively, both scored their first Premier League goals for the club at The Hawthorns.

During Louis van Gaal's nine games in charge, United have kept just two clean sheets.

As for West Brom, no English player has scored more Premier League goals this season than Saido Berahino's six.

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TeamPWDLFAGDPTS
1Liverpool16123137162139
2Chelsea17105237191835
3Arsenal1796234161833
4Nottingham ForestNott'm Forest179442319431
5Bournemouth178452721628
6Aston Villa178452626028
7Manchester CityMan City178362925427
8Newcastle UnitedNewcastle177552721626
9Fulham176742422225
10Brighton & Hove AlbionBrighton176742726125
11Tottenham HotspurSpurs1772839251423
12Brentford177283232023
13Manchester UnitedMan Utd176472122-122
14West Ham UnitedWest Ham175572230-820
15Everton163761421-716
16Crystal Palace173771826-816
17Leicester CityLeicester173592137-1614
18Wolverhampton WanderersWolves1733112740-1312
19Ipswich TownIpswich172691632-1612
20Southampton1713131136-256
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