Diving into Premier League data: Haaland and De Bruyne face Man City greats, Liverpool City Ground woes

Manchester United secured a draw at Chelsea without Cristiano Ronaldo as Casemiro's late exploits saved the day for Erik ten Hag.

It was the culmination of a four-game Premier League program on Saturday, and it was one that saw Liverpool slide down their bogey ground, Manchester City surpassing 600 Premier League goals under the Pep era Guardiola, and Everton finally found some form of scoring at Goodison Park.

City closed the gap on leaders Arsenal to one point ahead of the Gunners' trip to Southampton on Sunday.

Here, Stats Perform picks out the best facts from today's Premier League action.

Chelsea 1-1 Manchester United: Casemiro saves the day for the Red Devils

Jorginho's 87th-minute penalty looked like the winner, but Casemiro had other ideas, heading home to score a point for United in the fourth minute of added time.

Only Arsenal (12) and Chelsea (9) have seen more different Brazilians score a Premier League goal for them than United, after Casemiro became eighth on their list. The goal, timed 93:28, was United's last equalizer in a league game since Zlatan Ibrahimovic scored in the death in April 2017 against Everton (93:41).

Jorginho has now scored 19 of his 22 Premier League penalties for Chelsea, with only Frank Lampard having scored more penalties for the Blues in the competition (41).

The late drama aside, the outcome should come as no surprise. No Premier League game has been drawn as often as Chelsea v United (26 draws). Seven of the last nine such meetings have now reached the level, including each of the last five.

Chelsea are now winless in their last 10 Premier League games against United (D7 L3) - only against Blackburn Rovers (12 games between 1992 and 1998) and Arsenal (19 between 1995 and 2005) have they ever had a longer run without a win in the competition.

Raheem Sterling lasted 79 minutes before being substituted. He has now faced United 24 times in all competitions in his professional career, more than any other opponent, but has never scored past them, despite trying 38 times in those games (15 on target).

Nottingham Forest 1-0 Liverpool: Klopp rocked by City Ground error

Liverpool boss Jurgen Klopp slammed his side's finish after the painful defeat, pointing to misfires from Roberto Firmino and Virgil van Dijk, but it was just the latest in a string of disappointments at Nottingham for the Anfield giants.

Liverpool have never won in six Premier League away games against Forest (D3 L3), making the City Ground the only stadium where the Reds have played more than once in the competition and have not never won.

Given the results of the pre-Premier League era, Liverpool have not won any of their last 13 league trips to Forest (D7 L6).

It was their first visit to the league since 1999, with a once fierce rivalry having been put on hold during Forest's time outside the top flight. The result gave Forest their first home success in the competition against Liverpool since a 1-0 victory in March 1996.

Liverpool have reason to worry: they haven't won any of their first five away games in a Premier League season for the first time since 2006-07 under Rafael Benitez, and they already have three league defeats in 2022-23, one more than in the entire 2021-22 campaign.

Match winner Taiwo Awoniyi became the first Forest player to score in each of his first three Premier League starts at the City Ground, lifting Steve Cooper's side off the foot of the table.

Manchester City 3-1 Brighton and Hove Albion: Haaland takes on Aguero, De Bruyne equals Silva

Erling Haaland has had some hat tricks, but the doubles will be fine for now. With two goals against Brighton, he became the first City player to score in seven consecutive home games in all competitions since Sergio Aguero in February 2018. The Norwegian has netted 15 in those seven matches. His second goal was City's 600th in the Premier League since Guardiola took charge for the 2016-17 season.

Kevin De Bruyne was no bystander in the win, sealing the win with a fine second-half strike after Leandro Trossard pulled one back. De Bruyne has been directly involved in 153 Premier League goals for City (59 goals, 94 assists), with Saturday's effort putting him level with David Silva's tally of goal commitments for the club (60 goals, 93 assists) and behind only Aguero (231 - 184 goals, 47 assists).

City have won 10 consecutive Premier League games at the Etihad Stadium, including all six this season. This is the fifth time they have started a Premier League campaign winning their first six home matches (also 2007-08, 2011-12, 2013-14 and 2018-19).

While City thrives, Brighton fades. Roberto De Zerbi has become the fourth manager/head coach to fail to achieve any of his...

Diving into Premier League data: Haaland and De Bruyne face Man City greats, Liverpool City Ground woes

Manchester United secured a draw at Chelsea without Cristiano Ronaldo as Casemiro's late exploits saved the day for Erik ten Hag.

It was the culmination of a four-game Premier League program on Saturday, and it was one that saw Liverpool slide down their bogey ground, Manchester City surpassing 600 Premier League goals under the Pep era Guardiola, and Everton finally found some form of scoring at Goodison Park.

City closed the gap on leaders Arsenal to one point ahead of the Gunners' trip to Southampton on Sunday.

Here, Stats Perform picks out the best facts from today's Premier League action.

Chelsea 1-1 Manchester United: Casemiro saves the day for the Red Devils

Jorginho's 87th-minute penalty looked like the winner, but Casemiro had other ideas, heading home to score a point for United in the fourth minute of added time.

Only Arsenal (12) and Chelsea (9) have seen more different Brazilians score a Premier League goal for them than United, after Casemiro became eighth on their list. The goal, timed 93:28, was United's last equalizer in a league game since Zlatan Ibrahimovic scored in the death in April 2017 against Everton (93:41).

Jorginho has now scored 19 of his 22 Premier League penalties for Chelsea, with only Frank Lampard having scored more penalties for the Blues in the competition (41).

The late drama aside, the outcome should come as no surprise. No Premier League game has been drawn as often as Chelsea v United (26 draws). Seven of the last nine such meetings have now reached the level, including each of the last five.

Chelsea are now winless in their last 10 Premier League games against United (D7 L3) - only against Blackburn Rovers (12 games between 1992 and 1998) and Arsenal (19 between 1995 and 2005) have they ever had a longer run without a win in the competition.

Raheem Sterling lasted 79 minutes before being substituted. He has now faced United 24 times in all competitions in his professional career, more than any other opponent, but has never scored past them, despite trying 38 times in those games (15 on target).

Nottingham Forest 1-0 Liverpool: Klopp rocked by City Ground error

Liverpool boss Jurgen Klopp slammed his side's finish after the painful defeat, pointing to misfires from Roberto Firmino and Virgil van Dijk, but it was just the latest in a string of disappointments at Nottingham for the Anfield giants.

Liverpool have never won in six Premier League away games against Forest (D3 L3), making the City Ground the only stadium where the Reds have played more than once in the competition and have not never won.

Given the results of the pre-Premier League era, Liverpool have not won any of their last 13 league trips to Forest (D7 L6).

It was their first visit to the league since 1999, with a once fierce rivalry having been put on hold during Forest's time outside the top flight. The result gave Forest their first home success in the competition against Liverpool since a 1-0 victory in March 1996.

Liverpool have reason to worry: they haven't won any of their first five away games in a Premier League season for the first time since 2006-07 under Rafael Benitez, and they already have three league defeats in 2022-23, one more than in the entire 2021-22 campaign.

Match winner Taiwo Awoniyi became the first Forest player to score in each of his first three Premier League starts at the City Ground, lifting Steve Cooper's side off the foot of the table.

Manchester City 3-1 Brighton and Hove Albion: Haaland takes on Aguero, De Bruyne equals Silva

Erling Haaland has had some hat tricks, but the doubles will be fine for now. With two goals against Brighton, he became the first City player to score in seven consecutive home games in all competitions since Sergio Aguero in February 2018. The Norwegian has netted 15 in those seven matches. His second goal was City's 600th in the Premier League since Guardiola took charge for the 2016-17 season.

Kevin De Bruyne was no bystander in the win, sealing the win with a fine second-half strike after Leandro Trossard pulled one back. De Bruyne has been directly involved in 153 Premier League goals for City (59 goals, 94 assists), with Saturday's effort putting him level with David Silva's tally of goal commitments for the club (60 goals, 93 assists) and behind only Aguero (231 - 184 goals, 47 assists).

City have won 10 consecutive Premier League games at the Etihad Stadium, including all six this season. This is the fifth time they have started a Premier League campaign winning their first six home matches (also 2007-08, 2011-12, 2013-14 and 2018-19).

While City thrives, Brighton fades. Roberto De Zerbi has become the fourth manager/head coach to fail to achieve any of his...

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