Premier League: A statistical look to this weekend's matches - including Manchester United v Arsenal, Chelsea v West Brom, Liverpool v Fulham, Tottenham v Newcastle and Sunderland v Manchester City
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Jose Mourinho will be desperate to bounce back from defeat last weekend when he comes up against his old assistant Steve Clarke and West Brom. Chelsea will be confident having won all of their 7 Premier League matches against the Baggies at home, conceding just once in the process.
Cardiff have had the highest proportion of their attacking touches down the right flank this season (44%), while Aston Villa have had the lowest proportion down the same side (31%). If the hosts are to keep a fourth clean sheet in 7 league matches it's clear they'll need to be solid on the left side on Saturday.
Crystal Palace, still without a manager, will hope to end a run of 8 consecutive defeats when they return to Selhurst Park this weekend. However, they face an Everton side that have conceded 20 fewer shots in their 5 away matches this season than they have in their 5 at home.
After back-to-back losses the pressure is back on Martin Jol at Fulham and his job doesn't get any easier ahead of a trip to Merseyside. None of the last 7 meetings between Liverpool and Fulham at Anfield have seen both sides on the scoresheet, so the home fans will hope for a comfortable win on Saturday.
It's the battle of the two best home defensive records as Southampton play Hull this weekend, with both sides conceding just once in their matches as hosts this season. Away from home, however, Hull's displays at the back have been far less formidable, conceding 9 times in 5 matches on the road.
In contrast, the side with the best defensive record away from home are on their travels once again, with West Ham making the trip to Norwich. The Hammers have conceded just once away from home all season, with that goal coming from the penalty spot, and face a Canaries outfit with the worst conversion rate in the league (4.8%).
Tottenham sit fourth in the league ahead of their game with Newcastle and a place above Man City despite having scored 19 goals fewer. Their best attacking threat this season has often come from Andros Townsend, who has completed at least 20 more dribbles than any other Premier League player this season (51).
Sunderland came through a second half without conceding against Hull with 9 men, and while on paper a clash with Manchester City looks unkind, their recent record against the Citizens suggests otherwise. The Black Cats are unbeaten in their last 4 home league matches against Manchester City, conceding just once in that time.
Swansea will hope to record just their second home win of the season against a Stoke side that have picked up only 3 points on the road. The Welsh outfit have cause for optimism as in each of the four previous Premier League encounters between these two sides the home side has come out on top.
Unquestionably the biggest game of the weekend is last up on Sunday as Arsenal look to overcome another obstacle in United as their bid to convince doubters of their title credentials continues. David Moyes' side are unbeaten in 8 in all competitions though, and Manchester United have won each of their last 5 matches at Old Trafford against the Gunners.
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