The Premier League resumed on Friday with Manchester United securing a 2-1 win over Leicester City at Old Trafford to go top of the table. More matches are scheduled for this weekend and below we take a look at all the important stats to all the remaining first round matches.
Fulham- Cardiff
- Overall in league meetings, Fulham have suffered just one defeat in their last eight games against the Eagles, winning five and drawing two.
- Each of the last three meetings between Fulham and Crystal Palace at Craven Cottage has seen exactly four goals scored, with Fulham winning 3-1 in October 2000 and January 2005, before a 2-2 draw in May 2014.
- Fulham are unbeaten on the last 12 occasions they’ve started a league season at home (W8 D4), since a 1-2 loss against Tranmere in the third tier in 1989-90.
- Both of Crystal Palace’s opening day wins in the Premier League have come in away games (vs Everton in 1997-98 and Norwich in 2015-16).
Huddersfield-Chelsea
- Huddersfield are without a win in their last eight league meetings with Chelsea, (D3 L5), with their last league victory over the Blues coming in March 1963, via a 2-1 away win in the old Division Two.
- At home, Huddersfield have lost each of their last four league clashes with Chelsea; they’ve never lost five in a row on home soil in the league against a single opponent.
- Chelsea have only lost one of their last 19 opening weekend fixtures in the Premier League (W15 D3 L1), though it came in last season’s opener against Burnley.
- Three of the last five red cards shown in opening weekend fixtures in the Premier League have been shown to Chelsea players (Thibaut Courtois vs Swansea in 2015-16 and Gary Cahill & Cesc Fabregas vs Burnley last season).
- No side has lost more Premier League games (10) or earned fewer Premier League points (13) in 2018 than Huddersfield.
Watford-Brighton
- Last season, the two Premier League meetings between Watford and Brighton produced just one goal in total, courtesy of a winner from Pascal Gross at the Amex in December.
- Brighton kept a clean sheet in both of their meetings with Watford last season. The only side they’ve kept three consecutive shutouts against in the top-flight are Wolves (five in a row between 1980 and 1982).
- Watford are unbeaten in their last 11 opening games to a league season (W5 D6), with their last defeat coming against Everton in August 2006.
- Brighton have won just one of their last six opening games to a league season (W1 D1 L4), failing to score in four of those games.
- Watford have lost just one of their seven home league games under Javi Gracia (W4 D2) vs Burnley in April 2018. Brighton are winless in their last 13 Premier League away games (W0 D4 L9), the longest current such run in the division.
Bournemouth- Cardiff
- This will be the first top-flight meeting between Bournemouth and Cardiff City.
- Bournemouth have lost just one of their last eight league clashes with Cardiff (W4 D3), with their last meeting coming in March 2015 in the Championship (1-1).
- Bournemouth have lost all three of their matchday one Premier League fixtures, the worst such 100% losing record in the competition. Cardiff have lost just one of their last 10 opening fixtures to a league season.
- In their previous Premier League campaign, Cardiff won just two of their 19 away games. However, one of those wins came on the south coast (1-0 vs Southampton).
- Bournemouth have never lost a Premier League home game against a newly promoted side, winning six and drawing two of their eight matches.