21 - Most chances created for Premier League clubs in all competitions this season: 21 - Florian Wirtz 21 - Jack Grealish 18 - Bryan Mbeumo 17 - Bruno Fernandes 16 - 5 players Agenda.

18 - Since the start of the 2023-24 season, Pedro Porro (18) has assisted more goals than any other defender for a Premier League club across all competitions. Delivery.

24 - Chelsea's starting XI against Benfica has an average age of exactly 24 years; their youngest ever for a UEFA Champions League match. Youthful.

36 - Arsenal scored their 35th and 36th goals from corners in the Premier League since the start of the 2023-24, which is now 15 more than any other side in this period (21 for Chelsea and Tottenham). Unstoppable.

84 - This was the second latest that Arsenal have trailed in a Premier League game and gone on to win (equalised in 84th), after their 3-1 win over Norwich in April 2013, when the equalising goal was converted by Mikel Arteta (85th minute). Spirited.

2 - This is the first time since April 2023 that Arsenal have trailed at half time in consecutive Premier League matches (0-1 v Man City & Newcastle). Uphill.

6 - Aston Villa picked up their first win of the Premier League season, in what was their sixth game; the furthest into a league campaign they've had to wait for their first win since 1969-70 (10th game). Alleviated.

2 - Aston Villa scored with their first two shots of the second half against Fulham (McGinn & Buendía), as many as they had converted from their first 58 shots in the Premier League this season. Eye-in.

11 - Raúl Jiménez is the first player to start, score a goal, and then be subbed inside 11 minutes of a Premier League match since Chelsea's Samuel Eto'o versus Arsenal in March 2014 (10th minute). Brief.

8 - There were eight goals scored in the 90th minute (or later) in the Premier League today - the most ever in a single day in the competition's entire history. Re-write.

64.9% - Nottingham Forest’s 64.9% share of possession was their highest in the Premier League since their return to the division in 2022-23, though of the 26 instances in that time they’ve had over 50% possession, they’ve only won four times (D12 L10). Uncomfortable.

11 - Sunderland’s 11 points from their six Premier League games this season (W3 D2 L1) is their most in a top-flight season at this stage since 1967-68 (also 11 when 3 pts/win), while it’s the most for a promoted side after six games in the competition since West Ham in 2012-13 (also 11). Dreamland.

97 - Timed at 96:59, Eddie Nketiah has netted both the latest winning goal on record (from 2006-07) scored by Crystal Palace in the Premier League and latest winner conceded by Liverpool in the competition. Drama.

6 - Maxime Estève is only the sixth player ever to score two own goals in the same Premier League game, and first since Craig Dawson against Everton for Wolves in December 2024. Oops.

200 - Today was Ruben Amorim's 200th top-flight game as a manager. He has lost three more of his 33 Premier League games with Manchester United (17) than he did in 167 Primeira Liga matches (14). Standards.

4 - Of the seven penalties Caoimhín Kelleher has faced in his career for Liverpool and Brentford (ex. shootouts), he has saved four of them (57%). Speciality.

16 - Crvena zvezda's Marko Arnautovic has scored 16 years and 217 days after his last UEFA Cup/Europa League goal as a 19-year-old for FC Twente v Marseille in February 2009 - the longest ever gap between goals scored by a player in the competition's history. Generation.

5 - Players to score 2+ goals in both of their first two starts for a Premier League club in all comps: 1994 - Guy Whittingham - Sheff Weds 1998 - Dion Dubin - Aston Villa 2016 - Marcus Rashford - Man Utd 2019 - Gabriel Martinelli - Arsenal 2025 - Igor Jesus - Nottm Forest Dream.

2 - Igor Jesus is the first player ever to score twice on his major European competition debut for Nottingham Forest. Bow.

32.8% - Manchester City's draw at the Emirates included the lowest ever possession average by a Pep Guardiola team in a top-flight league match (today his 601st), while the two lowest have both been at Arsenal in the Premier League (32.8% today, 36.5% in March 2023). Pragmatism.

5 - Following Arsenal's late equaliser today, Mikel Arteta is now the only manager to go five games unbeaten against Pep Guardiola in league competition (W2 D3). Battle.

3 – Erling Haaland’s opener for Manchester City is just the third goal Arsenal have conceded from a fast break in the Premier League in 2025, after Jarrod Bowen for West Ham in February and Bryan Mbeumo for Brentford in January. Transition.

9 - Erling Haaland's opener is the earliest goal Arsenal have conceded in the Premier League since September 2024, in what was also a ninth minute goal scored by Erling Haaland. Nemesis.

427 - Matty Cash’s strike was Aston Villa’s first goal of the Premier League campaign, coming 427 minutes into the season; only Crystal Palace in 2017-18 (641) and Newcastle in 2005-06 (438) have ever waited longer from the start of a campaign for their first goal. Overdue.

0.7 - Eddie Howe hasn’t won any of his seven Premier League games against Bournemouth (D5 L2). Of teams he has faced 5+ times in the competition, only against Man City (0.11) & Liverpool (0.26) does he have a lower points-per-game ratio than against the Cherries (0.7). Ex.

9 - Nottingham Forest manager Ange Postecoglou is winless in his last nine Premier League games (D2 L7), his longest run without a league win as a top-flight manager across spells in Australia, Japan, Scotland and England. Tricky.

17 - Crystal Palace are unbeaten in 17 games in all competitions (W7 D10), their joint-second longest run of games without defeat in their history, and only one behind their record 18-game run that ended in August 1969. Soaring.

67% - 39 of Jarrod Bowen's 58 Premier League goals have been scored at the London Stadium (67%) - among players with 50+ goals in the competition, only Gianfranco Zola (69% at Stamford Bridge, 41/59) and Cristiano Ronaldo (69% at Old Trafford, 71/103) have a higher ratio at a single ground. Olympic.

3 - Leeds are leading a Premier League game by 2+ goals at half-time despite conceding the first goal in that game for just the third time, after March 1999 v Derby and March 2000 v Wimbledon. Turnabout.

2021 - Anton Stach is the first player to score his first ever Premier League goal by a direct free-kick since Kalvin Phillips also did so for Leeds United against West Brom in May 2021. Emulating.

5 - Liverpool have won each of their opening five matches of a top-flight season for only the fifth time, after 1978-79, 1990-91, 2018-19, and 2019-20. Famous.

35 - Idrissa Gueye (35y 359d) is Everton's second-oldest goalscorer in a Merseyside derby, after 37-year-old Sam Chedgzoy in February 1926. Lifeline.

1+1 - Aged 23 years and 127 days, Ryan Gravenberch is the youngest player to both score and assist a goal for Liverpool in a Premier League Merseyside derby. Gravitas.

67 - There were 67 goals in 18 games on MD1 of this season's UEFA Champions League - the most ever in the opening round of games in any season in the competition, surpassing the 63 scored in 2000-01. Gluttony.

7 - Marcus Rashford has scored seven goals in his career against Newcastle United in all competitions, only scoring more against Leicester City (8). Familiar.

50 - Manchester City's Erling Haaland has scored his 50th goal on his 49th appearance in the UEFA Champions League, reaching half a century of goals in at least 13 appearances fewer than any other player (Ruud van Nistelrooy closest - 62 apps). Unstoppable.

4,292 - Kairat have travelled 4,292 miles from their Almaty Central Stadium in Kazakhstan to Sporting CP's Estádio José Alvalade in Lisbon, Portugal for this game, the biggest distance between two sides facing each other in the history of the UEFA Champions League. Haul.

37 - Simon Mignolet (37y 196d) is the sixth-oldest goalkeeper to save a UEFA Champions League penalty (excl. shoot outs), and oldest since Allan McGregor for Rangers v Napoli in September 2022. Throwback.

4 - Sub pairs to assist one another in a UEFA Champions League match: - Llorente/Morata - Atlético v Liverpool, Mar 2020 - Alvarez/Doku - Man City v RB Leipzig, Oct 2023 - Doué/Ramos - PSG v Brest, Feb 2025 🆕- Martinelli/Trossard - Arsenal v Athletic, Sep 2025 Impact.

14 - Since his Arsenal debut in January 2023, Leandro Trossard has been involved in more goals as a substitute than any other Premier League player across all competitions (14 – 10 goals, 4 assists). Knack.

36 - Gabriel Martinelli opened the scoring for Arsenal just 36 seconds after coming off the bench, the Gunners’ fastest ever substitute goal in the UEFA Champions League. Introduction.

4 - With just four points from four games (W1 D1 L2), this is Manchester United’s poorest start to a league season since 1992-93, when they also had four points from their opening four matches under Alex Ferguson. Misery.

10 - Today was Man City boss Pep Guardiola’s 10th Premier League Manchester derby win, making him only the third manager for either City or United to win 10+ league derbies, after Alex Ferguson (20) and Matt Busby (15). Tide.

50 - Erling Haaland has scored his 50th goal in his 50th home Premier League game for Manchester City. In the competition's history, only Alan Shearer required fewer home appearances to hit 50 goals (47). Bullseye.

6 - Six of Liverpool's last nine 90th-minute winning goals in the Premier League have been scored (1) or assisted (5) by Mo Salah - although today was the first time he scored a 90th-minute winner himself in the competition. Occasion.

4 - Liverpool are the first side in Premier League history to win four consecutive games thanks to winning goals scored in the final 10 minutes or later. Spirit.

5 - João Pedro has been directly involved in five goals in four Premier League games for Chelsea (two goals, three assists); the only player to reach five goal involvements in fewer games for the Blues in the competition is Eden Hazard (3). Impact.

7 - Fábio Carvalho’s equaliser was the seventh goal Brentford have scored from a throw-in the Premier League since the start of last season, at least five more than any other side in this period. Chaos.

3 - West Ham’s three defeats in the Premier League this season have all been by 3+ goal margins, while MD4 is the joint earliest a side has lost as many as three games by a 3+ goal margin in a season in the competition (also Bournemouth in 2022-23). Stinging.

19 - Lucas Bergvall is the second youngest player to both score and assist a goal in a Premier League game for Spurs (19y 223d), after Nick Barmby v Nottingham Forest in Decemeber 1992 (18y 321d). Future.