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Get the Opta stats and a tip for all 10 Premier League Matchday 22 fixtures starting with a Manchester derby on Saturday and continuing through Sunday to Monday...

Man Utd v Man City: Back derby to end honours even

Saturday 17 January, 12:30Live on TNT

The Opta Stat:

Manchester United have drawn each of their last three Premier League games, last having a longer run of consecutive draws in September/October 1992 (5).

Manchester City have drawn each of their last three Premier League games, last having a longer run of consecutive draws in October/November 2009 (7). This will be the first meeting between two sides both on a run of 3+ consecutive Premier League draws since February 2001, with Spurs beating Man City 1-0 in that.

Chelsea v Brentford: Back Bees to deny Rosenoir winning start

Saturday 17 January, 15:00

The Opta Stat:

Liam Rosenior will take charge of his first Premier League match; since Maurizio Sarri in August 2018 (3-0 win over Huddersfield Town), just one head coach has won their first Premier League game in charge of Chelsea (D4 L2), with Graham Potter beating Crystal Palace in October 2022 (D4 L2 inc. interims).

Brentford are unbeaten in each of their last six Premier League games (W4 D2), only enjoying longer unbeaten runs in the competition in March 2023 (12 games) and September 2023 (7).

Betfair Bet: Back Brentford Double Chance @ 11/10

Leeds v Fulham: Back Wilson to strike again

Saturday 17 January, 15:00

The Opta Stat:

Harry Wilson's winner against Chelsea last time out took his tally to 11 for Premier League goal involvements this season (7 goals, 4 assists), his best return in a single campaign. Indeed, 10 of those have come since the start of November (6 goals, 4 assists), only Erling Haaland (12) and Igor Thiago (11) have more in that time.

Betfair Bet: Back Wilson to score @ 10/3

Liverpool v Burnley: Back a low-scoring game

Saturday 17 January, 15:00

The Opta Stat:

Liverpool are averaging 14.7 shots per game in the Premier League this season, their lowest since 2001-02 (14.5), while their expected goals per game of 1.54 is their lowest in the league since 2015-16 (1.33). The Reds had 10 shots against Fulham and eight against Arsenal in their last two league games, last managing 10 or fewer three matches running in the Premier League in March 2005 (4).

Sunderland v Crystal Palace: Keep it simple and back Black Cats

Saturday 17 January, 15:00

The Opta Stat:

Over the last six Premier League matchdays, only West Ham United (1) have earned fewer points than Crystal Palace (2 - D2 L4); on the road they've lost their last two games, the Eagles last lost three in a row in February 2024 under Roy Hodgson.

Tottenham v West Ham: Back Spurs to pile pressure on old boss

Saturday 17 January, 15:00

The Opta Stat:

Six of Tottenham's seven Premier League victories this season have been to nil - they've only won one of their last 21 league games when conceding at least once (D6 L14), beating Leeds United 2-1 in October.

West Ham are winless in their last 10 Premier League games (D4 L6). It's their longest run without a win since a run of 11 between December 2006 and March 2007, losing 4-3 against Spurs in their 11th game back then.

Saturday 17 January, 17:30Live on Sky Sports

The Opta Stat:

Arsenal have kept a clean sheet in each of their last three Premier League games against Nottingham Forest, their longest run of league shutouts against the Tricky Trees.

Wolves v Newcastle: Back goals for both teams

Sunday 18 January, 14:00Live on Sky Sports

The Opta Stat:

Both teams have scored in all 10 Premier League meetings between Wolves and Newcastle at Molineux, the most played exact fixture never to see a team keep a clean sheet in the competition.

Aston Villa v Everton: Back Rogers to strike in home win

Sunday 18 January, 16:30Live on Sky Sports

The Opta Stat:

Aston Villa have kept more Premier League clean sheets against Everton than any other opponent (25) and have shut the Toffees out in eight of their last 10 meetings.

Morgan Rogers has more goals (8) and more assists (6) than any other Aston Villa player in all competitions this season, having a hand in 10 goals (7 goals, 3 assists) in his last 12 starts.

Brighton v Bournemouth: Back Mitoma to mark milestone with goal

Monday 19 January, 20:00Live on Sky Sports

The Opta Stat:

Brighton's Kaoru Mitoma has scored more Premier League goals against Bournemouth than any other opponent (5). His next game will be his 100th in the competition and will make him the third Japanese player to reach the milestone after Maya Yoshida (154) and Shinji Okazaki (114).

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