Cesc Fabregas' stunning assists tally continues, Jermain Defoe could not hit the back of the net and Crystal Palace perform Houdini act in Saturday's stats special.
Stats compiled by Opta.
FABREGAS THE ASSIST KING
- Cesc Fabregas' assist for Diego Costa's 20th-minute goal in Chelsea's 5-0 win at Swansea City was his 15th of the season in just 22 matches. In comparison, Liverpool's Steven Gerrard led the BPL last term with 13.
DEFOE DEBUT DOESN'T GO TO PLAN - Prior to his debut for Sunderland, Jermain Defoe had scored in each of his first appearances for West Ham United, Bournemouth, Tottenham, Portsmouth and Toronto FC but could not repeat the dose as the Black Cats lost 2-1 to Spurs at White Hart Lane.
OSCAR-WINNING PERFORMANCE
- Oscar scored a double in Chelsea 5-0 win at Swansea meaning he has netted three goals and provided five assists in his past nine BPL outings.
DIEGO COSTA A BIG SWANS FAN
- Diego Costa scored a brace in Chelsea's 5-0 hammering of Swansea at the Liberty Stadium taking his tally to five in two games against the Welsh club following his hat-trick in the 4-2 victory in September.
FREE-KICK SPECIALIST LARSSON
- Seb Larsson's 31st-minute goal in Sunderland's 2-1 loss at Tottenham was his 11th from a free-kick. Only David Bekcham (15), Gianfranco Zola and Thierry Henry (both 12) have more in BPL history.
KRKIC HAS A PENCHANT FOR TRAVEL
- Bojan Krkic's 63rd-minute winner in Stoke City's 1-0 result at Leicester City was his third goal on the road this season out of his total of four in the league for the Potters.
TOTTENHAM LEAVING IT LATE
- Christian Eriksen's late winner for Tottenham in their 2-1 triumph over Sunderland was the 10th point Spurs have recorded in the 88th minute or later which is four more than any other side this season.
CRYSTAL PALACE CREATE HISTORY
- Crystal Palace's 3-2 come-from-behind win at Burnley was the first time in their BPL history that they have won from a position of two goals behind.
GOUFFRAN BREAKS DROUGHT
- Yoan Gouffran's 29th-minute goal in Newcastle United's 2-1 home loss to Southampton was his first in 2847 (more than 47 hours) minutes of BPL action.
SOUTHAMPTON ENJOYING LIFE ON THE ROAD
- Southampton's 2-1 victory at Newcastle was their third successive win on the road in the BPL which is the first time they have achieved that feat.
