Liverpool's brilliant form since Christmas, David Silva's love affair with the Etihad Stadium and Daniel Sturridge's penchant for goals at Anfield all feature in the midweek Stats Special.
Stats compiled by Opta
SAINTS DOMINANT OVER PALACE
- Southampton's 1-0 win over Crystal Palace on Tuesday night means the Eagles have not beaten the Saints during the BPL era. The south coast club have produced four draws and seven wins over Palace in the top flight since 1992.
N'DOYE RIGHT AT HOME AT HULL
- Dame N'Doye has started his Hull City career brightly. His 15th-minute goal in Tuesday's 1-1 draw with Sunderland was his third goal in three appearances at the KC Stadium.
CATTERMOLE EQUALS AN UNENVIABLE RECORD
- Lee Cattermole's yellow card in Sunderland's 1-1 draw at Hull was his 10th caution of the season making him just the second player to be booked 10 times or more in four different seasons. The other is Robbie Savage.
LESCOTT TURNS BACK TIME WITH ASSIST
- Joleon Lescott's header for Saido Berahino's 66th-minute goal in West Bromwich Albion's 2-1 loss to Aston Villa was his first BPL assist since October 2011 when he was with Manchester City.
QPR CAN'T COMPETE IN THE CAPITAL
- QPR's 2-1 loss to Arsenal at Loftus Road on Wednesday was their 10th London derby without a win in the BPL. They have drawn three and lost seven to London rivals in recent times.
WEST HAM DRAWING CHELSEA BLANKS
- West Ham United's 1-0 loss to Chelsea at Upton Park on Wednesday was their fourth BPL match against the Blues without scoring. They have not beaten the west Londoners STURRIDGE AND ANFIELD GO HAND-IN-HAND
- Daniel Sturridge's 51st-minute goal in Liverpool's 2-0 win over Burnley on Wednesday was his 10th in his past 11 starts at Anfield.
CHADLI'S SPURS RENAISSANCE
- Nacer Chadli's seventh-minute goal in Tottenham's 3-2 win over Swansea City on Wednesday was his eight in 24 BPL appearances this season as opposed to just one in 24 in 2013/14.
EVERTON LEAKY AT THE BACK
- Everton's 2-0 loss to Stoke City means they have kept just three clean sheets in their past 18 BPL outings.
ETIHAD SERVICE FROM SILVA
- David Silva's goal late in the first half of Manchester City's 2-0 triumph over Leicester City was his sixth in his last seven appearances at the Etihad Stadium.
TOWNSEND BRINGS UP BPL MILESTONE
- Andros Townsend's 60th-minute effort in Tottenham's 3-2 win over Swansea was the 700th BPL goal of the 2014/15 season.
GIROUD ENJOYING GUNNERS PURPLE PATCH
- Olivier Giroud's 64th-minute opener in Arsenal's 2-1 victory over QPR was his eighth in his past 10 BPL starts.
SANCHEZ THE ARSENAL SUPPLIER
- Alexis Sanchez's goal in the 69th minute of the Gunners' 2-1 win at QPR was the 20th goal he has been directly involved in this season. Only Man City's Sergio Aguero has more score involvements in the BPL with 23.
YOUNG BREAKS LENGHTY MAN UTD DROUGHT
- Ashley Young's 89th-minute winner for Manchester United at Newcastle was his first BPL goal in 400 days. He had last scored in the league on January 28, 2014 in a 2-0 win over Cardiff City.
LIVERPOOL ALMOST IRRESISTIBLE
- Liverpool's 2-0 triumph over Burnley means they have now taken 29 points from their 11 matches since Christmas which is the most in the BPL.
