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Southampton kick-off the weekend action at home to Leeds on Friday night

Match-by-match facts and statistics ahead of the 11th round of Premier League fixtures from Nov. 5-7 (times GMT)

Friday, Nov. 5

Southampton v Aston Villa (2000)

* Southampton have lost just one of their last nine Premier League games against Villa (W5 D3).

* Villa are looking to win consecutive away league games against Southampton for the first time since a run of four between 1995 and 1998.

* Villa striker Danny Ings has scored in each of his last four Premier League games against sides he has previously played for in the competition.

Saturday, Nov. 6

Manchester United v Manchester City (1230)

* United are unbeaten in their last four league games against City (W3 D1).

* City have won seven Premier League away games against United, the joint-most of any team at Old Trafford in Premier League history (tied with Liverpool).

* There have been eight red cards in 48 Manchester derby matches in the Premier League, with United’s Cristiano Ronaldo the only player to have been sent off more than once in such fixtures.

Brentford v Norwich City (1500)

* This will be the first top-flight match between Brentford and Norwich.

* Brentford have lost three of their last four home league matches (D1), as many as in their previous 33 combined (W19 D11).

* Norwich are only the second team who have failed to score in their first five away top-flight matches of a season while conceding more than 15 goals – the other were Derby County in 2007-08.

Chelsea v Burnley (1500)

* Chelsea have won their last four Premier League games against Burnley, scoring 12 and conceding twice during the run.

* Burnley have won just one of their 14 Premier League games against Chelsea (D3 L10).

* Chelsea have scored 16 goals in their opening five home Premier League games this season (W4 L1), their joint-most at this stage of a Premier League season.

Crystal Palace v Wolverhampton Wanderers (1500)

* Palace are looking to record consecutive Premier League wins for the first time since January-February.

* Palace have lost just two of their first 10 Premier League matches this season (W2 D6).

* Wolves have won 10 points from their last four away league games (W3 D1), just one fewer than they managed in their previous 15 on the road.

Brighton & Hove Albion v Newcastle United (1730)

* Brighton have never lost in eight previous Premier League meetings with Newcastle (W4 D4).

* Newcastle have faced Brighton without ever winning more often than they have any other side in the Premier League (D4 L4).

* No player has created more chances from set plays in the Premier League this season than Newcastle’s Matt Ritchie (13).

Sunday, Nov. 7

Arsenal v Watford (1400)

* Arsenal have won 11 of their 14 Premier League games with Watford (D1 L2).

* Watford have lost six of their seven away Premier League games against Arsenal.

* Arsenal’s Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang has scored six goals in his five Premier League appearances against Watford.

Everton v Tottenham Hotspur (1400)

* This will be Tottenham’s first league game under new manager Antonio Conte.

* Everton have won just one of their last 17 Premier League games against Tottenham (D8 L8).

* Tottenham striker Harry Kane has scored just one goal in nine Premier League appearances this season.

Leeds United v Leicester City (1400)

* Leeds are looking to win consecutive league games against Leicester for the first time since December 1999.

* Leicester have lost seven of their last 14 Premier League games (W5 D2).

* Leeds are looking to win consecutive league games for the first time this season.

West Ham United v Liverpool (1630)

* Since doing the league double over Liverpool in the 2015-16 season, West Ham are winless in their last 10 Premier League games against the Merseyside club (D2 L8).

* Liverpool have won four of their last five away league games against West Ham (D1).

* Mohamed Salah has scored in each of Liverpool’s first five away Premier League games this season.

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