MW1 stats: Gomis continues to haunt top four
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The Barclays Premier League returned with a bang this weekend, with 27 goals scored in the nine Matchweek 1 fixtures played so far.
We have all the key statistics from the opening weekend, including a key goal for Swansea City striker Bafetimbi Gomis and a landmark appearance for West Ham United's 16-year-old midfielder Reece Oxford.
Saturday 8 August
(3pm unless otherwise stated)
Manchester United 1-0 Tottenham Hotspur | #MUNTOT
This is the first time a Barclays Premier League season's opening goal has been an own goal.
It is the second time Spurs have scored an own goal v Manchester United on the opening day, Ramon Vega also did this in 1997.
Manchester United have kept a clean sheet on opening day for the first time since 2010 (3-0 v Newcastle United).
United have lost only one of their last 24 opening league fixtures of the season at Old Trafford (W17 D6).
AFC Bournemouth 0-1 Aston Villa | #BOUAVL
Since the start of 2013/14, Rudy Gestede has scored 20 headed goals; five more than anyone else in the top four tiers.
Aston Villa won on the opening day against a newly promoted side for the first time in BPL history, at the fourth attempt (D1 L2).
Gestede has scored in five consecutive appearances for the first time in his league career.
Aston Villa's last seven away league wins have involved a clean sheet; a run that goes back to a 3-2 win at Southampton in December 2013.
Everton 2-2 Watford | #EVEWAT
Miguel Layun became the first player to score a Barclays Premier League goal for Watford since Marlon King, 3009 days ago v Newcastle United.
Everton's Ross Barkley has scored in both of his appearances on the opening day of a BPL season. Both goals came from outside the box.
Everton have started three consecutive Barclays Premier League seasons with a 2-2 draw.
All five BPL clashes between these teams have now had a goal scored in the final five minutes.
Leicester City 4-2 Sunderland | #LEISUN
Marc Albrighton assisted and scored in a BPL fixture for the first time. He ended last season with three assists but has two after the opening match of 2015/16.
Leicester City have won six and lost only one of their last seven league matches at King Power Stadium.
Since the start of April, Leicester have won more points than any other BPL side (25).
Jermain Defoe has scored in 15 different Barclays Premier League seasons and has 129 goals in total.
Norwich City 1-3 Crystal Palace | #NORCRY
Crystal Palace's Wilfried Zaha has scored three goals in his last five BPL away appearances.
Nathan Redmond has scored four goals in his last five appearances for Norwich City.
Alan Pardew has matched the most number of wins by a Crystal Palace manager in the Barclays Premier League (11) even though this was only his 19th match in charge.
Yohan Cabaye scored his 18th BPL goal. He has six in his last eight appearances in the competition.
Chelsea 2-2 Swansea City | #CHESWA
Swansea City are the first away team to score twice at Stamford Bridge in the BPL since they did so last September.
Bafetimbi Gomis is one of two players (along with Steven Naismith) to have scored v Arsenal, Chelsea, Man City & Man Utd over the last two BPL seasons.
Oscar has scored three goals in his last 12 BPL appearances - all coming versus Swansea City.
Chelsea have won 14 and lost none of their last 17 BPL fixtures on the opening weekend. The Blues have not lost a season opener since 1998/99 v Coventry City.
Sunday 9 August
Arsenal 0-2 West Ham United | #ARSWHU
West Ham United ended a run of nine straight BPL defeats against Arsenal.
Reece Oxford became West Ham United's youngest player in the Barclays Premier League. He is also the second-youngest to start a Barclays Premier League match.
Arsenal have failed to score in four of their last five league matches at Emirates Stadium.
It was West Ham's first win at Emirates Stadium since 2007, a fixture which was Arsenal's first defeat at their new ground.
Newcastle United 2-2 Southampton | #NEWSOU
Newcastle United have scored in 15 of their 16 Barclays Premier League home matches against Saints, since a 1-0 defeat in 1997.
Southampton have conceded exactly two goals in each of their last five away matches.
Newcastle ended a run of three straight defeats against Southampton in this fixture.
Graziano Pelle scored only his second BPL goal away from St Mary's for Southampton (13 in total).
Stoke City 0-1 Liverpool | #STKLIV
This is Liverpool's first win on the road since March. They lost three and drew two of their five away fixtures in April and May.
Stoke have kept one clean sheet in their last six home league matches.
Three of Philippe Coutinho's four Barclays Premier League goals in 2015 have come from outside the box.
Having failed to win in their first five visits in the BPL to the Britannia Stadium, Liverpool have won two of their last three there.
Monday 10 August
West Bromwich Albion 0-3 Manchester City | #WBAMCI
Manchester City have now won seven successive Barclays Premier League matches, their best run in the competition since December 2014.
Yaya Toure has scored five goals in his last three BPL visits to the Hawthorns.
Vincent Kompany scored in his first league appearance of 2015-16; this after failing to score in all 25 top-flight appearances in 2014-15.
Manchester City completed 692 passes in this match, 211 more than any other team in Matchweek 1 of the 2015-16 Barclays Premier League season.
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