What we learned in Matchweek 16

09/12/2019

From a first Chelsea defeat to a debutant manager to Salah's remarkable run against the Cherries, see the key facts from each of the weekend's matches

Everton 3-1 Chelsea In their 3-1 defeat to Duncan Ferguson's Everton, Chelsea lost to a manager in his debut Premier League match for the first time in the competition
AFC Bournemouth 0-3 Liverpool Mohamed Salah has seven Premier League goals versus AFC Bournemouth, more than any against other opponent, scoring in all five of his meetings with the Cherries in the competition
Tottenham Hotspur 5-0 Burnley Son Heung-min has been directly involved in 15 goals, with nine goals and six assists, in his 15 appearances at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium in all competitions, more than any other player
Watford 0-0 Crystal Palace Crystal Palace have kept three consecutive clean sheets in the Premier League for the first time since March 2017
Manchester City 1-2 Manchester United Marcus Rashford has been directly involved in 15 goals in his last 14 matches in all competitions for Man Utd and England, scoring 13 and assisting two
Aston Villa 1-4 Leicester City Jamie Vardy became the second player to have scored in eight consecutive Premier League appearances on more than one occasion, along with Ruud van Nistelrooy, who did so twice in 2002 and 2003
Newcastle United 2-1 Southampton Jonjo Shelvey has scored in each of his last three league matches, and has netted six goals in his last 12 appearances. His previous six PL goals were spread across 116 matches
Norwich City 1-2 Sheffield United Sheffield United are the first promoted side to remain unbeaten in their opening eight away Premier League matches since Blackburn Rovers in 1992/93
Brighton & Hove Albion 2-2 Wolverhampton Wanderers Diogo Jota and Raul Jimenez have now combined for nine PL goals. They have surpassed Steven Fletcher and Matt Jarvis (eight) for the most goal combinations for Wolves in the competition
West Ham United 1-3 Arsenal At 18 years and 174 days old, Gabriel Martinelli is the youngest player to score for Arsenal on his first Premier League start and has also become the club's fourth-youngest scorer in the PL after Cesc Fabregas, Serge Gnabry and Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain

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