What we learned in Matchweek 16

30/12/2020

Alexandre Lacazette makes an instant impact as we look at the standout statistics in Matchweek 16

Crystal Palace 1-1 Leicester City Leicester City won their 10th penalty in just their 16th Premier League match this season, becoming the quickest side ever to reach double-figures in a season in the competition
Chelsea 1-1 Aston Villa Anwar El Ghazi, who has scored five goals in his last five Premier League appearances, is the first Aston Villa player to score in three successive PL outings since Tom Cleverley in May 2015
Brighton & Hove Albion 0-1 Arsenal Alexandre Lacazette scored 29 seconds after coming on, the quickest goal by an Arsenal substitute in the Premier League since such data is available (2006/07)
Burnley 1-0 Sheffield United Ben Mee has scored his first Premier League goal at Turf Moor in 76 matches, since netting versus Crystal Palace in January 2015. Four of Mee’s five PL goals have been headers
Southampton 0-0 West Ham United Southampton midfielder James Ward-Prowse made his 73rd consecutive Premier League appearance, the longest ongoing run of any outfield player in the competition
West Bromwich Albion 0-5 Leeds United Leeds have now scored 30 goals in the Premier League this season. The only promoted team in the competition’s history to have netted more after their first 16 matches of a campaign were Newcastle in 1993/94, with 31
Manchester United 1-0 Wolverhampton Wanderers Marcus Rashford's winner on 92mins 51secs was Man Utd's latest winning goal in a Premier League home match since September 2009, when Michael Owen scored at 95mins 27secs against Man City
Newcastle United 0-0 Liverpool Newcastle and Liverpool have played out a goalless draw for the first time in 74 matches in all competitions, last doing so in a top-flight fixture in February 1974

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