Statistics

MW16 stats: Martinelli sets Arsenal record

9 Dec 2019

West Ham United v Arsenal FC - Premier League

18-year-old Brazilian forward is youngest to score for club in Premier League on his first start, plus the rest of the key stats from Matchweek 16

With his equaliser at West Ham United, Gabriel Martinelli set a Premier League age record for Arsenal.

For more on this and all the must-know facts for Matchweek 16, read on. To see the reports and key data for the matches, click on the fixtures.

EVE

3-1

CHE

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.

BOU

0-3

LIV

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.

TOT

5-0

BUR

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.

WAT

0-0

CRY

Crystal Palace have kept three consecutive clean sheets in the Premier League for the first time since March 2017.

MCI

1-2

MUN

Marcus Rashford has been directly involved in 15 goals in his last 14 matches in all competitions for Manhester United and England, scoring 13 and assisting two.

AVL

1-4

LEI

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.

NEW

2-1

SOU

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.

NOR

1-2

SHU

Sheffield United are the first promoted side to remain unbeaten in their opening eight away Premier League matches since Blackburn Rovers in 1992/93.

BHA

2-2

WOL

Brighton & Hove Albion 2-2 Wolverhampton Wanderers

Diogo Jota and Raul Jimenez have now combined for nine Premier League goals. They have surpassed Steven Fletcher and Matt Jarvis (eight) for the most goal combinations for Wolverhampton Wanderers in the competition.

WHU

1-3

ARS

At 18 years and 174 days old, Gabriel Martinelli is the youngest player to score for Arsenal on his first Premier League start. He has also become the club's fourth-youngest scorer in the competition after Cesc Fabregas, Serge Gnabry and Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain.