Premier League facts: Looking ahead to Aston Villa vs Tottenham; Leicester vs Newcastle and all the weekend's matches
The key numbers and pre-match analysis on every Premier League game taking place this weekend
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Your support makes all the difference.Ahead of this weekend's top-flight action, using our free football app - Independent Football Live - we generated key match facts for every Premier League fixture...
Norwich City vs Manchester City - Saturday 12.45pm
Man City are unbeaten in their last five trips to Carrow Road in all competitions (W4 D1 L0).
Sergio Aguero has scored five goals in five Premier League appearances against Norwich and also netted in the FA Cup meeting back in January.
The Canaries have won just one of the last 13 Premier League matches against The Citizens (W1 D5 L7).
Manchester City have won just two of their last 10 Premier League away games (W2 D4 L4).
Manuel Pellegrini's side have scored just eight goals in their last 11 Premier League away matches.
Stoke City vs Southampton - Saturday 3pm
Stoke have lost just one of their last six Premier League games at the Britannia Stadium (W4 D1 L1).
Saints have won just two of their last eight Premier League away matches (W2 D1 L5).
Without Marko Arnautovic's nine Premier League goals this season, Stoke City would be 12 points worse off.
Arnautovic has scored six and assisted one more goal in his last nine Premier League appearances at the Britannia Stadium.
Of goalkeepers to have played more than once in the Premier League this season, Fraser Forster has the best saves to shots ratio (81.5%).
Bournemouth vs Swansea City - Saturday 3pm
Swansea have won two of their last three league visits to play Bournemouth (W2 D1).
Just 25.9% of Swansea City's passes this season have come in the attacking third of the pitch; the lowest proportion in the top-flight in 2015-16.
Gylfi Sigurdsson has scored eight Premier League goals this season - his best return in a single Premier League campaign.
The Cherries have scored a league-high tally (8) and proportion (23%) of their goals in the opening 15 minutes of Premier League games this season.
Bournemouth have run 117.2km per game on average this season; further than any other side.
Aston Villa vs Tottenham Hotspur - Sunday 4pm
Spurs have lost none of their last eight trips to Villa Park in all competitions (W6 D2 L0).
Spurs have won a league-high 18 points from losing positions in the Premier League this season.
Harry Kane has scored 16 goals in his last 20 Premier League appearances for Tottenham, two more than Aston Villa (14) have in their last 20 Premier League games.
Tottenham's next away defeat in the Premier League will be their 200th - only Newcastle United (201) have lost more on the road before this weekend.
If Aston Villa lose this match it'll equal their worst tally of Premier League defeats in a single season (20 - set in both 2013-14 and 2014-15).
Leicester City vs Newcastle United - Monday 8pm
Leicester have lost just one of their last 17 Premier League games at the King Power Stadium (W11 D5 L1).
Claudio Ranieri's team have kept a clean sheet in five of their last six Premier League home matches, but conceded two goals in their last league game there (2-2 v WBA).
Newcastle United have lost 17 of their last 21 Premier League away matches.
Newcastle United have lost their last eight Premier League matches played on a Monday and have failed to score in the last five of these. All eight of these have been away from home.
Leonardo Ulloa has scored three goals in three Barclays Premier League appearances against Newcastle United; more than against any other opponent.
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