Opta: Weekend in numbers

Your statistical round-up of the weekend’s Premier League action the Stadium of Light and beyond.

4 Patrick van Aanholt (4) has scored more Premier League goals in 2016 than any other defender.

8 Middlesbrough have won eight and drawn one of the nine competitive games that Cristhian Stuani has scored in for them.

2 – Alvaro Negredo assisted two goals in the same league appearance (Premier League and La Liga combined) for the first time since September 2013 (for Man City v Man Utd).

8 – Sergio Aguero has scored eight times in seven Premier League appearances against Stoke City.

1975 – Sam Vokes became the first Burnley player to score a league goal against Liverpool at Turf Moor since Ray Hankin in March 1975 – they had failed in six games since then.

9 – Since Jurgen Klopp took over, only Aston Villa (12) and West Ham (10) have had more errors leading to goals in the Premier League than Liverpool (9).

2 – Hull City are only the second promoted side in Premier League history to win their opening two matches of a season (Bolton in 2001/02 the other).

3 – Tottenham Hotspur have lost just three of their last 21 home matches in the Premier League (W12 D6).

26 – Since returning to the Premier League, Cesc Fabregas has more assists than any other player (26).

8 – Since the start of the 2012/13 season, no defender has scored more Premier League headed goals than Gareth McAuley (8, along with John Terry).

20 – Leicester are on a 20-game winless run against Arsenal in the Premier League (D6 L14).

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