Stoke City 2-0 Sunderland
Sunderland are only the second team in top-flight history to fail to win any of their opening 8 league games in consecutive seasons (after Bury in 1905-06).
Stoke kept their first clean sheet in their last 18 top-flight games.
Joe Allen has scored in three consecutive Premier League games for the first time in his career.
Including internationals, Welsh midfielder Allen has now scored in each of his last four matches.
Stoke scored with the first shot of the game.
Allen netted his first-ever brace while the Stoke star has now matched his best-ever goal haul for a top-flight season (4, also 2011/12).
Marko Arnautovic is the first Stoke player to provide an assist in the Premier League this season, setting up Joe Allen’s first goal.
Elsewhere in the Premier League
Granit Xhaka has been shown more red cards than any other player in the big five European leagues since the start of last season (4).
Bournemouth have scored six goals in a Premier League game for the first time.
Everton manager has won more points from their first eight Premier League games in charge than Ronald Koeman (15 – level with Roberto Martinez).
David Silva has provided more Premier League assists than any other player in the competition since his debut (59).
Nacer Chadli has been involved in six goals in his five Premier League games this season (4 goals, two assists).
Dele Ali has netted three goals in his last five Premier League games, as many as in his previous 14 in the competition.
No Premier League defender has had a hand in more goals this season than Jose Holebas (3, two goals and one assist).
Southampton are unbeaten in nine Premier League games on home soil (W6 D3); a run bettered only by Leicester (19) and Liverpool (10).
Tom Heaton has made the most saves of any goalkeeper in the Premier League this season (39).