Opta: Weekend in numbers

Sunderland 2-3 Crystal Palace

70 – Jermain Defoe's goals were the 7th and 8th that Sunderland have scored in all competitions this season, but the first to have come before the 70th minute in a match.

8 – Defoe has scored 23 goals for Sunderland in the Premier League, but only eight have come at the Stadium of Light for the club (35%).

2 – Sunderland lost a Premier League game that they were leading by two goals for only the second time – the first being in April 2001 versus Spurs (also 2-3).

3 – This was only the third time in Premier League history that Crystal Palace have won a Premier League game with a winning goal scored in 90 mins or later. The other two were versus Aston Villa (1-0) in Dec 2013 and vs Sheffield Wednesday (1-0) in May 1998.

25 – Sunderland are winless in their last 25 Premier League games played in the months of August or September (W0 D9 L16).

2 – This was only the second time in their Premier League history that Crystal Palace have come from two goals down to win a match in the competition (Burnley 2-3 Crystal Palace in Jan 2015, the other).

Elsewhere in the Premier League

12 – Rashford has now scored 12 goals in 25 competitive matches for Man Utd – since his debut on 25 February 2016, he’s scored five more goals than any other player for the club.

7 – Everton suffered their first defeat in their last seven top-flight games, since losing 3-0 away to Sunderland last May.

71 – Since Jurgen Klopp’s first game in charge on October 17th 2015, Liverpool have scored 71 goals in the Premier League; more than any other side.

1000 – Tony Pulis took charge of his 1000th game as a manager (W361 D301 L338)

1 – Middlesbrough have kept just one home clean sheet in their last eight games at this level.

7 – Son Heung-Min has had a hand in seven goals (six goals, one assist) in his last six Premier League appearances for Spurs

28 – Sergio Aguero has scored 28 goals in his last 27 Premier League appearances for Man City.

6 – Pep Guardiola has won his first six games as a Premier League manager, equalling the record set by Carlo Ancelotti in 2009-10.

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