Match of the Day
The one top-six clash ended in stalemate leaving both Liverpool and Chelsea even further behind the Manchester clubs
Schedule difficulty
In spite of the season now more than a third gone, there remain some significant differences in terms of quality of opposition faced so far (based on finishing position last year)
Chelsea have had the hardest run to date and still have to face Swansea(H), Newcastle(H), West Ham(A), Huddersfield(A), Southampton(H) and Everton(A). You would have to think they would be disappointed with anything less than 15 points
Southampton’s by contrast have Man City(A), Bournemouth(A), Arsenal(H), Leicester(H), Chelsea(A) and Huddersfield(H). The win over Everton will have given them a timely boost
In 29 starts with Sunderland last year, Jordan Pickford conceded an average of 1.72 goals per game. So far with Everton, it has been 2.15
So close for Burnley
Another controversial extra-time victory for Arsenal over Burnley has denied the Clarets from keeping four consecutive clean sheets in the EPL for the first time
They have to settle for equalling their best ever
Only one team conceding more than an average of 2 goals a season has avoided relegation - Wigan 16th 2009/10. Other than Everton (see above). Stoke and West Ham are currently on the button
Tweet of the Week
Pogba > de Bruyne. Big claim from @jackaustin_1 @ Independent https://t.co/hmPJ8KdFfx
— Andrew Clark (@pssGuy) November 23, 2017
v other top six Pobga 1assist(inc secondary) 0 gls. de B 6&10https://t.co/5dQ5BrYsv5 #MUFC #MCFC pic.twitter.com/W7Wy9jBEvo
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Results and Table
Final Factoid
Man City already look safe from relegation with 37 points. Only eight of the 66 teams relegated under the 38 game season with 38+ points have failed to survive
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