See the facts you need to know from the midweek matches
Norwich City 0-2 Aston VillaSteven Gerrard has picked up 12 points from his first six Premier League matches as Aston Villa boss, a haul only John Gregory (15) bettered in his first six with the club in 1998 (Martin O’Neill also racked up 12 from six in 2006)
Manchester City 7-0 Leeds UnitedRiyad Mahrez made his 100th Premier League appearance for Man City. Having made 139 for former side Leicester, he became only the third African player to make 100+ appearances for two different clubs in the competition, after Kanu (Arsenal and Portsmouth) and Cheikhou Kouyate (Crystal Palace and West Ham)
Brighton & Hove Albion 0-1 Wolverhampton WanderersSince the beginning of last season, only Ruben Neves (six) and Raul Jimenez (seven) have scored more Premier League goals for Wolves than defender Romain Saiss (five), with seven of his nine PL goals in total coming away from home
Crystal Palace 2-2 SouthamptonSouthampton’s James Ward-Prowse scored his 11th direct free-kick goal in the Premier League. Only David Beckham (18), Thierry Henry (12) and Gianfranco Zola (12) have scored more in the competition's history
Arsenal 2-0 West Ham UnitedGabriel Martinelli scored his seventh Premier League goal for Arsenal. The only Brazilian with more goals in the competition before their 21st birthday is Manchester City’s Gabriel Jesus, with 16
Chelsea 1-1 EvertonAt 22y 340d, Mason Mount is the youngest player to score in four consecutive Premier League appearances for Chelsea. Mount has netted seven PL goals this season; his joint-best tally alongside 2019/20
Liverpool 3-1 Newcastle UnitedLiverpool’s Mohamed Salah has been involved in 24 Premier League goals this season (15 goals, 9 assists). In PL history, only Alan Shearer (1994/95) has been involved in more goals before Christmas in a single campaign (25 – 16 goals, 9 assists)
