(Reuters) – Match-by-match facts and statistics ahead of the next round of Premier League fixtures from Dec. 9-10 (all times GMT):
Saturday, Dec. 9
Crystal Palace v Liverpool (1230)
* Liverpool have won 18 of their 28 league games against Palace (L5 D5). Palace have not beaten Liverpool in a Premier League game since 2017.
* Liverpool won seven straight Premier League away games against Crystal Palace by an aggregate score of 22-6, before being held to a 0-0 draw at Selhurst Park in the 2022-23 season.
* Liverpool have won three out of their five league games against London sides this season (D1 L1).
Wolverhampton Wanderers v Nottingham Forest (1500)
* Wolves have lost only two of their last 11 games against Forest in all competitions (W6 D3).
* Wolves are unbeaten in their last five Premier League home matches (W3 D2).
* Wolves and Forest’s last Premier League meeting was a 1-1 draw in April.
Brighton & Hove Albion v Burnley (1500)
* Brighton and Burnley have played each other 10 times in the Premier League, with Burnley winning three and Brighton winning two of those matches (D5).
* Burnley are unbeaten in their last five Premier League trips to Brighton.
* Burnley won 3-0 in their last league game against Brighton.
Sheffield United v Brentford (1500)
* Sheffield United and Brentford will meet in the Premier League for the first time. The teams last played each other in the top flight in December 1946, with United winning 2-1.
* United are unbeaten in their last five games against Brentford in all competitions (D2).
* Brentford have won both their matches against newly-promoted sides this season, beating Burnley 3-0 and Luton Town 3-1.
Manchester United v Bournemouth (1500)
* Manchester United have won nine of their 12 league matches against Bournemouth (L2 D1), last losing to them in November 2019.
* United beat Bournemouth 1-0 in the last league meeting between the sides.
* United have scored nine goals in their last three meetings with Bournemouth, conceding two.
Aston Villa v Arsenal (1730)
* After winning three consecutive Premier League games against Arsenal from July 2020-February 2021, Villa have now lost each of their last four against them.
* Villa have lost seven of their last 10 home league games against Arsenal (W2 D1)
* Arsenal have won their last two away league games.
Sunday, Dec. 10
Luton Town v Manchester City (1400)
* Manchester City and Luton will meet in the Premier League for the first time. The teams last played each other in the top flight in 1992, with City winning 4-0.
* City are unbeaten in their last eight games against Luton in all competitions (W4 D4).
* City have won both their matches against newly-promoted sides this season, beating Sheffield United 2-1 and Burnley 3-0.
Everton v Chelsea (1400)
* Everton won four straight home matches against Chelsea in the league, before losing 1-0 in the sides’ last meeting at Goodison Park.
* Chelsea have won 28 out of 62 Premier League meetings (D21) between the teams.
* The last meeting between the two teams was a 2-2 draw in March.
Fulham v West Ham United (1400)
* Fulham have lost five of their last six league games against West Ham (D1).
* West Ham won both games against Fulham last season, winning 3-1 at home and 1-0 away.
* Fulham have won none of their five London derbies this season (L3 D2).
Tottenham Hotspur v Newcastle United (1630)
* Tottenham and Newcastle have faced each other 56 times in the Premier League, with both teams winning 24 games (D8).
* Newcastle won both games against Spurs last season, winning 6-1 at home and 2-1 away.
* The last five league games between the two sides have had at least three goals each.
