Soccer-Bullet point previews of Premier League matches

(Reuters) – Match-by-match facts and statistics ahead of the 21st round of Premier League fixtures from Jan. 1-3 (times GMT):

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Premier League – Brentford v Manchester City

Saturday, Jan. 1

Arsenal v Manchester City (1230)

* City have beaten Arsenal in all of their last nine Premier League games.

* City are unbeaten in their last 12 Premier League games against Arsenal (W10 D2) since a 2-1 away defeat in December 2015.

* Arsenal have lost their last seven games against reigning Premier League champions, conceding three goals or more in each of the last six.

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Premier League – Brentford v Manchester City

Leicester City v Norwich City (1500)

* Leicester have beaten Norwich three times in their last five Premier League meetings (L1 D1).

* Leicester have won seven of their last eight away league games against newly-promoted sides, with the only exception in that run being a 1-0 loss at Norwich in February 2020.

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Premier League – Brentford v Manchester City

* Norwich have beaten Leicester only twice in the Premier League.

Watford v Tottenham Hotspur (1500)

* Watford have beaten Tottenham only once in the Premier League — a 2-1 victory at Vicarage Road in September 2018.

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Premier League – Brentford v Manchester City

* Watford are the only Premier League club yet to keep a clean sheet this season.

* Tottenham beat Watford 1-0 in their last Premier League encounter in August.

Crystal Palace v West Ham United (1730)

* Palace have one win in their last 16 Premier League London derby games (D8 L7).

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Premier League – Chelsea v Brighton & Hove Albion

* The last time the teams met in the Premier League they drew 2-2 at the London Stadium in August when Conor Gallagher scored his first goals for Palace.

* Palace suffered a 3-2 defeat at Selhurst Park when they last hosted West Ham in the Premier League in January.

Sunday, Jan. 2

Brentford v Aston Villa (1400)

* Brentford and Aston Villa have both had two games postponed due to COVID-19 this season.

* Villa have never lost a top-flight game against Brentford (W5 D2).

* The teams have met only once in the Premier League – a 1-1 draw at Villa Park in August.

Everton v Brighton & Hove Albion (1400)

* Everton have won three of their last four Premier League meetings with Brighton (D1).

* Everton have won one of their last 11 Premier League games (D3 L7).

* Brighton last beat Everton in the Premier League in October 2019 – a 3-2 home win after a late own goal by the visitors.

Leeds United v Burnley (1400)

* Leeds did the double over Burnley last season.

* Only two of the last 23 league meetings between the teams have ended in a draw, with Leeds winning 15 and Burnley six.

* Leeds have conceded 16 goals in their last four Premier League games.

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