Week 3 of the 2016-17 Premier League season is here and below you will find projected lineups for each team, plus some quick stats on the encounter.
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With two weeks off after this weekend, it is time to make the most of the action.
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Let’s take a look at the 10 games on Saturday on Sunday.
Hull City vs. Manchester United – (Saturday, 12:30 p.m. ET, NBC) – [STREAM]
- 49 of Jose Mourinho’s 58 league defeats as a manager have come away from home (84%).
- Mike Phelan was Manchester United assistant manager between September 2008 and May 2013 – during this time, United won three Premier League titles.
Projected lineups
Hull City: Jakupovic; Robertson, Davies, Livermore, Elmohamady; Snodgrass, Huddlestone, Clucas, Meyler; Diomande, Hernandez
Man United: De Gea; Valencia, Bailly, Blind, Shaw; Pogba, Fellaini; Martial, Rooney, Mata; Ibrahimovic
Chelsea vs. Burnley – (Saturday, 10 a.m. ET, NBCSN) – [STREAM]
- Chelsea have won the Premier League title in both of the previous seasons Burnley were in the division.
- Burnley have picked up just two points from 11 previous visits to London in the Premier League (W0 D2 L9), scoring six times and conceding 28 goals.
Projected lineups
Chelsea: Courtois; Ivanovic, Terry, Cahill, Azpilicueta; Matic, Kante; Hazard, Costa, Oscar, Batshuayi
Burnley: Heaton; Lowton, Mee, Keane, Ward; Boyd, Defour, Arfield, Marney; Vokes, Gray
Watford vs. Arsenal – (Saturday, 10 a.m. ET, Premier League Extratime) – [STREAM]
- Watford have lost all six of their games against Arsenal in the Premier League, although they did beat the Gunners last season in an FA Cup quarter final match (2-1).
- Watford have had the fewest shots on target (3), fewest total shots (11) and lowest number of touches in the opposition box (20) so far in the 2016-17 Premier League.
Projected lineups
Watford: Gomes; Britos, Prodl, Cathcart; Amrabat, Capoue, Geudioura, Behrami, Holebas; Ighalo, Deeney
Arsenal: Cech; Bellerin, Holding, Koscielny, Monreal; Xhaka, Coquelin; Oxlade-Chamberlain, Ozil, Sanchez; Giroud
Tottenham Hotspur vs. Liverpool – (Saturday, 7:30 a.m. ET, NBCSN) – [STREAM]
- This fixture has seen 136 goals scored in Premier League history, only three fixtures have seen more: Newcastle v Tottenham (138), Liverpool v Newcastle (138) and Tottenham v Arsenal (137).
- Harry Kane has never scored a Premier League goal in the month of August, despite playing nine games and 545 minutes on the pitch in this month.
Projected lineups
Tottenham: Vorm; Walker, Alderweireld, Vertonghen, Rose; Dier; Lamela, Alli, Kane, Eriksen; Janssen
Liverpool: Mignolet; Clyne, Lovren, Matip, Milner; Henderson, Wijnaldum; Lallana, Mane, Firmino; Strurridge
Southampton vs. Sunderland – (Saturday, 10 a.m. ET, Premier League Extratime) – [STREAM]
- Sunderland have failed to keep a clean sheet in each of their last seven Premier League matches against Southampton (15 conceded).
- Southampton have failed to keep a clean sheet in any of their last 14 Premier League matches; a run stretching back to February. Before this run, they’d kept six in a row.
Projected lineups
Southampton: Forster; Cedric, Fonte, Van Dijk, Targett; Hojbjerg, Davis, Clasie, Tadic; Long, Redmond
Sunderland: Pickford; Love, Djilobodji, McNair, Van Aanholt; Januzaj, Gooch, Rodwell, Pienaar; Defoe, Watmore
Everton vs. Stoke City – (Saturday, 10 a.m. ET, Premier League Extratime) – [STREAM]
- Lukaku has not scored or assisted a single goal in any of his last 10 Premier League appearances for Everton, a run stretching back to March 19th.
- Stoke have scored just one first half goal in their last seven Premier League matches, with five of their six goals in this period coming after half-time.
Projected lineups
Everton: Stekelenburg; Holgate, Funes Mori, Williams, Baines; Barry, Gueye, Barkley, Deulofeu; Bolasie, Lukaku
Stoke City: Given; Bardsley, Shawcross, Wollscheid, Pieters; Imbula, Allen; Shaqiri, Bojan, Arnautovic; Crouch
West Brom vs. Middlesbrough – (Sunday, 8:30 a.m. ET, NBCSN) – [STREAM ]
- Alvaro Negredo has been involved in all three of Middlesbrough’s Premier League goals so far this season (one goal, two assists).
- Saido Berahino has just one goal and no assists in his last 26 Premier League appearances for WBA (1420 mins played).
Projected lineups
West Brom: Foster; Dawson, McAuley, Evans, Olsson; Gardner, Yacob, Fletcher, Phillips; Rondon, Berahino
Middlesbrough: Guzan, Barragan, Friend, Gibson, Nsue; Downing, Clayton, Forshaw, Ramirez; Stuani, Negredo
Leicester City vs. Swansea City – (Saturday, 10 a.m. ET, Premier League Extratime) – [STREAM]
- Swansea are winless in their last 12 games away to Leicester in all competitions (D3 L9), losing the last six in a row.
- If Leicester City lose this match, they’ll be only the sixth defending top-flight champions to win just one point in their first three games of the following season (no sides have 0 points).
Projected lineups
Leicester City: Schmeichel; Simpson, Morgan, Hernandez, Fuchs; Mahrez, King, Drinkwater, Albrighton; Vardy, Musa
Swansea: Fabianski; Kingsley, Fernandez, Amat, Naughton; Cork, Fer; Routledge, Barrow, Sigurdsson; Llorente
Crystal Palace vs. Bournemouth – (Saturday, 10 a.m. ET, Premier League Extratime) – [STREAM]
- Crystal Palace have won just two of their 21 Premier League games in 2016 (W2 D5 L14).
- Eddie Howe’s side have won three of their six away trips to London in the Premier League (W3 D0 L3).
Projected lineups
Crystal Palace: Mandanda; Ward, Tomkins, Dann, Souare; Townsend, Cabaye, Puncheon, Ledley, Zaha; Benteke
Bournemouth: Boruc; Franics, Cook, Smith, Daniels; Ibe, Cook, Surman, Fraser; King, Wilson
Man City vs. West Ham – (Sunday, 11 a.m. ET, NBCSN) – [STREAM]
- Manchester City have lost only one of their last 10 Premier League meetings with West Ham on home soil (W8 D1), though it did come last time out in September 2015 (1-2).
- Aguero has scored 37 goals in 47 Premier League games against London teams and six in eight league apps against West Ham United.
Projected lineups
Man City: Caballero; Zabaleta, Stones, Otamendi, Kolarov; Fernandinho, Silva; De Bruyne, Sterling, Nolito; Aguero
West Ham United: Adrian; Byram, Reid, Collins, Masuaku; Nordtveit, Kouyate; Antonio, Noble, Payet; Valencia
