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MW2 stats: Thiago makes instant impact with passing record

22 Sep 2020
Premier League - Chelsea v Liverpool

Liverpool midfielder made history on his Premier League debut as we look at the standout numbers from Matchweek 2

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Liverpool's new signing Thiago Alcantara made an instant impact on his Premier League, immediately writing his name into the history books with an extraordinary display of passing in the 2-0 victory at Chelsea

For more on this and all the must-know facts from the opening weekend, read below. To see the reports and key data for the matches, click on the results. 

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Everton 5-2 West Brom

Dominic Calvert-Lewin is the first Everton player to score a Premier League hat-trick since Wayne Rooney versus West Ham United in November 2017.

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Leeds 4-3 Fulham

Leeds United's opening two Premier League matches this season have featured 14 goals (F7 A7), the most for a top-flight side's opening two matches since Wolverhampton Wanderers in 1962/63 (F12 A2).

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Manchester United 1-3 Crystal Palace

Wilfried Zaha is the first player to score twice in a Premier League match versus Manchester United having previously played for them in the competition.

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Arsenal 2-1 West Ham

Since 3 February 2018, Arsenal duo Alexandre Lacazette and Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang have combined for 11 Premier League goals, second only to Ryan Fraser and Callum Wilson, with 13.

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Southampton 2-5 Tottenham Hotspur

Son Heung-min and Harry Kane have combined for more Premier League goals (24) than any other duo in the competition since the South Korean’s move to Tottenham Hotspur in August 2015.

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Newcastle United 0-3 Brighton & Hove Albion

Brighton & Hove Albion have now won three of their last four away Premier League matches (D1), as many as in their previous 27 encounters on the road (W3 D8 L15).

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Chelsea 0-2 Liverpool

Since such data became available in 2003/04, Thiago's total of 75 passes for Liverpool was the most ever by a player featuring for 45 minutes or less. It was also more than any Chelsea player managed throughout the match.

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Leicester City 4-2 Burnley

Leicester City have won their first two matches of a Premier League season for the first time since their title-winning campaign of 2015/16, while this is the first time they ended the day top of the table since the final day of that season.

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Aston Villa 1-0 Sheffield United

Emiliano Martinez became the first goalkeeper to save a penalty on their debut for Aston Villa in the Premier League.

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Wolverhampton Wanderers 1-3 Manchester City

Since the start of last season, Kevin De Bruyne has been directly involved in more Premier League goals (35 - 14 goals and 21 assists) than any other player, three ahead of Mohamed Salah.

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