In the past four years, only twice have a Premiership team scored more than six goals in a match — both times by Arsenal at Highbury and both since last May (7-0 against Everton and Middlesbrough). Arsenal scored four first-half goals for the second time in three home league matches, their other victims being Portsmouth. No other team have achieved the feat in the Premiership this season.
Manchester United have not won any of their past five away matches in all competitions, their first such sequence in 3½ years.
Saturday’s goalless draw means that none of the past ten derby matches between Blackburn Rovers and Bolton Wanderers at either Ewood Park or the Reebok Stadium has produced a home win. None of the past 11 derby matches between Watford and Luton Town have been won by the home team.
The top 12 in the Barclays Premiership are from London or the North West.