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Brighton v Fulham
prediction: Brighton 1-2 Fulham ()
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Brighton have won each of their last five league games against Fulham, all in the Championship between December 2014 and January 2017.
Fulham’s only victory at the Amex Stadium came in their first ever game there – 2-1 in November 2014 (L2 since).
Brighton have won just two of their last 12 Premier League matches (D3 L7), both home wins over Manchester United.
Brighton have won six of their last seven home league matches in September (L1), winning both Premier League games last season against West Brom and Newcastle.
Fulham’s Premier League matches this season have seen the most shots (99) and shots on target (44), with the Cottagers the only team to have both taken and faced at least 20 shots on target (21 attempted, 23 faced).
Fulham’s André Schürrle had 11 shots against Burnley, the most by a player in a Premier League game this season – the German finally found the net with his 11th attempt in the match.
Fulham striker Aleksandar Mitrovic has scored 15 league goals since his debut for the Cottagers in February – no player has scored more in the top four tiers of English football since then (Mo Salah also 15).
Chelsea v Bournemouth
prediction: Chelsea 3-0 AFC Bournemouth ()
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Over the last three seasons, no side has beaten Chelsea at Stamford Bridge more often in the Premier League than Bournemouth (2, level with Crystal Palace, Liverpool and Man City).
Bournemouth have won two of their three Premier League away games against Chelsea – against no side have they won more on the road in the top-flight (also 2 vs Newcastle, West Ham and Bournemouth).
The away team has triumphed in five of the six previous Premier League meetings Chelsea and Bournemouth, with the exception being a 3-0 win for Chelsea in December 2016.
Chelsea are aiming to win their opening four Premier League games of a season for the sixth time, having also done so in 2004-05, 2005-06, 2009-10, 2010-11 and 2014-15, winning the league in all but one of those seasons (2010-11, finished second).
Bournemouth are looking to win three consecutive away Premier League games for the first time – their last run of three away league wins was in their final three away games in the 2014-15 season before their promotion.
75% of the away Premier League points Bournemouth manager Eddie Howe has won at ‘big six’ opposition have come at Stamford Bridge (6/8), with his two victories there his only wins in 18 of these matches (P18 W2 D2 L14 Pts 8).
Chelsea’s Eden Hazard has had a hand in three goals in his first three Premier League games under Maurizio Sarri (1 goal, 2 assists), one more than he managed in his final 10 league matches under Antonio Conte (1 goals, 1 assist).
Crystal Palace v Southampton
prediction: Crystal Palace 2-0 Southampton ()
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Crystal Palace have only won three of their last 19 top-flight meetings with Southampton (D4 L12), though those victories have come in the last six meetings.
Southampton have won four of their last six away league games against Crystal Palace, losing the other two.
Southampton have lost seven of their last eight Premier League games in London, with the only exception being a 1-0 win at Crystal Palace in September 2017.
Crystal Palace lost all four of their Premier League matches in September last season by an aggregate score of 11-0.
Mark Hughes has managed six away Premier League matches at Crystal Palace and won none of them (P6 W0 D2 L4) – he has lost his last four visits to Selhurst Park in all competitions.
Roy Hodgson has only lost one of his seven managerial encounters with Mark Hughes, a 2-1 defeat to Man City as Fulham manager in September 2009 in the League Cup.
Since beating Crystal Palace in Roy Hodgson’s first match in charge in September 2017, Southampton have won just 13 points in 18 away Premier League matches (W2 D7 L9).
Under Roy Hodgson, winger Wilfried Zaha has been involved in 14 Premier League goals for Crystal Palace (11 goals, 3 assists), more than any other player since Hodgson’s first game in charge in September 2017.
As Southampton manager, Mark Hughes has seen his side score first in six Premier League games – they’ve lost more of those matches (3) than they’ve won (2).
The two players to have had the most shots without scoring in a Premier League game this season have done so against Crystal Palace – Fulham’s Aleksandar Mitrovic (7) and Liverpool’s Mohamed Salah (6).
Everton v Huddersfield
prediction: Everton 2-0 Huddersfield ()
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Everton won both meetings with Huddersfield by a 2-0 scoreline last season. The Terriers were one of just three teams Everton beat twice in the Premier League in 2017-18 (also Stoke and Newcastle).
Huddersfield haven’t won any of their last 14 away games against Everton in all competitions (D2 L12), last winning there 2-1 in the top-flight in September 1937.
Everton have won 17 of their last 20 home Premier League games against team starting the day in the bottom half of the league (D3) since losing to 14th placed West Brom at Goodison Park in February 2016.
Huddersfield have managed just 16 shots in their first three Premier League games this season – the same tally as Sergio Aguero and Mohamed Salah have attempted alone so far this season.
Huddersfield have failed to score in their last five away matches in September in all competitions (D1 L4) since winning 1-0 at Leeds United in September 2016.
Theo Walcott has scored in his last two Premier League games for Everton – he hasn’t scored in three in a row in the competition since May 2013 for Arsenal.
West Ham United v Wolves
prediction: West Ham 1-1 Wolves ()
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This will be the first Premier League meeting between West Ham and Wolves since New Year’s Day 2011, when West Ham won 2-0 at Upton Park.
In all competitions, Wolves have won just one of their last nine away games against West Ham (D2 L6), winning 3-1 in the Premier League in March 2010. This will be their first ever visit to the London Stadium.
West Ham have lost their last two home Premier League games against promoted sides, vs Brighton (0-3) and Newcastle (2-3) last season. They’ve never lost three such games in a row in the competition.
West Ham have lost their first three Premier League matches in each of the last two seasons – however, the Hammers have only lost their opening four league matches of the season in one of their previous 92 seasons, doing so in 2010-11 under Avram Grant.
West Ham forward Marko Arnautovic has had a hand in 14 Premier League goals in 2018 (8 goals, 6 assists), eight more than any other Hammers player.
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