Premier League Opta stats: Eden Hazard ends his goal drought

By Opta

Image: Eden Hazard was back among the goals with a brace at Bournemouth

How many matches had Eden Hazard gone without scoring and when was the last time that Cesc Fabregas assisted three goals in a game?

Which Irishman is having the best goalscoring season of his Premier League and how many matches unbeaten is that for Liverpool against Newcastle at Anfield?

Here are all the best stats from Saturday's Premier League games, courtesy of Opta…

Manchester City 4 Stoke 0

Goalkeeper Shay Given became the 14th player to start a Premier League aged 40 or older.

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Manchester City's Fernando netted his second goal in his last four Premier League games.

City cruise past Stoke

Manchester City moved up to third after condemning Stoke to their second 4-0 defeat in a week.

Sergio Aguero has scored 22 goals in his last 21 Premier League appearances, including seven in his last five.

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Aguero has netted in five consecutive Premier League games for the fourth time in his career (also November 2013, January 2014 and May 2015).

Kelechi Iheanacho has had a hand in 11 goals (seven goals, four assists) in eight competitive starts for City this season.

The young Nigerian striker has scored 11 goals from 15 shots on target in all competitions.

Image: Kelechi Iheanacho has had a hand in 11 goals in his eight competitive starts

Stoke are without a clean sheet in nine away Premier League games, conceding 22 goals.

The Potters are the third team in Premier League history to concede four or more goals in three consecutive Premier League games, after West Ham in March 2008 and Wigan in August 2010.

Aston Villa 2 Southampton 4

Shane Long has netted more goals (six) against Aston Villa than he has mustered against any other Premier League opponent.

This is now Shane Long's best goalscoring season in the Premier League (nine goals).

Image: Shane Long has had the best scoring season of his Premier League career

Southampton have scored 14 headed goals in the Premier League this season, more than any other side.

Aston Villa have conceded goals in 30 of their last 34 Premier League matches.

Ashley Westwood netted his first goals (two) in the Premier League since May 2014, ending a run of 57 Premier League appearances without a goal.

Dusan Tadic scored more than once in a Premier League for only the second time and for the first time since August 2015.

Saints see off Villa

Southampton boosted their top-six hopes with a 4-2 win at already-relegated Aston Villa.

Sadio Mane has scored four goals in his last five Premier League games for Southampton; this after a run of 19 Premier League appearances without scoring.

Aston Villa scored as many goals in this game as they had in their previous seven Premier League matches.

Villa have lost six consecutive home matches in the league for the first time in their history.

Bournemouth 1 Chelsea 4

Bournemouth have lost three home league games in a row for the first time since March 2013.

Chelsea scored with all four of their shots on target in this match against Bournemouth.

Chelsea win at Bournemouth

Eden Hazard scored twice for Chelsea as they eased past Bournemouth 4-1 at the Vitality Stadium.

Eden Hazard - who scored more than once in a Premier League game for the first time since February 2014 - ended a run of 29 Premier League games without a goal.

Cesc Fabregas assisted three goals in a Premier League game for the second time in his career (he managed four assists for Arsenal against Blackburn in October 2009).

Fabregas has now assisted 95 goals in the Premier League - the third most, behind Frank Lampard (102) and Ryan Giggs (162).

Tommy Elphick's goal was the 900th goal scored in this Premier League season.

Image: Pedro's goal at Bournemouth was his fifth in seven Premier League games

The Cherries have now conceded in each of their last seven Premier League games.

Pedro has scored five goals in his last seven Premier League appearances after netting just two in the 19 beforehand.

Liverpool 2 Newcastle United 2

Liverpool are now unbeaten in their last 21 Premier League matches against Newcastle at Anfield (W17 D4 L0).

The Magpies have kept just one clean sheet in their last 35 league trips to Anfield (83 goals conceded in total in that period).

Image: Newcastle's Jack Colback scored his first away goal in more than two years

Daniel Sturridge has netted seven goals in seven Premier League starts against Newcastle United.

Against no club has Sturridge scored as many Premier League goals as he has against the Magpies (seven).

Sturridge's goal (1:07) was Liverpool's second quickest in the Premier League this season after James Milner's strike against Aston Villa last September (1:06).

Alberto Moreno (two) provided as many assists against Newcastle as he did in his previous 57 Premier League appearances combined.

Newcastle earn point at Anfield

Rafa Benitez's Newcastle fought back from two goals down to draw 2-2 at Liverpool.

Liverpool have scored more goals from outside the box than any other Premier League team this season (14).

Adam Lallana has scored three and assisted two more in just four Premier League starts against Newcastle.

Jack Colback netted his first away goal in the Premier League since Feb 2014 - his last five Premier League goals had been scored in home matches. 

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