- This will be the fifth
consecutive league meeting at St. Mary's between these sides in which a different manager has been in each dugout — Aidy Boothroyd and Jan Poortvliet in October 2008, Sean Dyche and Nigel Adkins in October 2011, Quique Flores and Ronald Koeman in January 2016, Walter Mazzarri and Claude Puel in August 2016 and Marco Silva and Mauricio Pellegrino this season.
For Leverkusen, it's their third
consecutive league meeting with direct top four opponents.
Liverpool and Manchester United have drawn three
consecutive league meetings for the first time since 1921.
Not exact matches
QPR owner Tony Fernandes says he was in awe of Harry Redknapp the first time they
met, and adds he wants Rangers to be a Premier
League club for 20
consecutive seasons --(Guardian)
Given that this is the first time Burnley have kicked off a second
consecutive Premier
League season,
meetings between the pair aren't that regular.
Juventus
meet Genoa for the 100th time on Sunday looking to extend a run of 32
consecutive home
league victories