Not exact matches
They went down 1 - 0 at Chelsea, 3 - 0
against Everton at Goodison Park and then drew another blank at the weekend, meaning they went three top -
flight matches without a goal or a point for the first time in 26 years.
While the season is still young, Aston Villa are expected by everyone to make their way back into the top
flight, but the
matches against Birmingham City promise to bring tons of excitement and unexpected results.
A heavy loss
against Liverpool in their last game at the Amex snapped a six
match unbeaten streak of home form that they were on in the top
flight (W2 D4).
There was a 3 - 3 thriller at Vicarage Road between these two recently and that just extended Liverpool's unbeaten form to four
matches against the Hornets in the top
flight (W3 D1).
The Baggies have only managed the one clean sheet in their last ten league
matches now in the top
flight and so there will be concerns about them holding out
against the powerful Blues attack.
Brighton have lost seven and drawn one of their last eight away FA Cup
matches against top -
flight opposition — their last away win of this kind was at Newcastle United in January 1986.
Chelsea took a 3 - 1 home win over the Swans last season and that actually snapped a three
match winless streak that they were on
against the Welsh club in the top
flight (W1 D2 L1).
Home and away the Gunners are on a nine
match winning streak
against the Magpies in the top
flight.
Chelsea are on a three
match winning streak in the top
flight against Stoke, going undefeated in their last four
against them.
They saw a nine
match unbeaten streak in the top
flight (home and away) come to an end last weekend with a home defeat
against Southampton.
Leicester have lost just one of their last ten
matches home and away in the top
flight and go as favourites
against the floundering Magpies.
Most punters will be expecting a solid home win in this
match up, even though Chelsea have won just one of the last five
against the Baggies in the top
flight (W1 D2 L2).
Rickie Lambert - inspired Southampton produced a superb comeback to collect their first victory back in the top
flight against Aston Villa as the
match ended 4 - 1.
Coutinho has so far made 126 Liverpool appearances in all competitions, scoring 22 goals including 18 in 98 Premier League
matches but has not featured in the top
flight for the Reds since being taken off injured in the League Cup
against Stoke City on January 5, 2016.
Spanish giant Real Madrid and Serie A top
flight Juventus played
against each other total twelve times where six
matches at home and six
matches at away ground for both teams.
After a summer of expectation, the first
match in the top
flight, a home game
against Arsenal, was lost 4 - 0.
They battled to a 1 - 1 draw at home
against West Brom last weekend, and that point saw them snap a four
match losing streak that they were on in the top
flight.
That has left them with a five
match unbeaten streak of form in the top
flight against the Toffees.
Kylian Mbappe is also an injury worry for the
match against Montpellier, who have the best defensive record in the French top
flight, having been stretchered off last Sunday after a clash with Lyon goalkeeper Anthony Lopes.