TOP FIVE OPTA STAT FROM THIS WEEKEND MATCHES.

Here are the top five statistics from the weekend encounter:

• 13 - Chelsea's Cesc Fabregas is the first player in Premier League history to hit 13 assists in his first 18 appearances of the season. The Spaniard now has now set-up as many goals as any other player managed throughout the entirety of the 2013/14 campaign (Steven Gerrard, 13). 

	Team	Key Passes	Assists
Cesc Fàbregas	Chelsea	61	13
Stewart Downing	West Ham	52	6
Dusan Tadic	Southampton	50	7
Alexis Sánchez	Arsenal	49	6
Eden Hazard	Chelsea	47	4

• 4 - Jose Mourinho's side have now received four yellow cards for simulation this season, more than any other English top flight side. Fabregas received a caution for simulation during the second-half of this tie.

• 7 - Eden Hazard completed a sensational seven take ons, despite his side's disappointment in this tie. The Belgian youngster continues to impress for the London outfit, and he proved the bright spark once again. He has now completed 89 dribbles this season - more than any other Premier League player.

 

	Team	Appearances	Won Contest
Eden Hazard	Chelsea	19	89
Alexis Sánchez	Arsenal	18	60
Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain	Arsenal	18	59
Raheem Sterling	Liverpool	18	58
Jefferson Montero	Swansea	17	52

 

 

 

• 98 - John Terry completed an impressive 98% of his passes for Chelsea today, as he displayed some excellent distribution from the back. The former England international recorded a higher success rate than any other player involved. 

	Team	Pass Accuracy	Minutes Played
John Terry	Chelsea	98	90
James Ward-Prowse	Southampton	93	32
Nemanja Matic	Chelsea	91	90
Branislav Ivanovic	Chelsea	88	90
Filipe Luis	Chelsea	88	90

 

 

 

• 7 - Dusan Tadic now has seven assists in the Premier League this season for Southampton. Since the start of last season, the Serbian has created 183 chances and recorded 21 assists in domestic football.