Life Lessons Learned

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3 — Monaco have won their first three Ligue 1 matches of the season, remaining the only side with a perfect record.

Milestone.

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7 — Liverpool have remained unbeaten in all seven Premier League visits to Portman Road (five wins, two draws), the most matches without defeat at any single away ground since 1992.

Fortress.

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5 — Real Madrid have now failed to win in any of their last 5 league visits to Real Betis, drawing three and losing two.

Hoodoo.

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7 — Real Betis have now taken points off Real Madrid in 7 La Liga games since the start of 2022/23, more than any other team.

Nemesis.

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7 — Portman Road has hosted its 7th consecutive Premier League fixture between these clubs where Ipswich failed to score in the first half.

Fortress

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8 - Newcastle United are winless in their last eight Premier League meetings with Bournemouth (D5 L3), since a 4-1 win in July 2020 against a Cherries side managed by current Magpies boss Eddie Howe.

Bogey.

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4 - Coventry boss Frank Lampard has won just four of his last 33 Premier League matches (D8 L21), including only one of his last 20 in the competition (D4 L15) - a 3-1 win at Bournemouth as Chelsea caretaker in May 2023.

Struggle.

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4 — Cody Gakpo has been directly involved in four Premier League goals this season, the most by a Liverpool player through the opening three league games of a campaign this century behind only Mohamed Salah’s six in 2024-25.

Involvement.

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7 — Como have extended their unbeaten run against Genoa to 7 matches across all competitions, winning 3 and drawing 4.

Streak.

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0 — Paris Saint-Germain are yet to win a Ligue 1 match this season after three games.

Burden.

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20 - Erling Haaland has scored 20 goals in 21 Premier League appearances against newly-promoted sides, netting on his first meeting with Coventry today. He has now scored against 24 of the 25 teams he has faced in the competition, failing only versus Sunderland.

Inevitable.

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31 - Manchester City are unbeaten in their last 31 Premier League games against newly-promoted sides (W28 D3) since a 2-1 defeat to Marcelo Bielsa's Leeds in April 2021.

Bullies.

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5 — Isco has remained unbeaten in all 5 competitive appearances as Real Betis captain against Real Madrid, recording 2 wins and 3 draws.

Talisman.

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2 — Alexander Isak’s quick-fire double has extended his scoring record to six goals in just three career Premier League appearances against Ipswich Town.

Landmark

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3 - Tottenham have failed to score in their opening three league games of a season for only the second time after 1974-75, and for the first time in three successive league games since November 2021.

Blunt.

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3 - Bournemouth have scored first in all three Premier League games this season but failed to win any (D2 L1) - the first side in the competition's history to do so in their opening three matches.

Wasteful.

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3 - Manchester City have won their opening three Premier League games in three of the last four seasons (2023-24, 2024-25 & 2025-26). They've also won their opening two home league games in five of the last six campaigns.

Starters.

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17 — Across his Premier League managerial career encompassing stints at Arsenal and Aston Villa, Emery has now featured in 17 August fixtures, suffering defeat in 9 of them.

Burden.

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5 — Arsenal secured their opening away match of the Premier League season in five consecutive campaigns for the first time in their history, maintaining a clean sheet in each.

Milestone.

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5 — Raphinha has now accumulated 5 goal involvements (4 goals, 1 assist) across Barcelona's opening two-and-a-half matches.

Impact.