STAT UPDATE - 24/04/2016

3 - Troy Deeney has scored all three of Watford's goals against Crystal Palace this season (all comps).

 2 - Leicester are leading a league home game by 2+ goals at half-time for the first time since the opening day of the season.

 6 - Danny Drinkwater has provided his 6th Premier League assist of the season, but his first for anyone other than Jamie Vardy.

 28 - Riyad Mahrez has been involved in a joint-high 28 PL goals this season (17 goals, 11 assists), level with Jamie Vardy.

2 - Yannick Bolasie has scored in his last two games for Crystal Palace (all comps) after failing to score in the 12 before that.

 21 - Jamie Vardy's goals have won Leicester 21 points this season, more than any other Premier League player.



2 - Crystal Palace have won their last two visits to Wembley, including a win against Watford in the 2013 Championship play-off final.

 3 - Sunderland have kept three clean sheets in their last four top-flight games after conceding in each of the 16 before that.

 3 - Arsenal have won just three of their last 12 PL away games (D6 L3), having won 10 of the 12 before that (D1 L1).

 330 - Jack Wilshere is making his first appearance for Arsenal since the 2015 FA Cup final, 330 days ago.

 14 - Olivier Giroud has now gone 14 Premier League games without a goal.

 135 - Mesut Ozil has created more chances than any other player in a single PL season (since 03/04).

 6 - Arsenal are unbeaten in their last six Premier League trips to Sunderland, winning the previous four in a row.

 138 – There have been more goals scored in matches between Liverpool and Newcastle than any other fixture in PL history (138).

2007 – Manchester United have reached their first FA Cup final since 2007.

21 – Anthony Martial has been involved in more goals in all comps than any other Man Utd player this season (14 goals, 7 assists).

 1 - Chris Smalling has scored his first own-goal since April 2010 (all comps), when he did so vs Everton while playing for Fulham.

 2 - Romelu Lukaku has missed his last two penalties for Everton after scoring his previous five for the club (all comps).

 2 - Marouane Fellaini has scored 2 goals in 5 FA Cup apps this season; double the amount he's scored in the league (1 in 17 apps).

 Stats supplied by opta.

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