EPL stats preview: Matchweek 6 - Everton vs Newcastle United

Roberto Martinez eyeing to bag 3 points against the magpies

 

Tim Howard, Leighton Baines, Phil Jagielka, Gareth Barry, Ross Barkley and Kevin Mirallas are all set to re-join, as Everton face Newcastle United at Goodison Park.

Everton had won their last Premier League encounter against West Ham. Left-back Leighton Baines scored a brace and debutante Romelu Lukaku found the net as Everton won a nail-biting encounter.

Everton are placed 8th at the league table and Newcastle are 15th with 9 and 7 points respectively.

What do the Stats say?

- Gareth Barry could become the 10th player to make 500 Premier League appearances in this game.

- Newcastle have conceded more headed goals than any other team this season (3) in the Premier League.

- Everton have lost just one of their last 10 Premier League home games against Newcastle (W6 D3).

- Last weekend Leighton Baines became only the fifth player since 2006-07 to score two direct free-kicks in a Premier League game (after Rooney, Ronaldo, Drogba and Larsson).

- Baines has now scored 21 Premier League goals. Since he made his PL debut on August 14, 2005, only one defender (John Terry – 22) has scored more.

- There has only been one goal scored in the 180 minutes of Premier League action at Goodison Park this season.

- Ross Barkley has been booked in three of his last four Premier League appearances.

- Everton have averaged the highest possession figure in the Premier League this season (59.4 per cent).

- Romelu Lukaku has scored four goals in his last four Premier League appearances.

- Only once in the Premier League era have Everton been unbeaten after six games (2006-07, W3 D3).

- The occasion before that was their last top-flight title season (1986-87, also W3 D3).