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Premier League In Focus – Manchester United vs Tottenham Preview
When? Saturday 28th October, 12:30 (UK)
Where? Old Trafford
What channel is it on? Sky Sports Premier League
Are tickets still available?
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STATS & FACTS
Head-to-head – last five meetings: Man United W3, Tottenham W2
Head-to-head – Premier League meetings: Man United W32, Tottenham W7, D11
Head-to-head – all-time meetings: Man United W88, Tottenham W50, D48
These two Premier League ever presents face off for the 51st time in this division on Saturday. Manchester United have won 64% of all the top flight clashes since 1992.
Manchester United are undefeated in their last 21 home Premier League matches.
Manchester United have the second highest average passing accuracy in the Premier League at 84.6%, just edging Tottenham in to third (84.4%).
Manchester United conceded as many league goals in their defeat to Huddersfield last weekend then they had in their first eight games of the season.
Manchester United have scored 22 league goals this season - an average of 2.44 goals per game, while conceding just four at the other end an average of 0.44 goals against per game.
Manchester United have won 55.7% of all aerial battles in the Premier League, the second highest in the division.
Tottenham have a 100% record away from home in the Premier League this season.
After his brace against Liverpool last Sunday, Harry Kane has now moved to the top of the Premier League scoring charts with eight goals to his name (all eight goals have come in the last six league matches).
Harry Kane has recorded an average of 6.3 shots on goal in the Premier League this season, 2.4 more than the next player in the charts (Sergio Aguero - 3.9).
Son Heung-Min has scored 19 Premier League goals, the most by an Asian player (tied with Ji-Sung Park).
When you compare the minutes-to-goal ratios between Harry Kane and Romelu Lukaku, The Tottenham forward is slightly more efficient in front of goal; he scores a goal every 99 Premier League minutes while the Belgian international Lukaku finds the net every 114.
MEMORABLE MEETING
The final day of the 1998/99 Premier League season pitted these two sides together at Old Trafford. Manchester United would go on to win the first leg of their historic treble that day thanks to Andy Cole’s second half winner.
