[article]Manchester City have now scored in 54 successive Premier League home games.
Alvaro Negredo has scored three and assisted two in seven league appearances for Manchester City (four starts).
Papiss Demba Cisse has now gone 13 successive Premier League appearances without a goal for Newcastle.
Darren Bent marked his 250th Premier League appearance with a goal; his 105th in the top-flight. Since 2008/09, only three players (Van Persie, Rooney and Lampard) have scored more goals than Bent (67).
Stoke have earned just seven points from seven games; their worst total at this stage since their first ever Premier League campaign (four in 2008/09).
Luis Suarez and Daniel Sturridge have now started nine Premier League games together and have scored 12 goals between them (Suarez seven, Sturridge five).
Luis Suarez has scored or assisted 19 goals in his last 19 Premier League appearances.
Daniel Sturridge has either scored or assisted 16 goals in his last 12 Barclays Premier League appearances for Liverpool.
Steven Gerrard scored his 99th Premier League goal. His last four Premier League goals have all been penalties. He hasn't scored from open play since February.
Steven Gerrard has now scored in 15 consecutive league season for Liverpool, a run that stretches all the way back to 1999/00. He is the seventh PL player to score in 15 (or more) different seasons (Giggs, Scholes, Heskey, Speed, Lampard, Kevin Davies).
Sunderland are the sixth team to fail to win any of their opening seven Premier League games. Only two of the previous five survived the drop.
Man United's total of 10 points is the lowest by a defending champion in the Premier League since Arsenal in 1998-99.
Since the start of last season, no defender has assisted more goals than Patrice Evra (6).
Morgan Amalfitano has now scored twice and assisted twice in his four starts for the Baggies.[/article]