After a two-week hiatus for international football the Barclays Premier League returns for Matchweek 12 with Saturday’s Merseyside derby kicking off a full programme over three days.
Ahead of the action here are some facts and figures you may or may not know be aware of, including why Everton’s Romelu Lukaku will be looking forward to the Merseyside derby.

Saturday 23 November

12.45pm Everton v Liverpool | #EVELIV |
Of the nine Merseyside derbies that Everton have won in the Barclays Premier League, seven have been at Goodison Park.
Liverpool have lost just one of their last 13 Merseyside derbies in the Barclays Premier League (W7 D5 L1).
There have been 20 red cards given in the 42 Barclays Premier League matches between Everton and Liverpool; at least six more than in any other fixture in the competition.
Everton have been given 13 of these red cards, the most by a side against a single opponent in Barclays Premier League history.
Everton are on a run of five hours and 30 minutes without conceding a goal in the Barclays Premier League.
Luis Suarez has scored eight goals in his six Barclays Premier League appearances this season, averaging a goal every 67 minutes. He has also scored in his last two Barclays Premier League appearances at Goodison Park.
Romelu Lukaku scored in both of his Barclays Premier League appearances last season for West Brom against Liverpool.
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Arsenal v Southampton | #ARSSOU |

Arsenal have not lost a top-flight home match against Southampton since November 1987, winning 13 and drawing five of their 18 matches since.
Only Arsenal (22) have won more points in the Barclays Premier League since the start of September than Southampton (18).
Arsenal have the chance to win five successive Barclays Premier League matches at Emirates Stadium for the first time since April 2012.
Southampton have conceded just eight goals in their last 14 Barclays Premier League games and have never conceded more than once in a match during this run.
Mauricio Pochettino’s team have faced fewer shots on target than any other side in the Barclays Premier League this season (31).
Aaron Ramsey has netted 11 times in 18 competitive appearances for Arsenal this season, after scoring 11 in his previous 150 competitive appearances for the club before 2013-14.
Of the seven players to have a Barclays Premier League-high four assists this season, three are Arsenal players (Olivier Giroud, Mesut Ozil and Aaron Ramsey).
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Fulham v Swansea City| #FULSWA |

Fulham have scored exactly one goal in each of their last six Barclays Premier League matches at Craven Cottage.
Swansea City have won three of their previous four Barclays Premier League meetings with Fulham (L1).
The eight goals Swansea have scored in their last six Barclays Premier League outings have all been in the second half.
Wilfried Bony has scored 10 goals in 18 competitive appearances for Swansea this season, including three in his last two appearances.
Five of Swansea’s 15 Barclays Premier League goals this season have come from set-piece situations – they only scored five in this manner in the whole of 2012-13.
Fulham have tried just 67 shots at goal (excluding those blocked) in the Barclays Premier League this season; a league-low.
The Whites have conceded a league-high six goals from corners this season.
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Newcastle United v Norwich City | #NEWNOR |

Newcastle United have kept a clean sheet in each of their last three Barclays Premier League meetings with Norwich City (W2 D1).
Norwich City have won just three Barclays Premier League away matches under Chris Hughton (W3 D7 L14).
Robert Snodgrass has created more chances without registering an assist than any other Barclays Premier League player this season (24).
Loic Remy has scored seven goals and assisted another in his nine Barclays Premier League appearances for Newcastle this season.
Remy has netted more goals for Newcastle (seven) than he did for Queens Park Ranger (six) in the Barclays Premier League, despite playing five games fewer (QPR – 14, Newcastle – nine).
No side have scored more goals from outside the penalty area this season than Newcastle (five).
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Stoke City v Sunderland | #STKSUN |

Stoke City have conceded only three goals in their five Barclays Premier League fixtures at the Britannia Stadium in 2013-14.
Sunderland are unbeaten in their last four Barclays Premier League matches against Stoke (W2 D2), keeping a clean sheet in three of these.
Only Arsenal and Chelsea (10) have had more individual goalscorers than the Potters (9) this season in the Barclays Premier League.
Stoke have conceded six headed goals this season; a joint-high in the Barclays Premier League with Fulham.
The Potters are also one of only three sides yet to score a headed goal in the Barclays Premier League this season, alongside Tottenham Hotspur and West Ham United.
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5.30pm West Ham United v Chelsea | #WHUCHE |

West Ham are without a win in four Barclays Premier League home matches (L3 D1); their worst such run under Sam Allardyce.
Chelsea are unbeaten in their last......http://sportshubng.com/epl-matchweek-12-stats-time-merseyside-derby-chelsea-travel-difficult-westham/