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Tottenham team: Lloris; Walker, Chiriches, Dawson, Vertonghen, Paulinho, Sandro, Lennon, Dembele, Chadli, Soldado.
Man Utd team: De Gea, Smalling, Vidic, Evans, Evra, Valencia, Cleverley, Jones, Kagawa, Welbeck, Rooney.
Robin van Persie failed to overcome a groin injury and was left out of Manchester United's squad.
Nemanja Vidic returned to the starting XI after recovering from a head injury while Tom Cleverley and Danny Welbeck also came into the team.
Tottenham manager Andre Villas-Boas made three changes from the team that lost 6-0 to Manchester City. Vlad Chiriches, Mousa Dembele and Nacer Chadli came in for Younes Kaboul, Lewis Holtby and Erik Lamela.
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Tottenham Hotspur v Manchester United (Sun, 12pm)
Spurs have kept seven clean sheets this season, more than any other team in the Barclays Premier League.
Ryan Giggs has scored more Barclays Premier League goals against Tottenham than he has against any other opponent (10).
Tottenham Hotspur have won just one of the last 24 Barclays Premier League matches against Manchester United (W1 D6 L17) and none of the last 12 at White Hart Lane (W0 D4 L8).
Spurs have scored just six goals in the last 11 Premier League home games against Manchester United.
Robin van Persie has scored six goals and assisted five more in his last eight Premier League starts against Spurs.
United striker Robin van Persie has scored 14 goals in his last 16 Premier League starts.
Manchester United have failed to keep a clean sheet in their last nine Premier League away games and have kept just one shut out in their last eight overall in the competition.
If Tottenham fail to score, they will equal their worst ever run of games without scoring in Premier League history (four games in Feb 2001 & Sep 2006).
Excluding a penalty, Tottenham Hotspur have failed to score with any of their last 78 shots in the Premier League.
Andre Villas-Boas' men have averaged 24 shots (inc. blocked) for every goal scored this season, a higher average than any other team.
Hull City v Liverpool (Sun, 2.05pm)
Hull City and Liverpool have met 16 times in all competitions and the Tigers have never won (W0 D4 L12).
Liverpool inflicted Hull City's biggest ever Barclays Premier League defeat when they beat them 6-1 in September 2009.
Steven Gerrard has scored three goals in three Premier League appearances against Hull City.
Hull City have lost four of their last five Premier League games (W1 D0 L4).
Liverpool have kept just one clean sheet in their last nine Premier League matches; this after keeping six in their previous seven.
Brendan Rodgers' side have lost just one of their last 10 Premier League away games (W5 D4 L1), but have won just one of the last five (W1 D3 L1).
Luis Suarez has scored 10 goals in his last eight Premier League appearances for the Reds.
Daniel Sturridge has scored 15 goals in his last 17 Premier League appearances.
75% (18/24) of the goals Liverpool have scored have been netted in the first half of games this season, the highest proportion in the English top flight.
Four of Steven Gerrard's five assists this season for Liverpool in the Premier League have come from set-pieces.
Chelsea v Southampton (Sun, 4.10pm)
Frank Lampard has scored four goals in his last five Barclays Premier League appearances against Southampton.
Rickie Lambert scored in both Barclays Premier League appearances against Chelsea last season.
This is Southampton's best ever start to a Premier League campaign, surpassing the 17 points they had earned after 12 games in 2003-04.
Chelsea have an identical Premier League record this season to the one they had in the opening 12 games under Roberto di Matteo last season (W7 D3 L2) who was sacked after 12 games.
Southampton have scored just five goals in their last nine Premier League away games, and not more than once in a single match in that run.
Saints have conceded just seven goals in their last 11 Premier League away matches.
Mauricio Pochettino's side have allowed their opponents fewer shots on target against them than any other team in the top division (35).
Chelsea have lost none of their last 15 Premier League games at Stamford Bridge (W12 D3 L0).
Chelsea have scored eight goals in the final 15 minutes of matches, more than any other team in the top flight this season.
Southampton have scored six headed goals in the Premier League, the joint-most in the top flight along with Liverpool.
Manchester City v Swansea City (Sun, 4.10pm)
Man City have won 14 and lost just one of their last 16 Barclays Premier League games at home (D1 L1).
Swansea City have not won back to back Barclays Premier League matches since December 1st 2012.
Swansea have scored just one goal in four Barclays Premier League games against Man City and none in their two meetings at the Etihad Stadium.
All six of the goals in games between Man City and Swansea in the Premier League have been netted in the second half.
Sergio Aguero has scored nine goals in his last seven Premier League appearances.
Manchester City are the first side to score 26 goals in their opening six top-flight home games of a season since Sunderland (26) in 1935-36.
Man City have conceded fewer goals in the first half of matches than any other team in the top flight this season (3).
Man City have scored with 22% of their shots this season, the best conversion rate in the Premier League and also fired in the most shots on target (81).
Man City mustered 15 shots on target in Swansea's first ever Premier League match in August 2011 which still remains the most shots on target the Swans have given up in a single game.
Only Julian Speroni (Crystal Palace) & Keiren Westwood (Sunderland) of regular goalkeepers have a lower saves to shots ratio than Joe Hart (62%) this season.
via TEAMtalk | Manchester Utd http://www.teamtalk.com/manchester-united/9051969/Sunday-afternoon-s-action-Live-
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