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100 - Unai Emery recorded his 100th win as a Premier League manager, doing so in his 197th game in the competition, only eight managers have done so in fewer games than the Spaniard. Impressive.

9 - Florian Wirtz's nine chances created from open play against Brentford is the most by a player in a Premier League game since Sadio Mané v Burnley in January 2021 (9) and the most by a player in an away game since Samir Nasri v Spurs in August 2011 (10). Progress.

100 – Erling Haaland netted his 100th non-penalty goal in the Premier League, taking just 139 appearances to do so, the fastest of any player in the competition’s history. Centurion.

4 - Birmingham City's back four all made 11+ clearances against Arsenal today, the first time in @BarclaysWSL history a team have had four players make more than 10 in the same game: Millie Turner - 12 Shannon Cooke - 12 Rebecca McKenna - 11 Neve Herron - 11 Unit. #OptaOnWSL

5 - Arsenal are winless in five consecutive @BarclaysWSL games for the first time in their history. Unprecedented. #OptaOnWSL

2 - Océane Hurtré is the first player in @BarclaysWSL history to score away to both Arsenal and Manchester City in the same season for a newly promoted side. Fearless. #OptaOnWSL

5 - Arsenal are the only team to hit the woodwork (5) more times than they have scored (4) in the @BarclaysWSL this season. Unlucky. #OptaOnWSL

RT @OptaAnalyst: Is the WSL more competitive than ever?🤔 @maya_shah1 joins @jord_coll for a deep dive into the data around the 2026-27 WSL season so far 🔗

5 - Michael Carrick has lost all five of his managerial league meetings with Daniel Farke, suffering his most defeats as a manager to the current Leeds United boss. Showdown.

RT @OptaAnalyst: Who will be crowned champions across Europe's biggest women's leagues? 🏆 The Opta supercomputer has provided its title predictions for Liga F, the Frauen-Bundesliga, Première Ligue and Serie A.

40 - Aston Villa's fifth goal vs. Fenerbahçe came at the end of a 40-pass move, where all 11 players were involved. It's the longest passing sequence leading to a goal in major European competition this season, as well as the only one to involve all 11 players. Style.

29 - Only Barcelona (43) and Bayern Munich (30) have scored more goals in all competitions this season than Brighton (29) among clubs in Europe's big-five leagues. Entertainers.

9 - Pascal Groß created nine chances for Brighton tonight against Kauno Žalgiris, the most by a player for a Premier League side since Martin Ødegaard created 10 for Arsenal against Man Utd in January 2025. 🪄 Conductor.

40 - The two players in Europe's big-five leagues to create the most chances in all competitions this season are separated in age by 16 years: 19-year-old Lamine Yamal (40) 35-year-old Pascal Groß (40) Numbers.

20 - Bournemouth's Rayan is the youngest player (aged 20) to score in an English club's first two major European matches since an 18-year-old Jimmy Greaves scored in Chelsea's first two in 1958. Introduction.

2 - Tonight is the first time two players called Durán have scored in the same major European game: Jhon Durán for Benfica Camilo Durán for Celtic. Notorious.

13 - Since the 2017-18 season, Mohamed Salah has both scored and assisted in 13 different major European matches - four more than any other player. Only.

16 - At 16.3 metres, Evanilson has scored the furthest distance headed goal in major European competition this season. Looped.

What a header from Evanilson 🤯 #UEL

90 - Sunderland are the first English team to score a 90th minute winning goal away from home in the UEFA Europa League since Wolves at Beşiktaş in October 2019. Dramatic.

1 - Since 2004-05, Luke O'Nien is the first player to make 100+ appearances in each of the Championship (135), League One (149) & League Two (101) before then playing in major European competition for an English club. Progression.