11 – Chelsea have already scored 11 goals this season which is four more than any other side after only three games. The Blues host Swansea City this weekend in a match between the only two sides to have won their opening three games. 3 – Garry Monk has named the name starting eleven for each of Swansea’s first three games this season – Aston Villa and Burnley are the only other sides to do the same so far this season. 4 – Swansea City are on a four-game winning streak – the longest they have ever been on in the Premier League. 4 – Gylfi Sigurðsson has recorded as many assists in his first three games for Swansea this season as he did in his 58 Premier League games for Tottenham Hotspur. 21 – Chelsea have fired 21 shots on target in their opening three Premier League games – four more than any other side. The Blues have converted 52% of those efforts on target. 21% – Swansea have already claimed 21% of their points tally from last season in only 8% of their games in 2014-15. 44 – Only Crystal Palace (52) have conceded more free kicks than Swansea City in their opening three games. 83% – Gylfi Sigurðsson has been involved in five of Swansea City’s six goals to start the season – scoring one and assisting four. Wayne Routledge’s goal in the Swans’ last game in a 3-0 win over West Brom is the only goal the Icelandic playmaker has not been involved in for his team so far this season. 100% – Chelsea and Swansea City are the only two teams to have won all three of their games to start the 2014-15 Premier League season. They meet at Stamford Bridge on Saturday. 21 – Swansea have gone 217 minutes since they conceded their only Premier League goal so far this season. Wayne Rooney scored early in the second half for Manchester United in the Swans’ 2-1 win in the opening game of the season.
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