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Martin Tyler gives us his latest teaser ahead of the first Premier League match at Wembley between Tottenham and Chelsea

Martin Tyler is back with the best stats and facts from the weekend's action in the Premier League.

How many subs have scored and seen red before? Who has netted the most without scoring from outside the box? Which player has been sent off the most times against one team?

How many sides have scored four goals in their first two matches of the season? And what is Harry Kane's best month for scoring?

Read on for the answers and don't forget to try to answer Martin's tricky teaser...

Martin's starting stats

Everton's Wayne Rooney celebrates reaching 200 Premier League goals.
Image: Wayne Rooney and Leighton Baines were among Everton's eight English starters

Eight Englishmen started for Everton against Man City on Monday night, but it hasn't been long since that was bettered in the Premier League.

Bournemouth started nine on the final day of last season against Leicester, while Middlesbrough started eight on the final day against Liverpool.

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The last time we saw 11 English-born starters was when Middlesbrough played Fulham on the final day of the 2005/06 season. At the time it was recorded as 11 Englishmen, as Darlington-born James Morrison was English in football terms at the time, but has since played for Scotland.

Before that you have to go back to Aston Villa v Coventry City on 27/02/1999 when the side was: Oakes, Wright, Southgate, Grayson, Scimeca, Taylor, Hendrie, Merson, Watson, Dublin. Joachim. Two more Englishmen - Barry and Collymore - came off the bench as well!

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Kane's March for goals

LONDON, ENGLAND - AUGUST 20: Harry Kane of Tottenham Hotspur shows appreciation to the fans after the Premier League match between Tottenham Hotspur and Ch
Image: Harry Kane's struggles in front of goal in August continued against Chelsea

Harry Kane is still without a goal in August, but what is his best month for goals? (Jack, Leicester)

MARTIN SAYS: Incredibly, after Sunday's game with Chelsea, Harry Kane has still to score in 12 Premier League appearances in August.

However, the Spurs striker's most prolific month in front of goal is March, where he has scored 12 times in only 10 league matches.

The England international also has 12 goals in January, although those came in 15 games, while the 24-year-old has struggled, comparatively, to find the back of the net in September (three goals in eight appearances).

Harry Kane's Premier League goals by month

Month Premier League goals Premier League appearances
March 12 10
February 11 11
November 9 11
January 12 15
May 10 13
October 3 5
April 9 16
December 9 17
September 3 8
August 0 12

Of his 99 Tottenham goals in all competitions, the most he has scored in any one month is February (14 in 20 games).

Hitting the ground running

Romelu Lukaku scored his second with a towering header
Image: Man Utd have been scoring goals for fun so far this season

How many clubs have scored four or more goals in their first two Premier League games and did they go on to win the title? (Martin, Swansea)

MARTIN SAYS: Man Utd have made an impressive start to the new campaign, scoring four times against both West Ham and Swansea City.

However, Jose Mourinho should be warned - three other teams have also kicked off a Premier League campaign by scoring at least four goals in their opening two matches, and none went on to be crowned champions.

Arsene Wenger's 'Invincibles' started the 2004/05 season with resounding wins away at Everton (4-1) and at home to Middlesbrough (5-3). Arsenal went on to finish that campaign in second place behind Mourinho's Chelsea.

Five years later the Gunners got that season underway by beating Everton 6-1 at Goodison Park, before a 4-1 victory at Portsmouth. But it was the Blues who again went on to win the Premier League in 2009/10, with Arsene Wenger's men finishing down in third place.

Chelsea started the defence of that title win by thrashing West Bromwich Albion 6-0 at Stamford Bridge in August 2010, before repeating that scoreline at Wigan Athletic the following week. Carlo Ancelotti and Co were forced to settle for a runners-up spot behind eventual champions Man Utd that season though.

Triple whammy

Hal Robson-Kanu is sent off by referee Martin Atkinson during West Brom's win at Burnley
Image: Hal Robson-Kanu (right) sees red at Turf Moor

Hal Robson-Kanu came off the bench against Burnley, scored and got sent off, but has this happened before? (Mark, Bristol)

MARTIN SAYS: Yes it was an eventful afternoon for Robson-Kanu at Turf Moor on Saturday, although the West Bromwich Albion striker is not the only substitute to have scored and been sent off in the Premier League. It has happened THREE times before.

Bolton Wanderers forward Ivan Klasnic managed it against Stoke City in October 2010, as did West Ham striker Bobby Zamora while playing against Fulham in January 2007.

Those three were all frontmen, of course, but the fourth and final player to make this list is Chelsea defender David Lee, who saw red after coming off the bench to score against Sheffield Wednesday 24 years ago this month.

Foxes in the box

Javier Hernandez scored from close range to bring West Ham back into the game
Image: Javier Hernandez scores from close range at St Mary's

I see Javier Hernandez has 39 Premier League goals without scoring from outside the box. Can anyone beat that record? (Wilson, Stevenage)

MARTIN SAYS: 'Chicharito' has indeed scored 39 times in the Premier League for West Ham and Man Utd without netting from outside the area. However, that is not a record.

That honour falls to Tim Cahill, with all 56 of the attacking midfielder's Everton goals being from inside the penalty area.

Only one other player has more Premier League goals than Hernandez without scoring from outside the area. That's John Terry, who scored 41 goals for Chelsea.

Most PL goals without scoring from outside the area:

  • Tim Cahill (56)
  • John Terry (41)
  • Javier Hernandez (39)
  • David Unsworth (38)
  • Kevin Doyle (37)
  • Ashley Ward, Iain Dowie (33)
  • Carl Cort (28)
  • Guy Whittingham, Jonatan Johansson (27)

Deja vu all over again

MANCHESTER, ENGLAND - MARCH 14: Nemanja Vidic (C) of Manchester United is sent off by referee Alan Wiley during
Image: Nemanja Vidic is dismissed against Liverpool at Old Trafford in 2009

Marko Arnautovic was sent off for the second time against Southampton, but who holds the record for the most red cards against the same team? (Jackson, Brighton)

MARTIN SAYS: Marko Arnautovic was dismissed for a second time against Southampton on the weekend, once playing for West Ham and once with Stoke, but the Austrian has some way to go to beat the record currently held by Nemanja Vidic.

The former Man Utd defender saw red an incredible FOUR times against - of all teams - their fiercest rivals Liverpool!

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