ESPN brings you the best stats from this weekend's football action.

Pore over some simple numbers over a longer period, and you will see that this season is not quite as anomalous as many have claimed

Sunderland visit Brighton & Hove Albion tomorrow in a meeting of two sides now jostling for similar territory in the top half of the Premier League table. This will be the first Premier League fixture between the clubs and will be staged with Sunderland ...

There might be a relegation race, too, after two wins from two has 18th-place West Ham United five points clear of 19th-place Burnley and five points back of 16th-place Nottingham Forest. But we're not really worried about the bottom of the table today.