Hammers goalkeeper made the most saves this weekend, while Cherries racked up the miles
West Ham's Adrian makes one of his eight saves against Manchester City on Saturday
Adrian led the way in terms of saves made in Matchweek 6 as West Ham United continued their fine run away from home with victory over Manchester City at the Etihad Stadium.
The 28-year-old made a total of eight saves to help his side stun the league leaders 2-1 at the Etihad Stadium, a result which moves the Hammers up to third place.
David De Gea and John Ruddy also had busy weekends, making six saves each in Manchester United's win at Southampton and Norwich City's draw at Liverpool respectively.
Stoke City goalkeeper Jack Butland leads the way overall this season, with a total of 30 saves, closely followed by Crystal Palace's Alex McCarthy, who was forced into action five times at White Hart Lane.
Most saves
| Season | MW6 | ||
| Butland | 30 | Adrian | 8 |
| McCarthy | 29 | De Gea | 6 |
| Krul | 26 | Ruddy | 6 |
| Pantilimon | 25 | Guzan | 5 |
| Howard | 24 | Cech/ McCarthy | 5 |
Philippe Coutinho could not get past Norwich City's John Ruddy at Anfield
Fernandinho has had an impressive start to the new campaign and his influence in the Manchester City midfield was highlighted by his passing numbers this weekend.
The Brazilian midfielder recorded 101 passes against West Ham, 14 more than the next-best figure of Chelsea's Cesc Fabregas. The figure helped City top the team passing charts over Chelsea.
City defender Nicolas Otamendi, making his first start in the BPL, gave glimpses of how comfortable he is on the ball with 78 passes against West Ham, the fifth highest total.
Most passes
| Players | Teams | ||||||
| Season | MW6 | Season | MW6 | ||||
| Cazorla | 519 | Fernandinho | 101 | Arsenal | 3552 | Man City | 669 |
| Fabregas | 472 | Fabregas | 87 | Man City | 3486 | Chelsea | 628 |
| Fernandinho | 433 | Can | 83 | Man Utd | 3446 | Liverpool | 577 |
| Y Toure | 425 | Matic | 81 | Chelsea | 3143 | Man Utd | 572 |
| Surman | 419 | Otamendi | 78 | Liverpool | 2887 | Newcastle | 493 |
Liverpool were frustrated by a stubborn Norwich Cityon Sunday but it was not for the lack of trying.Philippe Coutinho had a league-high 10 shots this weekend but was unable to claim a goal at Anfield.
He had three more shots than Man City's Yaya Toure, who contributed seven shots to his side's league-high 27 shots against West Ham.
Arsenal are top of the overall team rankings for shots, with Alexis Sanchez leading the individual figures, even if he has yet to open his BPL account in 2015/16.
Most shots (including blocks)
| Players | Teams | ||||||
| Season | MW6 | Season | MW6 | ||||
| Alexis | 31 | Coutinho | 10 | Arsenal | 121 | Man City | 27 |
| Pelle | 29 | Y Toure | 7 | Man City | 120 | Chelsea | 23 |
| Coutinho | 28 | Pelle | 6 | Chelsea | 99 | Liverpool | 22 |
| Y Toure | 24 | Rondon | 6 | Southampton | 98 | Man Utd | 22 |
| Kane/Depay | 21 | Lukaku | 6 | Spurs | 98 | Newcastle | 17 |
Dan Gosling clocked the most distance by a player in the BPL this season against Sunderland
The statistics show that Stoke City produced a battling display against Leicester City despite surrendering a two-goal lead to draw 2-2 at the Britannia Stadium.
The Potters won 92 duels on Saturday, five clear of any other team, with Erik Pieters (23) and Geoff Cameron (15) leading the way in the individual list.
Aston Villa's Jordan Amavi was third with 14 in the 1-0 defeat by West Bromwich Albion, and is joint-top overall for the season so far with 66, level with Liverpool's Christian Benteke, whose total was affected by withdrawing at half-time on Sunday.
Duels won
| Players | Teams | ||||||
| Season | MW6 | Season | MW6 | ||||
| Benteke | 66 | Pieters | 23 | Aston Villa | 419 | Stoke | 92 |
| Amavi | 66 | Cameron | 15 | Leicester | 398 | Aston Villa | 87 |
| Pieters | 60 | Amavi | 14 | Sunderland | 384 | Sunderland | 73 |
| Mahrez | 55 | Hangeland | 13 | Arsenal | 370 | Bournemouth | 72 |
| Richards | 48 | Four players | 12 | Liverpool | 354 | Man City/ C Palace | 67 |
AFC Bournemouth certainly worked hard for their 2-0 victory over Sunderland on Saturday with Dan Gosling's 13.77km the most distance covered by a player in a BPL fixture this season. The Cherries also clocked up the highest team distance, 127km, just ahead of West Ham. Eddie Howe's team also lead the overall figure for distance covered in 2015/16.
Kevin de Bruyne put in the miles on his first BPL start for Manchester City, notching up the second-highest distance, 13.29km, in a contest when he scored his first goal for his new club.
Most distance covered (kilometres)
| Players | Teams | ||||||
| Season | MW6 | Season | MW6 | ||||
| Milner | 74.8 | Gosling | 13.77 | Bournemouth | 697 | Bournemouth | 127 |
| Colback | 71.8 | De Bruyne | 13.29 | Man Utd | 689 | West Ham | 124 |
| Surman | 70.8 | Surman | 12.78 | Spurs | 688 | Newcastle | 119 |
| Ramsey | 70.7 | Noble | 12.78 | West Ham | 685 | Watford | 117 |
| Noble | 70.4 | Milner | 12.71 | West Brom | 678 | Sunderland | 117 |
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