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The 2021-22 edition of the Premier League continues to produce shocks and surprises galore.
While champions Manchester City have got their campaign up and running with consecutive 5-0 wins, Arsenal have plummeted to the bottom of the pile; the Gunners are without a point or a goal after three games.
Meanwhile, newly promoted Brentford are one of seven undefeated teams after three rounds of games in the 2021-22 Premier League, with leaders Tottenham Hotspur the only team to win all three of their games.
Elsewhere, teenager Mason Greenwood bagged a landmark goal in a historic win for Manchester United, while Liverpool and Chelsea conceded their first goals of the campaign in a 1-1 draw between the two teams at Anfield.
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On that note, here's a look at ten interesting stats from a riveting Gameweek 3 of the 2021-22 Premier League:
#10 Michail Antonio becomes the first West Ham player to score 50 Premier League goals
By scoring in his team's 2-2 draw against Crystal Palace, Michail Antonio brought up his 50th goal in the Premier League for West Ham United.
It marked the third straight game this season the Jamaican forward found the back of the net in, as Antonio became the first West Ham player to score 50 Premier League goals.
Before this season, Antonio had 46 Premier League goals in 159 games. In 2021-22, the 31-year-old has one apiece against Newcastle and Crystal Palace, either side of a brace against Leicester City.
Considering his rousing start to the new season, Antonio, who scored ten Premier League goals in each of his last two campaigns, could have his best campaign in the competition in 2021-22.
#9 Son Heung-Min becomes the 16th Tottenham Hotspur player to make 200 Premier League appearances
Son Heung-Min has been on a tear since the start of the 2020-21 Premier League. Continuing his good start to the 2021-22 campaign, the South Korean marked his 200th game in the competition by scoring the winner against Watford with a sumptuous free-kick.
In the process, the South Korean winger became the 16th Tottenham Hotspur player to appear in 200 games in the Premier League.
Son Heung-Min has now scored 19 goals in his last 40 Premier League games since the start of last season, including two of Spurs' three this campaign. He has also tallied ten assists during this period.
#8 For the first time in 65 years, Arsenal have lost their first three league games of a season
Continuing their wretched start to the 2021-22 Premier League season, ten-man Arsenal slumped to a 5-0 defeat at defending champions Manchester United.
After defeats at newly promoted Brentford on the opening weekend and against Chelsea in their next game, the Gunners have now lost their first three games in a league season for the first time since 1955-56.
Arsenal fell 2-0 at Brentford in their first game of the new season before losing by the same scoreline at home to Chelsea.
To compound matters, Mikel Arteta's men have also not scored in each of their three Premier League games this season, so the international break couldn't have come at a better time for the embattled Gunners.
#7 For the first time in 47 years, Arsenal are bottom of the league table after three games
Staying with Arsenal, the Gunners have been in free fall after failing to qualify for Europe last season for the first time in more than two decades.
Despite splurging in the market this summer, Mikel Arteta's men are without a point or a goal scored after three games this season. With an abysmal goal difference of -9, the Gunners are now rock-bottom of the fledgling Premier League season.
It is the first time in almost 50 years, Arsenal are bottom of the league table after playing at least three games.
As if to add insult to injury, it also marked the first time in English top-flight history that Arsenal are bottom of the league table and their North London rivals Tottenham Hotspur are atop the pile on the same day.
#6 Bruno Fernandes records the longest Premier League unbeaten streak away from home
Bruno Fernandes has been like a breath of fresh air for 13-time Premier League champions Manchester United since his arrival at the club in January last year.
The Portuguese playmaker has made an impressive 47 goal contributions (29 goals, 18 assists) in 54 Premier League games for the Old Trafford club. He opened his 2021-22 campaign with his first-ever hat-trick for the club.
Although Fernandes hasn't scored in his next two games, the 1-0 win at Wolves in Gameweek 3 marked his 27th unbeaten Premier League game away from home, a record for any player in the competition.
Fernandes has won 17 of these games, scoring 15 goals and providing seven assists to establish himself as a 'king of the road'.
#5 Chris Wood scores the 30,000th goal in Premier League history
Chris Wood produced a landmark strike in Burnley's 1-1 draw with Leeds United on Matchweek 3 of the 2021-22 Premier League.
The New Zealand attacker's goal was the 30,000th in the history of the near three-decade-old competition.
It was the 29-year-old Auckland native's 48th strike in the competition and first of the season. All but one of Wood's Premier League goals have come for Burnley, who picked up the first points of their 2021-22 campaign.
#4 Mohamed Salah has scored his last 14 Premier League penalties, the second-best streak in league history
Mohamed Salah has been a key performer for the club since his arrival at Anfield in the summer of 2017.
The Egyptian ace, who commenced his 2021-22 campaign by becoming the first player to score in five consecutive Premier League opening-day games, scored from the spot against Chelsea on Gameweek 3. It marked the Egyptian's 14th consecutive successful spot-kick in the Premier League, with only Matt Le Tessier (23) scoring more without missing one in the competition.
Salah's goal helped Liverpool earn a 1-1 draw against ten-man Chelsea, with the 29-year-old now just one away from entering the Premier League's 100-goal club. The result means both Liverpool and Chelsea remain unbeaten in the league after three games this season.
#3 Tottenham Hotspur have won their first three games of a season without conceding for the very first time
Tottenham Hotspur continued their fine start in the 2021-22 Premier League, beating Watford 1-0 to go top of the pile.
Nuno Espirito Santo's men are now the only team with a 100% record in the English top flight this season, after Liverpool and Chelsea drew 1-1 at Anfield. It marks the first time Spurs have won their first three league games without conceding.
Tottenham had opened their 2021-22 campaign with a 1-0 upset against defending champions Manchester City before winning by the same scoreline at Wolverhampton Wanderers a week later.
The league leaders will travel to Crystal Palace when Premier League action resumes after the international break.
#2 Mason Greenwood becomes the fourth teenager to score 20 Premier League goals
After an underwhelming 2020-21 campaign following his blistering start the season before, Mason Greenwood is back among the goals in 2021-22.
Still only 19, Greenwood scored for the third straight game this season, finding the winner at Watford to help Manchester United climb to third in the Premier League table. The first teenager after Robbie Fowler to score in their first three Premier League games of a season, Greenwood is now the fourth teenager to record 20 strikes in the competition.
Earlier in the season, the versatile striker scored in United's 5-1 Matchday-1 win against Leeds United before scoring in the 1-1 draw at Southampton a week later.
With the arrival of Cristiano Ronaldo, Greenwood is likely to get fewer starts as the season progresses, but the teenager is keen on making the most of his moments under the sun for now.
#1 Manchester United create a new record for longest unbeaten run away from home in English football history across tiers
With their hard-fought 1-0 win at Wolves on Gameweek 3, Manchester United are now unbeaten in 28 consecutive league games away from home. That is a record not only in the Premier League, but also across all four tiers of English football.
United are unbeaten away from home in the Premier League since a 2-0 defeat to Liverpool at Anfield in January 2020. The 13-time winners did not lose an away game all season in 2020-21, with all six of their league defeats coming at home.
In 2021-22, third-placed United have drawn one and won one of their two away games in the Premier League.
