10 interesting stats from Gameweek 3 of 2021-22 Premier League

#6 Bruno Fernandes records the longest Premier League unbeaten streak away from home

Bruno Fernandes is on a streak of his own.

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.

Bruno Fernandes has set a new Premier League record for longest unbeaten start to a players' career away from home:🔴 27 away games🔴 17 wins🔴 10 draws⚽️ 15 goals🅰️ 7 assistsKing of the Road. 👑 pic.twitter.com/qiOz9AFJz4

— William Hill (@WilliamHill) August 29, 2021

Fernandes has won 17 of these games, scoring 15 goals and providing seven assists to establish himself as a 'king of the road'.

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#5 Chris Wood scores the 30,000th goal in Premier League history

Chris Wood has scored a landmark goal.

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.

Landmark #PL goals!1️⃣ Deane (1992)1️⃣0️⃣0️⃣ Cantona (1992)1️⃣0️⃣0️⃣0️⃣ Newell (1993)5️⃣0️⃣0️⃣0️⃣ Townsend (1996)1️⃣0️⃣0️⃣0️⃣0️⃣ Ferdinand (2001)1️⃣5️⃣0️⃣0️⃣0️⃣ Voltz (2006)2️⃣0️⃣0️⃣0️⃣0️⃣ Albrighton (2011)2️⃣5️⃣0️⃣0️⃣0️⃣ Ibrahimovic (2016)✨ 3️⃣0️⃣0️⃣0️⃣0️⃣ Wood (2021) ✨ pic.twitter.com/PM2kIijt7A

— Premier League (@premierleague) August 29, 2021

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.

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#4 Mohamed Salah has scored his last 14 Premier League penalties, the second-best streak in league history

Mohamed Salah has a penalty streak going.

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.

14 - Mohamed Salah has scored each of his last 14 Premier League penalties - only Matt Le Tissier (23 in a row between 1994 and 2000) has had a longer consecutive run of scoring from the spot without missing in Premier League history. Assured. #LIVCHE https://t.co/jAX50f8l4a

— OptaJoe (@OptaJoe) August 28, 2021

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.