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| When Zaha starts... | When Zaha does not start... | |
|---|---|---|
| 31 | Games | 11 |
| 12 | Wins | 0 |
| 8 | Losses | 11 |
| 44 (1.4) | Goals for (average) | 4 (0.4) |
| 36 (1.2) | Goals against (average) | 25 (2.3) |
| 38.7% | Win percentage | 0% |
| 1.5 | Points per game | 0 |
Is it always unfair to say a side is a "one-man team"? Perhaps not.
Crystal Palace desperately need their star man, Tottenham boast the league's best runner and Jose Mourinho needs to stop being so picky.
BBC Sport takes a look at the key stats from the Premier League weekend...
To the detriment of fantasy football managers across the country, Wilfried Zaha was a surprise omission for Crystal Palace on Saturday as Roy Hodgson's side lost a third consecutive Premier League game.
The Ivory Coast international picked up a groin strain in training, and to say Palace miss him when he's unavailable is a little bit of an understatement.
The south London side have now lost all 10 Premier League games without Zaha since the start of last season, and the stats suggest they really cannot do without him.
Here's the startling effect the 25-year-old has had on Palace's Premier League record since the start of last season:
| When Zaha starts... | When Zaha does not start... | |
|---|---|---|
| 31 | Games | 11 |
| 12 | Wins | 0 |
| 8 | Losses | 11 |
| 44 (1.4) | Goals for (average) | 4 (0.4) |
| 36 (1.2) | Goals against (average) | 25 (2.3) |
| 38.7% | Win percentage | 0% |
| 1.5 | Points per game | 0 |
Liverpool's unsung hero James Milner covered an exhausting 12.39km against Leicester on Saturday, at an average speed of 7.69 km/h - meaning he ran further and, on average, faster than anyone else on the pitch as Jurgen Klopp's men maintained their winning start.
In fact, only Bournemouth's Dan Gosling could match Milner's legs this weekend, the Cherries midfielder covering 12.57km as his side chased a result against Chelsea - though without any reward.
And Milner now ranks fourth among Premier League players for total distance covered so far this season, but would you have guessed who comes in at number one?
Tottenham's Christian Eriksen - running 49.56 km in all - lays claim to being the Premier League's very own Mo Farah after four games, ahead of Gosling, Chelsea's summer signing Jorginho, Milner and N'Golo Kante.
Not just an engine in Liverpool's midfield, however, Milner has now registered 80 Premier League assists after his corner was converted by Roberto Firmino - taking him level with Manchester United legend David Beckham.
Only six players have bettered that tally, but can you name the top 20 assist makers in the competition?
