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Soccer-Bullet point preview of Premier League fixtures, round 30

LONDON, March 30 (Reuters) - Following are match-by-match facts and statistics ahead of round 30 of the Premier League fixtures on April 1-2 (1500 GMT unless stated): April 1 Liverpool v Everton (1130) * Liverpool unbeaten in last 12 games against Everton * It is the 228th Merseyside derby * Everton's last win at Anfield was in 1999 * Everton would go fifth with a victory * Liverpool are leading Premier League scorers (61) Burnley v Tottenham Hotspur * Burnley have won nine of 14 home games * Burnley without a win in their last six games * Spurs looking for a fourth successive league win * Tottenham's 59 points is their best Premier League haul after 28 games * Spurs without a win in last three away games Chelsea v Crystal Palace * Chelsea 10 points clear at the top * Palace have lost all five London derbies this season * Chelsea have scored first in 22 games this term * Chelsea's Diego Costa one shy of 50 Premier League goals * Palace won 2-1 on last league visit to Stamford Bridge Hull City v West Ham United * Sides have conceded 110 goals between them this term * Hull have never lost at home to West Ham in Premier League * West Ham have lost their last three games * West Ham signed Robert Snodgrass from Hull in January * West Ham without leading scorer Michail Antonio Leicester City v Stoke City * Leicester aiming for fourth successive league win * Leicester unbeaten under new manager Craig Shakespeare * Sides drew 2-2 at Stoke earlier in the season * Jamie Vardy is Leicester's top scorer with eight goals * Champions Leicester six points above bottom three Manchester United v West Bromwich Albion * United unbeaten in last 18 league games * West Brom have outrun opponents in 27 of 29 games * West Brom have conceded in last 13 away games * United lost two of last three at home to West Brom * United have third best defensive record in Premier League Watford v Sunderland * Sunderland have failed to score in last four games * Sunderland have gone 11 games without a draw * Eight of Watford's 33 goals scored in first 15 minutes * Sunderland top scorer Jermain Defoe never on target against Watford * Watford have won one of five in Premier League v Sunderland Southampton v Bournemouth * Bournemouth have never won at Southampton * Bournemouth unbeaten in last three league games * Joshua King has 11 goals for Bournemouth * Both have 33 points, Bournemouth have played two more April 2 Swansea City v Middlesbrough (1230) * 99 goals scored in matches involving Swansea this season * Boro have conceded 33 goals but scored only 20 * Swansea have lost their last two games * Sigurdsson involved in more than half of Swansea's goals * Boro's 3-0 win over Swansea in December was best of season Arsenal v Manchester City (1500) * Arsenal have lost one in 19 at home to City in Premier League * Arsenal have lost four of last five league games * City looking for first double over Arsenal since 1976 * 27 goals in last seven league games between the sides * Arsenal bidding for 21st consecutive top-four finish (Compiled by Martyn Herman; Editing by Ken Ferris/John O'Brien)