Tarkowski has committed 26 fouls across his 25 appearances in the Premier League this season (1.04 per 90).

This record includes Tarkowski committing at least 1 foul in 3 of his last 5 Premier League matches, he’s often the Everton centre back tasked with engaging with the opposition’s centre forward and is quite robust with his challenges. His partner, Jarrad Branthwaite, doesn’t engage as frequently with his opposite striker, with his speed being handy when players run in behind.

Tarkowski will be up against Rasmus Hojlund who is averaging 1.57 fouls won per 90 across his 20 Premier League appearances this season. Hojlund likes to run in the channels and can be handful even if this doesn’t quite translate into goals for the young striker.

He’ll also have to keep an eye on Joshua Zirkzee who is averaging 0.75 fouls won per 90 in the Premier League this season and could very well drag Tarkowski out of position with his tendency to drop deep to collect the ball.

Partey has won 24 fouls across his 24 Premier League appearances this season (1.12 per 90). This record is slightly skewed by the fact that Partey has had to fill in at right-back at times for Arsenal this season due to injuries and suspensions.

Graham Potter has looked to make West Ham more secure at the back and has chosen to pack the midfield to try and achieve this. Partey will be up against Tomas Soucek who is usually the most advanced of that trio and has committed at least 1 foul in each of his last 5 Premier League matches, averaging 1.70 fouls committed per 90 across the season as a whole.

Partey didn’t feature in the initial meeting between the sides in which Arsenal ran out 5-2 winners, the Hammers committed 10 fouls in that encounter and Jorginho, who was playing where Partey will line up in this game, was fouled 1 times and contested 8 duels.

This game could produce a really high number of fouls, Bournemouth (13.6 fouls committed per game) and Wolves (13.4 fouls committed per game) make up the top two sides in the Premier League when it comes to fouls committed. The initial meeting between these sides reflected this with 24 fouls exchanged between the sides.

Lewis Cook looks a standout player from a Bournemouth point of view to have a high number of foul involvements here, he’s committed at least 2 fouls in each of his last 5 Premier League matches. Cook has been shifted out to right-back which is an unfamiliar position for the central midfielder due to the issues that Bournemouth have been having with injuries.

This naturally makes him a target for opposition sides, especially when considering he’ll be up against Rayan Ait-Nouri and Matheus Cunha, with the latter tending to drift over to that side of the pitch after starting in a more central position

Cunha, in particular, could cause Cook real problems, he’s averaging 2.29 fouls won per 90 in the Premier League this season and has won 2+ fouls in 4 of his last 5 Premier League matches. Ait-Nouri can also be a threat, he is averaging 1.14 fouls won per 90 suggesting that Cook could have a busy afternoon in store.

Semedo has committed at least 1 foul in each of his last 5 Premier League games, with this total rising to 2 fouls committed in 4 of these assignments. The wingback is averaging 1.81 fouls committed per 90 across his 21 Premier League appearances this season and should be in line to match, if not exceed, that record here.

This meeting sees the top two sides in the Premier League when it comes to fouls committed face off so we can expect quite a feisty encounter with plenty of challenges flying in.

Semedo will be up against Semenyo who has been playing off the left hand side in recent weeks, Semenyo is averaging 1.24 fouls won per 90 across his 24 Premier League appearances this campaign and can regularly test Semedo, who committed 2 fouls and was shown a yellow card in the initial meeting between these sides.

Omari Hutchinson has been really bright in parts for Ipswich this season, he’s probably the Tractor Boys’ most important attacking player behind Liam Delap, with his rate of chance creation and shot threat from distance. His foul record particularly stands out here.

He’s won 30 fouls across his 23 Premier League appearances this season (1.38 per 90) which is already a promising record, but it should be set to increase here against Rodrigo Bentancur who is averaging 1.89 fouls committed per 90 across his 15 Premier League appearances. He has committed at least 1 foul in each of his last 5 Premier League outings.

There were 29 fouls exchanged in the initial meeting between these sides in North London and there is likely to be a continuation of that battle with Ipswich already getting one over on Ange Postecoglu’s side and the home side needing to avoid defeat at the very least to stay competitive in the relegation battle.

Bentancur committed 3 fouls in the initial meeting and was shown a yellow card, with Hutchinson being hauled down on 4 occasions.