Our weekly Premier League awards honour the very best – and worst – of the soccer motion from the weekend.
Second of the Week
Lads, it’s Tottenham.
That would have effectively have been Enzo Maresca’s message to his gamers after Chelsea went two targets down simply ten minutes into their Premier League conflict with Spurs in north London on Sunday. It was the proper begin for Ange Postecoglou’s males, but along with his aspect it by no means felt like probably the most safe of leads.
And so it proved. Chelsea scored 4 targets over the next 73 minutes to finish a surprising comeback and condemn their bitter rivals to a seventh league defeat of the season.
Extra importantly from their perspective, they leapt into second place within the desk after Arsenal might solely draw with Fulham at Craven Cottage. Title problem incoming?
It will be remiss of us to disregard Bournemouth and Leicester Metropolis’s personal come-from-behind heroics in opposition to Ipswich and Brighton respectively on what was a day of dramatics comebacks on Sunday.
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Participant of the Week
Jadon Sancho and Enzo Fernandez provided actual high quality in entrance of objective when Chelsea actually wanted it, whereas Cole Palmer relied on penalties for his two targets. Typically performances could be overrated due to a transformed spot kick, however the 22-year-old was nonetheless sensible at Spurs yesterday.
No participant created greater than the England worldwide’s 4 probabilities within the Premier League this previous weekend, whereas it was his doggedness within the field that resulted in Fernandez’ go-ahead objective, even when it doesn’t formally go down as an help.
And, after all, we will’t ignore his cool-as-you-like Panenka end for his second penalty.
That’s now 50 objective involvements (33 targets, 17 assists) in 48 Premier League appearances since becoming a member of Chelsea. Outrageous.
Objective of the Week
There have been loads of contenders for Objective of the Week over the weekend, however Tariq Lamptey deserves his flowers. We haven’t seen practically sufficient of the previous Chelsea man over the previous few years, however he conjured up a second of magic for Brighton in opposition to the Foxes, bending an outstanding strike into the far aspect netting.
Honourable mentions: Raul Jimenez, Jadon Sancho, Bryan Mbeumo, Yankuba Minteh.
Help of the Week
At any time when somebody asks “what’s standing the ball up on the again publish?”, present them Morgan Gibbs-White‘s cross for Chris Wooden from Nottingham Forest’s win over Manchester United on Saturday.
A completely excellent ball for the large man to get his head onto and one way or the other put into the far aspect of the online.
Save of the Week
No person can consider that Newcastle United striker Alexander Isak didn’t scored on Saturday after rounding Mark Flekken in entrance of objective. However the Brentford goalkeeper recovered brilliantly to hook the ball away from the Swede.
Stat of the Week
Following defeat to Chelsea, Tottenham Hotspur have now misplaced a Premier League sport after having been two or extra targets forward 11 instances. That’s at the very least 4 extra such defeats than every other aspect within the competitors’s historical past. Spursy.
Tweet of the Week
Arsenal have grow to be the masters of the set piece due to Nicolas Jover. However have they sacrificed basic creativity to take action? In line with Fotmob, the Gunners generated 1.73xG from set performs in opposition to Fulham, however solely 0.29xG from open play.
Possibly Arsenal ought to get an open play coach
Donkey of the Week
Lisandro Martinez might have simply taken this one after being at fault for 2 targets at Previous Trafford, however Marc Cucurella entered meme territory for slipping twice in opposition to Spurs, gifting the Lilywhites their two early targets.
Have you ever EVER seen something like that within the Premier League? 😳
Marc Cucurella slips not as soon as, however TWICE within the build-up to Tottenham targets, prompting him to alter his boots! 👟🫣
The Spaniard instantly modified boots and went on to help Sancho for Chelsea’s first objective. That studs swap will go down in Blues folklore.
Quote of the Week
“Like Cinderella, Cucurella is searching for a slipper that matches.” Take a bow, Peter Drury. That’s one in every of your greatest traces as a commentator.
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