Premier League motion returned on Saturday with six video games going down together with a mammoth battle on the Etihad.
This is how all of the motion went down throughout the highest flight of English soccer.
What occurred? 📝
Liverpool continued their march atop the Premier League as they brushed apart Ipswich 4-1 at Anfield.
It was a more durable problem for Arsenal although, as a controversial crimson card threatened to derail one other sport for the Gunners. In the end although, a Riccardo Calafiori purpose ensured they did not lose extra floor on the leaders.
Southampton went 1-0 up towards Newcastle however fell to a 3-1 defeat, whereas the true winners within the backside half have been Everton, who edged previous Brighton to choose up one other three factors.
However the shock of the afternoon got here on the Vitality Stadium, the place Bournemouth thrashed Nottingham Forest 5-0 due to a hat-trick from Dango Ouattara.
This allowed each the Cherries and likewise Manchester Metropolis to shut the hole, as Pep Guardiola’s facet got here from a purpose all the way down to beat Chelsea on the Etihad.
Participant of the Day 🔥
Erling Haaland was wonderful towards Chelsea however this award might solely go to 1 man, and it’s inconceivable to miss Dango Ouattara.
Bournemouth do not presently have a match striker, however requested to guide the road the 22-year-old grabbed a late hat-trick towards Nottingham Forest of their 5-0 rout.
In doing so, he turned the primary participant from Burkina Faso to seize three objectives in a single Premier League sport.
He is nonetheless solely 22-years-old!
Stat of the Day 📊
From hero…
1998 – In Myles Lewis-Skelly (18) and Ethan Nwaneri (17), Arsenal are beginning two English gamers aged 18 or youthful in a Premier League sport for the primary time since February 1998 towards Crystal Palace (Matt Upson and Paolo Vernazza). Future.
To zero….
18 – Aged 18 years and 121 days, Myles Lewis-Skelly is the third-youngest participant to obtain a crimson card within the Premier League, older solely than Wayne Rooney v Birmingham in 2002 (17y 63d) and Michael Owen v Man Utd in 1998 (18y 117d). Detention.
All contained in the hour.
What this implies
Everton’s win strikes them a large seven factors away from the relegation zone as all three sides under them misplaced once more, whereas the Toffees at the moment are only a single level behind Tottenham.
Liverpool’s lead on the different finish of the desk stays six factors to Arsenal, however the Gunners are an extra three factors away from Nottingham Forest after their thrashing.
After one other small hole, Man Metropolis lead a gaggle of sides together with Newcastle, Bournemouth and Chelsea, with all 4 sides separated by only a level.
What they mentioned 🗣
Cody Gakpo urged his facet to maintain going after they continued their run atop the Premier League. “Clearly we develop as a workforce. It is one yr extra [from last season]. We’ve got a distinct supervisor, a barely completely different type of play – extra possession primarily based. Everyone seems to be in good type however we now have to maintain going.”
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David Moyes loved a win on his 700th sport, however readily admitted his facet was second finest.
“My coronary heart has nonetheless not settled after that! It ended up a terrific outcomes for us. Actually vital for us, we’re too near the underside.”
“Brighton put us to the sword, however we bought the purpose that mattered.”
In the meantime, Manchester Metropolis’s Pep Guardiola nonetheless sounded sad together with his facet regardless of the win.
“We struggled currently and it has been a tricky, powerful season. Most gamers have been right here eight or 9 years and I’m not going to alter my opinion in two months. We’ve got to grasp it isn’t sufficient what we’re doing. I ask them to step up and we did it. We created sufficient possibilities to attain objectives and in the long run I’m actually happy for the victory.
Mikel Arteta was requested on interesting the crimson card, and easily defined: “It’s that clear that I depart it to you guys. I’m completely fuming however I depart it with you. As a result of it’s that apparent. I do not assume my phrases are going to assist.”
And Andone Iraola was gracious in victory even after his facet thrashed Nottingham Forest 5-0.
“We knew we have been going through an excellent workforce on an excellent run. To attain first was key. A lot of the final video games they’ve been profitable from the primary half. The purpose at first helped us and made the sport look higher for us.”
What’s subsequent? 👀
4 video games happen on Sunday, with Tottenham internet hosting Leicester Metropolis, Manchester United taking up Fulham and Aston Villa going through Graham Potter’s West Ham.
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