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Another week of exciting Premier League football is over. Manchester United’s 3-2 defeat at Brighton was the biggest surprise. Their rivals Manchester City thrashed Huddersfield 6-1. On Saturday, Tottenham beat London rivals Fulham 3-1 at Wembley and Chelsea beat Arsenal 3-2 at Stamford Bridge. Liverpool beat Crystal Palace 2-0 at Selhurst Park on Monday night. In the other matches, Watford, Everton, Leicester, and Bournemouth took maximum points while Cardiff and Newcastle played out a 0-0 draw.
Goals and drama are two things that Premier League guarantees and this week was no different. Here are five talking points from this week's Premier League.
#1 No more August Vodoo
There are a lot of things Harry Kane can do. But one thing he can’t is scoring a goal in August. But that was until the game on Saturday. After a brilliant run, Lamela picked up Kane put the ball past Fabri to make the score 3-1.
The goal will certainly boost the confidence Kane and Tottenham team, who are looking like the third best-equipped team to mount a title challenge. Kieran Trippier and Lucas Moura also scored in the game for Spurs as they sink their London rivals.
In the battle between a team that invested heavily in the summer and a team that didn’t sign a player, Spurs showed their class as they made in it two in two.
#2 The Battle at Stamford Bridge
On the late kickoff on Saturday, two of the title challengers faced each other at Stamford Bridge as Chelsea beat their Arsenal 3-2. Goals from Pedro and Morata put Chelsea 2-0 up within 20 minutes. Arsenal grew into the game and hit two in four minutes Iwobi and Mkhitaryan to make the score 2-2. Marcus Alonso scored the winner in the 81st minute.
It was a great game of attacking football at Stamford Bridge. Both teams attacked each other relentlessly as they battled for the title rights of the city. But in the end, Arsenal came up short. Arsenal are yet to pick up a point this season.
#3 Oh, Manchester United!
Brighton delivered the first shock of the season as they beat Manchester United 3-2 at Amex stadium on Sunday. Goals from Glenn Murray and Shane Duffy gave Brighton a 2-0 lead inside 27 minutes. Lukaku pulled one back for United, but Pascal Gross made it 3-1 before half-time. Pogba scored second for United in the second half injury time.
It was a game that raised a lot of questions about United. The most important one was why did United reject Mourinho’s request to sign a centre-back. Victor Lindelof and Eric Bailly were at fault for United.
Glenn Murray got on to Lindelof goal side of Lindelof to open the scoring while Bailly made a reckless challenge on Gross in the 44th minute which resulted in the penalty. It looks like Mourinho’s prediction of a difficult season becoming true.
#4 Ruthless Manchester City
What will you do if you hear your best player is injured and will be out for three months? Score six goals in the next match to show your rivals your class. That’s what Manchester City did on Sunday. A Hat-trick from Sergio Aguero, goals from Gabriel Jesus, and David Silva and an own-goal from Kongolo saw City ripping Huddersfield apart.
It was a game that showed City’s depth and class. This performance will give a massive boost to Manchester City's confidence after it was confirmed that Kevin De Bruyne will miss three months of action with an injury suffered from the training ground.
#5 Liverpool are up for the challenge
On Monday, Liverpool travelled to Selhurst Park to take on hosts Crystal Palace. It is a game with significant history in the last few years, most notably, in the 2013-14 season when Palace hit two late goals to end Liverpool’s title challenge.
On Monday night, Liverpool proved why they are the closest challengers this season. It wasn’t their best performance, but in the end, Liverpool won comfortably with a 2-0 scoreline, thanks to goals from James Milner and Sadio Mane.
The result was harsh on Crystal Palace except for two crazy moments. First, one when former Reds player Sakho fouled Mo Salah in the box to gift his former side a penalty, and in the second half when Wan-Bissakka fouled Salah that resulted in his dismissal.
