Top players from gameweek 10 in the English Premier League

Jordan Pickford of Everton FC
Jordan Pickford of Everton FC

An entertaining gameweek 10 ended with Jose Mourinho hanging on to his managerial role at Manchester United after a close 2-1 victory over Everton at Old Trafford.

Manchester City scored a crucial solitary goal to win over Spurs at the Wembley Stadium as they continued to lead the Premier League table on superior goal difference.

Arsenal were shocked by a spirited Crystal Palace team and the match ended in a draw at Selhurst Park.

Chelsea and Bournemouth enjoyed notable away victories over Burnley and Fulham, while Liverpool and Watford enjoyed victories at home over Cardiff and Huddersfield.

Rafael Benítez's tough days look as though they're here to stay as Newcastle continued to remain at the bottom of the league after their 0-0 draw against Southampton at St. Mary’s stadium.

In an unfortunate turn of events, Vichai Srivaddhanaprabha the owner of Leicester City football team died, after his helicopter crashed near the King Power Stadium in Leicester, shortly after take-off.

Sporting a 3-5-1-1 formation, let’s have a look at the top players from game week eleven.

Goal Keeper - Jordan Lee Pickford (Everton)

Result: Manchester United defeated Everton 2-1 at Old Trafford, Machester

Manchester United - Paul Pogba 27'; Anthony Martial 49'.

Everton - Gylfi Sigurdsson 77'(Pen).

Though Everton lost their encounter against the Red Devils, Pickford had a great match with eight incredible saves which included a penalty kick as well. The penalty conceded in the 26th minute after Senegalese Idrissa Gueye made a reckless tackle on Martial.

The initial penalty shot from Pogba got saved by a mighty left hand from Pickford, but unfortunately, Pogba slammed the rebound in to put United ahead. Nevertheless, it was a great effort from the English keeper.

Pickford pulled out another blinder down the near post after he fended low down his left to keep out a powerful drive from Pogba.

He capped it off with an exceptional save with his legs to deny Martial from picking up his second of the night in a one-on-one situation. He certainly has proved to the world that he is an outstanding keeper with his performance today.

Defender - Bruno Saltor Grau (Brighton and Hove Albion)

Result: Brighton and Hove Albion defeat Wolverhampton Wanderers 1-0 at Amex Stadium, Falmer

Brighton and Hove Albion - Glenn Murray 48'

Bruno Saltor Grau from Brighton & Hove Albion on the left
Bruno Saltor Grau from Brighton & Hove Albion on the left

Veteran Spanish footballer Bruno provided the assist for Glen Murray to score the deciding goal of the game as Brighton capitalized on Wolves recent form to clinch the victory.

Marshalling his side well, Bruno and his team have collected their third straight clean sheet of the season as Brighton move up a place on the leaderboard to number eleven.

Defender - Francisco Kiko Femenía Far (Watford)

Result: Watford defeat Huddersfield 3-0 at Vicarage Road, Watford

Watford - Roberto Pereyra 10'; Gerard Deulofeu 19'; Isaac Success 80.

Kiko Femenía of Watford FC
Kiko Femenía of Watford FC

Femenia provided a spectacular assist by setting up Success for a simple tap-in from a spectacular volley from Capoue's cross. The beautifully constructed third goal capped off an excellent victory for the Hornets against lowly ranked Huddersfield.

Javi Garcia would be happy to see that his set-piece tactics in training had been well executed by his wards in the match. Watford also picked up their second consecutive clean sheet as Femenia wished Watford to continue in the same fashion in the upcoming games.

Defender - Marcos Alonso Mendoza (Chelsea)

Result: Burnley lose to Chelsea 0-4 at Turf Moor, Burnley

Chelsea - Álvaro Morata 22'; Ross Barkley 57'; Willian 62'; Ruben Loftus-Cheek 90 +2'

Chelsea FC's Marcos Alonso
Chelsea FC's Marcos Alonso

A brilliant back-heel from Marcos Alonso from the center of the penalty area found Loftus Cheek clear in front of the goal to score the Blues' fourth goal of the evening. Along with the assist also came a clean sheet from the Spanish wing back who also set up Giroud who missed his shot at goal and Loftus Cheek whose attempt got blocked.

Alonso also provided the early pass to Morata which went wide of the left post. The wing-back is never shy of venturing forward and taking shots at goal finding himself in the third position after Hazard and Morata with 18 shots on goal.

Thus far, an impressive start to the season for Alonso with 42 clearances, eight interceptions and continues to dominate the high balls winning 19 aerial battles.

Midfielder - Ross Barkley (Chelsea)

Ross Barkley of Chelsea FC
Ross Barkley of Chelsea FC

Ross Barkley pressed himself for a regular place in the starting eleven after dishing out an impressive display against the Clarets. He perfectly blended to his role after replacing Mateo Kovacic providing a couple of assists and scoring a goal.

The first was an elegant weighted pass to find Alvaro Morata whose first time shot found the bottom right corner.

Barkley found the right corner to double Chelsea's advantage with a crisply hit left footed shot from outside the box following an assist from N'Golo Kanté.

He turned out to be the provider for Willian as he curled home the third for Chelsea.

His 12th minute shot on goal went wide of the right goal post. Ross Barkley long-range effort got blocked outside the box in the 51st minute.

His stunning strike from the center of the box was deflected towards the goal by Morata's header which was exceptionally saved by Joe Hart.

Midfielder - Luka Milivojevic (Crystal Palace)

Result: Crystal Palace drew Arsenal 2-2 at Selhurst Park, London

Crystal Palace - Luka Milivojevic 45 +1' (pen), 83' (pen)

Arsenal - Granit Xhaka 51'; Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang 56'

Crystal Palace's Luka Milivojevic
Crystal Palace's Luka Milivojevic

The Serbian midfielder has been burdened with the additional responsibility of leading the Palace side this season. The Eagles have not had the perfect start to their season with a couple of victories after ten games. However, their win over Fulham in their first match of the season, coupled with their draw against the Gunners would be motivating enough for the team to perform better.

The first penalty struck low down to the left corner after Cheikhou Kouyate fouled Shkodran Mustafi inside the box.

The second penalty was a powerful strike slightly higher than his previous one to the left goal post after a foul on Wilfried Zaha.

He leads the Eagles' stat char with 572 passes from his ten games along with 16 shots on goal. His defensive capabilities have helped him with 27 tackles and 16 interceptions to his credit.

Midfielder - Sadio Mané (Liverpool)

Result: Liverpool defeats Cardiff City 4-1

Liverpool - Mohamed Salah 10'; Sadio Mané 66', 87'; Xherdan Shaqiri 84'

Cardiff City - Callum Paterson 77'

Liverpool's Sadio Mané
Liverpool's Sadio Mané

Sadio Mane came up with a stunning finish after he danced past two Cardiff defenders before getting past Etheridge with his left foot to put Liverpool 2-0 ahead.

Mane grabbed his second of the game from a through pass from Salah. He lobbed the ball over the advancing Cardiff custodian to finish a 4-1 rout for the Reds.

Mane also provided two telling passes to Firmino and Lallana. Unfortunately, they were unable to capitalize on their chances.

Mane set up Salah with a brilliant through pass which was well saved by an advancing Etheridge.

Senegalese striker Mane has scored six goals from ten games. He is only a goal behind league leaders Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang of Arsenal and Hazard of Chelsea.

Midfielder - Mohamed Salah Ghaly (Liverpool)

Liverpool FC's Mohamed Salah
Liverpool FC's Mohamed Salah

Salah has a striker's mentality and always looks for opportunities to score. His first goal against the Bluebirds proved that fact, after he lurked behind a goal-mouth melee to pounce on the loose ball to score the opener for the Reds.

Later he sent a spectacular cross which found Van Djik's head but the upright denied a second for Liverpool.

Salah had a chance to double his tally after a through pass from Mane, but a sprawling Etheridge denied Salah. Sean Morrison had a narrow escape after he had his hands wrapped around Salah inside the penalty area but referee Stuart Attwell did not see it as a foul.

A precise pass to Shaqiri in the center of the box from Salah provided the third goal for Liverpool.

The Egyptian striker ended the game after setting up Sane with a weighted pass to seal the game for the Reds.

Midfielder - Ryan Fraser (Bournemouth)

Result: Fulham lose to Bournemouth 0-3 at Craven Cottage, London

Bournemouth - Callum Wilson 14' (pen), 85'; David Brooks 72'

Ryan Fraser from AFC Bournemouth
Ryan Fraser from AFC Bournemouth

Scottish Ryan Fraser has been an influential player for Bournemouth this season as they occupy the sixth position after winning six of their ten opening games.

Fraser leads the assists column for the Cherries as he provided two more in their game against the Cottagers.

Ryan Fraser held on to the ball to commit the defenders and found David Brooks in space on the left which doubled the lead for Bournemouth.

Another through pass from Ryan Fraser to find Callum Wilson sealed off a 3-0 victory for the Cherries.

Ryan Fraser came up with a 20-yard strike in the tenth minute which got saved by Rico.

Midfielder - Roberto Maximiliano Pereyra (Watford)Provided two assists

Watford FC's Roberto Pereyra
Watford FC's Roberto Pereyra

Argentine footballer Pereyra hogged the limelight after a brilliant individual goal getting past five defenders before slotting the ball past Lossl to put the Hornets 1-0 ahead of Huddersfield in Vicarage Road.

He also managed another strike in the 92nd minute which got saved at the center of the box and turned out to be the provider for Will Hughes attempt at goal.

Pereyra leads the scoring charts for the Hornets with five goals from his nine appearances this season after 19 attempts on the target.

Watford is sitting pretty in the seventh position, and with jaw-dropping performances from Pereyra and Deulofeu, they are surely looking to cement their place at the top half of the league.

Forward - Callum Eddie Graham Wilson (Bournemouth)

Callum Wilson of AFC Bournemouth
Callum Wilson of AFC Bournemouth

Wilson was taken out inside the box by Timothy Fosu-Mensah and Andre Marriner had no hesitation in pointing to the spot. Wilson slotted the ball in to put the Cherries ahead.

An in-form Wilson picked up a through ball from Fraser and hammered it in past a diving a Sergio Rico as he picked up his second goal of the evening.

Wilson had earlier missed two opportunities from Daniel's cross which were headed high over the crossbar. He missed the third header from a cross from Francis and also set up Lerma who squandered his opportunity in the 54th minute.

Wilson is in sensational form having scored in five of his ten appearances this season. He also has 4 assists to his name and leads the attempts on goal with 26 shots on target.

Watford would be looking to continue their merry way as they take on the Magpies in their next fixture.

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