Premier League Picks Of The Week 5

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The fifth week of the Premier League action saw:

266 shots - most by Tottenham = 31

36 goals - most by Palace, Arsenal, Man City and West Brom = 4 each

222 fouls - most by Man United = 19

43 bookings - most by Sunderland = 6

3 red cards - Januzaj (SAFC), Nolito (MCFC) and Livermore (HCFC)

4 penalties - 3 scored

THAT Henderson goal - English commentary, much criticised

THAT Henderson goal - Spanish commentary, went viral

Guardiola's pick, harsh or cheep dig or just the truth?

What a game! Man Who? Mourinwho? Sorry for the cheep dig, but after their third defeat on the trot in the same week, the form has not followed the big words, build-up and hype around the Special One taking over at Old Trafford from under-fire LVG. It's Jose's worst start/run since he was at Porto in 2002. No discrediting Watford. The Hornets had a great game, with plenty of chances to make the scoreline much worse for the Red Devils who looked all over the place who looked all over the place. The home side were on fire, United in bits, Walter Mazzari can and must be a very happy man looking at the last couple of weeks, great games with plenty of goals and maximum points, what more can you ask for.

What a team! Man City remain the untouchables, the only side left in the Premier League with a 100% record having won 5 out of 5. And they cruised past Bournemouth, sweeping them away 4-0. The only catch for them was to see Nolito sent off needlessly. It looks like nothing can stop them st the moment, Pep Guardiola more than proving last week that he's more than up for the challenge.

What a man! Gareth Barry impressed on his landmark 600th top-flight appearance for Everton, but my vote of the week goes to MOTM Nacer Chadli and his double for West Brom, easing the pressure on manager Tony Pulis after dismantling West Ham 4-2. Hammer boss Slaven Bilic will be wondering what has hit the Hammers so low, down to 18th after their fourth defeat.

What a goal! Jordan Henderson's smacker of a goal that doubled Liverpool's lead at Stamford Bridge before the break didn't just gob-smack me, it punched the living daylights out of Chelsea. Diego Costa did pull one back in the second half, but the Blues never looked all too threatening, suffering their first defeat under Antonio Conte. Red boss Jürgen Klopp could not have been more delighted - even though the crazy German did keep his glasses on this time...

What the hell?! That's what David Moyes must be thinking. His side kept solid against Tottenham and looked like they could get something out of the match, but they broke eventually. It was not a convincing win for Spurs, hence the more frustrating for the Black Cats.
And what was Alexis Sanchez thinking?! Taking and missing a penalty instead of regular taker Santi Cazorla - even his boss Arsène Wenger didn't have a clue why or how that came around?!

My predictions - Actual results
Chelsea 0:1 Liverpool - 1:2 - click here for my match report
Hull City 2:2 Arsenal - 1:4
Leicester 1:1 Burnley - 3:0
Man City 3:2 Bournemouth - 4:0
West Brom 0:0 West Ham - 4:2
Everton 1:1 Middlesbrough - 3:1
Watford 3:3 Man United - 3:1
Crystal Palace 1:1 Stoke City - 4:1
Southampton 1:1 Swansea - 1:0
Tottenham 4:1 Sunderland - 1:0

Click here for last week's Premier League Picks

Pictures taken from the BBC match reports  and Twitter