Sports - Football - Premier League - Week 4
The fourth week of the 2019-2020 Premier League season saw.
31 goals - most by Man City = 4
264 shots - most by Arsenal = 26
96 on target - most by Tottenham = 9
107 corners - most by Crystal Palace = 13
232 fouls - most by Tottenham = 19
37 bookings - most by Tottenham = 5
3 red cards - Danso for Southampton, Trézéguet for Aston Villa, Boly for Wolves
1 penalty - 1 scored (Kane for Tottenham)
#SOUMUN
Again: Man Who?! New boy Daniel James gave the visitors the lead within ten minutes at Southampton with a banger. David De Gea made a fine save off a corner, however, eventually Jannik Vestergaard headed in the equaliser, Red Devils’ defence unable to cope and clear the ball. The red card was fully deserved, it was a stupid tackle by Saints centre-back Kevin Danso, second yellow, scissor-type, clumsy! Second-choice keeper Angus Gunn made some superb late saves to make sure the match ended one goal and one point each. Ole’s at the wheel... Although, however and whoever's at the wheel, in the past three Premier League meetings between the two sides, the team scoring first has failed to win each time (D2 L1).
#CHESHU
A howler by keeper Dean Henderson gave away Chelsea’s opener (19’), Tammy Abraham pounced and capitalised on the rebound before banging in his brace to make it 2-0 a couple of minutes before the break at Stamford Bridge. Instant response by Sheffield United after the interval came with a sweet right-footed finish by Callum Robinson. A super save by the stopper made up for the howler. The late leveller was scored seconds/minutes after substitute Lys Mousset came on, the Blues leaving too much space, playing too comfy? Kurt Zouma ended up heading Robinson’s cross towards the sub into the back of his own net to make it 2-2 in the final minute of normal time, undoing all the Blues’ good and hard work. Chris Wilder’s side have won five points from their four Premier League games this season - only in 1993-94 (6) have they had a better start in the competition.
#CRYAVL
Trézéguet was sent off, second yellow for a late challenge on Wilfried Zaha, crucial at 0-0, not helping Aston Villa after the restart (54'). It was a lovely creation and finish by Jordan Ayew, the Ghana international could have gone down, but made and scored the chance instead, getting Crystal Palace the win and three points. Roy Hodgson's thanks can go to the VAR as well, disallowing Henri Lansbury’s injury-time equaliser, deeming Jack Grealish was diving in the buildup. Harsh.
#LEIBOU
It was good old Leicester at their best, feisty start, 12 minutes gone, WHAT A GOAL! Cross, one touch, two touches, Jamie Vardy, BOOM! 1-0! But Bournemouth got back in it a couple of minutes later, Kasper Schmeichel beaten from the tightest of tight angles by Callum Wilson, 1-1. But that wasn't it. 2-1 tight again, reflex goal by Youri Tielemans (41’). And when Wilson went down, OUCH! It looked like a career-ending challenge by Tielemans! Ankle gone! How was that not red?! WTF?! VAR?! Vardy made it 3-1 from inside the box (73'), natural, glorious for the Foxes, battering the poor Cherries.
#MCIBRI
The champions were ahead just after 68 seconds, Kevin De Bruyne with the quickest goal so far this season. Sergio Agüero doubled the lead before the break. Too easy. Acceleration. Top quality finish. Again and again = 3-0 after 55 minutes. The great Argentine is leading the Premier League top scorers list with six already after just four games, 29 in the last 23 appearances! From scorer to provider = Bernardo Silva making it 4-0 in the 79th minute. Ruthless Citizens. Only downer for Pep Guardiola and co: Aymeric Laporte was taken off on the carrier, injured, didn’t look good.
#NEWWAT
Will Hughes slotted the opener in from distance for the visitors after not even two minutes at St James’ Park, Watford's second quickest goal in the Premier League. Fabian Schär banged in the equaliser just before the break (41'), under Ben Foster from inside the box, his first of the season. The Hornets remain bottom despite gaining their first point of the season. *Breaking news Saturday evening end of the first half of the England Euro qualifier against Bulgaria, Javi Gracia was sacked by the bottom club. Surprised?! Na. Sad but true. Half an hour later, the new boss Quique Sánchez Flores was announced. Not new really, the Spaniard has been here before, in 2015-16. That was a surprise. How long will he be given, this month? Will he make Christmas?
#WHUNOR
First home goal for striker Sébastien Haller, the record signing got off the mark at home halfway through the first half against Norwich (24'). Andriy Yarmolenko made it two after the break, doubling the hosts’ lead with a beautiful goal (56')! Happy Hammers move up to fifth. Daniel Farke was not happy with a couple of things VAR missed. Same old problem, with or without new technology, the officials are just not up to scratch.
#BURLIV
Only Agüero (18) has more Premier League goals in 2019 than Sadio Mané (16), who has scored four in his last three league games against Burnley, making it 0-2 (37’) after Chris Wood opened the scoring with an own goal off Trent Alexander-Arnold’s cross (33’). Roberto Firmino became the first Brazilian to score 50 Premier League goals, making it 0-3 ten minutes from time. However, not everything's fine and dandy with the Reds, as Mané was pissed off with Mohamed Salah as the prior was subbed off at the end of the match, after twice the Egyptian wasted chances rather than passing and providing for the Senegalese. Nobody’s perfect. In the last two weeks Jürgen Klopp has set two new club records. One set by Sir Kenny Dalglish by reaching 300 points in the least amount of games (146) as Liverpool manager, and the smiley German has guided the Reds to 13 consecutive league victories for the first time ever. Close enough to perfect.
#EVEWOL
This is the first time there have been three goals inside the first 12 minutes of a Premier League game since Leicester were thrashed 4-2 by Everton in April 2017. This clash against Wolves ended 3-2 to the Toffees, Richarlison’s brace (5’, 80’) starting and deciding the encounter at Goodison Park. Since the start of last season, no side has gained more points from losing positions in the Premier League than Wolves, but it was just not to be this time. Nuno Espírito Santo’s winless men remain 17th, having gone on to be relegated the last four times they have failed to win any of their four opening top-flight games (1964-65, 1975-76, 1984-85 and 2003-04).
#ARSTOT
Arsenal have recorded 13 errors leading to goals in the Premier League since the start of last season, the most of any club in the competition. In fact, Bernd Leno has made the most of any player in this period (6). Christian Eriksen reached his Premier League half century (10’), most by any Danish player. Harry Kane's penalty (40’) was the 19th scored in games between the two bitter rivals in the Premier League, the most in a single fixture actually. Spurs were in total control. The second half changed that. Gunner Alexandre Lacazette pulled one back just before the break (45’+1’). Hugo Lloris made some fine saves after the restart, the home side laying into the visitors, total onslaught, no remorse or rest for the wicked. Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang’s equaliser in the 70th minute takes his scoring run to seven successive Premier League starts at the Emirates. Only Thierry Henry in October 2000 went on a longer run at home for the Gunners in the competition (nine at Highbury). The fiery derby ended 2-2 btw. Spurs are winless in eight consecutive Premier League away matches for the first time since December 2011 to April 2012 under Harry Redknapp, gaining just two points from those eight games.
My Predictions - Actual Results
Southampton 1:2 Man United - 1:1
Chelsea 2:1 Sheff United - 2:2
Crystal Palace 1:0 Aston Villa - 1:0
Leicester 1:1 Bournemouth - 3:1
Man City 3:1 Brighton - 4:0
Newcastle 2:1 Watford - 1:1
West Ham 2:2 Norwich - 2:0
Burnley 1:3 Liverpool - 0:3
Arsenal 1:1 Tottenham - 2:2
All pictures, facts and stats were taken from the BBC match reports, Twitter, Sky Sports and RMC Sport coverage.
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