🏆 PL Awards: Fraudiola, handball farce and a Barclays welcome | OneFootball

Caught your breath yet? Another quite incredible weekend of Premier League football has come to an end that packed more in 10 games than most seasons.

It’s time to hand out our weekend awards.

The Why Don’t You Stick To Football Award

Tory-baiter, MP-basher, Premier League goalscorer – Marcus Rashford is the hero we need in 2020.

The Manchester United forward was given pelters on social media earlier this week as he once again bravely put his head above the parapet and called out child hunger and lack of food provisions for under-privileged children in the UK.

‘Why don’t you stick to football?’ was the tedious reply from anonymous eggs on Twitter.

Well get you a man who can do both.

The It’s A Game Of Inches Award

And they hit the bar after that tweet, too.

Brighton were brilliant against Manchester United but couldn’t turn their possession and chances into goals.

In most part, that was down to the width of the posts at the Amex, with the Seagulls hitting the woodwork on FIVE occasions across the 90 minutes.

The It’s About Time Award

Dominic Calvert-Lewin continued his astonishing start to the season with yet another goal for Everton on Saturday.

DCL poked home from close range to give Carlo Ancelotti’s side an early lead at Crystal Palace and showed yet again just how much he’s improved since the Italian arrived at the club.

Surely an England call-up won’t be too far away?

The It’s Ruining The Game Award

Make no bones about it – the new handball law is ruining the game.

There were two ludicrous decisions this weekend that left their respective managers raging.

A close range header from Lucas Digne hit Joel Ward’s arm, who could do nothing but watch in horror as he gave away a spot kick.

And then exactly the same thing happened at Spurs when Andy Carroll planted a header on Eric Dier’s shoulder, only for the referee to point to the spot.

Ridicuolus.

The Welcome To The Barclays Award

Thiago Silva – Captain. Leader. Liability.

The Brazil international made his debut for Chelsea on Saturday – as captain! – and was immediately at fault for one of West Brom’s goals.

Welcome to The Barclays.

The It’s Never Boring At Chelsea Award

We’ll just leave that there.

The Not Good Enough For The Championship Award

It was widely assumed that Leeds if Leeds were to struggle this season it would be because of a lack of class up front.

Patrick Bamford was average at best in the Championship, so how then, would he fare amongst the big boys?

Very well, it turns out.

The Second Season Syndrome Award

Sheffield United were one of the stories of the season last time around, finishing in ninth place and earning Chris Wilder and Manager of the Year nomination.

But Second Season Syndrome is a cliché for a reason and the Blades have started this latest campaign like a drain.

A defeat to Leeds on Sunday was their third straight, with a host of missed chances costing them dearly.

And a closer look at their upcoming fixtures does not make good reading.

The You’re Not Gareth Bale Award

If Gareth Bale’s signing from Real Madrid last week spelled bad news for one player, it was Lucas Moura.

The Brazilian forward is clearly the odd one out with the introduction of the Welshman, but staked his claim to a starting place against Newcastle on Sunday when he poked in from the far post to give Spurs an early lead.

Cue the director of Sky’s TV coverage panning immediately to Bale in the stands.

Sometimes you just can’t win.

The Fraudiola Award

It was the first time a Pep Guardiola side had conceded five in a game, ever.

So you can guess what was trending on Twitter come full-time on Sunday.

Oh dear.