🏆 PL Awards: Player, Team, Goal and Result of the Weekend | OneFootball

We may have only had five Premier League fixtures this weekend, but that doesn’t mean we aren’t going to hand out some awards.

Here we go.

Player of the Weekend

Champions Manchester City were not at their best in the first half of the season, and the absence of their talisman Kevin De Bruyne due to injury was a big reason why.

On Saturday, De Bruyne came off the bench in the 69th minute with City trailing at Newcastle, and quickly showed exactly what they’d been missing.

It was the Belgian supremo’s inch-perfect, trademark sweep into the bottom corner which drew them level, before he picked Oscar Bobb out with a stoppage-time pass that most players in the Premier League could only dream of to win the game.

Best cameo since Christopher Walken in Pulp Fiction.

Team of the Weekend

Goal of the Weekend

All five goals in Saturday’s thriller at St James’ Park were so good that it was like both teams were having their own Goal of the Month competition.

But Bobb’s late winner wins our award. The pass from De Bruyne was sublime, the first touch was immaculate, and the 20-year-old’s composure to stay on his feet and round the goalkeeper was so impressive.

What a way to score your first Premier League goal.

Result of the Weekend

Manchester City are the winners of this award too.

Having gone in front courtesy of an ingenious Bernardo Silva finish, Pep Guardiola’s side found themselves 2-1 down at half-time thanks to a pair of beautiful strikes from Alexander Isak and Anthony Gordon respectively.

But City showed why they’re champions with a stunning De Bruyne-inspired comeback which leaves them two points behind Liverpool, and reminded everyone that the treble winners haven’t satiated their appetite for silverware just yet.

Match of the Weekend

Sunday’s clash at Old Trafford between Manchester United and Tottenham lived up to its billing with a thoroughly entertaining 2-2 draw.

Rasmus Højlund opened the scoring after just three minutes with a proper striker’s finish into the roof of the net, before Richarlison equalised for Spurs with a proper striker’s header.

United then went back in front, with Marcus Rashford netting his first goal at Old Trafford since May 2023, before Rodrigo Bentancur lashed home to equalise for Spurs again just seconds into the second half.

Ange Postecoglou probably came away the happier of the two managers, but new United investor Sir Jim Ratcliffe will have been impressed by what he saw as well.

Stats of the Weekend

De Bruyne might have taken the headlines this weekend, but it was another monstrous midfield performance from Rodri which helped to sustain his personal unbeaten run.

Sunday’s game at Goodison Park wasn’t bad as 0-0 draws go, and it meant Aston Villa boss Unai Emery has finally experienced his first Premier League goalless draw.

And the controversial nature of Luton Town’s equaliser at Turf Moor on Friday night shouldn’t detract from their impressive fighting spirit.

Quote of the Weekend

It’s safe to say Burnley boss Vincent Kompany was not best pleased with the decision to award Luton that late equaliser against his side.

“First, I expect the referee to see it. It was that obvious,” he said post-match.

“None of the Luton players have celebrated, nobody.

“The first look from the striker, which is normal – and nothing against him because he is doing his job – but the first look of this striker is to [James] Trafford and then to the referee to see if he got away with it.

“Luckily we’ve got VAR, we think ‘okay, that’s going to sort it out’, and then it rolls, it rolls, it rolls, lack of decision and that’s it, Burnley are 1-1.

“Fouls are collisions. What do you think he [Adebayo] is looking at?

“He’s looking at the keeper, takes two steps back to back into him. What is it? I don’t understand.

“I’m absolutely fine if we concede this goal and it’s consistent and this is allowed. If everyone can do it then I’ll tell my strikers to go on and do it, on set-pieces and everything.

“But remember, we’ve just dropped points at Villa after making an unbelievable performance on something that was the softest red card and the softest penalty against us.

“It just keeps happening.”