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

The Premier League produced the usual thrills and spills over the weekend and it is time to hand out our awards from the action.

Player of the Weekend

When Gareth Southgate named his latest England squad last week, Raheem Sterling’s omission for a fourth successive occasion was no great surprise.

Since moving to Chelsea, the forward has struggled to recapture the levels of form which previously made him an automatic choice for his country.

But Sterling threatened to be again knocking on Southgate’s door by inspiring the Blues to a 4-1 comeback win over Burnley on Saturday.

All four goals from Mauricio Pochettino’s side at Turf Moor were either started or finished off by the 28-year-old in a truly resurgent display.

It also ensured that the Blues finally put together back-to-back Premier League victories for the first time this season.

Team of the Weekend

Goal of the Weekend

Jack Harrison’s start to life at Everton had already been a promising one before making a first start in their eventual 3-0 win over Bournemouth.

The Leeds United loanee doubled the lead for Sean Dyche’s side in the first half after Neto had punched another cross directly to a royal blue shirt.

From 25 yards out, Harrison produced a sublime first-time hit which kissed the underside of the crossbar to add a sheen to the Toffees’ return to winning ways.

Result of the Weekend

The last time Arsenal took a point off Manchester City in the Premier League, in 2017, Arsène Wenger’s lengthy spell in charge was starting to wind down.

You have to go back a little further for the Emirates Stadium’s last victory over the now reigning champions, arriving almost eight years ago in December 2015.

But the Gunners’ hoodoo has finally been laid to rest as they emerged triumphant from Sunday’s game between last season’s top two sides.

Mikel Arteta boxed clever in ensuring his team rode out the City storm before sending on Gabriel Martinelli as an impact substitute to seal the spoils.

It was a statement win for the North Londoners and one that could prove transformative in ensuring they can go one better with this latest title bid.

Surprise of the Weekend

Manchester United putting Brentford to the sword wouldn’t usually be such a headline-grabbing result. But this is already no ordinary season at Old Trafford and it was no ordinary win on Saturday.

Trailing Mathias Jensen’s goal for the best part of an hour, Erik ten Hag was facing a potential nadir in his increasingly faltering tenure with the 20-time English champions.

So he sent on Scott McTominay, goalscorer extraordinaire for Scotland of late, as one last throw of the dice amid an increasingly restless Theatre of Dreams.

The midfielder’s stoppage-time brace completed the Red Devils’ previously unlikely turnaround and staved off crisis for now.

Stats of the Weekend

Darwin Núñez set up Mohamed Salah for Liverpool’s equaliser against Brighton on Sunday and continued a recurring theme.

All five of the Uruguayan’s Premier League assists have been for Salah.

Meanwhile Tottenham’s 20 points from their opening eight top-flight games is their best start to a season since their double-winning campaign of 1960-61.

Quote of the Weekend

“It was very loud, the fans were roaring us on so I couldn’t hear fully [Ten Hag]. He probably said something like: ‘Go on and score,’ which is what I did.”

Scott McTominay taking an educated guess on what his manager’s instructions were before scoring United’s quickfire double.