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Dan Burke·6 November 2023
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Dan Burke·6 November 2023
Another Premier League weekend is in the can, and weâve still got Tottenham v Chelsea coming our way on Monday night too. Arenât we lucky?
Before then, itâs time to hand out our awards.
Four assists JĂ©rĂ©my Doku? FOUR? Thatâs insane.
It was that kind of afternoon for Manchester Cityâs Belgian wing wizard in their 6-1 rout of Bournemouth on Saturday.
Doku opened the scoring with his third goal for the club since joining from Rennes in the summer, before assisting four others over the course of the afternoon, with his sublime pass to play in Bernardo Silva being the pick of the bunch.
The 21-year-oldâs quick, tricky feet have added another lethal weapon to the championsâ arsenal, and weâll no doubt be seeing plenty more of that Griddy celebration in the coming weeks and months.
West Ham ultimately came away from their five-goal thriller at Brentford with nothing to show for their efforts, but at least the goal of the weekend was scored by Mohammed Kudus.
Kudos to him for the excellent technique on that scissor kick.
Boy, did Sheffield United need that win over Wolves.
The Blades had lost nine of their first 10 matches of the season and things were looking bleak at Bramall Lane, especially when Jean Ricner-Bellegardeâs 89th-minute equaliser for Wolves looked set to deny Paul Heckingbottomâs side their first win in frustrating fashion.
But there was to be another twist, with FĂĄbio Silva conceding a late penalty, which Oliver Norwood coolly dispatched in the 10th minute of stoppage time.
United remain bottom of the table, but they will be hoping this result kickstarts their season now.
Another team in relegation danger were denied a famous victory by a late goal, but didnât they do well?
Few would have expected Luton Town to get any kind of result at all against Liverpool before kick-off, but the Hatters played as if they had nothing to lose on Sunday, with the likes of Issa Kabore, Ross Barkley and Chiedozie Ogbene all starring, and Tahith Chong netting what appeared to be the winning goal.
However Luis DĂaz â coming off the bench for the first time since his parents were kidnapped in Colombia â had other ideas, with a late equaliser to earn Liverpool a point.
Still, if Rob Edwardsâs side keep playing like that, they could give every team in the league something to worry about this season.
There was a time in the Sean Dyche days when Turf Moor was considered a tough place to go, but Burnleyâs 2-0 defeat at home to Crystal Palace on Saturday was their sixth home defeat of the season.
Per Opta, the Clarets are the first side in English top-flight history to lose all six of their first home games of a season.
Manager Vincent Kompany has got to find a solution to his sideâs woes, and quickly.
Itâs fair to say Arsenal boss Mikel Arteta was not happy with the decision to allow Anthony Gordonâs winning goal for Newcastle when the two sides met at St Jamesâ Park on Saturday.
âHow the hell did this goal stand up? Itâs incredible,â said Arteta post-match.
âI feel embarrassed. Itâs an absolute disgrace that this was allowed. For many reasons itâs not a goal.
âItâs so difficult to compete at this level. This is nowhere near the [refereeing] level to describe this as the best league in the world. I feel sick to be part of this.â
Arsenal then also released an official club statement backing up their managerâs comments on Sunday, but the Spaniard can no doubt expect to hear from the FA and will likely receive a punishment for his trouble.
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