An attention-grabbing return to Premier League motion on Saturday.
I wrote one thing about this yesterday (Saturday) and now that is an up to date model on Sunday, after the conclusion of all Saturday’s fixtures.
I feel truthful to say forward of this weekend, there was a whole lot of the media taking with no consideration wins for the likes of Brighton, Palace, Liverpool and Man Metropolis.
Quite a lot of discuss pre-season and/or early season about Brighton and Crystal Palace as contenders to perhaps break aside what some are calling a ‘huge eight’ now. The standard six with Newcastle United and Villa added on.
West Ham one other to be spoken of on this class as nicely.
While in fact the standard media love-in with Liverpool, supposedly world beaters beneath new boss Slot, despite the fact that they’d had a simple kick off to the season, going through Ipswich, Brentford and Man U.
Fortunately, issues don’t at all times work out because the media predict, or certainly, how they need issues to play out…
Premier League outcomes earlier on Saturday:
Southampton 0 Man U 3
Brighton 0 Ipswich 0
Palace 2 Leicester 2
Fulham 1 West Ham 1
Liverpool 0 Forest 1
Man Metropolis 2 Brentford 1
Brighton couldn’t even rating at dwelling to promoted Ipswich, while Palace fortunate to get even a degree after going 2-0 down to a different promoted aspect. Fascinating to learn that quickly to show 38 in January, Jamie Vardy, ‘sprinted away from Marc Guehi’ to attain the primary purpose. Can have to try that on MOTD tonight.
West Ham struggled to a late level at Fulham with a ninety fifth minute equaliser, while hilariously Liverpool failed to attain at dwelling and misplaced to anticipated to be relegation fighters Forest!
Even Man Metropolis struggled to a 2-1 win over Brentford after having gone behind within the opening minute.
As for Man U at Southampton, the Saints truly the higher workforce however then wasted a penalty after round half an hour, Man U going straight up the opposite finish and Southampton popped like a balloon. I feel Man U are common at greatest and easily up in opposition to sure relegation fodder at this time, who disintegrate when something goes in opposition to them.
The later Saturday matches:
Villa 3 Everton 2
Bournemouth 0 Chelsea 1
Ultimately, these two last outcomes could not look essentially the most constructive, however I feel the performances of each Villa and Chelsea counsel that Newcastle United don’t have anything to terrify them, with regards to competing in the direction of the highest finish of the desk.
Not saying it is going to be simple to complete forward of those two groups, as a substitute, a case of no purpose to suppose Newcastle United can’t, if we play nicely on a constant foundation.
Villa have now wanted supersub Duran to come back on and save them with the profitable purpose, in every of their three wins now. Villa have conceded in all 4 video games, together with two objectives in every of their two dwelling matches, together with yesterday in opposition to a woeful Everton. Dyche’s workforce truly went 2-0 up and it was a Duran lengthy vary marvel purpose that gained it, even then Villa allowed Everton the possibility of a late equaliser however they hit the woodwork.
As for Chelsea, a lot laughable hype about them. Their solely convincing scoreline has been the 6-2 at Wolves and even then Chelsea allowed Wolves to equalise twice and the house aspect had different possibilities, earlier than a collapse within the second half. In any other case, Chelsea shedding at dwelling to Man Metropolis, solely drawing at dwelling to Palace, now completely fluking this win at Bournemouth.
The Cherries had been by far the higher aspect and may have had the sport gained by half-time. The Chelsea keeper having to make seven saves, together with from a primary half penalty, while the Bournemouth keeper solely made two saves, with Chelsea getting a very undeserved smash and seize winner within the 86th minute. Plus, how Chelsea did not have anyone despatched off is a thriller, as they picked up eight yellow playing cards, which then mixed with six yellows for Bournemouth, created a report for a Premier League match.
Anyway, all in all, this leaves the Premier League desk wanting like this on Sunday morning:
If Newcastle United win at Wolves this afternoon, we’d be assured to finish the weekend within the high three on 10 factors.
If that was mixed with Arsenal failing to win away of their derby match tomorrow, Eddie Howe’s aspect could be assured to go second if profitable.
Early days, however ten factors from twelve would see Newcastle United sitting fairly and value remembering final season began off with three factors from a attainable twelve, as just about every thing went in opposition to us.
Additionally price recalling that after Eddie Howe’s aspect discovered their toes (and a few truthful luck!) early final season, after the opening 4 matches, Newcastle then had been unbeaten of their subsequent seven, profitable 5 and drawing two.
Nonetheless to come back within the Premier League this weekend…
Sunday 15 September
Tottenham v Arsenal (2pm)
Wolves v Newcastle (4.30pm)
