Our weekly Premier League awards honour the perfect – and worst – of the soccer motion from the weekend.
Second of the Week
We often like to avoid wasting our Second of the Week for an incredible purpose, a superb recreation, or a feel-good story. However it’s exhausting to flee the controversy surrounding Manchester United’s late defeat at West Ham.
Julen Lopetegui should have been thanking his fortunate stars after the Hammers have been handed the present of a stoppage-time spot-kick. Referee David Coote was referred to as to the pitchside monitor by VAR, who advisable a penalty was awarded for a coming collectively between Matthijs de Ligt and Danny Ings. It was an innocuous incident, with a half-hearted enchantment from Jarrod Bowen the one name for a penalty regardless of a wealth of claret shirts across the field.
The ball appeared to hit Danny Ings’ arm previous to the foul being dedicated by Matthijs de Ligt, however no handball was referred to as on the play.
West Ham went on to take the lead from the penalty spot and win the sport. pic.twitter.com/YH3bZNJXwn
— ESPN FC (@ESPNFC) October 27, 2024
We’ve watched this again and again and have struggled to make sense of it. An actual dangerous one for VAR and Ten Hag, at a time when the Manchester United supervisor wants issues to go his means.
On a extra optimistic notice, Beto’s last-gasp heroics have been a extra heartwarming story from the weekend’s motion. The ahead has performed simply 52 minutes of Premier League soccer this season however got here off the bench to rescue Everton some extent in opposition to Fulham.
The outpouring of emotion confirmed simply what it meant.
“Netted by Beto! The substitute delivers!” pic.twitter.com/B7o8fIZdAD
— Everton (@Everton) October 26, 2024
Participant of the Week
We’re operating out of superlatives for Cole Palmer.
We simply love watching Palmer play and the Chelsea midfielder was at his greatest as soon as once more within the membership’s 2-1 win over Newcastle. Palmer scored the winner at Stamford Bridge however it was his position within the opener that might be remembered, executing one of many passes of the season to date to separate open the Newcastle defence.
His elevation from making simply three league begins at Manchester Metropolis, to virtually immediately turning into one among Europe’s most fun skills, has been really astonishing.
“I really like watching this child.”
Roy Keane takes a better take a look at that Cole Palmer go pic.twitter.com/3RKgOkRvFh
— Sky Sports activities Premier League (@SkySportsPL) October 27, 2024
And to suppose folks thought Chelsea had vastly overpaid…
Objective of the Week
Among the finest issues about Bukayo Saka is that you just all the time suppose one thing goes to occur each time he picks up possession.
Saka slammed house the opener in opposition to Liverpool this weekend to achieve 50 objectives within the Premier League, embarrassing Andy Robertson with a cheeky nutmeg earlier than blasting a end past Caoimhin Kelleher.
STOP THAT, Bukayo Saka. pic.twitter.com/OhH1AZnpFO
— Sky Sports activities Premier League (@SkySportsPL) October 27, 2024
Miss of the Week
Diogo Dalot, that is an all-timer.
Do they nonetheless do Christmas DVDs for personal objectives and gaffes? The Manchester United right-back will hope not.
Diogo Dalot received’t wish to see this one once more
It’s nonetheless goalless on the London Stadium, regardless of Man Utd having this nice alternative to go forward#WHUMUN pic.twitter.com/PwIg3xRPpV
— Premier League (@premierleague) October 27, 2024
Save of the Week
Mark Travers earned a uncommon probability this weekend because of Kepa Arrizabalaga’s unavailability and did his utmost to provide Andoni Iraoloa a range headache.
The Irishman made seven saves as Bournemouth battled to a degree at Aston Villa, with arguably the perfect of the lot this cease from Amadou Onana. Simply take a look at Onana’s disbelief.
Mark. Travers. pic.twitter.com/1kKSc2r3wt
— AFC Bournemouth (@afcbournemouth) October 27, 2024
Stat of the Week
Simply what has Nuno Espirito Santo completed to Chris Wooden?
16 – Since Nuno Espírito Santo’s first recreation in command of Nottingham Forest (twenty third December, 2023), solely Erling Haaland (18) has scored extra non-penalty objectives within the Premier League than Chris Wooden (16). Exceptional. pic.twitter.com/6joJuE2Jvf
— OptaJoe (@OptaJoe) October 25, 2024
Tweet of the Week
Wooden has been one of many success tales of Nottingham Forest’s erm, scattergun, recruitment drive.
In case you throw sufficient mud on the wall and all that…
That is bonkers #nffc pic.twitter.com/izCkPFyuYI
— Rhys (@RhysWilliams79) October 24, 2024
Donkey of the Week
Spare a thought for poor Harry Clarke.
The Ipswich City defender made his full Premier League debut on the weekend, however endured a nightmare afternoon at Brentford. The torrid trifecta of scoring an personal purpose, conceding a penalty, and getting despatched off in a recreation had solely been accomplished as soon as earlier than.
Historical past made.
2 – Harry Clarke is simply the second participant in Premier League historical past to attain an personal purpose, concede a penalty and be despatched off in the identical Premier League match after Jan Bednarek with Southampton in opposition to Manchester United in February 2021. Trinity. #BREIPS pic.twitter.com/1DM8OrCp7H
— OptaJoe (@OptaJoe) October 26, 2024
Learn – Premier League Staff of the Week – Palmer, Cunha, Wooden
See extra – 5 of the worst debuts in Premier League historical past
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