It was another action packed weekend in the premier league,
with important games at the top and bottom of the table. Chelsea consolidated
their lead at the top and there were contrasting results for two new managers
with teams at the wrong end of the table. Sunday was billed as Merseyside versus
Manchester and both games certainly lived up to the hype with controversy and
incident aplenty.
It seemed to be a case of the changing of the guard as
Chelsea gained a comfortable 3-0 victory over defending champions Leicester City.
Claudio Ranieri’s side were no match for the league leaders and were never
really in the game. With Diego Costa missing from the side and seemingly unsettled, following a
reported approach from a Chinese super league side, it was an unlikely double
from Marcos Alonso which put the blues on the way to a victory and a seven point lead at the
top of the table.
Tottenham climbed to second with an impressive 4-0 victory
over an overwhelmed West Brom side. Spurs’ were outstanding throughout and were
simply too strong for a West Brom side that had ‘keeper Ben foster to thank for
keeping the score in single figures. Harry kane claimed a clinical hat-trick
and on this form Spurs will still believe they can catch Chelsea and claim a
maiden Premier League title.
Paul Clement had a nightmare start to his managerial career
at Swansea as his side were dismantled 4-0 at home by Arsenal, a game that
included two own-goals, and looked shambolic at the back on a number of occasions.
Swansea could have had a penalty when Ki Sung-Yeung felt he was felled by
Laurent Koscielny in the area but received a booking for diving, after that it
was all Arsenal and Clement will have huge concerns about his side’s defending
and where their goals will come from following rumours that both Gylfi Sigurdsson
and Fernando Llorente could be leaving in the January transfer window. If they
do leave it’s hard to see how Swansea can survive without two of their most influential
attacking players.
It was a different story for Hull City and their new manger
Marco Silva as they gained a vital three points with a 3-1 win over
Bournemouth. Hull fans must have feared the worse when Junior stanislas
converted a spot-kick after only three minutes but Silva will be hugely
encouraged by his side’s fightback which included a well-taken brace by
Abel Hernandez on his return from injury. With Crystal place and Sunderland
both losing it means that just a point separates the bottom four and it’s
looking increasingly likely that it will be three of those four sides who will
go down.
Sunday’s games pitted the Merseyside clubs against their
Manchester counterparts as Everton faced Manchester city and old rivals
Manchester United and Liverpool locked horns. Pep Guardiola conceded that the
title was now out of reach as his side were hammered 4-0 by Everton at Goodison
Park. City had the majority of possession but failed to convert this in to
solid chances and were eventually punished as Everton scored four times from
just six attempts on goal. Teenagers Tom Davies and debutant Ademola Lookman
both scored, meaning that Everton have now joined Arsenal as the teams with the
most Premier League goals scored by teenagers with 17.
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