
Premier League Winners and Losers: Matchday Eight
It was another weekend full of incidents and drama in the Premier League.
It was another weekend full of incidents and drama in the Premier League.
Edouard Mendy produced a Man of the Match performance and came to Chelsea’s rescue on several occasions as the Blues beat West London rivals Brentford 1-0 at the Brentford Community Stadium.
League leaders Chelsea will aim to solidify their position at the top of the table as the Blues make the short trip across West London to face the high-flying Bees at the Brentford Community Stadium.
Another weekend has come and gone with Chelsea reclaiming the top spot as Liverpool and Manchester City played out an entertaining 2-2 draw.
With just one of the top five winning and a North London derby that saw Tottenham sink to further depths, this was another exciting weekend of top-flight football that delivered no shortage of talking points.
There’s still no separating the top three as Chelsea, Liverpool and Manchester United all kept pace with one another as Manchester City stuttered. Goals were aplenty in another entertaining weekend of top-flight action.
A strong weekend for defences didn’t lead to a lack of excitement as the Premier League resumed at the weekend following the international break. The goals didn’t flow but there was plenty of incident and with a returning icon and a storming debut, it’s led to numerous talking points.
Timo Werner scored three goals in as many games during the September international break which helped Germany to three crucial victories in the World Cup Qualifiers.
As the first international break of the season looms large, Tottenham are now the only side the Premier League that can boast a 100% record after three games. That fact, coupled with bitter rivals Arsenal sitting at the foot of the table leaves Spurs fans with the bragging rights for the next two weeks.
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Arsenal could be without attacking duo Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang and Alexandre Lacazette when Chelsea visit the Emirates in a huge London derby on Sunday.
After their Champions League success in May, it comes as no surprise that Chelsea are one of the favourites to win this season’s Premier League title.
Olivier Giroud has announced that he will be leaving Chelsea for AC Milan marking an end to his nine-year stay in England.
Billy Gilmour has joined Norwich City on a season-long loan from Chelsea looking to further solidify his position as the Blues’ brightest young prospect.
News broke earlier this week through Fabrizio Romano surrounding Levi Colwill’s future at Chelsea with a new four-year contract being offered to the defender and with a loan spell to a championship club also on the horizon.
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