There have been seven matches to get pleasure from on the primary day of Premier League motion in 2025.
Here is what we manufactured from all of it.
What occurred? 📝
Arsenal dropped extra factors within the race for the title as Brighton fought again to assert a draw on the AMEX Stadium courtesy of a controversial penalty simply earlier than the hour mark.
Newcastle United edged previous Tottenham courtesy of objectives from Alexander Isak and Anthony Gordon within the early kick off.
Then, West Ham had been thrashed 4-1 by a rejuvenated Manchester Metropolis, whereas relegation candidates Southampton fell aside in a 5-0 defeat in opposition to a Bryan Mbeumo impressed Brentford.
A late objective from Leon Bailey ensured three factors for Aston Villa in opposition to Leicester Metropolis, whereas a fair later effort helped Bournemouth edge previous Everton 1-0.
Chelsea’s winless run continued as they had been held to a 1-1 draw by Crystal Palace.
Participant of the day 🔥
Welcome to the Premier League Savinho.
After scoring his first objective for Manchester Metropolis in opposition to Leicester Metropolis, the Brazilian was a key determine as Guardiola’s aspect thrashed West Ham, grabbing two assists for Erling Haaland and seeing his cross deflected previous Areola by Vladamir Coufal.
Savinho’s sport by numbers vs. West Ham:
7 touches in opp. field 5 crosses 3 probabilities created 3 duels gained 3x possession gained 2 profitable take-ons 2 pictures 2 assists
And he compelled the personal objective. 💪
May his type assist maintain Man Metropolis’s revival?
Stat of the day 📊
Guardiola’s golden contact returned simply in time to face his favorite opponent…
Pep Guardiola is now unbeaten in all 18 of his Premier League video games in opposition to West Ham.
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It’s essentially the most a supervisor has confronted a selected opponent with out ever dropping within the competitors’s historical past. 👏
What this implies 🤔
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As talked about, Arsenal’s dropped factors put the ball firmly in Liverpool’s court docket, who can go eight factors clear on the prime of the desk with a sport in hand ought to they beat Manchester United on Sunday.
Tottenham’s defeat didn’t truly see them drop any positions within the Premier League, as West Ham missed the chance to leapfrog them, although Crystal Palace at the moment are simply three factors behind the Lilywhites in fifteenth.
Extra dropped factors for Chelsea implies that all of Newcastle United, Manchester Metropolis and Bournemouth shut the hole on Enzo Maresca’s aspect, with all 4 sides separated by simply three factors, whereas Aston Villa sit only a level additional again in eighth place.
What they stated 🗣
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Ange Postecoglou was left fuming by the handball within the construct as much as Newcastle’s equaliser, and made his emotions very clear after the sport.
“I do know what everybody desires me to say, however all I am going to say is that on some other day, on a good and even enjoying floor, we’d have gained that sport. Easy as that.”
Jadon Sancho revealed Maresca’s fury at two extra dropped factors for Chelsea. : “Because the supervisor simply stated within the dressing room we simply need to kill off the sport within the second half.”
Ross Barkley urged his Aston Villa aspect to be extra medical too, saying: “We created some nice probabilities on the finish. The objectives will come for Ollie Watkins. We’ll at all times create probabilities simply on this second half of the season we must be extra ruthless in entrance of objective.”
Although Manchester Metropolis got here away with three factors, Pep Guardiola was left sad with the efficiency. “You choose outcomes. We didn’t play good”, he defined.
And Oliver Glasner went to nice lengths to emphasize why Crystal Palace focused Chelsea’s left hand aspect, or did not…
“We knew Sancho and Madueke need to observe them to create a again 5 and they’re attacking gamers. We knew it was a matter of time earlier than they misplaced the ball – Sancho misplaced the ball, and the winger loses his gamers. They’re simply not used to defending that a lot. It is a sample of our play. It had nothing to do with Cucurella, it’s simply how we play with our gamers.”
What’s subsequent? 👀
Fulham host Ipswich on Sunday earlier than a seismic conflict sees Manchester United journey to Premier League leaders Liverpool.
On Monday, Wolves and Nottingham Forest lock horns in a midlands derby, with the 2 sides at reverse ends of the desk.
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