The Premier League weekend delivered as at all times, with the highest two marching on within the title race, Manchester Metropolis bouncing again in opposition to Chelsea and Nottingham Forest’s run coming to an finish in unbelievable vogue.
From the motion, our Premier League Participant of the Week is…
Dango Ouattara (Bournemouth)
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For the second week in a row, our POTW honour goes to a Bournemouth star for his or her hat-trick heroics.
Following Justin Kluivert claiming the match ball the earlier week together with his treble in opposition to Newcastle, this time it was the flip of Ouattara within the Cherries’ sensational 5-0 win over third-placed Nottingham Forest.
With accidents to each Evanilson and Enes Ünal, Bournemouth boss Andoni Iraola has turned to Ouattara just lately to fill the void in assault and step up in an unfamiliar function.
What adopted was very a lot a case of Dango unchained.
A powerful leap and header noticed him declare his first of the afternoon to ease any woes about how his facet would possibly cope within the ultimate third earlier than seeing off the attentions of defenders for his second after which making historical past with a reactionary end in hitting his hat-trick.
In doing so, the Burkina Faso ace grew to become the forty seventh totally different nationality to contribute a participant to attain 3 times in a single Premier League recreation.
All that from an xG of simply 1.04 confirmed simply how ruthless the stand-in striker, once more showcasing his utility skills, was in opposition to a defence who have been the second greatest within the division previous to kick-off.
“I feel he has been excellent in the entire video games, the 4 that he has performed for us a quantity 9,” Iraola instructed the BBC afterwards.
“He is taking part in rather well. He is been a risk and he additionally helps us with the link-up play. We will use him in lots of positions and he helped us to get an excellent consequence.”
Whatever the place he’s requested to play, the 22-year-old continues to ship.
He’s undoubtedly one of the vital versatile gamers within the Premier League.
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