Premier League Awards: Metropolis comeback, Sensible Barnes
Our Premier League Awards honour the perfect – and worst – of the weekend’s motion, that includes Kevin De Bruyne, Harvey Barnes and Marco Asensio.
Second of the Week
There’s little room for error within the race for Champions League soccer, maybe the season’s one remaining space of jeopardy. Manchester Metropolis regarded set to slide on a banana pores and skin this weekend, because the champions trailed 2-0 at residence to Crystal Palace. Acquainted flaws had been uncovered on the Etihad, with the Eagles having a 3rd disallowed for a marginal offside.
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Thankfully, Kevin De Bruyne kickstarted his farewell tour with a throwback efficiency. The midfielder fired residence a free-kick to halve the deficit, earlier than aiding Omar Marmoush’s equaliser earlier than half-time.
With the wind of their sails, Metropolis took management after the break to expire 5-2 winners. With each level essential, this was a significant win. For a membership with their latest success, a season exterior the Champions League is unthinkable.
Participant of the Week
Newcastle made gentle work of Manchester United at St James’ Park because the Magpies delivered for the absent Eddie Howe. The house aspect ran out 4-1 winners with a ruthless second-half exhibiting from Harvey Barnes key.
Barnes has did not nail down a daily function at Newcastle since his arrival from Leicester however has confirmed his class in the course of the latest absence of Anthony Gordon.
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The 27-year-old burst into the field to show in Jacob Murphy’s cut-back for the second objective, earlier than charging by way of the Manchester United backline to attain a second. Barnes has now scored eight targets and offered three assists within the Premier League this season, regardless of beginning simply 10 video games. It’s a mean of a objective contribution each 106 minutes.
Aim of the Week
An excellent move and even higher end.
Ollie Watkins got here off the bench to interrupt Southampton’s resistance at St Mary’s, with the ahead changing Youri Tielemans’ lengthy move on the stretch. It was an enormous second for Villa, who stored alive their Champions League push with three targets inside the ultimate 17 minutes.
An honourable point out for this Jadon Sancho strike. Chelsea wanted a hero after trailing 2-0 to Ipswich and this equaliser was proper out of the top-drawer.
Stat of the Week
One other week, one other report for Mohamed Salah.
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No participant, ever, has produced extra targets and assists in a 38-game Premier League season than Salah in 2024/25.
Tweet of the Week
Dan Burn, man of the individuals.
Every week to overlook for…
Marco Asensio has been an enormous hit since arriving at Aston Villa – however this weekend was one to overlook for the on-loan Paris Saint-Germain winger.
Asensio made undesirable historical past after lacking two penalties in the identical recreation at Southampton, turning into simply the fourth Premier League participant to attain that undesirable feat.
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