FULL-TIME West Ham 1-2 Man Utd
Incredible drama late on at London Stadium as David de Gea’s stoppage-time penalty save means Man Utd claim all three points
Incredible drama late on at London Stadium as David de Gea’s stoppage-time penalty save means Man Utd claim all three points
Goals from Neal Maupay and Danny Welbeck were enough for Brighton to hold on after Jamie Vardy’s consolation
David de Gea has saved a Premier League penalty for the first time since October 2014:
He had conceded each of his last 21 faced.
Mark Noble’s game by numbers vs. Man Utd:
1 minute
1 touch
1 shot
1 penalty missed
An iconic touch map.
2016 - Including shoot-outs, David de Gea has saved a penalty for the first time since April 2016 for club and country, conceding 40 consecutive penalties before saving Mark Noble’s in stoppage time today. Timely.
David de Gea saves a penalty for the first time since April 23, 2016 (vs Romelu Lukaku).
That save ends a run of 40 successive penalties faced for club & country without a save (including shootouts).
Here’s the placement of the 40 penalties before today…
Jesse Lingard was devastated when his mistake led to a Young Boys victory midweek.
Today, he overcame adversity to score the winner against his former club.
Elite mentality
35 - Manchester United have recovered 35 points from losing positions in Premier League matches since the start of last season, almost twice as many as any other side. Attitude.
Mark Noble has missed a Premier League penalty for the first time since December 2016.
Looks like he needed a warm up
For the first time since Thomas Tuchel took charge, Chelsea have failed to register a shot on target in the first half of a Premier League game.
46’: N’Golo Kanté comes on
49’: Thiago Silva scores
58’: N’Golo Kanté scores
Thomas Tuchel’s tactical tweak has worked wonders. Chelsea 2-0 Spurs.
Oldest players to score in the Premier League this season:
◉ Thiago Silva vs Spurs (36Y 362D)
◉ Cristiano Ronaldo vs West Ham (36Y 226D)
Two veterans on the scoresheet today.
Marcos Alonso’s last four Premier League games against Spurs:
✘:a_button_blood_type:
And he nearly had another goal.
Mateo Kovačić has now been directly involved in four Premier League goals this season, the joint-most he’s managed in a single campaign:
◉ 3 assists
◎ 1 goal
We’re only five games in.
49 - N’Golo Kanté has scored his first goal in 49 Premier League appearances, last netting against Manchester City in November 2019; three of his last four goals in the competition have come from outside the box.
Thiago Silva
N’Golo Kanté
Antonio Rüdiger
Thomas Tuchel’s side join Liverpool and Man Utd at the top of the table on 13 points.
Chelsea have now kept more clean sheets (15) than they have conceded goals (14) in the Premier League under Thomas Tuchel.
Chelsea have won six consecutive Premier League London derbies away from home for the first time in their history:
W 0-1 vs Fulham
W 0-1 vs Spurs
W 1-4 vs Crystal Palace
W 0-1 vs West Ham
W 0-2 vs Arsenal
W 0-3 vs Spurs
Just the one goal conceded.
Tottenham in August:
Won 1-0
Won 1-0
Won 1-0
Tottenham in September:
Lost 0-3
Lost 0-3
Next up: Arsenal (A)