Seven substitutes have scored a Premier League hat-trick:
◎ Ole Gunnar Solskjær (1999)
◎ Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink (2004)
◎ Robert Earnshaw (2005)
◎ Emmanuel Adebayor (2008)
◎ Romelu Lukaku (2013)
◎ Steven Naismith (2015)
◉ Son Heung-min (2022)
17 - Tottenham’s 17 points from their seven Premier League games this season is their joint-best record at this stage of a campaign, level with 2016-17 when they finished as runners-up to Antonio Conte’s Chelsea. Pushing.
Brendan Rodgers’s job is on the line with a fortnight ahead at Leicester during international break
Brendan Rodgers goes into the international break with his job on the line after his Leicester team capitulated to concede six at Tottenham, crashing to a sixth straight defeat that leaves them rock bottom with one point.
Pressure is mounting on Rodgers with clear signs of dissent from some fans in the away end at the final whistle two weeks after his team leaked five in a defeat at Brighton.
Martin Odegaard misses Arsenal’s trip to Brentford through an injury that he picked up last week
Arsenal captain Martin Odegaard misses the trip to Brentford through an injury he picked up last week.
The 23-year-old midfielder suffered a knock in training last weekend and was not able to work as would have been liked ahead of the trip across London.
Wolves’ Collins waited 25 min after final whistle to apologise to Grealish
Nathan Collins waited 25 minutes after the final whistle to apologise face to face to Manchester City star Jack Grealish for his X-rated challenge following Wolves 3-0 defeat.