𝗙𝗨𝗟𝗟 𝗧𝗜𝗠𝗘:
Aston Villa 3-2 Everton
For the first time in 65 years and for the first time ever in the Premier League, Everton have lost their opening four league games of a single season.
And to make things worse, they’ve thrown away a 2-0 lead in back-to-back PL games.
◎ 57’ Everton 2-0 Bournemouth
◉ FT: Everton 2-3 Bournemouth
◎ 27’ Aston Villa 0-2 Everton
◉ FT: Aston Villa 3-2 Everton
If they don’t sort things out soon, their first season in their new stadium will be in the Championship.
2 - Everton have become just the second side in Premier League history to lose back-to-back games having led by 2+ goals in both after Bournemouth in October/November 2022. Gloom.
3 - Seven of Jhon Durán’s eight Premier League goals have come as a substitute, with all three of his goals in the competition this season being winning goals from the bench. Indeed, no player has scored more winners as a substitute in a single Premier League campaign. DuranDuran
FT: Bournemouth 0-1 Chelsea
The 14 yellow cards dished out by Anthony Taylor is the most in a Premier League game in the competition’s history.
Chelsea have won a Premier League away game without conceding for the first time in 2024, ending a run of 17 games on the road without a clean sheet.
Nkunku comes off the bench to secure all three points.
Jadon Sancho’s game by numbers vs. Bournemouth:
45 minutes played
17 passes in final third
4x possession won
3 touches in opp. box
2 successful take-ons
2 duels won
2 chances created
1 assist
An assist on his Chelsea debut.
A spark off the bench, game-winning assist and Chelsea fans already singing his name.
What a debut for Jadon Sancho
-Last PL match: Blew a 2-0 lead in the 87th minute to Bournemouth
-Today: Blew another 2-0 lead to Aston Villa
Two painful losses in a row for Everton
All three of Jhon Duran’s substitute goals this season have won the match for Aston Villa
No player has scored more match-winning goals as a substitiute in an ENTIRE Premier League season… and we’re only four games in!
Three of Marcus Rashford’s last four Premier League goals have come from outside of the penalty area
The Manchester United forward’s strike from the edge of the box v Southampton helped his side to a 3-0 victory!
Oracle
FT: Tottenham 0-1 Arsenal
The Gunners have won three consecutive away north London derbies for the first time since September 1988.
Gabriel Magalhães in the North London derby:
• Most blocked shots (2)
• Joint-most clearances (7)
• Most defensive actions (12)
And he scored the all-important goal.
2 - Newcastle have scored two goals from outside the box (by Fabian Schär and Harvey Barnes) in a single Premier League game for the first time since April 2018 vs Leicester (Ayoze Pérez, Jonjo Shelvey). Snipers.