Published 10:41 IST, September 24th 2019
EPL: List of three players who excelled for their clubs this matchday
EPL: list of three players who excelled this week. Some giant teams suffered shock defeats while there was a lopsided win for champions Manchester City.
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sixth match week of Premier League was a roller coaster ride for EPL fans. In blockbuster game of weekend, Liverpool defeated Chelsea 1-2 at Stamford Bridge. most lopsided result of weekend came at Etih Stium as Pep Guardiola’s side hammered Watford 8 - 0.
Meanwhile, West Ham United shocked Manchester United at London Stium 2-0. Arsenal, on or hand, came from behind to beat Aston Villa 3 - 2 despite being down to 10 men for more than half of match. Leicester City edged past Tottenham 2-1 to move into top 4. Here is a list of top performers for this week:
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De Bruyne
Pep Guardiola's team selections are impossible to predict. In Manchester City’s 2-3 loss against rwich City last week, De Bruyne was left on bench. He seemed desperate to be involved from start against Watford. His performance deserved a goal and netted best one of lot. A rasping right-footed drive that rocketed into net leaving Watford goalkeeper Ben Foster with chance. He has also h two assists to round up a brilliant individual display.
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Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang
Arsenal forward played a significant role in Arsenal’s 3-2 win against Aston Villa. He scored match-winning goal for 10-man Gunners six minutes from end. Nicolas Pepe converted a penalty in 59th minute before Calum Chambers scored in 81st minute to equalise score 2-2. For Aston Villa, John McGinn and Wesley Moraes scored in 20th and 60th minute respectively.
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Roberto Firminio
Brazil International created a lot of chances in match and mand to score second goal for Liverpool in 30th minute. Chelsea goalkeeper Kepa Arrizabalaga was forced to make some good saves to deny Firmi from increasing his tally. Alexander Arld scored opening goal for Reds in 14th minute. N'Golo Kante pulled one back for Chelsea but y couldn't find an equalizer which would have earned m a well deserved point.
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20:38 IST, September 23rd 2019