PREMIER LEAGUE TEAM OF THE WEEK (3-5-2): Produced a brilliant save to deny Ollie Watkins during a spell of Aston Villa pressure shortly before Arsenal took the lead. Two games, two clean sheets for the Spanish stopper. Reuters
GK David Raya (Arsenal)
PREMIER LEAGUE TEAM OF THE WEEK (3-5-2): Produced a brilliant save to deny Ollie Watkins during a spell of Aston Villa pressure shortly before Arsenal took the lead. Two games, two clean sheets for the Spanish stopper. Reuters
PREMIER LEAGUE TEAM OF THE WEEK (3-5-2): Produced a brilliant save to deny Ollie Watkins during a spell of Aston Villa pressure shortly before Arsenal took the lead. Two games, two clean sheets for th
Defensive partner Cristian Romero may have got on the scoresheet, but Van de Ven’s marauding run to set up Son Heung-min’s second – and Tottenham’s fourth – against Everton was impressive. Solid at the back to repel Everton’s albeit minimal attacking threat. AFP
CB Micky van de Ven (Tottenham)
Defensive partner Cristian Romero may have got on the scoresheet, but Van de Ven’s marauding run to set up Son Heung-min’s second – and Tottenham’s fourth – against Everton was impressive. Solid at the back to repel Everton’s albeit minimal attacking threat. AFP
Defensive partner Cristian Romero may have got on the scoresheet, but Van de Ven’s marauding run to set up Son Heung-min’s second – and Tottenham’s fourth – against Everton was impressive. Solid at th
The Frenchman needed to deliver a top-class performance against a strong Villa side, and he did just that. Saliba marshalled the Arsenal defence to lead his side to another clean sheet victory. PA
CB William Saliba (Arsenal)
The Frenchman needed to deliver a top-class performance against a strong Villa side, and he did just that. Saliba marshalled the Arsenal defence to lead his side to another clean sheet victory. PA
The Frenchman needed to deliver a top-class performance against a strong Villa side, and he did just that. Saliba marshalled the Arsenal defence to lead his side to another clean sheet victory. PA
In a back and forth game at Crystal Palace, the more clinical West Ham emerged victorious. That the Hammers shut out Palace was down to a strong defensive unit led by summer signing Kilman. PA
CB Max Kilman (West Ham)
In a back and forth game at Crystal Palace, the more clinical West Ham emerged victorious. That the Hammers shut out Palace was down to a strong defensive unit led by summer signing Kilman. PA
In a back and forth game at Crystal Palace, the more clinical West Ham emerged victorious. That the Hammers shut out Palace was down to a strong defensive unit led by summer signing Kilman. PA
The Forest captain led his team from the front, scoring the game’s only goal at Southampton and putting in a shift in midfield to secure three valuable points. PA
CM Morgan Gibbs-White (Nottingham Forest)
The Forest captain led his team from the front, scoring the game’s only goal at Southampton and putting in a shift in midfield to secure three valuable points. PA
The Forest captain led his team from the front, scoring the game’s only goal at Southampton and putting in a shift in midfield to secure three valuable points. PA
Fulham’s marquee summer signing from Arsenal is adapting quickly to his new surroundings, scoring his first goal with the opener against Leicester and providing quality to the midfield. Reuters
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Fulham’s marquee summer signing from Arsenal is adapting quickly to his new surroundings, scoring his first goal with the opener against Leicester and providing quality to the midfield. Reuters
Fulham’s marquee summer signing from Arsenal is adapting quickly to his new surroundings, scoring his first goal with the opener against Leicester and providing quality to the midfield. Reuters
A classy performance from a classy player, Palmer’s first-time lob restored Chelsea’s lead at Wolves, before he turned provider with three assists for Madueke in a rampant 6-2 victory. AFP
CM Cole Palmer (Chelsea)
A classy performance from a classy player, Palmer’s first-time lob restored Chelsea’s lead at Wolves, before he turned provider with three assists for Madueke in a rampant 6-2 victory. AFP
A classy performance from a classy player, Palmer’s first-time lob restored Chelsea’s lead at Wolves, before he turned provider with three assists for Madueke in a rampant 6-2 victory. AFP
For all the competition in the Chelsea squad, Madueke has decided to make himself undroppable, following up his midweek goal in the Europa Conference League with a devastating 14-minute hat-trick at Wolves. Reuters
RW Noni Madueke (Chelsea)
For all the competition in the Chelsea squad, Madueke has decided to make himself undroppable, following up his midweek goal in the Europa Conference League with a devastating 14-minute hat-trick at Wolves. Reuters
For all the competition in the Chelsea squad, Madueke has decided to make himself undroppable, following up his midweek goal in the Europa Conference League with a devastating 14-minute hat-trick at W
Opened the scoring against Brentford by finishing off a lightning-fast Liverpool counter attack with a thunderous strike. The Colombian then turned provider for Mohamed Salah as the Reds continued their winning start under Arne Slot. EPA
LW Luis Diaz (Liverpool)
Opened the scoring against Brentford by finishing off a lightning-fast Liverpool counter attack with a thunderous strike. The Colombian then turned provider for Mohamed Salah as the Reds continued their winning start under Arne Slot. EPA
Opened the scoring against Brentford by finishing off a lightning-fast Liverpool counter attack with a thunderous strike. The Colombian then turned provider for Mohamed Salah as the Reds continued the
Took his Premier League goal tally to 67 in just 68 games with a hat-trick against Ipswich Town. Looks like another prolific season is in store for the Norwegian. EPA
ST Erling Haaland (Manchester City)
Took his Premier League goal tally to 67 in just 68 games with a hat-trick against Ipswich Town. Looks like another prolific season is in store for the Norwegian. EPA
Took his Premier League goal tally to 67 in just 68 games with a hat-trick against Ipswich Town. Looks like another prolific season is in store for the Norwegian. EPA
The Spurs captain opened his account for the new season with a double against Everton. The first goal was a product of Jordan Pickford’s mistake but the second was superbly-taken as Son sprinted half the pitch and finished a quick counter. EPA
ST Son Heung-min (Tottenham)
The Spurs captain opened his account for the new season with a double against Everton. The first goal was a product of Jordan Pickford’s mistake but the second was superbly-taken as Son sprinted half the pitch and finished a quick counter. EPA
The Spurs captain opened his account for the new season with a double against Everton. The first goal was a product of Jordan Pickford’s mistake but the second was superbly-taken as Son sprinted half

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Premier League team of the week: Chelsea duo run riot at Wolves

Noni Madueke and Erling Haaland the standout players after hat-tricks against Wolves and Ipswich respectively

Jon Turner

August 26, 2024

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Week 2 of the Premier League season is in the books and it saw several standout performances.

Brighton began the round with a deserved 2-1 win over Manchester United in Saturday's early game, before champions Manchester City recovered from a goal down to thrash promoted Ipswich Town 4-1 at the Etihad.

Also on Saturday, West Ham defeated Crystal Palace 2-0, Fulham beat Leicester 2-1, Nottingham Forest were 1-0 winners at Southampton, and Tottenham eased past struggling Everton 4-0.

In the day's late game, Arsenal delivered an impressive performance to beat Aston Villa 2-0 at Villa Park.

Sunday saw the highest-scoring game of the weekend as Chelsea blew away Wolves 6-2 with a devastating second-half display, while points were shared between Bournemouth and Newcastle in a 1-1 draw.

Liverpool then concluded the round with a 2-0 win over Brentford to join Brighton, City, and Arsenal as the only four teams to have perfect records following the first two matches.

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