Chelsea vs Southampton
Manchester City vs Arsenal
Newcastle Utd vs Manchester Utd
On Sunday, it's:
Sheffield Utd vs Fulham
Crystal Palace vs Brighton
Tootenhan H vs West Ham Utd
Leicester City vs Aston Villa
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Premier League — Week 5
By ToffeeWeb 17/10/2020
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After the Merseyside derby, the rest of Saturday's slate included:
Chelsea vs Southampton
Manchester City vs Arsenal
Newcastle Utd vs Manchester Utd
On Sunday, it's:
Sheffield Utd vs Fulham
Crystal Palace vs Brighton
Tootenhan H vs West Ham Utd
Leicester City vs Aston Villa
Chelsea vs Southampton
Manchester City vs Arsenal
Newcastle Utd vs Manchester Utd
On Sunday, it's:
Sheffield Utd vs Fulham
Crystal Palace vs Brighton
Tootenhan H vs West Ham Utd
Leicester City vs Aston Villa
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Brent Stephens
2 Posted 17/10/2020 at 17:00:39
2 Posted 17/10/2020 at 17:00:39
And Chelsea draw at home with Southampton. Not bad, eh.
Christy Ring
3 Posted 17/10/2020 at 17:19:19
3 Posted 17/10/2020 at 17:19:19
It seems Walcott was MotM for Southampton?
Bill Gall
4 Posted 17/10/2020 at 18:09:04
4 Posted 17/10/2020 at 18:09:04
Isn't Wallcott only on loan and will not be able to play against us next week.
Will Mabon
5 Posted 17/10/2020 at 18:15:42
5 Posted 17/10/2020 at 18:15:42
He's played against us for two years, Bill.
He won't play next week, though.
Mike Gaynes
6 Posted 18/10/2020 at 18:24:25
6 Posted 18/10/2020 at 18:24:25
Well, the Goal of the Year competition is over already. Lanzini's got the trophy. Spurs 3-3 WHU. Amazing.
Mike Doyle
7 Posted 18/10/2020 at 18:26:31
7 Posted 18/10/2020 at 18:26:31
Great last 10 mins in the Spurs West Ham game.
Mike, another contender might be Ademola Lookman's for Fulham earlier today.
Charles Brewer
8 Posted 18/10/2020 at 18:33:07
8 Posted 18/10/2020 at 18:33:07
Congratulations David Moyes, I'm actually looking forward to MotD tonight, and hoping for a high scoring draw in the Villa Leicester game. No doubt Klipperty will demand that neither team is awarded any points because er. van Dijk, VAR, Heysel (oops didn't mean that one)
Kieran Kinsella
9 Posted 18/10/2020 at 21:16:17
9 Posted 18/10/2020 at 21:16:17
Villa trying to do a Leicester? Just avoid relegation then win the league?
Michael Williams
10 Posted 18/10/2020 at 21:18:37
10 Posted 18/10/2020 at 21:18:37
Ross Barkley just scored the late winner against Leicester. Man does he look good. He's grown into quite a player.
Will Mabon
11 Posted 18/10/2020 at 21:19:52
11 Posted 18/10/2020 at 21:19:52
Just watched it, Kieran - late Barkley run & shot from outside the box into the corner. Only standout thing in a very tight game.
Who knows where things are going this season.
Kieran Kinsella
12 Posted 18/10/2020 at 21:29:04
12 Posted 18/10/2020 at 21:29:04
Will,
Did you see Moyes going full on Klopp mode for a celebratory pitch invasion v Spurs? Never seen him look so lively.
Will Mabon
13 Posted 18/10/2020 at 21:30:34
13 Posted 18/10/2020 at 21:30:34
I did, Keiran. He called it David Pleat-like himself afterwards...
Will Mabon
14 Posted 18/10/2020 at 21:32:41
14 Posted 18/10/2020 at 21:32:41
It was a great comeback though, give them that. No dancing by Maureen.
Joe McMahon
15 Posted 18/10/2020 at 21:35:06
15 Posted 18/10/2020 at 21:35:06
Lookman scored today as well. Ex-Everton players earning points today.
Will Mabon
16 Posted 18/10/2020 at 21:40:07
16 Posted 18/10/2020 at 21:40:07
You reminded me, Joe, so just watched it... comprehensive finish.
Dave Abrahams
17 Posted 18/10/2020 at 21:40:51
17 Posted 18/10/2020 at 21:40:51
Joe (13) Sandro in Spain for his new club.
Brent Stephens
18 Posted 18/10/2020 at 23:03:45
18 Posted 18/10/2020 at 23:03:45
Just watched motd Spurs v WHU. They showed the game and goals. Spent a minute replaying and discussing the WHU comeback. Then longer fawning over Harry Kane. That wasn't the story. The story was the comeback. Sheesh.
Jim Bennings
19 Posted 19/10/2020 at 08:21:35
19 Posted 19/10/2020 at 08:21:35
To be fair to Barkley, we probably miss the kind of central midfield player that can carry the ball and shoot. I don't think he was ever really a Chelsea type player, some players suit certain teams better.
James is an unbelievable footballer but it would have been interesting to see Barkley back here on loan for the season to see how he fared with Ancelotti.
Lookman is just Lookman isn't he, had talent but seemed to always play the game like it was a chore, not an enjoyable experience.
Robert Tressell
20 Posted 19/10/2020 at 08:38:05
20 Posted 19/10/2020 at 08:38:05
Jim, I really like Barkley. Martinez got the best out of him by accepting his talents outweighed his flaws – and letting him play with the shackles off. Villa seem to be doing similar.
He's never going to be right for an absolute top side because they can afford talent without the flaws (and the flaws cost points too). But he's great to watch when he's on his game.
Steve Hopkins
21 Posted 19/10/2020 at 09:25:48
21 Posted 19/10/2020 at 09:25:48
It was interesting watching Lookman yesterday. To me, he was his usual frustrating self: blind alleys, taking on one too many, etc. but then there was the bit of class for the goal.
I would argue that, in a team with more resources, he would have been hooked long before he scored the goal but of course that's always the dilemma with those types of players.
Ajay Gopal
22 Posted 19/10/2020 at 10:16:07
22 Posted 19/10/2020 at 10:16:07
Well, well, well, a certain Jamal on TW is entitled to a smug "I told you so" expression today. Both his recommendations - 'bring Barkley back, bring Lookman back' - scored 2 excellent goals. Plus, Sandro scores his customary 1 goal of the season!
Fran Mitchell
23 Posted 19/10/2020 at 13:05:27
23 Posted 19/10/2020 at 13:05:27
Lookman looks like he'll do well. He may never be a top-6 level player, but he'll be a fan favourite for whoever he plays for. Nice skill, great cross, occasionally runs into players and into nowhere, but he doesn't stop. He was never given a proper chance at Everton so good luck to him.
Barkley will do well. Again, maybe not quite a top 6 player. When he's got space to charge forward, he's dangerous. But he doesn't quite have the vision of the best players. However, I'd love to have him in place of Gomes in our midfield.
Harry Kane is in imperious form. He's more a no10 now, and his passing is Jamesesque. England need to find a way to play both Kane (in a deeper role) and DCL as the no9.
Joe McMahon
24 Posted 19/10/2020 at 13:12:02
24 Posted 19/10/2020 at 13:12:02
Fran, I do actually personally think that Barkley is a top 4 player. For what it's worth I also feel Vlasic, Moise Kean and Lookman were never given enough minutes to prove themselves.
Jim Bennings
25 Posted 19/10/2020 at 13:12:17
25 Posted 19/10/2020 at 13:12:17
Fran
I'd take Barkley over Gomes every day sad as it is to say.
I was never Barkley's biggest fan I always thought he lacked a football brain but in Martinez final season he was fantastic running forward with the ball and think he scored something like 12 from midfield, there's no denying though that Martinez got the best from him.
Gomes for me offers nothing at all, doesn't really create, doesn't shoot, never scores, he's a lovely fella but I think his time will soon be up under the new regime Ancelotti is building.
Tony Abrahams
26 Posted 19/10/2020 at 13:23:55
26 Posted 19/10/2020 at 13:23:55
Outraged at everything David, even a little bit of scouse cheek, from our little Frenchman.
Will Mabon
27 Posted 19/10/2020 at 13:27:08
27 Posted 19/10/2020 at 13:27:08
I've seen better from Gomes than currently, Jim, much better. We all have too, in his early days here. I hope he can recapture it.
I was always a Barkley fan but as time passed I begrudgingly had to acknowledge that his range of abilities became narrowed, more by seeing that he didn't make it at Chelsea than his time here.
Watching him now at Villa however, I suspect he's found himself the ideal home in that midfield and I think we'll see some admirable stuff from him. Ironic that he may be an ideal weapon with us as we are now, and under Carlo, but probably not as an automatic every-game choice. We'll never know.
Andrew Ellams
28 Posted 19/10/2020 at 13:30:53
28 Posted 19/10/2020 at 13:30:53
How good is it that this as been such an exciting start to the season across the board and we're top of the pile. It's certainly starting to worry the RS media.
I'd love us and Villa to go head to head all year and us win it with a couple of games to go. (Not sure I could sit through a last-day nail-biter...)
Michael Kenrick
29 Posted 19/10/2020 at 13:56:07
29 Posted 19/10/2020 at 13:56:07
I would say, on the contrary, that Vlasic, Kean and Lookman were all given plenty of time to prove themselves... and sadly they did prove themselves – not good enough.
Or, for the speed readers: "Championship players".
Brian Williams
30 Posted 19/10/2020 at 14:01:31
30 Posted 19/10/2020 at 14:01:31
Fran. Lookman WAS given a chance at Everton just like he was given a chance at Leipzig.
The fact that he's out on loan should tell you something.
The fact that he's out on loan should tell you something.
Kieran Kinsella
31 Posted 19/10/2020 at 14:02:10
31 Posted 19/10/2020 at 14:02:10
Lookman scores on his debut as he did at Everton and Leipzig. It's what comes next that he struggles with
Rob Halligan
32 Posted 19/10/2020 at 20:07:53
32 Posted 19/10/2020 at 20:07:53
FFS, I know wolves is full of Portuguese players, but does their away strip have to look like the Portugal home strip?
Kieran Kinsella
33 Posted 19/10/2020 at 21:22:10
33 Posted 19/10/2020 at 21:22:10
Never would have pegged WBA to be involved in the first 0-0 of the season. 0-7, 0-8, or 0-9 maybe but never 0-0 with their backline.
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