Facts and Figures
Goals Scored: There was 30 goals in ten games= An average of 3 goals per game!
Clean Sheets: Five out of the 20 teams, which equates to 25% of teams that didn’t concede a goal.
Teams that Scored: Fifteen teams scored 30 goals, which is an average of 2 per team!
Draws: There were no draws in the ten games that were played!
Matchweek 7 (In a Nutshell): In Matchweek 7 I correctly predicted one out of ten results. Find out what occurred!
Saturday Morning Game (Perth Time)
Wolves (2) v Crystal Palace (0)
Wolves Simply Too Good!
Facts and Figures: Crystal Palace were denied a couple of goals and a penalty with the intervention of VAR.
Pivotal Moment: Rayan Aït-Nouri scored a fantastic goal in the 18th minute. The goal was scored shortly after Crystal Palace were correctly denied a goal, correctly, for offside.
Wolves Game Changer: Rayan Aït-Nouri
Crystal Palace Game Changer: Vicente Guaita
Saturday Night Games (Perth Time)
Sheffield United (0) v Manchester City (1)
Manchester City Outclass Sheffield United!
Facts and Figures: Aaron Ramsdale kept Sheffield United in the game with some great saves; seven in total!
Pivotal Moment: Kyle Walker scored the only goal of the game in the 28th minute, from distance.
Sheffield United Game Changer: Aaron Ramsdale
Manchester City Game Changer: Kyle Walker
Burnley (0) v Chelsea (3)
Burnley Weren’t at the Races!
Facts and Figures:
Pivotal Moment: Ashley Barnes missed a golden opportunity in the 5th minute.
Burnley Game Changer: Nick Pope
Chelsea Game Changer: Hakim Ziyech
Sunday Morning Game (Perth Time)
Liverpool (2) v West Ham (1)
Liverpool Have Too Much Quality for a Competitive West Ham!
Facts and Figures: Liverpool just claimed all three points, even though they had the majority of possession.
Pivotal Moment: Diogo Jota scored what proved to be the winning goal in the 85th minute, when he made the score 2-1 in Liverpool’s favour.
Liverpool Game Changer: Mohamed Salah
West Ham Game Changer: Pablo Fornals
Sunday Night Games (Perth Time)
Aston Villa (3) v Southampton (4)
A Game of Two Halves!
Facts and Figures: Aston Villa had ten shots on target to Southampton’s four!
Pivotal Moment: Ings scored a stunning strike to make it 4-nil in the 58th minute.
Aston Villa Game Changer: Jack Grealish
Southampton Game Changers: Alex McCarthy, James Ward-Prowse
Newcastle United (2) v Everton (1)
Everton Have Plenty of Work to Do!
Facts and Figures:
Pivotal Moment: Callum Wilson scored a penalty in the 56th minute to break the deadlock.
Newcastle United Game Changer: Callum Wilson
Everton Game Changer: Dominic Calvert-Lewin
Monday Morning Games (Perth Time)
Manchester United (0) v Arsenal (1)
Arsenal Win Monotonous Affair, but they Won’t Care!
Facts and Figures: Both teams had two shots on target, each!
Pivotal Moment: Arsenal were awarded a penalty due to a Paul Pogba fouling Héctor Bellerín
Manchester United Game Changer: Harry Maguire
Arsenal Game Changer: Héctor Bellerín
Tottenham (2) v Brighton and Hove Albion (1)
Tottenham Win Tight Contest!
Facts and Figures: Five shots on target, overall!
Pivotal Moment: Gareth Bale scored his 1st goal since being signed!
Tottenham Game Changer: Harry Kane
Brighton and Hove Albion Game Changer: Tariq Lamptey
Tuesday Morning Games (Perth Time)
Fulham (2) v West Bromwich Albion (0)
Fulham Win First Game of the Season!
Facts and Figures:
Pivotal Moment: Ola Aina made the score 2-nil in the 30th minute and West Bromwich Albion lost hope!
Fulham Game Changer: Aleksandar Mitrović
West Bromwich Albion Game Changer: Sam Johnstone
Leeds United (1) v Leicester City (4)
Leicester City Outplay Leeds United
Facts and Figures:
Pivotal Moment: Jamie Vardy scored his 2nd, which made the score 3-1 in Leicester City’s favour in the 76th minute.
Leeds United Game Changer: Stuart Dallas
Leicester City Game Changer: Jamie Vardy