{"id":1108614,"date":"2019-09-28T17:11:19","date_gmt":"2019-09-28T16:11:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/en\/?p=1108614"},"modified":"2019-09-28T17:58:13","modified_gmt":"2019-09-28T16:58:13","slug":"premier-league-3pms-gameweek-7-chelsea-spurs","status":"publish","type":"features","link":"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/en\/features\/premier-league-3pms-gameweek-7-chelsea-spurs\/","title":{"rendered":"Premier League 3PM action you might have missed: 10-man Spurs hang on for big win vs Southampton"},"content":{"rendered":"

The final round of Premier League matches before October begins got underway today, with six games taking place at the traditional 3pm kick-off time.<\/strong><\/p>\n

The early game saw Liverpool maintain their 100% start with a narrow 1-0 win at Sheffield United, and because their nearest challengers Manchester City were playing in the evening all eyes were on Chelsea and Tottenham Hotspur.<\/p>\n

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Elsewhere, Bournemouth entertained West Ham, who have looked decent on the road this season, while Watford\u00a0\u2013 who were humbled 8-0 at the champions last weekend\u00a0\u2013 rocked up at Molineux to face fellow strugglers Wolves.<\/p>\n

Crystal Palace, meanwhile, were hoping to end a two-match winless streak when Norwich City came calling; though the same couldn’t be said for Burnley who won last time out and met Aston Villa in England’s second city.<\/p>\n

So, how did the games play out?<\/p>\n

Aston Villa 2-2 Burnley<\/strong><\/h2>\n

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The match summed up in one stat\u2026<\/strong> Anwar El Ghazi is the first non-British player to score in a Premier League fixture between Aston Villa and Burnley.<\/p>\n

What does this mean for the Premier League?<\/strong>\u00a0Villa remain in the bottom three, while Burnley lose a spot and find themselves in 10th place.<\/p>\n

Man of the match?<\/strong> John McGinn, whose habit of scoring spectacular goals didn’t let him down today, has now scored in consecutive league games.<\/p>\n

Spare a thought for\u2026<\/strong> Ashley Barnes, an early Golden Boot contender not so long ago, has now gone 320 minutes without scoring a Premier League goal.<\/p>\n

Bournemouth 2-2 West Ham<\/strong><\/h2>\n

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The match summed up in one stat\u2026<\/strong> Andriy Yarmolenko has scored more goals (3) in his last four Premier League matches for West Ham than across his opening 11 outings (2).<\/p>\n

What does this mean for the Premier League?<\/strong>\u00a0Bournemouth remain in seventh. As for the Hammers, they go up three spots to nestle in behind Liverpool and Man City in third.<\/p>\n

Man of the match?<\/strong>\u00a0Josh King grabbed a goal and an assist.<\/p>\n

Spare a thought for\u2026<\/strong>\u00a0Lukasz Fabianski, who lasted for 33 minutes before taken off injured.<\/p>\n

Chelsea 2-0\u00a0Brighton & Hove Albion<\/strong><\/h2>\n

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The match summed up in one stat\u2026<\/strong> Jorginho scored the 100th penalty at Stamford Bridge in the Premier League era.<\/p>\n

What does this mean for the Premier League?\u00a0<\/strong>Chelsea’s first home league win of the season sees Frank Lampard’s men rise four places up to seventh. Brighton, meanwhile, remain precariously above the relegation spots.<\/p>\n

Man of the match?<\/strong> Jorginho stepped up when it mattered and has to now be Chelsea’s first-choice penalty kicker going forward.<\/p>\n

Spare a thought for\u2026<\/strong> Matt Ryan kept his side alive in the first half but couldn’t prevent the inevitable.<\/p>\n

Crystal Palace 2-0 Norwich City<\/strong><\/h2>\n

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The match summed up in one stat\u2026<\/strong> No one has scored more Premier League penalties than Luka Milivojevic (11) since the beginning of the 2018\/19 season.<\/p>\n

What does this mean for the Premier League?\u00a0<\/strong>By way of their victory, Palace rise up three positions and find themselves in ninth, while Norwich drop to a place above the danger zone.
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Man of the match?<\/strong> Wilfried Zaha, thoughts of moving away last summer are now firmly behind him.<\/p>\n

Spare a thought for\u2026<\/strong> Ralf Fahrmann, substituted after 22 minutes on his Premier League debut.<\/p>\n

Tottenham Hotspur 2-1 Southampton<\/strong><\/h2>\n

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The match summed up in one stat\u2026<\/strong> Harry Kane has now scored in six consecutive Premier League matches against Southampton.<\/p>\n

What does this mean for the Premier League?<\/strong> Kane’s latest heroics for Spurs sees them end the day in fourth spot, but that could all change after Leicester City and Arsenal play. Southampton, meanwhile, go down a place and sit 14th.<\/p>\n

Man of the match?<\/strong> Harry Kane, who else after producing yet another match-winning goal for the Lilywhites.<\/p>\n

Spare a thought for\u2026<\/strong> Serge Aurier, who received his marching orders just after the half hour mark following two yellow cards picked up in a four-minute period.<\/p>\n

Wolves 2-0 Watford<\/strong><\/h2>\n

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The match summed up in one stat\u2026<\/strong> Since August 2018, only Trent Alexander-Arnold (16) and Andrew Robertson (13) have been involved in more goals by a Premier League defender than Matt Doherty (10).<\/p>\n

What does this mean for the Premier League?<\/strong> A much-needed win that came with a boost, Wolves travel six places up, whilst Watford remain rock bottom.<\/p>\n

Man of the match?<\/strong> Matt Doherty was back to his usual self after a period of ineffectiveness.<\/p>\n

Spare a thought for\u2026<\/strong> Ben Foster, who has now conceded 12 across 270 minutes (or one every 23 minutes).<\/p>\n