EPL Match Week 13: Five Talking Points

The English Premier League match week 13 saw a mega clash between Liverpool and Chelsea. The Manchester duo were also in action. Leicester City made a trip to West Ham, whilst Tottenham and Southampton hosted West Brom and Everton respectively. Here are the five talking points from all the fixtures.

Unstoppable Man City at it again: Pep Guardiola’s side put in a charismatic performance to come back from a goal behind to beat Huddersfield. The victory is City’s 11 in a row in the Premier League, and at this rate, the record for the most successive premier league wins (14) is at risk. Interesting, if City wins its next two fixtures, then the record will be decided in a mouth-watering Manchester derby.

Liverpool lets Salah down: Mohamed Salah put in a brilliant performance at Anfield against his former side, Chelsea. The Egyptian, who gave a hectic time to the Blues’ defence put Liverpool ahead with a tidy finish in the second half, only for Willian to equalise with an improvised shot late in the game. The Reds inability to see out the game nullified Salah’s immense outing.

Harry Kane, the centurion: the English attacker made his 128 appearance in the premier league, and achieved a historic feat in the process. His equalizer against West Brom means Kane has been involved in 100 (87 goals and 13 assists) goals since he made his debut 6 years ago. Being the ninth fasted player to reach this mark, Kane has joined the distinguished compare of Alan Shearer, Eric Cantona, Thierry Henry, and the likes.  

Unconvincing Man United bags 3 points: the Red Devils had to dig deep in their Saturday afternoon’s clash against newly promoted Brighton and Albion. For much of the game, it looked as though the home side will experience its first defeat of the season, but a deflect Ashley Young strike game Mourinho all 3points in a laboured victory.

Everton sinks deeper: any hope that the dismissal of Ronal Koeman will resurrect Everton’s season is increasingly becoming a mirage. The Merseyside club were roundly beaten 4-1 by Southampton as they continue their shocking form this season.