Were you wishing for an abundance of goals this weekend past? Were expecting spine-tingling crowd cheers and chants? Were you filled with heartache and disappointment or with renewed hope that this could be the season your club goes all the way to the top?
All of the abovementioned was present over the weekend, no doubt – and the Premier League did not disappoint in delivering a boatload of goals, uncontainable spine-tingling moments, and assurance that your team is here to compete.
The weekend also did signal a cause for concern for some, but all in all, it was the perfect welcome back party for all to enjoy, home and away, live or at home – club football is back!
Premier League Matchday 1 stats
- Number of games won – 10 Games
- Number of games lost – 10 Games
- Number of games drawn – 0 Games
- Goals scored – 34 Goals scored
- Clean sheets – 5 Clean sheet
Premier League goal of the weekend – Chalobah
How do we know Matchday 1 was one for the books? By the number of contenders for goal of the weekend. But honestly, there can only be one winner and that’s young Chalobah who unleashed the strike that shook the Bridge!
The moment, the meaning, the inch-perfect aim to find the bottom left-hand 90 – a hit a striker would be proud of. Trevoh Chalobah takes this week’s accolade for the best goal scored.
What dreams are made of! 👌 pic.twitter.com/91bmHipKF3
— Chelsea FC (@ChelseaFC) August 14, 2021
After the first weekend went by as quickly as a single 90 minutes of football, the Premier League table standings give us a view similar to that of the 90s. Why? Because Manchester United are top the table following an emphatic 5-1 victory over rivals Leeds United.
Honestly, picking the best XI becomes a challenging task when so many games enjoyed so much individual brilliance. It was a day to remember and we should have known from the opening fixture when the Bees from London stung the Gunners for their first-ever EPL win.