Premier League: Are Chelsea the team to beat in this season’s title race?
And then there were five! That is the number of clubs still on a perfect run two matchdays into the Premier League. From what we’ve seen, is Chelsea the team to beat for this season’s EPL glory?
The Premier League took on some normality over the weekend when the champions of England, Man City, returned to winning ways and bounced back from an opening day defeat. Liverpool kicked off the weekend in style, basically proving they’re a different kettle of fish with a fully-fit backline.
Chelsea was involved in their second London derby, this time against supposedly “tougher” opposition, but they still ended with the same superiority and beat Arsenal 2-0 – the scoreline not a true reflection of how the Blues totally outplayed their London rivals.
The kicker of the EPL second weekend; how free-flowing David Moyes’ men are after scoring eight goals in two outings. The Hammers knocked the Foxes out in Monday night football and ended the PL’s Matchday 2 events with a massive statement made.
Clubs who need to worry and need immediate adjustments made are Arsenal, Norwich City and Newcastle United – all of whom are sitting at the very bottom of the table standings.
Here are the highlights from the Premier League’s Matchday 2; the best, the worst, the most entertaining, and the best XI from the weekend past.
The best performing team of Matchday 2
West Ham United [Beat Leicester City 4-1]
Honourable mentions: Chelsea, Liverpool and Manchester City
The most surprising result of Matchday 2
Southampton 1-1 Manchester united
The worst team of the weekend
Leicester City [Lost to West Ham United 4-1]
Honourable mention: Arsenal
The most thrilling encounter
Leeds United 2-2 Everton
Premier League Matchday 2 stats:
Number of winning teams – 7 Games
Number of losing teams – 7 Games
Number of games drawn – 3 Games
Goals scored – 25 Goals scored
Clean sheets – 8 Clean sheet
Premier League goal of the weekend – Danny Ings [Aston Villa 2-0 Newcastle]
New team, new adventure but the same old Danny Ings – on target in his second week running and makes it two goals scored in two games played – his first a penalty and the next, something you would expect from somebody whose name ends with an O.
It was one of the few times a long throw-in has produced a goal in my time of watching football. A long throw from Matty Cash found the head of Mings who pushed it on to Ings for him to score a contender for Goal of the Season.