Barclays Premier League Thread

**beavis** · 13-09-2019 23:05

Pukki wins August award

Teemu Pukki has been voted the Premier League Player of the Month for August after a dream start to his Premier League career.

Pukki scored 5 goals and claimed one assist in 4 matches, with his hat-trick against Newcastle giving the Canaries their first win back in the Premier League.

He also netted against Liverpool and Chelsea to become only the 10th player in history to score in his first 3 appearances in the competition, gaining a huge Fantasy Premier League following in the process.

The 29-year-old has been transferred into more Fantasy teams than any player and heads into Saturday's match against Manchester City as the most popular forward in the game.

He is the first Finnish winner since Mikael Forssell in March 2004. The other was Sami Hyypia in November 1999.

Klopp wins Manager of the Month award

Jurgen Klopp has been named as the Premier League Manager of the Month for August.

Klopp was the only manager to enjoy a perfect start as he led Liverpool to the top of the table with 4 consecutive wins to open the season.

That run included a 3-1 victory over Arsenal and a 3-0 success at Burnley that set a club-record 13th straight Premier League victory.

Liverpool scored 12 goals and conceded only 3 in the opening month.

The 52-year-old has now claimed the award for a 4th time.

**beavis** · 17-09-2019 18:04

Premier League - Team of the Week 5

Lloris (Tottenham)

Aurier - Alderweireld (Tottenham) - Tomori (Chelsea) - Robertson (Liverpool)

Buendia (Norwich) - Mount (Chelsea) - Hernandez (Man City) - Deulofeu (Watford)

Son (Tottenham) - Abraham (Chelsea)

**beavis** · 18-09-2019 20:15

Stones out for up to 5 weeks

Manchester City defender John Stones has been ruled out for up to 5 weeks with a muscular injury, says Pep Guardiola.

The England centre-back suffered the problem in training ahead of City's Champions League opener against Shakhtar Donetsk on Wednesday.

Stones only returned for Manchester City on Saturday after recovering from a previous muscular problem, with the shock 3-2 defeat at Norwich being his first appearance in the Premier League since the opening day win at West Ham.

Stones' absence will add to the defensive problems for City manager, with French centre-back Aymeric Laporte already likely to be ruled out until January.

This leaves City with just one recognised first-team centre-back going into Wednesday's fixture against Shakhtar, with 18-year-old Eric Garcia or central midfielder Fernandinho in line to partner Nicolas Otamendi.

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**beavis** · 21-09-2019 12:16

Hudson-Odoi commits future to Chelsea

Callum Hudson-Odoi has signed a new 5-year contract with Chelsea.

The England winger's previous deal was scheduled to expire at the end of the season and he was widely linked with a move to Bayern Munchen in January and again over the summer.

Hudson-Odoi spent the summer rehabilitating after rupturing his Achilles in April but recently returned to the pitch when he played for Chelsea's U23 side against Brighton.

Chelsea manager Frank Lampard, who made re-signing Hudson-Odoi a priority after becoming manager this summer, is delighted the deal has been finalised.

The 18-year-old became Chelsea's youngest England international last season, making 2 appearances for Gareth Southgate's senior side before suffering his injury setback.

**beavis** · 23-09-2019 19:40

Premier League - Team of the Week 6

Moraes (Man City)

Pereira (Leicester) - Otamendi (Man City) - O'Connell (Sheffield) - Cresswell (West Ham)

Mahrez - De Bruyne - Silva - B. Silva (Man City)

Wood (Burnley) - Aguero (Man City)

**beavis** · 24-09-2019 22:39

Palmieri out until mid-October

Emerson Palmieri will be out until mid-October after suffering a recurrence of his thigh injury during Chelsea's defeat to Liverpool on Sunday, Frank Lampard has confirmed.

The left-back, who was making his return after 2 games out with injury, was forced off after just 15 minutes at Stamford Bridge.

Palmieri will miss Chelsea's Carabao Cup game against Grimsby on Wednesday as well as their Premier League fixture with Brighton on Saturday.

The 25-year-old is set to return against Newcastle on 19 October, although Italy could yet call him into their squad for their European Qualifiers on 12 and 15 October.

https://www.fullmatchesandshows.com/...september-2019

**beavis** · 26-09-2019 20:18

Ties will be played in the week commencing 28 October 2019.

**beavis** · 01-10-2019 21:14

Premier League - Team of the Week 7

Patricio (Wolverhampton)

Pereira (Leicester) - Van Dijk (Liverpool) - Boly (Wolverhampton) - Chilwell (Leicester)

Mahrez (Man City) - Ndidi (Leicester) - Jorginho - Willian (Chelsea)

Vardy (Leicester) - Haller (West Ham)

**beavis** · 07-10-2019 19:54

Premier League - Team of the Week 8

Schmeichel (Leicester)

Alexander-Arnold (Liverpool) - Kabasele (Watford) - Boly (Wolverhampton) - Alonso (Chelsea)

Traore (Wolverhampton) - Longstaff (Newcastle) - Hourihane - Grealish (Aston Villa)

Moraes (Aston Villa) - Connolly (Brighton)

**beavis** · 08-10-2019 20:54

Lloris ruled out until new year

Tottenham Hotspur captain Hugo Lloris will not need surgery but has been ruled out until January at the earliest with a dislocated elbow sustained in Saturday's defeat at Brighton & Hove Albion.

The World Cup-winning goalkeeper fell awkwardly early in the game after failing to collect a cross as Spurs suffered a 3-0 reverse.

Spurs confirmed the injury later that evening but had not put a timescale on a possible return.

However, following more tests, it was confirmed the 32-year-old is expected to miss the remainder of the calendar year.

**beavis** · 18-10-2019 23:51

Matip signs new Liverpool deal

Liverpool defender Joel Matip has signed a new long-term contract, which is understood to last until the summer of 2024.

Matip has established himself as a first-choice centre-back in Jurgen Klopp's defence this season and been instrumental in helping Liverpool open up an 8-point lead over champions Manchester City in the Premier League.

The Cameroonian, who has started 6 of the Reds' 8 league matches alongside Virgil van Dijk so far this campaign, joined Liverpool on a 4-year deal for a free transfer from Schalke in 2016.

Matip, who missed Liverpool's wins against Salzburg and Leicester with a knock before the international break, is in contention to be fit to face Manchester United on Sunday.

https://www.fullmatchesandshows.com/...h-october-2019

**beavis** · 19-10-2019 09:27

Aubameyang wins September award

Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang has been voted the EA SPORTS Player of the Month after scoring in all of his September appearances for Arsenal.

Aubameyang netted 5 goals in 4 matches to take his tally for the Premier League season to 7 in his pursuit of back-to-back Golden Boots.

And the Gabon international's strikes were vital to the Gunners going unbeaten in the month.

As well as netting both of his side's goals in a 2-2 draw at Watford, he struck equalisers against Tottenham Hotspur and Manchester United and a free-kick to earn a late 3-2 win over Aston Villa.

Aubameyang claims his second EA SPORTS Player of the Month award, adding to his prize from October 2018.

Klopp wins Manager of the Month award

Jurgen Klopp has won the Barclays Manager of the Month award for the second month in a row.

Klopp claims September's prize after continuing Liverpool's perfect start to the Premier League season and adding to his August accolade.

The German's Premier League leaders won all 3 matches, with a home victory over Newcastle followed by away triumphs at Chelsea and Sheffield United, which took the Reds' winning streak in the competition to 16 matches.

The sequence of straight victories was then extended to 17 against Leicester City last weekend, giving Klopp's side the chance to equal Manchester City's competition record of 18 when they visit Manchester United after the international break.

The 52-year-old has now claimed the award for a fifth time.

**beavis** · 22-10-2019 19:35

Premier League - Team of the Week 9

Jimenez (West Ham)

Cancelo (Man City) - Zouma (Chelsea) - Kabasele (Watford) - Targett (Aston Villa)

B. Silva - Silva (Man City) - Doucoure (Watford) - Grealish (Aston Villa)

Jesus (Man City) - Vardy (Leicester)

**beavis** · 24-10-2019 18:42

Dubravka signs 6-year Newcastle deal

Newcastle goalkeeper Martin Dubravka has signed a new 6-year contract at St. James' Park.

Dubravka first joined Newcastle on loan from Sparta Prague in January 2018 and was rewarded with a 4-year deal at the end of the season after impressing during his initial 6-month loan spell.

The 30-year-old has gone on to keep 17 clean sheets in 59 Premier League games for the Magpies, form which has seen him extend his stay with the club until 2025.

**beavis** · 27-10-2019 23:06

Everton winger Bernard faces spell out

Everton winger Bernard faces a lengthy spell out after damaging his medial knee ligament.

The Brazilian suffered the problem after 30 minutes of the Toffees' 3-2 defeat at Brighton on Saturday and was replaced by Gylfi Sigurdsson.

The club confirmed a grade II tear of his right MCL on Sunday, with further assessment needed to determine the quickest route back to fitness.

Bernard, 27-year-old, has made 9 appearances for Marco Silva's struggling side this season, and scored in the recent 2-0 win at home to West Ham.

He joined the club from Shakhtar Donetsk for £21,5 million in the summer of 2018 and has since scored 3 times in more than 40 Premier League appearances.

**beavis** · 28-10-2019 18:33

Premier League - Team of the Week 10

Krul (Norwich)

Pereira (Leicester) - Fernandez (Newcastle) - Sokratis (Arsenal) - Chilwell (Leicester)

Perez - Maddison - Tielemans (Leicester) - Pulisic (Chelsea)

Ayew (Crystal Palace) - Vardy (Leicester)

**beavis** · 31-10-2019 17:00

Ties will be played in the week commencing 16 December 2019.

**beavis** · 04-11-2019 08:27

Silva a doubt for City's clash with Liverpool

David Silva is a doubt for Manchester City's clash with Liverpool after coming off at half-time in the champions' 2-1 victory against Southampton at the weekend.

Pep Guardiola has revealed Silva suffered a muscular injury during the game, resulting in the playmaker not appearing in the second half of the come-from-behind win against the Saints.

City trail league leaders Liverpool by 6 points and travel to Anfield for the most eagerly-anticipated fixture of the Premier League season, next Sunday.

Liverpool have not lost in the league since their 2-1 defeat at the Etihad Stadium last January and their last home defeat came in April 2017. They have dropped just 2 points so far this season.

**beavis** · 04-11-2019 18:35

Premier League - Team of the Week 11

Foster (Watford)

Montoya - Dunk (Brighton) - Soyuncu (Leicester) - Willems (Newcastle)

B. Silva (Man City) - Lundstram (Sheffield) - Maddison (Leicester) - Pulisic (Chelsea)

Mousset (Sheffield) - Jimenez (Wolverhampton)

**beavis** · 07-11-2019 23:58

Barnes extends Burnley deal

Burnley striker Ashley Barnes has extended his contract at Turf Moor in a deal until June 2020.

The club also have the option of extending the 30-year-old striker's contract by an extra 12 months.

He joined Burnley from Brighton & Hove Albion in 2014 and has gone on to play more games and score more goals for the club in the Premier League than any other player.

Barnes has scored 4 goals this season for Burnley and Clarets manager Sean Dyche, who made the striker his first cash signing in charge, is delighted to extend Barnes' stay at Turf Moor.

"We want to safeguard the club as best we can and that is another step in the right direction when we sign good players and players that historically have been good for us and continue to be good for us", Dyche said.

"It is a good sign for the club to continue keeping these players here."

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