Fulham (0) 1 v Sunderland (0) 0 Raúl Jiménez 84 By Kaz Mochlinski at Craven Cottage Premier League Matchweek 12 Fulham gained an absolutely vital victory over Sunderland with a Raúl Jiménez goal six minutes from full-time that significantly eased their fears of falling into the Premier League relegation zone. Having begun the weekend just one point above the bottom three, they left it late before getting the only goal of the game for a win which was thoroughly deserved after

Tottenham Hotspur (0) 2 v Manchester United (1) 2 Premier League Matchweek 11 Talking Points By Kaz Mochlinski at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium It was very, very nearly an unforgettable match. Equally, it was almost a game of great concern for Tottenham Hotspur. Ultimately, they did not do enough to deserve to end their three-month home run without a win in the Premier League. Manchester United scored two goals from their only two attempts on target. Spurs struck twice from t

Brentford (0) 3 v Newcastle United (1) 1 Barnes 27 Schade 56 Igor Thiago (pen) 78 Igor Thiago 95 By Kaz Mochlinski at the Brentford Community Stadium Premier League Matchweek 11 Brentford staged a scintillating second half comeback to recover from an undeserved deficit at half-time and defeat Newcastle United 3-1 with goals from Kevin Schade and another double for Igor Thiago. It took time for them to overcome Newcastle’s negative approach and they could have had more than on

Chelsea (0) 3 v Wolverhampton Wanderers (0) 0 Gusto 51 João Pedro 65 Neto 73 By Kaz Mochlinski at Stamford Bridge Premier League Matchweek 11 Malo Gusto scored the first goal of his career and Estêvão Willian increased his growing star status still further as Chelsea moved into second place in the Premier League with a 3-0 win over Wolverhampton Wanderers. Three goals in the second half eventually broke the stubborn resistance of the league’s bottom team, who came to Stamford

Tottenham Hotspur (0) 0 v Chelsea (1) 1 João Pedro 34 By Kaz Mochlinski at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium Premier League Matchweek 10 Tottenham Hotspur’s home ground may no longer be called White Hart Lane, but for Chelsea supporters it remains ‘Three Point Lane’ as the Blues continued their overwhelming domination over Spurs of recent years with yet another victory. João Pedro scored the only goal of the game to bring Chelsea level on points with Tottenham and trailing them j

Brentford (2) 3 v Liverpool (1) 2 Premier League Matchweek 9 Talking Points By Kaz Mochlinski at the Brentford Community Stadium It is two wins in a Premier League season of 38 matches, but the six points secured in the space of six days by Brentford, at West Ham United and against Liverpool, could prove more meaningful than most. A first away victory under Keith Andrews, followed in less than a week by beating the league title-holders, lifted the Bees from 16th place and thr

Arsenal (1) 1 v Crystal Palace (0) 0 Eze 39 By Kaz Mochlinski at the Arsenal Stadium Premier League Matchweek 9 Arsenal tantalisingly increased their lead at the top of the Premier League as Eberechi Eze conjured a super strike to score the only goal of the game and overcome his former club Crystal Palace. It produced another “one-nil to the Arsenal”, with another goal resulting from a set-piece, combined with another clean sheet. This time with the addition of the notorious

West Ham United (0) 0 v Brentford (1) 2 Igor Thiago 43 Jensen 94 By Kaz Mochlinski at the London Stadium Premier League Matchweek 8 Brilliant Brentford produced their best performance under Keith Andrews to beat a woeful West Ham United, who were overwhelmed amid an ever-worsening atmosphere of increasing negativity around the London Stadium. The Bees added to the Hammers’ troubled start to the season with goals from Igor Thiago and Mathias Jensen at the end of each half, rew

Fulham (0) 0 v Arsenal (0) 1 Premier League Matchweek 8 Talking Points By Kaz Mochlinski at Craven Cottage Mikel Arteta talked passionately about changing history after seeing his Arsenal side battle to a one-goal win at Fulham, a result which raises hopes that the Gunners might at last improve on their recent runner-up finishes in the Premier League. The Arsenal head coach is delighted that fixtures which undermined previous challenges for the league title have already this

Brentford (0) 0 v Manchester City (1) 1 Premier League Matchweek 7 Talking Points By Kaz Mochlinski at the Brentford Community Stadium If...