The English Premier League is taking shape and the actions are getting tougher. We are beginning to take note of the teams that are really serious in their pursuit for the premier league gong.
We had a blasting weekend right from the first whistle till the last; the weekend didn’t come short of upsets, we had lots of goals and shocking results. Let's delve into what happened on Match Day 2 in PL.
Marcos Alonso steals Gameweek 2 gong
Chelsea's encounter with Tottenham Hotspur was one of the games you wished you didn't miss during the weekend. Marcos Alonso stole the show in the 24th minute of the game after he netted in a superb free kick to put Chelsea in front in the first half, but not until, Mitshu Batshuayi found the wrong net in the 82nd minute to put Spurs back in the game.
Alonso, had other plans as he drove in a low shot through a tight angle in the 88th minute to seal the victory for the blues - a goal which drove Chelsea boss, Antonio Conte crazy on the pitch and which ensured that Alonso became EPL defender with the most goals.
Stat: Marcos Alonso is the best player in EPL on Match day 2.
Total Cards (35)
The Premier League games for week two had 35 cards shown to players. 31 yellow cards were given out and four red cards were shown.
Premier League goals (22)
A total of 22 goals were scored this week. Marcos Alonso (Chelsea) is the only player to find the back of the net twice.
In the 10 games played, they were 15 Goals scored in second half and only 7 goals scored in first half.
Manchester United remains on top of the Premier League after an another 4 - 0 win against Swansea City.
Own Goals (1): They was just one own goal in the Premier League on Matchday 2 of the EPL. This was scored by M. Batshuayi in the game between Tottenham and Chelsea which ended 1-2.
Week 2 results
Saturday 19 August
Swansea 0 - 4 Man Utd
Bournemouth 0 - 2 Watford
Burnley 0 - 1 West Brom
Leicester 2 - 0 Brighton
Liverpool 1 - 0 Crystal Palace
Southampton 3 - 2 West Ham
Stoke 1 - 0 Arsenal
Sunday 20 August
Huddersfield 1 - 0 Newcastle
Spurs 1 - 2 Chelsea
Monday 21 August
- Manchester City 1 - 1 Everton
More week one statistics
- They were only four (4) home wins on Matchday 2 of 2017/2018 Premier League season, same as week 1
- Three away wins were recorded including the Man United's 4 nil win against Swansea and Chelsea's 2 -1 win over Spurs.
- There was only one draw on week 2 of the Premier League.
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