Another weekend brought another round of exciting English Premier League fixtures. The highly-anticipated games didn’t disappoint, and there were a few shocking results here and there.
Both Man City and Liverpool lost their Matchday 14 ties, meaning Arsenal leapfrogged them in the standing. Here is how the top half of the table currently looks.
When you notice that the @premierleague Top 4 is "C.A.L.M.":
— LiveSoccerTV.com (@LiveSoccerTV) December 5, 2016
C-helsea
A-rsenal
L-iverpool
M-an City#BPL #Calm pic.twitter.com/xvRb5v2p0p
Sanchez’s "almost" unforgettable hat-trick
If you had Alexis Sanchez in your Fantasy Team, we’ve got news for you: you made a smart choice. The Chilean ace continued his fine form, following up on his lovely brace vs. Bournemouth with an excellent hat-trick against West Ham.
The north London outfit won 5-1, and Alexis joined Diego Costa at the summit of the top-scorers chart. Both have 11 goals under their belt, but the Spaniard edges out the Arsenal man due more assists.
Premier League Golden Boot race. First three are all former @LaLiga players! yet, a legend says that Messi would flop if he joined the #BPL pic.twitter.com/KEDAPbQDbR
— LiveSoccerTV.com (@LiveSoccerTV) December 5, 2016
His three-goal haul, however, was just five minutes shots of a club record. Furthermore, since Alexis assisted the opening goal on Saturday, he’s now just three short of Kevin de Bruyne’s tally of seven.
Quickest Arsenal EPL hat-tricks
1. Wright: 9 minutes (vs. Ipswich)
2. Pennant: 10 minutes (vs. Southampton)
3. Alexis: vs. West Ham (14 minutes)
14 - Alexis Sanchez's 14 minute hat-trick was the 3rd quickest by an Arsenal player in a Premier League match. Treble. pic.twitter.com/tBFnPLmvon
— OptaJoe (@OptaJoe) December 3, 2016
The top assist providers after 14 matches
Zlatan got his groove back
OK, things are still not going well for Manchester United. They drew (again), this time away to Everton. The Red Devils are in sixth, but the 1-1 draw has raised red flags.
There was at least one positive: Zlatan Ibrahimovic’s form. What was so impressive about his goal against the Toffees, you may ask. The answer is:
4 - After failing to score in six Premier League games in a row, Zlatan Ibrahimovic has now scored four in three games. Return.
— OptaJoe (@OptaJoe) December 4, 2016
Gary Cahill: A huge threat to Chelsea’s title bid
Chelsea won 3-1 at the Etihad; they maintained their lead at the top; both Diego Costa and Eden Hazard scored. So was everything perfect after the Blues’ Man City victory?
Sadly, no. The reason: Gary Cahill. He scored an own goal right before half time to set an awful record.
Gary Cahill: No player has made more errors that have led directly to a goal in the Premier League this season than Cahill (2) #MCICHE
— WhoScored.com (@WhoScored) December 3, 2016
Conte’s boys luckily bounced back, but they might not be that fortunate next time.
DID YOU KNOW?
Sunday handed Liverpool their first 4-3 loss in the Premier League in 16 years.
Here are the standout fixtures from the next round
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