Manchester United lost 2-1 thanks to a late penalty call against West Ham at the London stadium, and that marked the end of Erik ten Hag‘s era at the club. Chelsea scrapped out a 2-1 win at home to Newcastle on Sunday. Manchester City could only score once against Southampton, but that was enough for 3 points. In the biggest game of Premier League Matchweek 9, Arsenal and Liverpool played out an interesting 2-2 draw at the Emirates stadium.
Let’s rank the top 5 players from Premier League Matchweek 9
Mark Tavers
Bournemouth goalkeeper Mark Tavers was at his best against in-form Aston Villa side. The Irish goalkeeper kept Bournemouth in the game against Aston Villa with 7 impressive saves. Despite conceding a late goal, his performances allowed his side to grab a late equalizer against at the Villa park.
Cole Palmer
Chelsea’s chief orchestrator was back in top form against Newcastle. The English attacking midfielder created Chelsea’s first goal with a sublime pass that help set up the goal. Palmer took matters into his own hands in the second half to give Chelsea the lead and what proved to be the winner with a low drive that flashed past nick pope at his near post.
Yoane Wissa
Back with a bang! The Congolese forward scored two goals as Brentford beat Ipswich 4-3 at the G-tech stadium. Wissa continued his brilliant partnership with Bryan Mbuemo up front to help Brentford to their 4th win of the season.
Chris Wood
The scored his 6th and 7th goal of the season against his former side Leicester City on Friday. Forest grabbed an important away win at the King Power Stadium thanks to two goals from Chris Wood.
Bryan Mbeumo
Brentford’s talisman in attack was on fire against Ipswich on Saturday. The Cameroonian forward scored two goals for Brentford as they saw off a stubborn Ipswich side. Mbeumo scored a penalty to put Brentford ahead in the second half and also scored the winner in stoppage time.
Bryan Mbeumo is the best player of Premier League Matchweek 9