Premier League in a nutshell: winnerless draw, Brentford surprise West Ham

The 7th round of the Premier League was played. A lot of games ended in a draw, and there were 5 ties for the division of points. The weekend’s showpiece, when Liverpool clashed with Manchester City, also ended in a draw. The Red Devils suffered another loss to Everton in a 1-1 draw. The newcomer from Brentford continues to amaze, this time scalping West Ham.

Ronaldo’s save didn’t pay off, Everton draw

The weekend kicked off with an interesting clash between Manchester United and Everton. Coach Solskjaer was surprised by the non-substitution of Ronaldo, the star Portuguese stayed only on the bench.

The match was very attractive, both teams played offensively, one action followed the other, the match was definitely entertaining. At the end of the 1st half, Martial scored to send the home side into the lead. It seemed that the match expectations would be fulfilled.

But in the 2nd half a very different Everton came on. The visitors outplayed the favourites, created several chances and were eventually rewarded deservedly. Townsend equalised after a beautiful individual effort and the drama was taken care of. During the 2nd half, Ronaldo also intervened in the game, but the momentum was with the Toffees.

The visitors even took the lead, but their goal was disallowed for offside by Mina. The match ended in a fair draw. The Red Devils suffered another loss, while Everton showed their strength. Ronaldo’s save was a mistake by the Red Devils coach. This result clearly goes to Solskjaer.

A dominant performance from Brighton against Arsenal, but not enough to get more than a point

Another interesting duel offered this mutual encounter. Coach Potter’s team is having a fantastic start to the season, one of the biggest surprises of the season. Arsenal, on the other hand, have won 3 games in a row, showing an improved performance.However, this match was a clear exhibition of one team.

Brighton dominated throughout the game, Arsenal clearly outplayed. The Gunners had to concentrate all their efforts on defending, the opposition defence was virtually unthreatened. The home side had some interesting actions, but mostly failed in the final stages.

They shot at Arsenal’s goal only at the very end, so they didn’t get the desired goal. The match ended in a goalless draw. The final result is disappointing for Brighton, they were in a position to win.

Brentford once again took on the favourites, this time it was West Ham

The league newcomer is playing in England’s top competition for the first time in its history. And it’s doing really well. He’s the biggest surprise of the season. Brentford beat Arsenal, they beat Liverpool for points. This time, it’s West Ham in London who have a taste of its power.

Brentford came into the game much better. He tormented the Hammers’ defence with his offensive forays and created several scoring opportunities. Mbeum’s goal gave them the lead in the 20th minute. West Ham, on the other hand, didn’t get the game started at all. The first half didn’t really work out, he didn’t keep up with the battles, the opponent often got into the outnumbered. The score 0:1 after the first half was still a flattering result.

After the break the home team improved their game. They started to dominate the game more, Brentford had to concentrate more on defense. West Ham created some solid chances and the equaliser was in the air. Coach Moyes’ side came through in the 80th minute with a beautiful volley from Bowen.

It looked like this game would end in a draw. Brentford hadn’t said their final word in the match and struck once more at the very end. In the 94th minute, he ruled out a quick finish from Wiss to KO West Ham. Another great triumph for Brentford, already in 7th place in the table. No team will be an easy opponent this season.

The draw of the round ended in a crazy shootout, with both teams taking a point

The eyes of the entire football public were on Sunday’s clash between Liverpool and Manchester City. Expectations were high. Both teams lived up to them and put on an attractive show. The first half was an exhibition of one team.

The Citizens outplayed their opponents, their dominance was clear. Liverpool’s defence was not keeping up at all, with Milner in particular having major problems. The visitors’ offense, however, had its teeth into the brilliant Alisson, who took all the chances. He was the only one who kept Liverpool in the game for points.

The second half of the game saw a very different Liverpool. He was able to play a much more even game with his opponent. It was attacking football from both sides, both teams played great football. Mohamed Salah also put on a show. Firstly, he notched a goal assist after Mané’s goal to send the home side into the lead. A few minutes later, the visiting Foden equalised.

Salah’s moment of genius came in the 75th minute. The Egyptian produced a fabulous solo, rounding 6 Citizens players and sending his team into the lead. An incredible moment. A goal that aspires to be the goal of the season. But the visitors didn’t give up, and after an unlucky run by Matip, the game was level at 2-2.

The game could have been decided by Liverpool’s Fabinho. But it was a miraculous block by Dias. And so the game of the round ended in a well-deserved draw. A total advertisement for football. Both teams have shown tremendous quality and are rightly among the big favourites for the title. Liverpool maintain their league unbeaten run. However, they have been replaced in 1st place by Chelsea, who lead the league with 16 points.

Interesting stats:

• Everton have won 14 points in 7 matches. The only better start to the season for this team was in 2004/05 (16 points).
• Arsenal have scored just 5 goals in the league so far this season, the worst productivity in the club’s history at this stage of the season
• Crystal Palace have produced the fewest shots of any Premier League team (14), 6 of which have ended in goals (43% success rate), only Brentford are better (50%).
• Mohamed Salah is in the form of his life, scoring 9 goals in 9 games, assisting 3 more
• Liverpool are the only team in the Premier League that hasn’t lost yet. The Reds have not tasted the bitterness of defeat in 19 consecutive matches

Line-up of the round according to Whoscored:

League table after Round 7::

Source: Twitter, OptaJoe, Whosvored.com, Livesport