Everton has been the surprise of the Premier League so far, now sitting in second place after an unbeaten start that includes four wins from five games.
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Arsenal forward, Alexis Sanchez, scored twice and missed a penalty as the gunners won comfortably at 10-man Hull City.
Despite recent setbacks, this looks to nearly be this week’s most unlikely tie to see an upset, with “The Special One” demanding a reaction from his out-of-form team, with a return to a lineup similar to that which was beaten by Feyenoord in the UEFA Europa League last Thursday expected.
Chelsea came from two goals behind at Premier League champion Leicester, taking an end-to-end game to extra time at 2-2 thanks to goals from defenders Gary Cahill and Cesar Azpilicueta before Cesc Fabregas’ double clinched a 4-2 win.
Accrington Stanley were not the only second round giant-killers, with League One Gillingham rewarded for their superb 2-1 success over Watford at Vicarage Road with an eye-catching trip to White Hart Lane to face Mauricio Pochettino’s in-form Spurs, who occupy third place in the Premier League following an unbeaten start to the campaign.
Predicting the visitors’ line-up won’t be easy so steering clear of the scorer markets looks sensible, though another start for Alex Iwobi would make him of interest given his overall sharpness and willingness to get into unsafe areas in recent weeks.
“We have to improve, the second factor is the referees team, I can’t control, I can’t control their mistakes. today the story of the game will also be the result and not the ridiculous situation of their first goal”, Mourinho said.
Jordan Henderson scored a goal-of-the-season contender as Liverpool beat Chelsea 2-1 on Friday Night Football at Stamford Bridge.
Danish striker Simon Makienok scored a hat trick for second-tier Preston, with his second goal coming in the 85th minute to take the game into extra time and his third clinching the win in the 111th minute.
The Merseyside clubs have enjoyed a solid start to the season, which Everton continued on Saturday with a 3-1 win under Middlesbrough. They dominated Boro, whose goal came when Alvaro Negredo seemed to foul Everton keeper Martin Stekelenberg. The final team list is give below.
They have yet to keep a clean sheet in 10 games across all competitions this season.
This was supposed to be the season that Slaven Bilic was supposed to take West Ham to the next step; with a new stadium and both the futures of Dimitri Payet and additional season ticket-holders secured for the near future, the Hammers were on their way to consolidate on their 7th placed finish last season.
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Barcelona have been unstoppable recently scoring 12 goals in their last two games in all competitions.
