Liverpool have outscored everyone else in the Premier League this season, boasting 30 goals in their 12 matches. However, Southampton became just the third team to stop Jürgen Klopp’s side from finding the back of the net in all competitions this season - joining Manchester United and Burnley.
Mauricio Pochettino showed a lot of faith to start Harry Winks against West Ham in a hard fought London derby. But his faith was re-paid in full as Winks scored with his first shot on target in his first Premier League start.
Despite failing to score against any top half side in the league since April, Cristiano Ronaldo re-asserted himself in La Liga with a hat-trick against Atletico Madrid. It is his 39th career hat-trick and also put him one goal clear of Alfredo Di Stefano’s record of 17 goals in the Madrid derby.
Jermain Defoe scored his 150th Premier League goal this weekend in a 3-0 win over Hull at the Stadium of Light. He rewarded himself with an attempt at getting a hug out of fellow goalscorer Victor Anichebe.
It was selfie time in Leverkusen as RB Leipzig climbed to the top of the Bundesliga table in a 3-2 win over Bayer Leverkusen. It is the first time any side has been above Bayern on points in the table since September 2014.
Suso became the first Milan player since May 2012 to score a brace in the Derby della Madonnia, when Zlatan Ibrahimovic netted twice in a 4-2 loss. Suso’s side looked set to go second in Serie A until Ivan Perisic popped up for a goal deep in injury time to rescue a point for Inter.
Diego Costa’s lone goal against Middlesbrough in Sunday’s Premier League game was enough to see his side go top of the table. The striker becomes the first player in the Premier League this season to reach 10 goals, just 12 games into the season.
Super-sub Olivier Giroud ruined Jose Mourinho’s afternoon by popping up for a late equaliser at Old Trafford in Saturday’s lunch time match. The Frenchman has scored 4 goals from 5 shots on target in just 226 of action in the league and Champions League this season. Could a goal every 56.5 mins be worth a start?
81% possession. 29 shots on goal, the second most in a La Liga match this season. 0 goals. Barcelona limped to a 0-0 draw against 9-man Malaga on Saturday afternoon. Barcelona have won just 2 of their last 5 meetings with the Andelusian side.
After ending his stand-off with manager Pep Guardiola, Yaya Touré was reinstated to Manchester City’s starting XI and promptly scored a brace. It’s been 552 days since the midfielder has netted a brace in the Premier League.
