Which teams and players stood out after week five of Premier League action? Here’s a look at this weekend’s hits and misses
Week five of the Premier League season is in the books. 36 goals were scored, 31 yellow cards were issued and there were three recipients of red cards. It was a weekend without any draws. Therefore ten teams walked away with all three points while ten others were left to rue what went wrong.
Five positives from the weekend:
Sunderland’s Belgian midfielder Adnan Januzaj (R) is sent off by referee Mike Dean during the English Premier League football match between Tottenham Hotspur and Sunderland at White Hart Lane in London, on September 18, 2016. / AFP / Ian KINGTON / RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE. No use with unauthorized audio, video, data, fixture lists, club/league logos or ‘live’ services. Online in-match use limited to 75 images, no video emulation. No use in betting, games or single club/league/player publications. / (Photo credit should read IAN KINGTON/AFP/Getty Images)
Five negatives from the weekend:
Of course with the good, there’s also the bad. Here’s a look at the misses from the past weekend.
“It was a horror show, so bad it was like watching an under-10s team. It was laughable and extraordinary.
“I have not seen defending like that for a long time. It was so bad it was unbelievable.”
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