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Sander Berge (Fulham): It was a massive game against Hull, a six-pointer and if Fulham lose that they are going down in my opinion. But they got the job done and he was at the heart of everything good for them.
Diego Gomez (Brighton): He scored from the halfway line, nothing more needs to be said.
Pedro Neto (Chelsea): Two goals, wins the
Maddison got a deserved standing ovation when he was substituted for Conor Gallagher after 69 minutes, but the reception for Kulusevski was arguably even more rapturous as he finally took to the pitch again after such a long battle to regain fitness.
It was Maddison, however, who claimed the major plaudits after he was the driving force behind the win that has proved so elusive – his positive approach playing
Tottenham manager Ange Postecoglou says he has “got no problem” with James Maddison going to watch darts despite being unable to start a match because of illness.
The England midfielder was meant to start last Sunday’s home game against Wolves at 15:00 GMT but was only deemed well enough to be on the bench.
He came on in the 64th minute of their 2-2 draw.
Hours later he was pictured
Mohamed Salah, Liverpool, £13.5m – away at West Ham
Even in a “quietish” game on Boxing Day, Salah still got nine points.
It’s hard to see a week in the near future where you wouldn’t captain him too.
Luis Diaz, Liverpool, £7.5m – away at West Ham
Diaz is a risky, mega-high upside pick. He rarely starts back-to-back games but, with four double-digit returns (13,14,15 and 16 points) in 11
After a very noisy week at Tottenham, it must have been nice for Postecoglou to see the spotlight turned on his opposite number.
The Spurs boss openly questioned some of his players on Thursday, specifically Timo Werner, after a difficult night against Rangers in the Europa League.
He doubled down on his criticism on Friday and made five changes for this game, albeit some of those enforced due to suspensions
These are unchartered times in Guardiola’s career.
He has never lost so many games in a row. He has lost by margins of three and four goals in two of his past three games, following the Champions League hammering by Sporting earlier this month,
While the Tottenham fans’ baiting was also something he has probably not heard before, the 53-year-old is clearly going nowhere.
However, the answers he is seeking
Nottingham Forest manager Nuno Espirito Santo said James Maddison should have been sent off for “punching Ryan Yates in the stomach” during Sunday’s 3-1 defeat at Tottenham.
Maddison caught Yates just before half-time with the score level at 1-1.
Referee Simon Hooper spoke to both Maddison and Yates but did not card either player,