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All of my midfielders scored but I’m not putting them in for their goals, I’m putting them in for their all-round play.
Tomas Soucek (West Ham): Sometimes you watch games and guys just stand out on the pitch. Whenever you watch West Ham, Soucek is one of those guys who stands out.
He has a solid defensive framework. He heads it, kicks it, tackles. Offensively he’s a threat as well.
Crystal Palace finished with nine men but held on to beat Brighton as Daniel Munoz’s second-half winner decided a match of three red cards at Selhurst Park.
Substitute Eddie Nketiah was dismissed after picking up two yellow cards in nine minutes, before Marc Guehi was sent off for a second bookable offence too.
Visitors Brighton themselves ended with 10 men after defender Jan Paul van Hecke was shown a red
Palace’s tally of nine points from their first 13 matches represents their worst start to a Premier League season in six years, but boss Oliver Glasner will hope Munoz’s late equaliser will give his side the lift they need to haul themselves further away from relegation danger.
Despite being by far the better side against a toothless Newcastle, it looked as though the Eagles’ lack of cutting edge would come