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The New Year is well under way and Christmas is a vague memory of shredded wrapping paper and overeating, but the relentless Premier League calendar has hardly slowed down.
After bringing familiar thrills, no-nonsense spills to a full round of midweek fixtures for Gameweek 20, the division’s players returned to the spotlight by pushing their more tired limbs through the fury of top-flight competition. . This understandable fatigue led to seven goals in or after the 89th minute in ten fixtures, including late goals.
Here are the players who managed to keep going in this unforgiving schedule.
Just five days ago, Trevoh Chalobah was still technically a Crystal Palace player. However, on Monday night, the Chelsea Academy graduate his Another homecoming in impressive fashion. Chalobah emphatically backed Enzo Maresca’s description of his return as “the best solution”, commanding when called upon for a memorable goal by teammate Nonny Maduke and only to be snubbed.
The game might have ended when Leandro Trossard dragged a shot wide, but the Belgian strayed partially offside in Arsenal’s frustrating finale. 2-2 draw with Aston Villa on Saturday.
If anyone in red deserved to strike the winner, it would have been the punchy winger, who set up both goals that gave the hosts a 2-0 advantage with just over a half and an hour to play.
Kylian Mbappe, Rafinha, Luis Diaz, Lautaro Martinez. The list of elite players with fewer goals than Nottingham Forest’s reliably prolific Chris Wood is long and illustrious.
Only six men in Europe’s top five leagues can better the Kiwi’s tally of 14 for the season, which he strengthened to extend Forest’s unbeaten run to eight games and draw level with a 3-2 win over Southampton on Sunday afternoon. level on points with second-placed Arsenal.
Arne Slott mused ahead of his Liverpool side’s trip to Brentford, “One of the things we want to do better is late winners. Ask and you shall receive.
Darwin Nunez came off the bench to horrified chants from the home fans and exited with stoppage-time breaks. A cathartic 2-0 victory. The Uruguayan has been inspired by his performances this season – and doubled his tally for the entire campaign in the space of three seconds-and-a-half minutes – but he was in the right place at the right time to score two decisive goals at Gtech.
If Slott is pining for late winners, Nunez is his man. Only one player in Liverpool’s history (Sadio Mane) has scored more Premier League goals after the 90th minute than the divisive forward.
Sometimes, you just need a little luck. Phil Foden had to wait until his 30th shot of the season to score his first Premier League goal. The reigning PFA Player of the Year has since scored five goals in 12 top-flight attempts.
Foden scored twice in the first half 6-0 beating Ipswich Town on Sunday afternoon as City – and their star midfielder – belatedly began to resemble their all-conquering selves.
In the space of a joyous, booming afternoon, Justin Kluivert scored more Premier League goals at St James’ Park (3) than his revered father Patrick managed in an entire season playing for Newcastle United (1).
“It’s a win on him,” beamed the younger Kluivert when that status was put to him after the game.
This A trio of Bournemouth forwards on SaturdayHis second of the season away from home was another big step toward stepping out of his father’s suffocating shadow. “I used to follow Newcastle when I was younger,” reflected Justin after scoring with three crisp finishes. “Unfortunately for him, Kluivert now plays for another team.”
