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Manchester City's Ilkay Gundogan celebrates after scoring his side's third goal during the 3-1 Manchester derby win over Manchester United. (AP Photo / Dave Thompson).
From the winner of the Manchester derby to the player who went from zero to hero, here are five things we've learned from the weekend's Premier League action.
Man City turn on style in Manchester derby
Manchester City favorites Manchester City gliding back to the Premier League Manchester United. Their third goal in the 3-1 win was not until the 86th minute – following a 44-pass move.
After 12 matches, City are already 12 points ahead of United, who dropped to 8th. Under Pep Guardiola's high tempo, slick passing style, City has scored 36 goals, nine more than second-highest scorers Chelsea. For all their impressive performances though, City are only two points clear at the top.
Still tight at the top
Leading the pack is Liverpool, who secured a routine 2-0 win against Fulham on Sunday. After a disappointing 0-0 home draw with a stubborn Everton, Chelsea are two points further back. Spurs, on 27 points, won 1-0 at Crystal Palace (more below).
The top five all avoided defeats, though, like Chelsea, Arsenal will have been defeated to only take home to Wolves. Between Arsenal in 5th and Manchester United in 8th, Bournemouth and Watford have hit mini tricky spells. Bournemouth have lost their last two and Watford have drawn one and lost one.
Good weekend for strugglers
Only two of the two sides are in this circle and the gap between 14th and 19th is two points. After a disastrous start, Newcastle is suddenly 14th, with two wins on the bounce. They follow up a fortunate 1-0 win against Watford in round 11 with a 2-1 victory over Bournemouth.
Cardiff also reportedly had a crucial win against Brighton, which was controversial (more below). Huddersfield followed up on their first win (and first home goal) of the season against fellow Fulham with a home point against West Ham. Most people thought Fulham would survive the season relatively comfortably but the Cottagers go into the two-week international break down, Slaviša Jokanović.
Dodgy decisions prove costly
Referees and their assistants are an easy target but they get two key decisions wrong in this round of matches. First, Cardiff City's Sol Bamba was last-minute winner against Brighton. It was close but clear on the replay. Another team at the end of the table, Southampton, received no such luck in their draw with Watford. Leading 1-0, Charlie Austin's strike was disallowed for an offside decision against Maya Yoshida, who did not seem to be interfering with play.
Afterwards, Austin was furious and said the officials "clearly need help". Watford could point to another decision, when they were wrongly denied a penalty, but the controversy again saw calls for VAR to be introduced to help officials. Other leagues have adopted VAR and the evidence is the technology helps on-ground referees, so surely it is just a matter of time.
Juan Foyth
On his Premier League debut for Tottenham Hotspur at Wolves in round 11, Juan Foyth gave away two penalties. A week later, the 20-year-old center-back was 1-0 at Crystal Palace. Foyth made a nervy start, giving the ball away and looking at the rain at the Palace's Selhurst Park stadium.
But the Argentine composed himself and started playing the way that saw Mauricio Pochettino manager call him "a massive prospect for us". Foyth capped off his performance with the winning goal, the first of his career. They could not have had a good time in their six home games. Their own star – Wilfried Zaha – was missing and lost their last 13 days.
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Manchester City's Ilkay Gundogan celebrates after scoring his side's third goal during the 3-1 Manchester derby win over Manchester United. (AP Photo / Dave Thompson).
From the winner of the Manchester derby to the player who went from zero to hero, here are five things we've learned from the weekend's Premier League action.
Man City turn on style in Manchester derby
Manchester City favorites Manchester City gliding back to the Premier League Manchester United. Their third goal in the 3-1 win was not until the 86th minute – following a 44-pass move.
After 12 matches, City are already 12 points ahead of United, who dropped to 8th. Under Pep Guardiola's high tempo, slick passing style, City has scored 36 goals, nine more than second-highest scorers Chelsea. For all their impressive performances though, City are only two points clear at the top.
Still tight at the top
Leading the pack is Liverpool, who secured a routine 2-0 win against Fulham on Sunday. After a disappointing 0-0 home draw with a stubborn Everton, Chelsea are two points further back. Spurs, on 27 points, won 1-0 at Crystal Palace (more below).
The top five all avoided defeats, though, like Chelsea, Arsenal will have been defeated to only take home to Wolves. Between Arsenal in 5th and Manchester United in 8th, Bournemouth and Watford have hit mini tricky spells. Bournemouth have lost their last two and Watford have drawn one and lost one.
Good weekend for strugglers
Only two of the two sides are in this circle and the gap between 14th and 19th is two points. After a disastrous start, Newcastle is suddenly 14th, with two wins on the bounce. They follow up a fortunate 1-0 win against Watford in round 11 with a 2-1 victory over Bournemouth.
Cardiff also reportedly had a crucial win against Brighton, which was controversial (more below). Huddersfield followed up on their first win (and first home goal) of the season against fellow Fulham with a home point against West Ham. Most people thought Fulham would survive the season relatively comfortably but the Cottagers go into the two-week international break down, Slaviša Jokanović.
Dodgy decisions prove costly
Referees and their assistants are an easy target but they get two key decisions wrong in this round of matches. First, Cardiff City's Sol Bamba was last-minute winner against Brighton. It was close but clear on the replay. Another team at the end of the table, Southampton, received no such luck in their draw with Watford. Leading 1-0, Charlie Austin's strike was disallowed for an offside decision against Maya Yoshida, who did not seem to be interfering with play.
Afterwards, Austin was furious and said the officials "clearly need help". Watford could point to another decision, when they were wrongly denied a penalty, but the controversy again saw calls for VAR to be introduced to help officials. Other leagues have adopted VAR and the evidence is the technology helps on-ground referees, so surely it is just a matter of time.
Juan Foyth
On his Premier League debut for Tottenham Hotspur at Wolves in round 11, Juan Foyth gave away two penalties. A week later, the 20-year-old center-back was 1-0 at Crystal Palace. Foyth made a nervy start, giving the ball away and looking at the rain at the Palace's Selhurst Park stadium.
But the Argentine composed himself and started playing the way that saw Mauricio Pochettino manager call him "a massive prospect for us". Foyth capped off his performance with the winning goal, the first of his career. They could not have had a good time in their six home games. Their own star – Wilfried Zaha – was missing and lost their last 13 days.
