Now Villa attack at SJP, Buendia shooting from distance and Pope, another signing PSR prevented Howe from making, saving easily enough.
It’s been a fast start everywhere: at Brentford, Schade goes down the left, crosses, and Jesus slides in, nicking an effort just wide of the far post.
Casillas, Ramsdale, Martinez: keepers with a habit of stopping shots almost by accident, saving balls that appear to have beaten them.
Now off to Newcastle, where brilliance from Tonali, taking a pass from Joelinton a few yards outside the box and dipping past one challenge, swaying away from another then cutting around a third, and he’s in front of goal! He might leave the shot to Wissa but he’s earned the right to take it on and finish one of the goal of the season. He shots low, Martinez dives the wrong way …. and stops the effort with his feet, a Casillas classic!
Off we go in our three games and immediately, Chelsea attack at Palace, Esetvao drilling a cross-cum-shot through the corridor but to no one.
