Unpack another crazy week of the Premier League with me!

We entered the weekend knowing there were a lot of unanswered questions, variables completely up in the air, but I was certainly not prepared for the absolute drama that this week had in store for us. We’ve seen the tangible continuation of Sean Dyche’s success at Nottingham Forest, Chelsea remaining on the title chase despite last weeks uninspiring performance, Sunderland squander a chance to go five games unbeaten, Man United struggle against a 10-man Everton, West Ham manage to nick a point at Bournemouth thanks to Callum Wilson, and Arsenal squash any doubts of weak defence without Gabriel. It’s safe to say my FPL has taken a hit this week.

What Happened There Then?! – Red Card Mayhem at Everton

Everton’s Gueye and Keane lashed out at each other after Bruno Fernandes narrowly missed a goal that would’ve given United the lead. Gueye made a mistimed pass out of the Everton box that unfortunately rolled straight to the feet of Man United’s attacking midfielder. Even though the shot was then saved by Everton’s Jordan Pickford, it seemed Keane still shouted some blame at teammate Gueye leading to the scuffle. Ref Tony Harrington lifted the red card without any review, asserting that any strike using the hands is dangerous play and therefore a straight red.

Luckily for Everton, this moment hardly effected play, they continued pushing forward rather than automatically parking the bus. Just 16 minutes later, Dewesbury-Hall made a fantastic run through two defenders and had a shot from just outside the box, hitting a bullet into the top corner of the goal. With just ten men, Everton held onto this one goal lead for the rest of the game by playing exceptionally in defence. Because of the win, manager David Moyes had very little to regret in post match interviews, not even the unnecessary red card. He even said he quite likes when the players fight with one another, “because it shows they care.” A very positive spin on the events of the game!

What does this mean for United though? Throughout the game they held 70% possession, had 23 shots with six on target and still none of this was enough for even one goal. Despite injecting some new attacking spirit by signing Mbeumo and Cunha over the summer, it seems united are still lacking some of that finishing star-power.

Player Profile – Callum Wilson

This week our player profile is on West Ham United’s hero of the weekend; Callum Wilson. Not usually someone that gets noticed as a key player, Wilson rarely starts for the Hammers as he shares his position with the likes of Jarrod Bowen. However, this week in the prem Wilson achieved a brace against bournemouth who are nine places above West Ham in the table.

Before joining West Ham as a free agent in August 2025, Wilson had spent five seasons with Newcastle producing significant impact as their striker. In the 2022-23 season, he finished, despite injury, as Newcastle’s top scorer. His moments of magic are occurring at West Ham too, and he may be just what they need to turn a terrible start to the season around. So far, Wilson has played just 476 minutes of the West Ham premier league season, which is just 44%, yet, his four goals make him West Ham’s top goal scorer so far. Most impressively, in their 3-0 win over Nottingham Forest in gameweek 3, Wilson played just 26 minutes of the game and still managed to get one across the line. In the past, he has faced ongoing struggles with injury and therefore the lack of minutes may be protecting Wilson’s health but I am certainly hoping we see more of Callum Wilson. He really could be the key to change the rest of West Ham’s 2025-26 season.

Win of the Week – Eze’s Hat Trick in the North London Derby

Of course, I’ve saved the best till last! Arsenal’s 4-1 domination over Tottenham was potentially the best North London Derby I have ever seen, probably the best in my lifetime. Doubts were surrounding Arsenal as we entered the countdown of the match. For many people, no Gabriel meant a huge gap in defence as well as no goals from corners (which people think is all we can do) and no Odegaard meant a similarly huge gap in midfield with no voice of leadership. However people often seem to forget that the genius of Arteta’s summer transfer window is the immense depth he injected into the team. There were two options to fill in for injured Gabriel in Hincapie and Mosquera and shuffles in midfield meant Eze, Madueke, Zubimendi, and Merino all contributed to a phenomenal 4-1 win.

Tottenham’s goal is not to be underestimated, Richarlison creatively sought an opportunity after winning the ball out from under Zubimendi’s feet, he made a perfectly calculated shot from about 40 yards out as he caught goalkeeper Raya completely off his line. Unfortunately for Richarlison, his goal was somewhat overshadowed by Eberechi Eze’s awe inspiring hat trick over Arsenal’s rival and the team he rejected over the summer to come back to his childhood club. He had an absolutely fantastic game, constantly pushing past defenders and locating the pockets that kept putting him in the perfect positions to score.

What a weekend of football! See you next week for gameweek 13 highlights xx

P.S. Sorry for my completely obvious Arsenal bias x