Early winners: Frank Lampard’s Everton easing the nerves
The result was all important for #FrankLampardsEverton, but this was a performance of real substance as well.
Early Winner
Early winner: Steven Gerrard, ahead of schedule at resurgent Villa
Brighton and Palace represented a trappy beginning for Gerrard at Villa, but it’s been a dream start.
Early winner: Juventus and a welcome moment of serenity
Juventus struggled just to get here, but their progress through the group stage has been entirely serene.
Early winner: Edouard, the Palace striker we all ‘wanna be’
Gallagher and Zaha were both brilliant for Crystal Palace, but there’s one man we all ‘wanna be’.
Early Winner: Mason Greenwood and making a difference
Three games, three game-changing goals, still only 19. Mason Greenwood’s all right.
Early winner: Rafa Benitez passes first test amid Everton apathy
A superb second-half fightback from Everton helped Rafa Benitez begin the task of winning over his Goodison sceptics…
Early winner: Alisson and Phillips shine as Liverpool offer hope…
It probably won’t be enough but Liverpool have given themselves a chance, which itself is a turn-up for the books…
Early winner: A tap-in and a turning point for Timo Werner
Timo Werner ended his goal drought in a big win for Chelsea. This has to be a turning point for the struggling striker…
Early winner: Mauricio Pochettino and another CL fun run
There is no point viewing Mauricio Pochettino at PSG through anything other than a Mourinho prism. And it ain’t pretty.
Early winner: Phil Foden, certain starter in Man City’s best XI
An early winner because of his late winner. But there was so much more than that – even after the final whistle.
Early winners: Any and every witness to that De Bruyne pass
Pass of the season? Probably. Kevin de Bruyne conjured a moment of effortless brilliance at Leicester.
Early winner: Job done for Hodgson and Palace. What now?
Crystal Palace’s instantly-forgettable win effectively secured safety. What next for Roy and the Eagles?
Early winner: Emi Martinez, making Arsenal regret the safe bet…
Selling Emiliano Martinez was the safest bet for Arsenal in the summer. But Aston Villa gambled and won big…
Early winner: Kylian Mbappe and another step to greatness
Mbappe has already enjoyed a career many other players can only ever aspire to. Yet this was something else.
Early winner: Neto after Nuno switches Wolves up
We saw the best and the worst of Wolves and Southampton in two opposing halves of football at St Mary’s.
Early winner: Steve Bruce as Newcastle highlight all their assets
It was a win of two halves for Newcastle. Decide for yourself which was the most impressive…
Early winner: Mason Mount, keeping Lampard in Chelsea hot seat
Frank Lampard’s faith in Mason Mount was rewarded with a match-winning display, But for Chelsea, the same questions remain…
Early winner: David Moyes, victorious once more at Everton
In David Moyes’ first win back at Everton, West Ham showcased why they can maintain a European push…
F365’s early winner: Arsenal’s extraordinary teenage star
Bukayo Saka being this important to Arsenal at 19 is not normal but also should not be overlooked.
F365’s Early Winner: Jurgen Klopp and the uncontrollables
Things outside the control of Jurgen Klopp have been annoying him recently. On Tuesday, those things fell his way.
Early winner: Pep Guardiola, a grateful recipient of Burnley’s gifts
Pep needed to a positive start to kickstart a crucial period for City and no foe is friendlier than Sean Dyche…
Early Winners: Chelsea and clarity of focus
Chelsea have a tough run of league games coming up – sorting Champions League qualification out so swiftly should help.
Early winner: Man City and an escape from domestic strife
Their domestic form has been a bit off, but Europe has offered a serene sanctuary thus far for Manchester City.
F365’s Early Winner: Pep’s plot foils Arteta’s one-eyed approach
The apprentice had no answer to his master’s ingenuity as Guardiola’s City stifled Arteta’s Arsenal…
Ayew the Palace hero again while Zaha plays pantomime villain
While Wilfried Zaha was busy trying to fight everyone including himself, Jordan Ayew dug Palace out again…
F365’s early winner: The anomaly that is Dwight McNeil
Dwight McNeil is a 20-year-old English forward starting regularly in the Premier League. What’s not to bloody love?
F365’s early winner: Nigel Pearson, manager of the season?
Watford have bought into Nigel Pearson and the transformation has been remarkable…
F365’s early winners: Dean Smith and his reformed Villans
Dean Smith laid into his Villa players last weekend. At Burnley, they give him the perfect reaction…
F365’s early winner: Klopp, fixing Liverpool’s soaring aircraft
Rodgers once said football management is “like trying to build an aircraft while it is flying”. Klopp has cracked it.
F365’s early winner: Duncan Ferguson’s new, old Everton
Ferguson is not the answer. And those Everton numbers are not sustainable. But good lord: that was a response.