The Premier League’s weekend fixtures were jam packed with goals and some huge results for sides battling the drop and fighting for Europe.
We take a look back at some of the best bits and biggest talking points from the action whilst looking at the relegation battle and giving our picks for manager of the season so far.
We take a look back at some of the best bits and biggest talking points from the action whilst looking at the relegation battle and giving our picks for manager of the season so far.
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00:00 Dan, looking back at the Premier League's weekend action, obviously we're into game
00:07 week 23 now, it's sort of ticking along nicely. Let's just start at the bottom where Luton
00:13 Town climbed out the relegation zone at Newcastle. Obviously you were there, you're a Newcastle
00:18 fan, from your perspective it might not seem as satisfying from Newcastle's view, but we've
00:25 been there as relegation teams, myself as a Wolves fan, you as a Newcastle, you know
00:28 how important these points are and you have to commend Luton for holding on and getting
00:33 a point at Newcastle.
00:34 I thought Ross Barkley was the best player on the pitch actually, and credit to him,
00:37 he was really, really good. Yeah, Luton gave as good as they could have got to be honest
00:45 and in the first half they sort of wouldn't be put away. Newcastle had a host of chances,
00:50 took the lead twice but couldn't get that two goal advantage which would have perhaps
00:54 seen them into the horizon and they probably would have gone on to win the game quite comfortably.
01:00 Everton would probably not be in this situation if it wasn't for that points deduction. I
01:03 know their form is a bit up and down to be honest, certainly after they had the points
01:08 deduction they went on a really good run of form. I think I'm quite confident in saying
01:14 Sheffield United will probably go down and Burnley I think will do very well to beat
01:20 the drop as well. But as I say, Luton there doing well, Everton in amongst it, Crystal
01:26 Palace could be in amongst it, Bournemouth, Nottingham Forest too. So yeah, there's a
01:30 lot of teams in there so hard to predict and it all just depends on who can put a bit of
01:35 a run together.
01:36 Yeah, and just looking at the two West Midlands representatives, Wolves and Aston Villa, I
01:41 mean both fantastic results on the weekend but just looking at it as a bigger picture,
01:46 two managers there that surely in line for the manager of the season role. I mean Gary
01:50 O'Neill was pretty much stripped of everything, he came in a week or so before the season
01:55 started and he's done an incredible job. I mean a brilliant win at Chelsea on the weekend
02:00 for Wolves, the first time they've won at Stamford Bridge since 1979. Matthias Kuhn
02:05 who got Wolves his first ever Premier League away, Hat-trick as well. And then Unai Emre
02:09 as well, you've got to look at him and their race for that Champions League spot that Newcastle
02:13 maybe were going for last season. I mean, two fantastic managers, what do you make of
02:18 their season so far?
02:21 Well starting with Villa, Emre certainly responded well to their pretty poor performance against
02:27 Newcastle in midweek in which they were playing off the park to be honest. I mean Wolves had
02:31 absolutely nothing going into this season. Obviously a manager just leaving, no real
02:36 signs of recruitment in terms of what could be spent in the transfer market. Just for
02:41 where they were and what they'll get to, I think he has to be in the conversation. For
02:46 me he probably is the manager of the season. Unfortunately I don't think he'll get it because
02:51 other people will probably think of the other candidates towards the top end of the table
02:56 which to me is a real, real shame because I think for me Gary O'Neill is my manager
03:01 of the season so far.
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