Stars from Liverpool, Tottenham Hotspur and West Ham United feature among others.
Manchester United manager Jose Mourinho before the game
Another Premier League weekend is over and and it is fair to say it was an exciting one.
Manchester United, Manchester City, Hull City and Chelsea all maintained their winning starts to the season with another win.
Indeed it was a good weekend for all the promoted sides, as Middlesbrough beat Sunderland and Burnley secured an impressive win over Liverpool.
Elsewhere, West Ham won their first game at the London Stadium, Ronald Koeman secured his first win as Everton manager and Tottenham got their first victory on the board.
West Ham United manager Slaven Bilic
Indeed, the only game without a victor was Leicester City vs Arsenal as they played out a goalless draw at the King Power Stadium.
Here’s a collection of eight overlooked stats from the Premier League’s second weekend.
Liverpool’s Philippe Coutinho in action with Burnley’s Matthew Lowton and George Boyd
It was a bad day for Liverpool star Philippe Coutinho, who registered the most shots off any target of any player, with Paul Pogba and Harry Kane just behind him.
| Team | Shots Off Target | |
|---|---|---|
| Philippe Coutinho | Liverpool | 6 |
| Harry Kane | Tottenham | 3 |
| Paul Pogba | Man Utd | 3 |
Southampton’s central midfield pairing of Jordy Clasie and Pierre-Emile Hojbjerg did not have a good day when it came to defensive duels, each losing six a piece.
Nobody had a worse day than West Ham’s Enner Valencia when it came to duels, losing 16, while Stoke City’s Mame Biram Diouf lost the most aerial duels of any player.
| Team | Duels Lost | |
|---|---|---|
| Enner Valencia | West Ham | 16 |
| Mame Biram Diouf | Stoke | 14 |
| Abel Hernández | Hull | 13 |
On to dribbling and Swansea City’s Modou Barrow did not enjoy himself, overrunning the ball on four separate occasions while Bournemouth’s Josh King managed more unsuccessful touches than any other player.
| Team | Was Fouled | |
|---|---|---|
| Eden Hazard | Chelsea | 6 |
| Ross Barkley | Everton | 4 |
| Vincent Janssen | Tottenham | 4 |
Meanwhile, Chelsea’s Eden Hazard had a rough time against Watford as he was the most fouled player of the weekend.
At the other end of the scale, Tottenham’s Vincent Janssen committed more fouls than any player with five against Crystal Palace.
Tottenham’s Vincent Janssen in action with Crystal Palace’s Scott Dann
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