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Which was your favourite Premier League goal from September’s action?
We’ve got defenders scoring scissor kicks, 30-yard screamers and a match-winning flick between the legs this month, and you can vote for your best in the vote below.
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The Frenchman’s scissor-kick levelled things up at the Emirates early in September, before Santi Cazorla’s last-minute penalty gave Arsenal all three points.
Wilson’s first strike for Bournemouth since returning from a serious knee injury was special, directing the ball between his legs and into the bottom corner for the game’s only goal.
Swiss midfielder Xhaka arrived in the Premier League with a big billing, and his first goal for the club was a screamer, piling the ball into the top left corner with his left foot.
Henderson’s unstoppable effort past Thibaut Courtois from 30 yards was the goal of the game as Liverpool earned a vital three points at Stamford Bridge. A stunner.
It was only a consolation for Leicester, but Gray’s magic from the edge of the box gave the travelling Foxes something to cheer about at Old Trafford following an abject performance.
Having nearly left the club in the summer, South Korean forward Son was on fine form in September, the highlight coming at the Riverside as his piledriver found the corner of the net, his second goal of the game.
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Sportsmail’s Ralph Ellis shares 10 things he learned from this weekend
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The seventh round of Premier League fixtures saw Tottenham Hotspur continue their unbeaten run by beating table-toppers Manchester City, while United were held at home to Stoke City.
Elsewhere, there were issues for West Ham and Sunderland. Liverpool also dominated Hull while there was good news for Chelsea emanating from the Football League.
Here, Sportsmail’s Ralph Ellis shares 10 things he learned from the top-flight and the Football League.
- Fraser Forster will give Gareth Southgate a tough decision in his first game as England manager over who to play in goal.
Joe Hart has been recovering his form in Italy – he helped Torino extend their unbeaten run to four games with a 2-1 win over Fiorentina on Sunday.
But a 0-0 draw at champions Leicester means Southampton keeper Forster is reporting for international duty on the back of five clean sheets in a row in all competitions.
- The ability to conjure late winning goals – however scruffy or controversial – has always been a hallmark of title winning sides so Arsenal can think they’ve ticked another box with their 1-0 win at Burnley.
It’s the second time this season they’ve grabbed all three points in injury time, following Santi Cazorla’s disputed 94th-minute penalty against Southampton in September.
That’s already twice more than last season when Danny Welbeck’s winner against ten-man Leicester was the only time Arsene Wenger’s side struck after the 90 minutes had elapsed.
- Wilfried Bony’s loan move to Stoke has not had the best of starts – the Ivory Coast striker was subbed for the third game in a row during the 1-1 draw at Manchester United.
Bony, 27, cost Manchester City £28m in January 2014 after a purple spell of nine goals in 14 games but has struggled to match those standards since.
He hasn’t scored a goal in club football now since sharing in a 4-1 demolition of Sunderland on Boxing Day 2015.
- Bournemouth’s Dan Gosling was last season’s marathon man but would be happy to get the chance for just a short distance this season.
The 26-year-old ran more miles per 90 minutes than any other Premier League player in 2015-16 and set the record for most distance covered in a single match when he ran 8.6 miles.
This campaign has been a different matter – the 16 minutes he played at Watford after replacing Jack Wilshere means his six league appearances for Eddie Howe’s side have all been as a sub and his total game time so far is just 103 minutes.
- There were plenty who said Francesco Guidolin deserved more time as Swansea manager after getting the club out of relegation trouble last season.
The Italian was under pressure not only for results, however, but for chopping and changing both players and tactics in contrast to the club’s long-time ethic of continuity.
His latest idea was to move biggest goal threat Gylfi Sigurdsson out to the wing.
In the 23 matches since he took over the club, the 60-year-old Italian named an unchanged side only twice.
- Victor Moses has two years left on his Chelsea contract and may finally be carving out a future with the club, more than four years after arriving from Wigan in a £9m deal.
The winger, who has been shunted out on a succession of season-long loan deals at first Liverpool then Stoke and West Ham, was used as a wing-back in the 2-0 win at Hull.
The 85 minutes he played provided the longest amount of Premier League game time since last November – and his first start in a Chelsea shirt since May 2013.
- Things haven’t worked out so well for Tom Cleverley since he chose Everton as his destination when he left Manchester United despite a successful loan spell at Aston Villa.
The former England midfielder had a fairly average game in the 1-1 draw against Crystal Palace, his first Premier League start of this season.
In 18 games that the 27-year-old has started since signing for the Toffees two summers ago, he’s finished on the winning side only five times.
- Former England Under 19 international centre half George Evans must have looked at the performances of Nicolas Otamendi and Eliaquim Mangala over the last year and wondered if he could really have done worse if Manchester City had given him a chance.
The 21-year-old, let go by City to join Reading last January, is now flourishing under the management of Jaap Stam who has converted him into a holding midfield player.
He’s played in every one of the club’s 14 games so far, and got his first goal salvaging a late point in Saturday’s 1-1 draw with Derby.
- Michael Appleton’s name ought to be on the lists being compiled by bigger clubs now we’ve reached the Autumn sacking season for managers.
The 40-year-old proved his coaching ability by turning struggling Oxford round over two years get out of League Two and his side are already looking an outside threat for back-to-back promotions.
Goals from Wes Thomas and Chris Maguire brought their first away win of the season at Bolton and put them two points from the play-off zone.
- While Arsene Wenger was celebrating 20 years in his job with a win, things are not so rosy for football’s next longest serving boss Paul Tisdale, who during the summer marked 10 years in charge of Exeter.
Adebayo Akinfenwa’s 85th minute goal for Wycombe left the West Country club stuck in the League Two relegation zone and some fans unfurled a ‘Tisdale Out’ banner.
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Which Prem side has had the most possession? How much of the ball has your team had?
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Many top managers live by the philosophy that if their team has the ball, the opposition can’t score.
But Leicester’s success last season proves that counter-attacking football can certainly still work in the modern era.
On the other hand, Louis van Gaal’s Manchester United side had lots of time on the ball, but couldn’t seem to do anything with it.
But what about this campaign? Which side has had the most possession in the seven games played so far this season?
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Stubborn Southampton grind out draw away at champions Leicester
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Southampton rounded off a gruelling week by extending their unbeaten run to six matches with a hard-fought 0-0 draw at champions Leicester on Sunday.
Leicester manager Claudio Ranieri admitted his side were fortunate to escape with a point after Southampton had the better of the game’s chances.
In-form striker Charlie Austin hit a post and also saw a lobbed effort saved by home goalkeeper Kasper Schmeichel.
Claude Puel would have settled for a draw before kickoff given his side did not fly back into Britain until Friday following a 4,600-mile round trip to face Israeli champions Hapoel Be’er Sheva in the Europa League.
There is a stubbornness about Southampton which was missing early in the season and they have now gone more than nine hours since last conceding a goal.
Any worries Southampton would miss Kenyan powerhouse Victor Wanyama after his summer move to Tottenham have been eased by midfield enforcer Oriol Romeu’s excellent run of form.
With a better display of finishing, Southampton would have been celebrating a third straight Premier League win.
Nathan Redmond has not scored since the opening day of the season and some sections of the Saints fan base are starting to get on his back.
Saints will be hoping Cedric Soares’ injury is not going to present them with any long-term issues.
8 – Puel continued to rotate his squad, making wholesale changes from the trip to Be’er Sheva, with the likes of Jose Fonte, Ryan Bertrand, Steven Davis and Charlie Austin all returning.
The Frenchman took a risk by leaving the quartet at home on Thursday but it paid off as all four looked fully fresh.
Puel’s continuing policy to use Redmond as a striker will come under scrutiny the longer the winger’s goal drought goes on.
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GK Fraser Forster, 7 – Did not have too many opportunities to impress England’s watching interim manager Gareth Southgate. Apart from making one smart save to deny Three Lions teammate Jamie Vardy, he was outshone by opposite number Schmeichel.
DF Cedric Soares, 5 – Restored to the starting lineup after being benched for the midweek Europa League game and was forced off by an injury before half time.
DF Jose Fonte, 7 – Veteran skipper felt the benefits of his Thursday night rest and turned in a classy display. Southampton fans are praying he soon signs the new contract that has been on the table since the summer.
DF Virgil van Dijk, 7 – Talked about the importance of Southampton extending their run of clean sheets prior to the game and helped his side claim another shutout. Poor back pass almost gifted Leicester a goal but was otherwise unflappable.
DF Ryan Bertrand, 7 – Will fancy his chances of starting England’s upcoming World Cup qualifier with ex-Saint Luke Shaw injured. Defended well and got forward whenever he could.
MF Oriol Romeu, 8 – An all-action display from the former Chelsea man, including a heroic triple block to keep out Vardy twice and Islam Slimani. Saints’ best player.
MF Pierre-Emile Hojbjerg, 7 – Has not taken long to get his feet under the Premier League table. Another mature display from the young former Bayern Munich midfielder.
MF Steve Davis, 7 – Had his feet up at home during Saints’ Europa League clash with Hapoel Be’er Sheva and rewarded Puel with a vibrant midfield showing. Never stopped running.
No. 10 Dusan Tadic, 6 – Has thrived in his new role behind the front two in the opening weeks of the season but was not at his best before being substituted. Let down by poor decision making.
FW Charlie Austin, 7 – Another confident performance from the former QPR front man. Was unlucky to be denied a sixth goal in five games by the woodwork. Could have done better with his attempted chip over Schmeichel.
FW Nathan Redmond, 6 – Looked decent with the ball at his feet and his pace will always cause defenders problems but not a natural finisher.
FW Shane Long, 6 – The Irishman’s goal wait goes on.
MF James Ward-Prowse – Unlucky not to start after playing well in midweek.
DF Cuco Martina, 6 – A far better performance than in the Europa League game.
Alex Crook is ESPN FC’s Southampton blogger. Follow him on Twitter @alex_crook
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Saints stars set for internationals
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Southampton will have 15 senior players away on international duty this week.
A host of first-team stars will be featuring in vital qualifying action for their respective countries, beginning from the early hours of Thursday morning.
Cuco Martina kicks things off in the latest stage of Caribbean Cup qualifying, with Curaçao.
He will be followed by James Ward-Prowse, Nathan Redmond and Matt Targett in European Championship qualifying with England Under-21s.
The remaining 11 first-team players will then be involved in World Cup qualification, in both the European and Asian zones.
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THURSDAY 6TH OCTOBER:
Cuco Martina: Curaçao vs Antigua & Barbuda (1am) (Caribbean Cup qualifying)
Shane Long: Republic of Ireland vs Georgia (7.45pm) (World Cup qualifying)
FRIDAY 7TH OCTOBER:
José Fonte, Cédric: Portugal vs Andorra (7.45pm) (World Cup qualifying)
Shane Long: Moldova vs Republic of Ireland (7.45pm) (World Cup qualifying)
MONDAY 10TH OCTOBER:
José Fonte, Cédric: Faroe Islands vs Portugal (7.45pm) (World Cup qualifying)
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As the Premier League pauses for the international break, it’s time to reflect on the season so far.
The game is all about goals, but which clubs are proving to be masters when it comes to taking their chances?
And which clubs need to sharpen their shooting?
You’ll find the answers in the slideshow above. All statistics correct on 3 October 2016 and do not include blocked shots.
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The 20 priciest teams in Europe to assemble - which squad cost an eye-watering £627m?
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Clubs around Europe have been spending more money than ever before on new players over the past few years.
And teams in the Premier League, particularly, have been splashing ridiculous amounts of cash on new signings recently as they take advantage of the new TV deal.
Manchester United spent nearly £150m alone during the last transfer window.
So where does their squad place among the most costly teams in Europe - as revealed by the footy data site?
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In Numbers: Romeu’s Leicester display
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Southampton’s 0-0 draw at Leicester City featured another impressive display of resistance, as they secured a sixth clean sheet in succession.
Central to that run continuing was midfielder Oriol Romeu, who produced a superb performance against the Foxes.
Romeu’s afternoon was highlighted by a goal-saving tackle on Jamie Vardy in the first half, which was instantly followed by crucial blocks from Islam Slimani and then Vardy off the second rebound.
However, the Spaniard’s defensive work extended well beyond that, as the numbers prove…
– Romeu’s six tackles were the most of any player on the pitch
– He gained possession 17 times during the match - six more than any other player
– His two interceptions tied for the lead in his team, along with Steven Davis and Ryan Bertrand
– His two blocks, referenced above, were the joint most of any player on the pitch, matched only by Leicester’s Danny Drinkwater
– Romeu won nine of the ten duels he embarked upon for a success rate that was ten per cent higher than any other player on the pitch
– It wasn’t just defensively where he impressed, though. His 90.3% passing accuracy was second among all starting players, with only Pierre-Emile Højbjerg’s 92.8% bettering it
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