MAN OF THE DAY
No Sergio Agüero, no David Silva, no problem for Manchester City. Up stepped Raheem Sterling to become City’s first Englishman to score three in the Premier League era.
MAN OF THE DAY #2
“Jamie Vardy! He scores every week!” crooned the Leicester fans. They have a point. Vardy has 10 in his last 10 league games. The Ballon d’Or awaits.
GOAL OF THE DAY
Forget that showy Dimitri Payet dink at Selhurst Park: this week’s award goes to Jesse Joronen. The Stevenage keeper punted long and watched wide-eyed as Wycombe’s Matt Ingram misjudged it.
BEST VALUE
Step forward Chelsea’s top league scorer this season. Not £32m Diego Costa, £32m Eden Hazard or £30m Willian – but up-and-coming young hopeful Own Goal. He now has three to his name.
BRAVEST LINE OF THE DAY
“He’s the master of mastication” – Five Live’s Pat Murphy throws caution to the wind on live radio, paying tribute to Sam Allardyce’s chewing-gum prowess.
STILL GOT IT
Bobby Zamora – came off the bench to hit the winner at Leeds, his first Brighton goal for 4,549 days.
ONE TO WATCH
No Coventry debut yet for former future-of-football Joe Cole – but expect a press conference tomorrow. Tony Mowbray: “He’s very positive. He just wants to play.”
AND SPARE A THOUGHT FOR
Colchester’s 292 away fans, who travelled 240 miles to Wigan, were 4-0 down after half an hour, and saw their side ship a fifth in the 87th minute. A long old journey home.
