Arsenal’s Gabriel takes the Costa bait
With Chelsea desperate for a win, and a pretty uneventful first half about to come to a close, Arsenal for the first time in what must be at least 100 years looked like they might be able to get something from their visit to Stamford Bridge on Saturday. That was until the angriest man in football, Diego Costa, slapped Laurent Kosceilny about the face before indulging in some expert shithousery that proved too irresitable for Gabriel to turn down. Gabriel fell for the bait, hook, line and sinker – stupidly cocking a leg at Costa right in front of referee Mike Dean.
Footage dug up from 2013 shows Gabriel and Costa had previous when it comes to these kinds of antics, which might go some way to explaning the weekends events.
Predictably, with Arsenal down to 10 men for the second half, then 9 with Cazorla picking up a second yellow, Chelsea breezed to that much needed win.
Arsenal fans have reportedly consoled themselves by boycotting Costa coffee. Yes, you read that right.
I eat Carl Jenkinson’s hat
Wave after wave came the City attacks, there was no way West Ham could possibly hold on to their slender 2-1 lead with still a half hour to play at the Eithad. Those were the thoughts going through my head as I boldly claimed I would eat Carl Jenkinson’s hat if West Ham managed the feat.
If this stays #MCFC 1-2 #WHUFC I'll eat Carl Jenkinson's hat pic.twitter.com/1Uuzxtkkh0
— Eat My Goal.tv (@eatmygoaltv) September 19, 2015
Needless to say, that rim was tiring work.
Zlatan dares to miss
Zlatan Ibrahimovic can’t seem to buy a goal currently. His latest misfiring came against Reims, when the PSG striker skewed a header wide with the goal seemingly at his mercy.
Have Leeds United won the league already??
No, no they have not. But you could be forgiven for thinking they had after seeing footage of their fans celebrating a win wildly over MK Dons. The impromptu celebrations climaxed with a fan climbing a beam on the inside of the MK Dons stadium.
Totti hits 300
It may not have been his most elegant of strikes, but Roma legend Francesco Totti hit his 300th goal for the club during a 2-2 draw with Sassuolo. To celebrate Roma produced a photomosaic of all 300 Totti goals.
Mohamed Salah’s peach of a volley in the same game is also well worth checking out.
Saint Anthony Martial
Manchester United new boy Anthony Martial continued his impressive start to life at Old Trafford with a brilliantly taken brace during his sides 3-2 win over Southampton.
As well as bagging the goals, Martial proved his good egg credentials after helping out Southampton’s Virgil van Dijk who was suffering from what appeared to be a spot of cramp. Though, perhaps having Martial peer over him as he struggled in pain was the last thing van Dijk wanted to see after being terrorised by the forward throughout the game.
Oh and in my final words, a quick mention of Steve McClaren, who has just overseen Newcastle’s 4th defeat in 6 Premier League games and is yet to win. Time to phone a friend Steve?
