Play of the Week

Each and every week in the Premier League some players will put in Man of the Match performances and others will have had a week to forget. We look at the top performers and hand out our prestigious Player of the Week award to the cream of the crop.

17-year-old English forward Connor Wickham scored his first ever Championship hat-trick for Ipswich in the 6-0 drubbing of Doncaster Rovers.

Wickham, who incidentally made his first senior debut against Doncaster Rovers back in April 2009, struck twice from open play – in the 42nd and 61st minutes – before sealing an …

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Senegalese star Demba Ba struck a brace to steer West Ham United towards a three-goal comeback in his first start for Avram Grant’s side since arriving from Bundesliga outfit Hoffenheim in January.

The Hammers were three goals down at the interval but were spurred on by Ba’s double to force a …

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Premier League veteran Frenchman Louis Saha scored four goals for Everton in their incredible 5-3 win over Blackpool, who were up 3-2 until the last 15 minutes of the match.

32-year-old Saha, who could have had five but for the referee’s failure to give Everton the advantage following a foul, had …

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Three days after coming on as a substitute in the FA Cup match against Leeds and netting his side’s third, Robin van Persie provided all three goals during Arsenal‘s 3-0 win over Wigan.

The striker was his side’s most dominant figure in the fixture, and his goal tally could have been …

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Slovakia international Vladimir Weiss scored a brace for Glasgow Rangers in their 4-0 over Hamilton Academical.

The 21-year-old scored both goals from long range, showcasing his accurate and powerful right foot shot.

Rangers are currently in second place in the Scottish Premier League, five points behind archrivals Celtic, but with three games …

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English-born Republic of Ireland international Leon Best , nicknamed “Zoro”, marked his first Premier League start of the season with a fantastic hat-trick during the 5-0 demolition of West Ham on Wednesday.

Featuring in Shola Ameobi ‘s absence, the striker was in exceptional form to cap his second appearance of the …

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Given the amount of games which actually managed to beat the weather and take place last weekend, choosing the player of the week wasn’t too difficult, yet it may still cause some debate.

Sunderland had a number of players who could have won this week’s award, however goalkeeper Craig Gordon takes …

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Arsenal underlined their title credentials last weekend as they beat Fulham to go top of the Premier League. Many have doubted Arsene Wenger’s team, particularly with the like of Thomas Vermaelen, Cesc Fabregas and Robin Van Persie all out. But Samir Nasri, who has been irrepressible this season, produced another …

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The weekend of the 27th and 28th of November in the Premiership will always be remembered for a record breaking number of goals, with every Premier League team scoring at least once, but there was one stand-out performance. Dimitar Berbatov has put his name alongside that of Andrew Cole, Alan …

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Last night saw one of Aaron Lennon ‘s best performances this season, providing two assists in Tottenham‘s 3-0 win over Werder Bremen at White Hart Lane.

Lennon dominated the right wing for Spurs throughout the match and showed his exciting creative spark which has not been of evidence much of late.

The …

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