{"id":512313,"date":"2019-08-26T10:03:31","date_gmt":"2019-08-26T14:03:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonfootball.com\/?p=512313"},"modified":"2019-08-26T10:03:31","modified_gmt":"2019-08-26T14:03:31","slug":"premier-league-review-matchweek-three","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2019\/08\/26\/premier-league-review-matchweek-three\/","title":{"rendered":"Premier League Review: Matchweek Three"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Welcome to the latest edition of Last Word On Football&#8217;s Premier League review series. More goals, more drama and more VAR controversy was on display in the latest round of Premier League games. Here is your Premier League review of Matchweek three.<\/p>\n<h2>Premier League Review: Matchweek Three<\/h2>\n<h3>Crystal Palace Upset Manchester United for First Win at Old Trafford in 30 Years<\/h3>\n<p>After a poor start to the season, many thought that it would be a routine victory for <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonfootball.com\/feeds\/manchesterunitedfootball-co\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Manchester United<\/a> against <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonfootball.com\/clubs\/crystal-palace\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Crystal Palace<\/a> at Old Trafford. However, it was anything but, as the Eagles came away with their first three points from Old Trafford since 1989.<\/p>\n<p>Palace spent much of the game frustrating Manchester United, who attacked with no prevail. It was in fact the Eagles who took the lead, after<a href=\"https:\/\/fbref.com\/en\/players\/3312f911\/Jeffrey-Schlupp\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"> Jeffrey Schlupp<\/a> beat <a href=\"https:\/\/fbref.com\/en\/players\/f5deef4c\/Victor-Lindelof\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Victor Lindelof<\/a> to a long ball from<a href=\"https:\/\/fbref.com\/en\/players\/ab13a5aa\/Vicente-Guaita\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"> Vicente Guaita<\/a> to nod it on for <a href=\"https:\/\/fbref.com\/en\/players\/da052c14\/Jordan-Ayew\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Jordan Ayew<\/a>, who slotted past <a href=\"https:\/\/fbref.com\/en\/players\/7ba6d84e\/David-de-Gea\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">David de Gea<\/a> with ease. The Ghanian striker was one of four changes that Roy Hodgson made to his lineup from their defeat to <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonfootball.com\/clubs\/sheffield-united-club-news-analysis-fixtures\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Sheffield United<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The Eagles rallied together and thought they had done enough to pinch a 1-0 victory. However, in the 89th minute,<a href=\"https:\/\/fbref.com\/en\/players\/c931d9f9\/Daniel-James\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"> Daniel James<\/a> equalised with a curling right-foot effort into the top corner. It avenged <a href=\"https:\/\/fbref.com\/en\/players\/a1d5bd30\/Marcus-Rashford\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Marcus Rashford<\/a>&#8216;s penalty miss earlier in the game.<\/p>\n<p>However, it was still not over. Palace broke for one last attack in the 93rd minute, and left-back <a href=\"https:\/\/fbref.com\/en\/players\/5f09991f\/Patrick-van-Aanholt\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Patrick van Aanholt<\/a> was found in the box. He fired a left-footed drive towards David de Gead, who could not keep it out of his net.<\/p>\n<h3>Javi Gracia on the Verge of the Sack as Watford Lose Again<\/h3>\n<p>Following on from the end of last season, <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonfootball.com\/clubs\/watford\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Watford<\/a> have now lost their last six Premier League games. Matchweek three saw them lose 3-1 to <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonfootball.com\/clubs\/west-ham\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">West Ham United<\/a>, who earned their first win of the season.<\/p>\n<p>The game started at a blistering pace, and it was the visitors who took the lead inside three minutes. <a href=\"https:\/\/fbref.com\/en\/players\/ff527768\/Mark-Noble\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Mark Noble<\/a>&#8216;s spot-kick sent <a href=\"https:\/\/fbref.com\/en\/players\/d0b3ceb9\/Ben-Foster\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Ben Foster<\/a> the wrong way and gave the Hammers the lead.<\/p>\n<p>Watford did not have to wait long for their equaliser. <a href=\"https:\/\/fbref.com\/en\/players\/c24dba2a\/Andre-Gray\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Andre Gray<\/a> found himself in behind the West Ham defence and placed his strike into the far corner past <a href=\"https:\/\/fbref.com\/en\/players\/9328b835\/Lukasz-Fabianski\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Lukasz Fabianski<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>However, two goals in nine second-half minutes took the game away from the Hornets. <a href=\"https:\/\/fbref.com\/en\/players\/ba115a40\/Sebastien-Haller\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Sebastien Haller<\/a> bagged his first goals for West Ham since his club-record transfer. His first was a simple tap-in from a low <a href=\"https:\/\/fbref.com\/en\/players\/9f1893b9\/Felipe-Anderson\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Felipe Anderson<\/a> cross, while his second came from an overhead kick just inside the six-yard box.<\/p>\n<h3>How Did We Do?<\/h3>\n<p>Each week we take a crack at <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonfootball.com\/2019\/08\/23\/premier-league-preview-matchweek-three\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">predicting the results<\/a> of each match. How did we get on this weekend? Actual results are shown in bold, whereas our predictions are shown in italics.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonfootball.com\/clubs\/aston-villa-club-news-analysis-fixtures\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Aston Villa<\/a> 2-0 <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonfootball.com\/clubs\/everton\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Everton<\/a> &#8211;\u00a0<\/strong><em>Aston Villa 1-1 Everton\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonfootball.com\/clubs\/norwich-city\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Norwich City<\/a> 2-3 <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonfootball.com\/feeds\/chelseafootball-co\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Chelsea<\/a> &#8211;\u00a0<\/strong><em>Norwich City 2-1 Chelsea<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonfootball.com\/clubs\/brighton-hove-albion\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Brighton &amp; Hove Albion<\/a> 0-2 <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonfootball.com\/clubs\/southampton\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Southampton<\/a> &#8211;<\/strong>\u00a0<em>Brighton &amp; Hove Albion 2-0 Southampton<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>Manchester United 1-2 Crystal Palace &#8211;<\/strong><em> Manchester United 3-0 Crystal Palace<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>Sheffield United 1-2 <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonfootball.com\/clubs\/leicester-city\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Leicester City<\/a> &#8211;\u00a0<\/strong><em>Sheffield United 0-2 Leicester City<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>Watford 1-3 West Ham United &#8211;<\/strong><em> Watford 1-1 West Ham<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonfootball.com\/feeds\/liverpoolfootball-co\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Liverpool<\/a> 3-1 <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonfootball.com\/feeds\/arsenalfootball-co\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Arsenal<\/a> &#8211;\u00a0<\/strong><em>Liverpool 2-1 Arsenal<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonfootball.com\/clubs\/bournemouth\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Bournemouth<\/a> 1-3 <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonfootball.com\/feeds\/manchestercityfootball-co\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Manchester City<\/a> &#8211;\u00a0<\/strong><em>Bournemouth 1-3 Manchester City<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonfootball.com\/feeds\/tottenhamfootball-co\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Tottenham<\/a> 0-1 <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonfootball.com\/clubs\/newcastle-united\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Newcastle United<\/a> &#8211;\u00a0<\/strong><em>Tottenham 4-0 Newcastle United<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonfootball.com\/clubs\/wolves-club-analysis-news-fixtures\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Wolverhampton Wanderers<\/a> 1-1<a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonfootball.com\/clubs\/burnley\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"> Burnley<\/a><\/strong> &#8211;\u00a0<em>Wolverhampton Wanderers 1-2 Burnley<\/em><\/p>\n<p>One correct score and two correct results for us this week.<\/p>\n<h3>Up Next<\/h3>\n<p>The next round of Premier League fixtures begins on Saturday 31 August. All are 3.pm kick-offs unless stated.<\/p>\n<p>Southampton v Manchester United &#8211; 12:30 pm, Saturday 31 August<\/p>\n<p>Chelsea v Sheffield United<\/p>\n<p>Crystal Palace v Aston Villa<\/p>\n<p>Leicester City v Bournemouth<\/p>\n<p>Manchester City v Brighton &amp; Hove Albion<\/p>\n<p>Newcastle United v Watford<\/p>\n<p>West Ham v Norwich City<\/p>\n<p>Burnley v Liverpool &#8211; 17:30 kick-off, Saturday 31 August<\/p>\n<p>Everton v Wolves &#8211; 14:00 kick-off, Sunday 1 September<\/p>\n<p>Arsenal v Spurs &#8211; 16:30 kick-off, Sunday 1 September<\/p>\n<p>Main Photo<br \/>\n<a id=\"kgb_CIHbThtRZI1ZL4XKNg\" class=\"gie-single\" style=\"color: #a7a7a7; text-decoration: none; font-weight: normal !important; border: none; display: inline-block;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.gettyimages.com\/detail\/1169948534\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Embed from Getty Images<\/a><script>window.gie=window.gie||function(c){(gie.q=gie.q||[]).push(c)};gie(function(){gie.widgets.load({id:'kgb_CIHbThtRZI1ZL4XKNg',sig:'iadNXfSI3rvBWzikSl31qZ0kOFBxl1RQtYJpBsMsq7E=',w:'594px',h:'414px',items:'1169948534',caption: true ,tld:'com',is360: false })});<\/script><script src='\/\/embed-cdn.gettyimages.com\/widgets.js' charset='utf-8' async><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Welcome to the latest edition of Last Word On Football&#8217;s Premier League review series. More goals, more drama and more VAR controversy was on display in the latest round of Premier League games. Here is your Premier League review of Matchweek three. Premier League Review: Matchweek Three Crystal Palace Upset Manchester United for First Win [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2795,"featured_media":512425,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_lmt_disableupdate":"","_lmt_disable":"","sfio_featured_image":false,"sfio_embed_code":"","_ef_editorial_meta_date_first-draft-date":"","_ef_editorial_meta_paragraph_assignment":"","_ef_editorial_meta_checkbox_needs-photo":"","_ef_editorial_meta_number_word-count":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[3,12,2,18,25,27],"tags":[547,36,40,296,304,136],"class_list":["post-512313","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-premier-league","category-crystal-palace","category-featured","category-manchester-united","category-watford","category-west-ham","tag-crystal-palace","tag-manchester-united","tag-premier-league","tag-watford","tag-west-ham-united","tag-world-football"],"modified_by":"Martin Hawkins","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/512313","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2795"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=512313"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/512313\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/512425"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=512313"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=512313"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=512313"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}