Sean Longstaff (Leeds)

A final-gasp Bournemouth equaliser on Saturday could have been painful for the Elland Highway trustworthy however the efficiency of Sean Longstaff provides Daniel Farke and co a lot hope for the remainder of the season.

In a standout show, the previous Newcastle United man each scored and assisted in an English league sport for simply the second time in his profession, after additionally doing so for Blackpool v Doncaster Rovers in August 2017 in League One, to offer the hosts a share of the spoils.

On high of that, Longstaff additionally created seven goalscoring probabilities for team-mates, essentially the most by any participant in a top-flight sport this season and the joint-most by a Leeds participant on file (since 2003-04).

Igor Thiago (Brentford)

The post-Thomas Frank period at Brentford was by no means going to be simple, however below the tutelage of former set-piece coach Keith Andrews the Bees are discovering their ft, with Saturday’s 3-1 win over Manchester United the spotlight up to now.

Igor Thiago was the star of the present at Gtech Group Stadium, turning into simply the second participant to attain twice within the opening 20 minutes of a top-flight sport towards United, after Alexis Sanchez for Arsenal in October 2015.

The Brazilian, who has large Yoane Wissa and Bryan Mbeumo-shaped boots to fill, secured his double from three pictures within the sport, with the London facet’s hitman netting 4 of Brentford’s 9 objectives within the Premier League this season.

Robin Roefs (Sunderland)

Sunderland’s excellent begin to their first Premier League marketing campaign since 2016-17 continued on the weekend, courtesy of a hard-fought 1-0 win at Nottingham Forest.

The guests had goalkeeper Robin Roefs to thank with the Dutchman making six saves, a joint-high on the weekend, whereas he additionally created two goalscoring probabilities, with just one goalkeeper on file (Wayne Hennessey with three for Burnley v Manchester United in 2021) registering extra in a Premier League sport since 2003-04.

Total, Roefs has now stored three clear sheets in six Premier League appearances this season, a haul solely Newcastle United’s Nick Pope can higher, with 4, whereas his tally of 20 saves provides him a top-three rating within the division.