Premier League Awards: Anxious Arsenal and Sesko’s stunner | OneFootball

Our Premier League Awards celebrate the best and worst of the midweek top-flight action, featuring title race pressures and Benjamin Sesko.

Moment of the Week

Are Arsenal beginning to wobble? The Gunners saw their lead at the top slashed to four points after drawing with Brentford, a result that extended their run to two wins in their last six. Brentford has been a tough place to go for many teams this season, but the nature of the performance will concern Mikel Arteta.

The Bees could – and should – have taken the points, with the West Londoners carving out the better chances. According to Opta, Arsenal’s -0.75 xG difference against Brentford was their largest deficit in any match across all competitions this season.

FA Cup duties arrive this weekend before the small matter of the North London derby. With Man City playing a day earlier, their lead could be just one point before that game. It might still be February, but squeaky bum time could have already started.

Player of the Week

Burnley have been written off by many in the Premier League’s survival scrap. The Clarets remain up against it and nine points from safety, but a spirited comeback at Crystal Palace has at least kept Scott Parker’s side alive.

Hannibal Mejbri was the standout for Burnley at Selhurst Park and the catalyst of the comeback. The midfielder’s line-breaking pass set the wheels in motion for the first goal, scored by Tunisian himself as he arrived late to finish the move.

He was involved in everything for Burnley and kept his cool even as Palace attempted to light a fuse that has previously been short. A performance of real fight and maturity.

Goal of the Week

Is Benjamin Sesko finding his feet at Manchester United? The Slovenian came off the bench to rescue a result for his side at West Ham, just weeks after his stoppage-time winner against Fulham.

Sesko’s finish was sublime as he met Bryan Mbeumo’s delivery to score his fifth goal in six games.

Save of the Week

The Wolves goal lived a charmed life at Nottingham Forest, with Josa Sa enjoying a busy night at the City Ground.

Sa was in top form, however, as Wolves escaped with a goalless draw, making 10 saves, including this scrambled double stop.

Miss of the Week

For once, Cole Palmer didn’t keep his cool.

Just how did he miss this?

Stat of the Week

Long throws are firmly back in fashion and no side does them better than Brentford. Michael Kayode chucked in another bomb to help earn the Bees a point against Arsenal.

A week to forget for…

Thomas Frank and Sean Dyche. The duo became the seventh and eighth permanent Premier League managers to leave their roles this season, with Frank sacked at Spurs after just eight months in charge.

For Dyche, his tenure was even shorter, having only taken the reins at Nottingham Forest in October.

Incredibly, Forest are now on the hunt for their FOURTH manager of the campaign. Club owners are really feeling the pressure.

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