'Tired' Liverpool, Chelsea's leaky defence and Villa's attacking concerns
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Attack vs defence - Alonso needs to focus on the latter Please use Chrome browser for a more accessible video player FREE TO WATCH: Highlights from the Premier League clash between Chelsea and Hull Much of the talk surrounding the Chelsea team that Xabi Alonso is in the midst of creating is what they are capable of in attack. Match report and free highlights: Chelsea 2-2 Hull As it happened | Teams | Stats No one has been able to stop them from contributing at least one goal per game this season, but you can't bank on them to get you out of footballing bankruptcy if you can't keep clean sheets.
However, Alonso needs to tap into his learnings under Jose Mourinho and make this Chelsea side much tougher to score against if he wants to challenge.Callum BishopLiverpool fail their Fulham test Please use Chrome browser for a more accessible video player FREE TO WATCH: Highlights from Liverpool’s match against Fulham in the Premier League There were celebrations at Anfield on Wednesday when Andoni Iraola picked up the first Champions League win of his coaching career against Atletico Madrid. But this is going to happen more times, maybe with one more day, maybe."The onus is going to be on Iraola to find the answers.Adam BateAre Rose's Bournemouth unlucky or do they have a deep issue?Bournemouth are now the first team to lead in each of their opening four Premier League games of a season and fail to win any of them.Marco Rose said it was clear after their Newcastle draw that game management was something they needed to remedy.
Welcome to the Premier League, Marco Rose.William BitibiriHull not the only newly-promoted team going well Please use Chrome browser for a more accessible video player FREE TO WATCH: Highlights from the Premier League clash between Crystal Palace and Ipswich When they first returned to the Premier League in 2024/25, it was 16 games before Ipswich had recorded two wins.This time around, it has taken just four.They beat Sunderland on the opening day, took the lead against Man Utd at Old Trafford the following week - before an eventual 5-2 defeat - and recorded a higher xG than Liverpool in the 2-0 loss last time out.Match report and highlights: Crystal Palace 2-3 IpswichAs it happened | Teams | StatsAnd against Crystal Palace, both Emersonn and Leif Davis' headers were all too easy. Axel Disasi's sending off gave them an extra boost, but they took advantage when opportunities presented themselves.When Palace's equaliser made it 2-2, they did not go all out, desperate for the winner; they just waited, exercising patience, with the belief the winner would come, which it eventually did.While taking three points at Selhurst Park was impressive, equally - if not more so - was the fact it was the third time in the four games they have played that they have conceded less than 0.70 xG.Fellow newly-promoted side Hull are taking all the plaudits for their start on their return to the Premier League, and rightly so - but, out of the spotlight, Ipswich are going well, too.Dan LongAston Villa's attacking process is a concern Please use Chrome browser for a more accessible video player FREE TO WATCH: Highlights from Aston Villa’s match against Nottingham Forest in the Premier League Aston Villa managed just seven shots against Nottingham Forest.