Premier League: 10 talking points from the weekend’s action

Aston Villa are grateful for their No 1, West Ham have problems and Eddie Howe is under the pump.

PREMIER LEAGUE: 10 talking points from the weekend’s action

1 Action man Jones does the lot for Slot 

Curtis Jones’s all-action display against Chelsea was all the more impressive, given that the Liverpool midfielder and his partner have a newborn daughter at home – and he slept in the spare room before Sunday’s game. Called in to cover for Alexis Mac Allister, who picked up a knock on Argentina duty, Jones brought energy to Arne Slot’s midfield in an outstanding box-to-box display.