Premier League targets of the week: Gameweek 1

Right here we go once more.

The 2022/23 season is up and working, and opening weekend offered no scarcity of pleasure and storyline setup to maintain us all fascinated for what the season would possibly maintain… other than Manchester United followers, who may need already switched off. Comprehensible, actually.

Here is a take a look at the perfect targets from the primary spherical of motion.

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Liverpool had been fairly woeful throughout their 2-2 draw with Fulham, however Darwin Nunez’s introduction within the second half undoubtedly modified the sport. He was completely in every single place.

He noticed a sensible flick saved moments earlier than trying the very same transfer once more, and though he profited from a sort ricochet, he deserves the credit score for this one.

Southampton had little or no to smile about as they had been thumped 4-1 by Tottenham, however this clear strike by James Ward-Prowse had spirits excessive for a second or two.

And imagine it or not, but it surely wasn’t a free kick.

The Saints skipper related with a pleasant cross and despatched a volley fizzing into the underside nook from in direction of the sting of the field to place his facet 1-0 forward. Sadly for Ralph Hasenhuttl’s males, the enjoyable did not final lengthy.

Dejan Kulusevski was a big a part of the explanation why Southampton followers left with their heads of their palms.

The Swede was sensational and was good worth for his aim – Spurs’ fourth – as he ran on to a cut-back and arrowed house into the underside nook of Gavin Bazunu’s aim.

He pulled off a wonderful cross for Ryan Sessegnon’s equaliser earlier within the sport as nicely, strutting his stuff and getting Spurs supporters excited in regards to the future.

Fabian Schar bagged his tenth Premier League aim in his ninetieth sport with this absolute rocket in opposition to Nottingham Forest.

Schar loves a long-range screamer and that was on present right here because the Newcastle man collected a half-cleared cross and barely thought twice earlier than sending it crashing again into the highest nook.

The enjoyable wasn’t over there, nonetheless…

From uncooked energy, to pure precision.

Callum Wilson notched his first aim of the marketing campaign with a sensational little flick that looped over Dean Henderson and into the again of the web.

There was additionally one other help for Joelinton as the hunt to show the previous striker into an elite midfielder continues to rumble on.

Kiernan Dewsbury-Corridor’s emergence as a key participant for Leicester final season was a quiet one, however there was nothing delicate about the best way he started this marketing campaign.

His first-touch strike from all of 30 yards whistled previous David Raya and, after the ever-satisfying thwack of the publish, into the again of the web. Skip to 0:53 within the above video to observe for your self.

The Foxes could not maintain on, nonetheless, and succumbed to a 2-2 draw in opposition to Brentford.

Sealing the purpose for the Bees was substitute Josh Dasilva, who curled on this magnificence six minutes from time.

A sensational teenager whose Premier League profession has been hampered by a hip harm, Dasilva was making simply his tenth look within the high flight and he actually marked it in fashion.

He was a daily aim risk throughout his days within the Championship, and now Dasilva is up and working,

Higher get used to this.

The cross from Kevin De Bruyne is luxurious and the run from Erling Haaland is equally as artful. The Norwegian, who seems to be like a glitched Professional Golf equipment participant when he will get as much as full pace, was by no means going to overlook.

With out even taking a contact, he positioned his physique completely and angled his strike previous Alphonse Areola and into the again of the web to cap off an ideal Premier League debut for the brand new Man Metropolis man.