It was a dramatic and eventful weekend for London’s Premier League sides, with stories of managerial upheaval, late winners, and missed opportunities. The biggest off-field development came in east London, where West Ham dismissed manager Graham Potter after a string of disappointing results. Altogether, the weekend painted a mixed picture for London: Arsenal on the rise, Brentford buzzing, Spurs faltering, and West Ham forced into a reset.
00:00It was a dramatic and eventful weekend for London's Premier League side, with stories of managerial upheaval, late winners and missed opportunities.
00:11The biggest off-field development came in East London, where West Ham dismissed manager Graham Potter after a string of disappointing results.
00:23The club moved quickly, appointing Nuno Espirito-Santa on a three-year contract to restore stability and direction.
00:30The Hammers' decision underlined the mounting pressure around the London Stadium, where frustrations had grown in recent weeks.
00:39On the pitch, Brentford enjoyed arguably the standout result in front of a buoyant home crowd.
00:44They beat Manchester United 3-1 with a performance full of energy and incision.
00:49Michael Tiago struck twice, while Matthias Jensen's superb long-range effort capped the win.
00:55Controversy lingered when United had a penalty claim waved away.
01:00After a lengthy VAR review involving Nathan Collins, but the Bees were deserving victors.
01:06He's getting real rhythm in his game now and confidence in his game.
01:10And he's shown exactly, I suppose, what he's all about and why the football club brought him here 15, 16 months ago, whatever it was.
01:18And obviously everyone's aware he's had a difficult season last year with injuries.
01:21But he's such a powerful player and a big part of our dressing room.
01:26He was a big part of our dressing room last year with the type of character that he is.
01:31Very, very positive individual.
01:33And again, I'm touching it, just really, really selfish.
01:35But to see him, he's a centre forward, he wants to score goals.
01:37And to see him score the type of goals.
01:39Everybody might think the second goal isn't particularly, oh, it's just the guy.
01:44But he's the one who gets the first contact.
01:45He has the desire to actually get in the area where you're going to score goals.
01:49I think it's a really good lesson for young centre forwards to be in those positions where you're going to score and not just on the periphery.
01:54So I was really happy for him.
01:55Arsenal showed resilience at Newcastle.
02:00Trailing late, Michael Mourinho equalised in the 84th minute before Gabriel rose highest in stoppage time to head in a winner from an Erdogan corner.
02:09Sealing a 2-1 victory and boosting confidence near the top of the table.
02:15Unbelievable feeling.
02:16That's what football is about and a team.
02:19When you get what you deserve right at the end, it's not a better feeling than that.
02:25Crystal Palace shocked reigning champions Liverpool at Selhurst Park.
02:29His men of Saar put Palace ahead.
02:32Liverpool equalised through Federico Chiesa in the 87th minute.
02:36But Eddie and Ketty are fired back in the 97th to secure a famous triumph.
02:41The win boosts Oliver Glasner's side's unbeaten record to 18.
02:45A remarkable feat that sees them proving one of the best sides in the top flight.
02:50What makes me really proud today is that we conceded the equaliser.
02:54The 90th minute and then very often the momentum changes and you lose a game.
03:00We kept the heads up, played forward and turned the momentum again.
03:06We got the game winner.
03:09It really makes me really proud of the group.
03:12Also when I see Will Hughes wins the first header, Jeff Lerma the second,
03:16and Eddie scores the goal.
03:17Three players who came on.
03:18Yeah, and that's why it was such a team effort today and that's why we could win.
03:23So I'm really proud and delighted about the performance and of course about the win.
03:29Tottenham struggled at home against bottom at placed walls.
03:32Despite spells of dominance, Spurs lacked cutting edge and had to settle for a 1-1 draw,
03:38leaving them with points dropped.
03:39Boss Thomas Frank praised his side's character after finding the equaliser with seconds left on the clock.
03:47I had to foul him three or four times, but there was a lot of situations where he was not as sharp.
03:55I think that's fair to say.
03:56I think he will say the same himself.
03:57But I also think it's natural.
04:02We're coming into a new team, new league, and find that rhythm quick is difficult.
04:10And I also think that we said the other time,
04:14I think we're very happy with the Brighton performance in many ways.
04:17I think the first half was positive also, you know, offensive.
04:19But that free flow, floating to have it enough, you know, that we need to keep working on.
04:29And then there are just some days where we don't hit the highest level.
04:32In summary, London experienced a weekend of extremes.
04:35Arsenal battling back.
04:36Brentford surged.
04:38Palace stunned the champions.
04:39Spurs faltered again and West Ham entered crisis mode.
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