Hull City’s Andrea Ranocchia kept Liverpool at bay while Tom Huddlestone’s passing played them off the park.
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Goalkeeper: Darren Randolph (West Ham United)
Southampton had more shots on target at St Mary’s but with Randolph in defiant mood, West Ham were able to win 3-1.
Right-back: Kyle Walker (Tottenham Hotspur)
Surged forward to great effect in Tottenham’s powerful display against Middlesbrough as their dominance eventually yielded a win.
Centre-back: Lamine Kone (Sunderland)
Besides defending reliably, he set Sunderland on the way to a surprise, and surprisingly big, win at Selhurst Park against Crystal Palace.
Centre-back: Andrea Ranocchia (Hull City)
Made an auspicious full debut, stopping Liverpool, the Premier League’s top scorers, from finding the net and getting an assist.
Left-back: Marcos Alonso (Chelsea)
A forceful header sent Chelsea on their way to victory against Arsenal and showed the Spaniard’s knack of chipping in with important goals.
Right midfield: Henrikh Mkhitaryan (Manchester United)
The star of the show in United’s 3-0 win at Leicester City, sprinting away to score the first goal and setting up the third.
Centre midfield: Didier Ndong (Sunderland)
A fine long-range strike was one of many highlights of Sunderland’s 4-0 win over relegation rivals Crystal Palace.
Centre midfield: Tom Huddlestone (Hull City)
Formed a fine central-midfield partnership with Alfred N’Diaye and provided the classiest passing against Liverpool.
Left midfield: Eden Hazard (Chelsea)
Scored one of the goals of the season in one of the biggest games, holding off four Arsenal players on a 40-yard solo run.
Striker: Romelu Lukaku (Everton)
Became the top scorer in the division with a four-goal salvo against Bournemouth. On such days, the Belgian can look unstoppable.
Striker: Gabriel Jesus (Manchester City)
The Brazilian’s spectacular start to life in England continued with a double, including an injury-time decider, against Swansea City.
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