Premier League spotlight: Changing of the guard at the top?

Jason Hamburger
November 12, 2020

The Playbook @genius_playbook

🏀 𝙎𝙘𝙤𝙧𝙚 𝙥𝙧𝙚𝙙𝙞𝙘𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣 – Game One

➝ 105 #Heat
➝ 114 #Nuggets

Nikola Jokic and Jimmy Butler go head-to-head in Game One of the #NBAFinals. Two of 𝘵𝘩𝘦 standout players in the entire league this season. The @GeniusSports predictor favors Denver.

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The Playbook @genius_playbook

🏀 𝙒𝙞𝙣 𝙥𝙧𝙤𝙗𝙖𝙗𝙞𝙡𝙞𝙩𝙮 – Game One

➝ 22% #Heat
➝ 78% #Nuggets

Ball Arena plays host to the @nuggets‘ first ever #NBAFinals appearance. Home advantage and @MiamiHEAT‘s grueling 7-game series with Boston, sees them as favorites. ⛰️

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The Playbook @genius_playbook

🏆 Tonight: Game One, #NBAFinals
🏀 Soon: Round One, #NBADraft

It’s never too early to think about the @NBADraft. With all eyes on Denver, teams at the other end of the league will be hoping a good draft night can turn around their fortunes. 🎟️

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Spurs and Leicester fighting at the top

Harry Kane scored a headed winner in the 88th minute to give Tottenham a 1-0 win against West Brom and put Jose Mourinho’s side top of the table for a brief spell. It was his 150th Premier League goal for Spurs.

Leicester City beat Wolves 1-0 as a result of a Jamie Vardy penalty, and that win put the Foxes on top until after the international break.

Harry Kane has scored seven goals and has eight assists in Spurs’ first eight matches, while Heung-Min Son has eight goals and two assists for the North London.

Harry Kane joins a very, very exclusive club 😎🍾@HKane | @SpursOfficial pic.twitter.com/r9OSafwBH6

— Premier League (@premierleague) November 8, 2020

Vardy has eight goals for Leicester in six starts while new 19-year-old centre-back Wesley Fofana has made an impression – making 18 clearances. Leicester have conceded just two goals in his four starts.

Defence 🔄 Attack

ft. @Wesley_Fofanaa pic.twitter.com/fGMcuR25Z5

— Leicester City (@LCFC) November 11, 2020

Leicester City have won 29 Premier League games since Brendan Rodgers was appointed manager. Only Liverpool and Manchester City have won more. Jamie Vardy has scored the most goals in that period (40).

Upcoming fixtures

Tottenham have a tough run of upcoming games before Christmas. They play Manchester City next, before matches against Chelsea, Arsenal, Liverpool, Leicester and Wolves.

Brendan Rodgers’ side face Liverpool, Man United, Everton and Spurs in their next seven.

Southampton make strong start

Southampton were temporarily top of the Premier League on Friday night after they beat Newcastle United 2-0 at St Mary’s.

Che Adams scored his third goal in four games for the Saints – who have 16 points from eight games.

Rising stock: @CheAdams_ 📈

A look back at all of Ché’s #SaintsFC strikes to date! ✨#ThrowbackThursday pic.twitter.com/hEdbtEd0Bz

— Southampton FC (@SouthamptonFC) November 12, 2020

Since Southampton lost 2-1 to Everton in November 2019, only Liverpool and Man City have won more Premier Leagues games than Ralph Hasenhuttl’s side