Top 10 Premier League Performers: 10-rated Son and Kane battle for top spot
Gameweek two of the 2020/21 Premier League campaign was a record breaker, with more goals scored (44) than ever before in a full 20 team round. The goals flew in across the country, with only three clean sheets and more than two goals scored in all but two games.
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Now, let's find out which players had weekend's to remember!
10) Neal Maupay (Brighton) - 8.57 rating / £3.49 Footstock price
Brighton ran out comfortable 3-0 winners away to Newcastle on Sunday, picking up their first win of the season, with star striker Neal Maupay scoring twice in the opening 10 minutes to take the game away from the Magpies. Maupay then turned provider for Brighton's third, with the assist for Aaron Connolly.
9) Dani Ceballos (Arsenal) - 8.63 rating / £6.40 Footstock price
Arsenal fought hard to come away with a 2-1 win in their London derby with West Ham, with Dani Ceballos popping up at the right time to set up their match winner with five minutes to go. Moreover, the 24-year-old completed 90.4% of his attempted passes, won three aerial duels and completed seven tackles and interceptions combined.
8) Andre-Frank Zambo Anguissa (Fulham) - 8.66 rating / £1.95 Footstock price
Fulham were keen to cash in on Andre-Frank Zambo Anguissa at the start of the summer but he now appears to have a big part to play for the Cottagers this season. The 24-year-old registered an assist in Fulham's 4-3 defeat to Leeds on Saturday, one of three key passes, and he impressively completed eight dribbles. Not only that, but Anguissa made seven tackles and interceptions combined.
7) Jeffrey Schlupp (Crystal Palace) - 8.68 rating / £1.89 Footstock price
Crystal Palace secured back-to-back victories over Manchester United at Old Trafford with a 3-1 win on Saturday. The Eagles were brilliant and deserved all three points. While Wilfried Zaha stole the headlines with his brace, Schlupp was an underrated star for Roy Hodgson's side. Schlupp registered one assist, created a further two goalscoring chances and completed five dribbles. Moreover, the 27-year-old won three aerial duels.
6) James Rodriguez (Everton) - 8.91 rating / £58.99 Footstock price
After the positive debut, James Rodriguez opened his account for Everton in GW2 with a arrowed finish from distance in their 5-2 win at home to West Brom. The ex-Real Madrid star also registered an assist in the rout. He has made the transition to Premier League football seamlessly and Everton look like they will have a lot of fun with the 29-year-old.
5) Sadio Mane (Liverpool) - 9.04 rating / £31.55 Footstock price
Mohamed Salah did the business for Liverpool in their first game of the season and Sadio Mane proved their matchwinner in gameweek two. Mane scored both goals in Liverpool's comfortable 2-0 win at Chelsea, powerfully heading in their first before forcing another error from Kepa for the second. Mane also completed three dribbles, won four fouls and completed three tackles.
4) Kevin De Bruyne (Manchester City) - 9.09 rating / £99.96 Footstock price
After being given an extra week to prepare for the new campaign, Manchester City found themselves six points off first before even kicking a ball but there was real purpose to their display against Wolves on Monday night, particuarly with Kevin De Bruyne in a more advanced position. De Bruyne won and converted a penalty for their opener and then his hard work at the death crafted a goal for Gabriel Jesus. De Bruyne won five tackles, had four shots and registered six key passes.
3) Dominic Calvert-Lewin (Everton) - 9.92 rating / £10.47 Footstock price
Dominic Calvert-Lewin scored the first hat-trick in his Premier League career with a treble in Everton's 5-2 win over West Brom. Calvert-Lewin's first two goals were from no more than a few yards combined, while he did brilliantly to header in for his third. The 23-year-old had six attempts in total and won four aerial duels, as the ex-England U21 international took his tally for the season to four after two games.
2) Son Heung-Min (Tottenham) - 10.0 rating / £19.80 Footstock price
Son Heung-Min didn't just score the first hat-trick of his Premier League career but he ended up with four goals in Totteham's bizarre 5-2 win away to Tottenham on Sunday. Son scored from all four of his attempts, while also completing one dribble and registering two key passes.
1) Harry Kane (Tottenham) - 10.0 rating / £36.35 Footstock price
Beating Son to top spot in GW2 is his Tottenham team-mate Harry Kane, who turned into Andrea Pirlo on Sunday with a breathtaking range of passing. The England captain set up Son for all four of his goals and even got in on the act late on with his first of the season. Kane is the first player to play a direct hand in 5+ goals in a single Premier League match since March 2018 (Mo Salah vs Watford) and the only player to manage it twice since 2009/10.
