Top 5: Premier League players of the weekend including Tottenham, Manchester United and Leeds United stars

The Premier League hosted eight matches this weekend with some memorable matches and performances on show. 

Tottenham Hotspur finished top on a weekend in which they held Chelsea to a 0-0 draw at Stamford Bridge, with Liverpool dropping two points at Brighton & Hove Albion.

Manchester United came back in dramatic fashion down on the South Coast against Southampton, losing 2-0 at the break and coming out 3-2 winners.

Their were further victories for Newcastle United, West Brom, Manchester City, Leeds United and Wolerhampton Wanderers.

Across the eight games, a bunch of individuals put in impressive displays for their teams.

But who were the standout stars??

Here we select our top-5 Premier League players from the weekend’s fixtures…

The Brazilian striker has copped a lot of criticism since making the £40million switch to the Magpies from Hoffenheim in 2019. Coming into Friday night’s encounter against Crystal Palace, Newcastle’s number none had not scored a goal all season. With five minutes to go that was still the case, but Joelinton stole the show, assisting Callum Wilson for the first, before dispatching the second goal in a fantastic 2-0 victory.