It was indeed extraordinary to see Fullham score 10 goals in 2 weeks. What's even more impressive is that Fullham didn't concede a ball in these 2 matches. Now Fullham has entered the top 10 and it is really sad to see Chelsea who have been thrown down to 12th place.
Fulham have been absolutely crazy this week. They actually scored a lot of goals and brought their goal difference back to zero. Next week they will play against Newcastle. These 2 big wins will certainly really increase their motivation and self-confidence. The team's mental condition is very good. And it is Marco Silva's task to maintain the team's confidence.
After the previous week they managed to create 5 goals against Nottingham Forrest, this week they did the same against West Ham, which is a good record for them. But even so, they must not be satisfied with what they are currently achieving. They still have to work hard to further improve their ranking in the standings. Being ranked 10th in my opinion they can still improve it if they can be consistent with their performance.
The EPL is full of surprises. Just a couple of seasons ago, Aston Villa fans would be happy if their club finished 10th position. 16 matches into the season, who would have thought that Aston Villa would be considered title contenders. For the Arsenal vs Aston Villa match, I could see it was already over when Aston Villa scored a goal. I noticed Aston Villa have never lost any game from a winning position, if they are a goal up they will defend with everything they have got.
Every team in the premier league goes through a period time where you lose players to injuries. Aston Villa do not have the squad depth for when this happens.
With a tight game, Aston Villa managed to silence Arsenal with a thin score of 1-0. Maybe Arsenal were unlucky in this match, because if you look at the actual match they still deserve to get at least 1 point from this match. But the quick goal that Aston Vila could create in the 7th minute became a nightmare for Arsenal because it was the only goal that was created and made them lose. No matter how hard they tried to equalize, they couldn't do it. Aston Villa managed to block every attack made by Arsenal.