For the Premier League, a competitive season with high-flying underdogs is very much a double-edged sword. They’re caught in a cleft stick.

Justin Kluivert (£5.5m) scored his second hat-trick of the season this week, registering a massive 22-point haul. He has been great value and now has 10 goals and three assists for the season. He is also Bournemouth’s first-choice penalty taker and, at his price, should be easy to acquire.

Chelsea, Bournemouth, Man, West Ham and Fulham all did their bit on a simply ludicrous evening of Premier League football on Tuesday.

Speaking to Gary Lineker for Football Focus, Frank said: "I'm very, very happy at Brentford - in many ways it's the perfect football club. You can still be ambitious. It'd be difficult to win the Premier League, but we can still build the club and have the chance to win something - a cup maybe.

Liverpool have moved six points clear of second-placed Arsenal at the top of the Premier League table following a remarkable 2-0 win at Brentford on Saturday af

What a win for Bournemouth. Newcastle came into this game on a nine-match winning run but have been completely taken apart by the Cherries with Justin Kluivert getting a hat-trick. A remarkable day for Andoni Iraloa's men.

I mean, what it has done is give Bournemouth some much-needed respite. They have been getting battered. Brentford are playing with a certain swagger about them tonight... like if Austin Powers was ...

Kluivert's second and third goals were self-inflicted as Guimaraes and Anthony Gordon lost possession in the build-up, before Milos Kerkez rubbed further salt into the Magpies' wounds in second-half stoppage time. It was a chastening defeat for Newcastle boss Eddie Howe, against the club where he was revered as a player and manager.

Federico Chiesa's impressive cameo against Brentford showcased a key trait once at the forefront of Liverpool's style of play under former Reds manager Jurgen Klopp

Liverpool will be hoping to avoid Yoane Wissa when they take on Brentford on Saturday. The Reds previously monitored the 41-goal star before his move to the Bees

Manchester United are in talks over a deal for left-back Patrick Dorgu, while an exit for Alejandro Garnacho took another twist with the forward's agents spotted at Stamford Bridge on Monday amid strong interest from Chelsea. Marcus Rashford has reportedly decided he wants to stay at Old Trafford.