After missing the double qualifying round due to a suspension, Argentine goalkeeper Emiliano Dibu Martínez shone on matchday eight of the Premier League by saving a penalty in Aston Villa‘s 3-1 victory over Fulham, on a date where other members of the Argentine National Team such as Alejandro Garnacho and Facundo Buonanotte scored goals.
Although the Mexican Raúl Jiménez opened the scoring for Fulham, the goals of Morgan Rogers, Ollie Watkins and Issa Diop, against, sealed the score for Villa, which rose to second position and was saved from being at a disadvantage when it was 1-1 thanks to the penalty that Dibu saved from Brazilian Andreas Pereira.
In other results this Saturday, Manchester United, with a goal from Garnacho, beat Brentford 2-1, while Leicester beat Southampton 3-2 with a goal from Buonanotte. In addition, Tottenham beat West Ham 4-1, Brighton beat Newcastle 1-0, Everton beat Ipswich Town 2-0 and Bournemouth beat Arsenal 2-0, who were unable to climb to the top with that defeat.
The date will continue today when the leader Liverpool will host Chelsea and its runner-up Manchester City will visit Wolverhampton.