Premier League Awards: Sunderland Shines, Sangare and Rogers Stand Out

Our Premier League Awards highlight the key moments from the weekend’s action, including Sunderland’s derby win, Ibrahim Sangare’s standout performance, and Morgan Rogers’ amazing goal.

Moment of the Week

Sunderland’s victory over Newcastle United had been a long time coming. The last Premier League Tyne-Wear Derby was nine years ago, and the Black Cats last defeated their rivals in 2015.

Though they entered the match at the Stadium of Light as underdogs—newly-promoted against a wealthy Champions League side—Sunderland played confidently, making the Magpies look less dominant.

This intense match featured strong tackles and heated exchanges, wrapping up with a chaotic finish. It may not have been the most visually appealing game, but it reflected the gritty nature of traditional English derbies.

The game was ultimately decided by a dramatic own goal. Regardless of how it happened, the excitement felt by Sunderland fans at the final whistle was palpable.

Sunderland recreating the photo that Newcastle took last time the two teams met at the Stadium of Light 😅📸 pic.twitter.com/0hBjfecUja

— Sky Sports Premier League (@SkySportsPL) December 14, 2025

Player of the Week

Ibrahim Sangare delivered an outstanding performance for Nottingham Forest just before heading to AFCON.

The Ivorian midfielder contributed with two assists and a goal as Forest defeated Spurs convincingly at the City Ground. He intercepted the ball from Archie Gray in the penalty area and set up Callum Hudson-Odoi for an easy goal, followed by a spectacular goal of his own.

What a strike from Ibra Sangaré. 😱 pic.twitter.com/VjbGvkxW7A

— Nottingham Forest (@NFFC) December 14, 2025

Goal of the Week

Amid several impressive goals this week, Morgan Rogers earned recognition for his incredible shot that secured victory for Aston Villa against West Ham United.

This remarkable strike was crucial as Villa came from behind to win 3-2, with Rogers scoring twice in the match.

0.02 (xG) 😉 pic.twitter.com/hba6Nn3GMb

— Aston Villa (@AVFCOfficial) December 14, 2025

Assist of the Week

Harry Wilson has been in excellent form, continuing against Burnley by delivering two assists and scoring one goal.

For his second assist, the Fulham winger made a superb touch before expertly lobbing the ball to Calvin Bassey.

CB3. 🟢 pic.twitter.com/Q4wJ3xPH2Q

— Fulham Football Club (@FulhamFC) December 14, 2025

Notably, Wilson mentioned that he almost lost the ball because of the floodlights, but he managed to produce a great outcome.

Stat of the Week

Mo Salah continues to break records, and if this was his last appearance for Liverpool, he made it memorable.

The Egyptian winger made an impact when he came on during the match against Brighton, assisting Hugo Ekitike’s goal, marking his 89th assist in the Premier League for the Reds.

This also brought his total goal involvement with Liverpool in the league to 277, a new record for any player with a single club in Premier League history.

277 – Mo Salah has 277 goal involvements for Liverpool in the Premier League (188 goals, 89 assists) – the all-time record for a player at a single club in the competition, surpassing Wayne Rooney’s 276 for Manchester United (183 goals, 93 assists). Only. pic.twitter.com/Fw0yAvVU9N

— OptaJoe (@OptaJoe) December 13, 2025

With many incidents of misfortune throughout the matches, Nick Woltemade made headlines for scoring his first own goal for Newcastle in a dramatic way.

The goal that won the 158th Wear-Tyne derby ✊😍 pic.twitter.com/4NjrwX6QAJ

— Sunderland AFC (@SunderlandAFC) December 14, 2025

His powerful header hit the crossbar and went past a stunned Aaron Ramsdale.

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