Armando Broja claimed the moment of the week amid an impressive seven days for Southampton, who won at Tottenham and drew at Manchester United, coming from behind on both occasions.

The Albanian international started in midweek in north London and fired his side level with an instinctive close-range finish to make it 1-1 midway through the first half. It was the 20-year-old’s 11th goal of the season for club and country, a strike celebrated with all the enthusiasm you would expect from a Chelsea player away at Spurs.

Ralph Hassenhuttl’s side fell behind again in the second period but kept on fighting and stole all three points with a late comeback, condemning Antonio Conte to his first home league defeat as Tottenham boss. Broja’s individual efforts were also lauded, with no player on the pitch registering more shots or winning more aerial duels in an impressive centre-forward display.

It was the same story three days later at Old Trafford as the Saints again had to recover from falling behind, this time Broja’s strike partner Che Adams firing them level to cancel out Jadon Sancho’s opener. The forward was a handful once more, causing problems with his movement and running in behind, as well as his presence in the box.

Head-to-head in Norfolk

Elsewhere in the Premier League, two team-mates in the Chelsea Academy went head-to-head at Carrow Road as Conor Gallagher’s Crystal Palace travelled to Norwich City, for whom Billy Gilmour was a second-half substitute.

The two sides shared the spoils in a 1-1 draw, with Wilfried Zaha’s missed penalty proving costly for the Eagles. Gallagher also played throughout the goalless weekend draw away at Brentford, which extended Palace’s winless league run to five matches. Gilmour, meanwhile, was back in the starting 11 for Norwich’s 4-0 home defeat at the hands of league leaders Manchester City.

Big wins in Europe

Michy Batshuayi started among the substitutes in Besiktas’s last-16 tie against Goztepe but the Belgian striker was called upon to help the Black Eagles into the quarter-finals of the Turkish Cup, continuing the defence of a trophy they lifted last season.

The 28-year-old came off the bench for the final 17 minutes plus extra-time and held his nerve in the shoot-out, converting from 12 yards to help the side from Istanbul squeeze through to the next round 3-1 on penalties. Besiktas have already tasted domestic success this season, winning the Super Cup last month, with Batshuayi again among the successful shoot-out scorers.

There was also a big win on the continent this week for Emerson Palmieri and Lyon, who beat Nice 2-0 to bolster their hopes of finishing in the European qualifying places following a disappointing domestic campaign to date in Ligue 1.

The defender started at left-back as Les Gones closed the gap on their opponents in third to just five points with goals from Moussa Dembele and Karl Toko Ekambi.

Down the other end of the table in Serie A, Ethan Ampadu helped Venezia secure an important three points in their battle against the drop. The Welshman started at right-back for The Lagunari, who beat Torino 2-1 and moved back outside the bottom three with a game in hand on those nearest to them.

The visitors had to survive a last-minute VAR review as Andrea Belotti’s goal was checked for offside, a decision that eventually went in their favour to secure victory.

Maatsen's match-winning moment

Ian Maatsen’s second goal in the sky blue of Coventry City came in an entertaining weekend win away at Reading, a game that saw five goals and a red card at the Madejski Stadium.

The teenage Dutchman started in a more advanced role on the left and struck the winner with 25 minutes remaining, darting through the middle to latch onto a forward pass and then looping his finish over the goalkeeper with the aid of a useful deflection.

It condemned the Royals to an eighth straight defeat in all competitions, with Baba Rahman a starter at left-back, as he was three days earlier in a 2-1 loss at Bristol City. Danny Drinkwater also played the final 23 minutes of that defeat at Ashton Gate.

For Coventry, Jake Clarke-Salter was able to celebrate Maatsen’s winning goal in Berkshire having lined up on the left of a back three, and the two were more familiar defensive colleagues for a 1-1 draw with Blackpool in midweek.

Dujon Sterling was also in the Tangerines defence that day and started at left-back for a 2-1 reverse to Bournemouth as Neil Critchley’s side lost crucial ground in the tight play-off race.

Mixed fortunes elsewhere

In League One, there were a pair of draws for MK Dons as Jamie Cumming started against both Fleetwood Town and Ipswich Town, keeping the third clean sheet of his short Dons career in the latter.

Mason Burstow was involved for Charlton Athletic in back-to-back 2-1 losses at Bolton Wanderers and Wigan Athletic, leaving the Addicks 14th in the table. Juan Castillo made his league debut in the latter as a late substitute.

In the Southern Football League’s Premier South division, Ethan Wady kept goal for Hendon in a 0-0 draw with Yate Town and a 1-0 defeat to Metropolitan Police, while Sami Tlemcani was also between the sticks for Merstham for an Isthmian League Premier League loss at the hands of Worthing.