Heroes and Villains: Everton star’s iconic new nickname revealed as Gabby Agbonlahor left with egg on face

An iconic nickname for an Everton star has been born, a four-year hoodoo is over and Gabby Agbonlahor was left with egg on his face. It’s been yet another brilliantly chaotic weekend of Premier League action at all ends of the table as we head into the international break. As ever, the trio of Troy Deeney , Sam Matterface and Alex Crook put their heads together in the latest episode of Premier League All Access to deliver their Heroes and Villains from Matchweek 10. Heroes Thierno Barry Thierno Barry was the man of the moment as he netted twice for Everton in their 3-1 win over Coventry City on Friday evening. It was the perfect scoreline to mark David Moyes moving alongside Harry Catterick for the most fixtures in charge of the Toffees, as they both sit on 592 games. And Barry ensured it would be a milestone match to remember as he took his season tally of goals to six, just three behind Golden Boot leader Erling Haaland . The 24-year-old has been guilty of missing a number of good chances this term given he sits atop the expected goals (xG) charts with 7.3, per FotMob. But there were no such concerns against the Sky Blues as he took advantage of the size difference between himself and Jay Dasilva to rise up at the back post and prod two goals in. “I was a little bit disparaging of him last week for having the audacity to celebrate for scoring from two yards out and missing a load of sitters,” Crook said. “But he scored another couple of excellent goals.” Crook added that he spoke with a Toffees fan who revealed their star striker now has a new nickname: Barry Kane. Leeds United Leeds’ 1-0 win over Tottenham on Saturday wasn’t pretty, but did it need to be? Absolutely not, considering it was the club’s first win in the 12:30pm fixture since they dismantled Chelsea 3-0 in August 2022 under Jesse Marsch. Noah Okafor was the hero for Daniel Farke’s side as he popped up with the winner within seconds of coming on late in the second half. “I thought they deserved it,” Deeney said. “They made the game scrappy and ugly, everything you want to go and play at Elland Road. They got the job done.” Matterface added that he spoke to Okafor post-match, who revealed he was only fit to play 10 minutes but knew he could ‘make something happen’. Lo and behold, that’s exactly what transpired. Seung-Woo Yang Yes, this is a brief detour from Premier League action, but let’s not forget there was also the small matter of the FA Cup first round over the weekend. And for Matterface, he was delighted with Wimborne Town’s Seung-Woo Yang who inspired an almighty upset as the seventh tier outfit eliminated League Two club Crawley Town with a 2-0 win. “He scored an absolute pearler of a goal from the edge of the area,” Matterface said. Villains Gabby Agbonlahor If there’s one rule in football, it’s that you never, ever go early. Unfortunately for Gabby Agbonlahor , he completely misread the football fandom rulebook on Sunday as his beloved Aston Villa coughed up a two-goal lead twice against Manchester United. The Villans raced out to a 2-0 lead within five minutes courtesy of Alysson and Nicolas Jackson, only for Bruno Fernandes and ex-Villan Youri Tielemans to wipe out the deficit. Unai Emery’s side restored the two-goal buffer via John McGinn and Leon Goretzka early in the second half, but Joshua Zirkzee and Patrick Dorgu’s stoppage-time heroics rescued the most dramatic of points for the Red Devils. Sadly for Agbonlahor, he chose to poke fun at United fan Crook at the worst possible time. “He went very early in our WhatsApp group,” Crook revealed. “What did he say when Villa were 4-2 up with 10 minutes to go? ‘Where’s Alex, the muppet? That will pipe him down. Small club.’ “We get it back to 4-4 and I wrote, ‘K***.'” Pro Ref Death, taxes and a Premier League weekend dripping with controversial refereeing calls. The latest matchweek ensured that trend remained firmly intact as a number of decisions sparked heated debate. Leeds’ Jayden Bogle found himself in the spotlight after he avoided a red card for an ugly challenge on Spurs’ Mathys Tel. The collision ultimately forced Tel off with an injury while Bogle remained on the park, much to the surprise of Spurs star Xavi Simons who offered a one-word reaction to it on social media. There was also controversy in Arsenal’s 1-0 win over Hull City when referee Farai Halam was sent to the pitchside monitor to review a foul on Kai Havertz which would have resulted in a penalty, only for the German to be offside anyway. The process had Martin Keown questioning why on earth Halam was asked to review the incident when Havertz was clearly offside, but a rules expert has since claimed the Arsenal star may have had a case for the penalty to have stood. And on Sunday, Brentford’s Igor Thiago saw red for violent conduct against Brighton after he caught Chema Andres in the face, although it appeared the Seagulls man instigated the clash. It’s all left Deeney feeling a little deflated about the state of the game. “It is just getting worse and worse,” Deeney said. “I don’t even like football anymore because of them being involved. “You’re all s***. No-one comes to watch you, ever. “Every game is being decided by something that these numpties have an opinion on. No-one knows the rules, they made it too complicated. “Every other sport in the world that is thriving at the moment is because of the physicality part of it. “We are seeing people getting sent off now becoming a laughing stock, with Igor Thiago the perfect example.” Manchester City supporters A section of Manchester City supporters on Saturday boldly poked fun at the club being found guilty of financial breaches by making a slight alteration to the home kit. They did so by covering up the Etihad logo on the shirt with that of the snack brand Cheetos, in reference to being labelled cheats for breaking the Premier League’s financial rules between 2009 and 2018, although the club has since appealed the verdict. Well, those same City fans had to watch their team slip to a 3-1 loss against Nottingham Forest as Liam Delap ran riot. “It’s not even that funny,” Matterface said. “It’s just a bit pathetic, really. “I know you’re trying to get a siege mentality, but I just don’t find it funny.” Deeney added: “It’s s*** banter.” Premier League results from Matchweek 10 Everton 3-1 Coventry City Leeds United 1-0 Tottenham Fulham 1-1 Newcastle Arsenal 1-0 Hull City Nottingham Forest 3-1 Manchester City Ipswich Town 1-2 Bournemouth Sunderland 1-0 Chelsea Brighton 2-0 Brentford Crystal Palace 1-3 Liverpool Manchester United 4-4 Aston Villa