The English Premier League had its 'most entertaining weekend' ever with 39 goals, 2 hat-tricks, 4 red cards, and an early contender for goal of the season

Everton beat West Brom 5-2 in a thrilling affair at Goodison Park.Getty/Simon Stacpoole/Offside

• The English Premier League had its "most entertaining" round of fixtures ever this weekend.
• Eight games, 39 goals, four red cards, and two hat-tricks, made for a record breaking round of fixtures.
• Everton beat West Brom 5-2, Tottenham beat Southampton by the same scoreline, and Leicester City beat Burnley 4-2.
• See the best of the action below.

Eight games, 39 goals, four red cards, and two hat-tricks.

That's what happened in the English Premier League this weekend in what has been described as the "most entertaining" round of fixtures in the division's history.

The 21 goals scored on Saturday set the record for the most ever in four games on a single day, while the 18 scored on Sunday also made the weekend the highest scoring ever in terms of goals-per-game, with 4.88.

The most goals ever scored in a whole round of fixtures was 43 in February 2011, however this latest round could yet eclipse that record, with four teams still yet play.

On Monday, Aston Villa host Sheffield United and Wolverhampton Wanderers host Manchester City.