What happened. Riccardo Calafiori assisted Arsenal's opening goal in a 3-0 win over Coventry City, while Michael Kayode scored for Brentford in their 3-0 victory over Tottenham.

Calafiori played 81 minutes at left-back and kept a clean sheet.
Kayode scored Brentford's third goal against Tottenham.
Both Italian players had strong starts to the season.

Both players will look to build on their strong starts as the Premier League season progresses.

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O. Kayode

R. Calafiori

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