GIF Gallery: The Best Golazos and Skill Moves of the Week

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Date: 12/26/2013
Match: St Johnstone v. Celtic
Competition: Scottish Premier League match
Ground: McDiarmid Park, Perth, Scotland

Check out Virgil van Dijk picking the ball up well in his own half, before taking on practically the entire St Johnstone team, and finishing coolly into the bottom corner. This slalom run proved to be the winner as Celtic took all three points in the 1-0 win.

Date: 12/28/2013
Match: Al Hilal v. Al Ittifaq
Competition: Saudi Pro League match
Ground: King Fahd International Stadium, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

Thiago Neves scored a direct goal from a corner kick. What else is there to say? Just watch and wonder.

Date: 12/29/2013
Match: Tottenham v. Stoke
Competition: English Premier League match
Ground: White Hart Lane, London

This is a wonderful effort from the speedy Spurs winger. Lennon is very calm as he collects the deflected pass with his chest, and volleys a wizzer into Sorensen's top corner. Tottenham very much needed the 3-0 victory at the Lane.

Date: 12/26/2013
Match: West Ham v. Arsenal
Competition: English Premier League match
Ground: Upton Park, London

After a four-month layoff from action, Lukas Podolski firmly announced his return with this terrific outside of the boot strike. Arsenal will need their front man to remain healthy if they are to be serious title contenders this season.

Date: 12/29/2013
Match: Everton v. Southampton
Competition: English Premier League match
Ground: Goodison Park, Liverpool, England

This terrific side-footed effort from Everton's main man, Romelu Lukaku, ensured Everton would collect all three points on the day. The late winner also fired the Toffees up to fourth place in the table. Full credit to James McCarthy as well, for the perfectly weighted first-time layoff to setup the goal.

Date: 12/29/2013
Match: Everton v. Southampton
Competition: English Premier League match
Ground: Goodison Park, Liverpool, England

Perhaps Tim Howard's backup should've done better with this Gaston Ramirez effort, but let's not take anything away from the Uruguayan. Ramirez does very well to create the space before unleashing a powerful dipping effort. Everton took all three points in the end anyway.

Date: 12/29/2013
Match: Everton v. Southampton
Competition: English Premier League match
Ground: Goodison Park, Liverpool, England

Seamus Coleman is starting to make a real habit of finding himself on the scoresheet. This was the Ireland international's fifth of the campaign already, and it is a fantastic driven effort across the face of goal and into the top corner.

Date: 12/29/2013
Match: Chelsea v. Liverpool
Competition: English Premier League match
Ground: Stamford Bridge, London

There may have been some luck in the way the ball fell to Eden Hazard, but the finish was pure skill. Check out this brilliantly curled effort past Mignolet, who can do little to keep the shot out of the top corner. This was Chelsea's equalizer on the night, as they would go on to take claim a narrow 2-1 victory over the Reds.

Date: 12/26/2013
Match: Hull City v. Manchester United
Competition: English Premier League match
Ground: KC Stadium, Hull, England

When Wayne Rooney is banging them in like this, there are few in the game who are better. This terrific volley, after some neat close control with the chest, was Rooney's 150th career Premier League goal, and helped united secure the come from behind 3-2 victory.

Date: 12/26/2013
Match: Aston Villa v. Crystal Palace
Competition: English Premier League match
Ground: Villa Park, Birmingham, England

Dwight Gayle showed a sublime bit of skill to cut in on his right, and unleash a vicious effort into the top corner. Did we mention it was an injury-time winner? Boom.

Date: 12/26/2013
Match: Tottenham v. West Brom
Competition: English Premier League match
Ground: White Hart Lane, London

How about this cracker for your first Premier League goal? Christian Eriksen blasts this free kick with pace and power into the top corner, leaving Albion's goalkeeper with no chance. Tottenham continued to falter at home though, as they had to settle for a share of the spoils.