New Premier League leaders Tottenham made a big title statement as a Jose Mourinho masterclass saw them beat Manchester City 2-0.
During a lively opening, Spurs took the lead as Son tucked under Ederson from the edge of the box after Tanguy Ndombele’s chipped pass caught out a high City line after 5 minutes. It was Spurs’ only shot on goal in the first 59 minutes as Mourinho’s side soaked up City pressure.
Despite some City half-chances either side of the break, Mourinho’s approach continued to work as they snatched a second with man-of-the-match Harry Kane turning brilliantly on halfway and feeding Giovani Lo Celso to finish under Ederson again just 35 seconds after coming on.
Spurs saw out the victory and moved to the top of the premier league whiles City’s poor start sees then sitting 10th with just 12 points from eight games.
Liverpool extended their incredible unbeaten record at Anfield in the Premier League to 64 matches to set a new club record with a 3-0 victory over Leicester City.
Jurgen Klopp’s side, took control of proceedings in the first half as Jonny Evans’ own goal and Diogo Jota’s header gave them a 2-0 lead at half-time.
Liverpool, who last tasted defeat at Anfield in April 20017, further extended their lead four minutes from time through Roberto Firmino’s header as they secured a victory which sees them break a club record for games unbeaten at home in the top flight, which has stood since 1981.
The win moves Liverpool level on points with Tottenham at the top of the Premier League while Leicester, who lost away from home for the first time in the league this season, stay fourth.
Arsenal survived playing almost 40 minutes with 10 men after Nicholas Pepe’s red card as they ground out a 0-0 draw with Leeds United.
Pepe retaliated after being provoked by Ezgjan Alioski by shoving his head into the defender’s face which saw him sent off after a VAR review.
Leeds seemed to find playing against 11 men easier than 10 but still should have taken maximum points, striking the woodwork three times with Rodrigo, Patrick Bamford and Raphinha all going close.
Arsenal could have stolen the victory but Bukayo Saka could not take advantage of being put through one-on-one with Illan Meslier.
Chelsea dispatched Newcastle with a routine 2-0 victory at St. James’ Park earning a fifth consecutive victory and extending their unbeaten run in all competitions to 12 games.
Federico Fernandez’s early own goal gave Chelsea the lead at St. James’ Park before Timo Werner’s stunning assist set up Tammy Abraham to seal the points midway through the second half.
Newcastle hit the bar through Sean Longstaff after Abraham’s strike but were well off the pace throughout as they slipped to back-to-back defeats for the first time this season.
Manchester United were aided by a controversial penalty decision from referee David Coote as they edged past West Brom with a 1-0 victory at Old Trafford.
In a dramatic start to the second half, Coote pointed to the spot having adjudged Bruno Fernandes to have brought down Conor Gallagher. However, despite there appearing to be clear contact, the decision was overturned by Coote after he watched the incident on the pitchside monitor at the advice of VAR.
Moments after the first penalty incident, Coote pointed to the spot at the other end as Juan Mata’s cross hit Darnell Furlong’s hand. West brom keeper, Sam Johnstone strayed well off his line to save Fenandes’ penalty which had to to retaken as a result.
Fernandes lashed in the spotkick into the top left-hand corner with the retake, a goal which proved to be the winner for Solskjaer’s side, who moved up to ninth in the table with their first home league win of the season, while West Brom stay 18th.
Everton climbed to sixth in the Premier League with a dramatic 3-2 win at Fulham, whose second-half fightback fell agonisingly short after yet another missed penalty.
Fulham fell behind inside 42 seconds and trailed 3-1 at half-time after Dominic Calvert-Lewin’s double and Abdoulaye Doucoure’s first Everton goal had cancelled out Bobby Decordova-Reid’s equaliser.
Fulham were much improved in the second half with substitute Ruben Loftus-Cheek reducing the arrears, but only after Ivan Cavaleiro had deepened Scott Parker’s side’s penalty woes with a shanked spot-kick over the bar.
The Cottagers were left to pay the penalty for missed chances and defensives frailties as Everton ground out a victory which lifts them up to sixth in the Premier League table and leaves the hosts a point above the relegation zone.
Sheffield United’s dreadful start to the Premier League season continued as Sebastien Haller’s rocket handed West Ham all three points at Bramall Lane.
Haller fired in the only goal of the game 11 minutes into the second half, smashing the ball into the top corner from the edge of the area to send the Hammers up to eighth.
Brighton claimed their first win at Villa Park in a dramatic encounter with a superb curling effort from Solly March sealing a 2-1 victory against Aston Villa.
In an entertaining, end-to-end game, Brighton took the lead in the first half as Danny Welbeck netted his first goal for the club, adding to Aston Villa’s woes after an early injury to Ross Barkley.
But, after a strong end to the first half, the hosts struck back two minutes after the break as Ezri Konsa (47) sent Bertrand Traore’s free-kick into the back of the net. It was then a wonderful, curling effort from March (56) which secured Brighton’s second win of the season and their first at Villa Park.
There was a dramatic finish, though, as Tariq Lamptey was sent off in the 91st minute after two quick yellow cards. Brighton however held on for a precious three points and remain in 16th on nine points, six clear of the bottom three.
