In the headline clash of the weekend, Chelsea’s title ambitions suffered a reality check with a 2-0 defeat to dominant defending champions Liverpool at Stamford Bridge, as Sadio Mane’s double capitalised on Andreas Christensen’s red card and another error from Kepa Arrizabalaga.
Frank Lampard’s side struggled lay a glove on the title holders in the first half and their task was then made so much harder in stoppage time when Christensen was sent off for hauling Mane to the ground.
That paved the way for Liverpool – who brought on new signing Thiago at half-time – to take complete control after the break and they did just that with Mane heading in Roberto Firmino’s cross and then chasing down Kepa’s casual pass out to slot in a second.
Timo Werner’s perseverance gave Chelsea hope of an unlikely comeback when he was tumbled in the penalty area by Thiago, but Jorginho’s spot-kick was saved and Jurgen Klopp’s side marched to a second straight win.
Heung-Min Son netted an astonishing four-goal haul – all made by Harry Kane – as a second-half onslaught saw Tottenham demolish Southampton 5-2 at St Mary’s.
In a game which barely stopped for breath from beginning to end, Kane was denied a third-minute opener by VAR before Danny Ings saw a strike ruled out for handball. Ings soon made amends by firing in a superb strike from Kyle Walker-Peters’ ball.
Spurs looked nearly as uninspiring as in their opening-day defeat but were handed a lifeline when Son finished off from another difficult position from Kane’s wonderful delivery.
Son then put Spurs in front within two minutes from a Kane through-ball – before netting twice more in near-identical circumstances.
There was still time for Kane to get on the scoresheet himself when he turned in the rebound after Erik Lamela struck the post, before Ings grabbed a late consolation from the spot after Matt Doherty was adjudged to have handballed a cross.
Wilfried Zaha scored twice on his return to Manchester United as a controversial retaken penalty helped Crystal Palace to an impressive 3-1 win at Old Trafford.
Zaha featured in just four games during his year-long spell at United earlier in his career, but he came back to haunt his former club as his retaken penalty doubled Palace’s lead following Andros Townsend’s early opener.
In the game’s major flashpoint, referee Martin Atkinson awarded Palace a penalty after VAR Jon Moss instructed him to consult his pitch-side monitor. Jordan Ayew’s cross deflected off the arm of Victor Lindelof, but after Ayew’s spot-kick was saved by David de Gea, the Spaniard was deemed to have encroached on the taker.
Donny van de Beek came on for his United debut in the second period and the Netherlands midfielder reduced the deficit with a well-taken effort, but Zaha’s superb finish ensured a second successive victory for Palace at Old Trafford.
The result keeps the visitors perfect this season with two wins from two while United suffered their first league defeat in 15 Premier League games stretching back to January.
Eddie Nketiah came off the bench to score the winner as Arsenal snatched a 2-1 victory over an improved West Ham at the Emirates Stadium.
The Hammers were unrecognisable from the side that succumbed to Newcastle on the opening day, producing a display packed full of endeavour and energy to stifle the Gunners for large parts.
Arsenal took the lead against the run of play when Alexandre Lacazette powerfully headed Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang’s cross home, but it was cancelled out on the stroke of half-time by Michail Antonio.
The Hammers looked set to go on to win the game in a dominant second-half display, with Antonio crashing a header against the crossbar, but Nketiah struck with five minutes remaining to make it two wins from two for the Gunners and leave West Ham pointless.
Leicester moved top of the early Premier League table with an entertaining 4-2 victory over Burnley.
Chris Wood gave Burnley an early lead with a smart finish at the back post but they held on to it for just 10 minutes before Harvey Barnes calmly rolled the ball into the bottom corner from the edge of the box.
Erik Pieters accidentally diverted a low Timothy Castagne cross past his own ‘keeper Nick Pope to hand Leicester the lead four minutes after half-time, which James Justin doubled from close range 11 minutes later.
Burnley refused to lie down and got back into it via the head of debutant Jimmy Dunne, only for Dennis Praet’s rocket to give the Foxes a much-needed cushion going into the final stages.
Brighton blew Newcastle away with two goals inside the first seven minutes as Graham Potter’s side secured a first Premier League victory of the season with a 3-0 win at St James’ Park.
Neal Maupay sent the visitors on their way, making no mistake from the spot in the fourth minute after Allan Saint-Maximin fouled Tariq Lamptey in the penalty area, and the French striker had his second of the game three minutes later after a VAR review overturned an offside decision.
Newcastle failed to register a single effort on goal in the first half but they were handed a golden opportunity to get back into the game midway through the second half, but Callum Wilson failed to hit the target with a free header from eight yards.
Moments later, Brighton went close to a third when Leandro Trossard’s long-range strike hit the post, but they did eventually add a third when Aaron Connolly struck with seven minutes remaining to make the game safe.
Dominic Calvert-Lewin scored a hat-trick as Everton beat West Brom 5-2 in an incident-packed Premier League encounter, with Slaven Bilic and Kieran Gibbs both sent off at the end of the first half.
It had been a bright start from the Baggies when Grady Diangana put the visitors ahead early on but Calvert-Lewin netted his first of the afternoon not long after.
James Rodriguez who impressed on his Everton debut last weekend then put the hosts ahead just before half-time with a precise finish. Mere seconds later, James was involved in an off the ball incident with Gibbs, who was shown a straight red card for lashing out at the Colombia midfielder and catching him in the face.
He was quickly followed by manager Bilic, who had confronted referee Mike Dean on the field at half-time to protest the sending off, but was soon shown red himself and watched the second half from the stands.
It looked like West Brom might give it a good go in the second half – despite being a man and manager down – as Matheus Pereira curled home a sumptuous free kick. But the Baggies were beaten back by a close-range strike from Michael Keane and two quickfire Calvert-Lewin goals as the striker completed his hat-trick, taking his tally to four goals in two Premier League games thus far.
Leeds picked up their first Premier League victory in 16 years after edging out Fulham in a seven-goal thriller at Elland Road.
Helder Costa had put Leeds ahead on five minutes with a thumping finish at the back post before Mitrovic levelled from the spot shortly after the half-hour mark.
Mateusz Klich then restored Leeds’ advantage four minutes before the break with a coolly-taken penalty of his own and Patrick Bamford extended that lead after a delightful Klich pass.
The hosts looked to be in cruise control when Helder Costa put them 4-1 up, but Fulham had other ideas and fought back through Bobby Decordova Reid and Aleksandar Mitrovic to give themselves a fighting chance.
Both sides had opportunities to score in the closing stages but neither made them count as Leeds held on for three points.
