Haaland leads City to 7th straight win; Liverpool, Chelsea, Fulham triumph
Manchester City continued their perfect start in the Premier League, with a 3-2 victory over visitors Ipswich Town on Saturday in the seventh round. Meanwhile, Liverpool overturned their deficit against Brentford to win 2-1, Chelsea beat Everton 2-0, and Fulham secured their first win of the season by defeating Hull City 1-0.
Norwegian Erling Haaland led Manchester City to victory by scoring two goals, helping the team maintain a perfect record after seven rounds and solidifying their top spot, despite their loss to Paris Saint-Germain in the Champions League mid-week.
City took the lead with a goal from Phil Foden, before Daizen Maeda equalized for Ipswich. Haaland restored the lead for the home side before the end of the first half, then scored his second goal in the 69th minute. Zian Flemming reduced the deficit with a penalty in stoppage time, but City held on for the three points.
In London, Liverpool snatched a valuable win from their hosts Brentford, after falling behind to a Keane Lewis-Potter goal in the 44th minute. The course of the match changed after Yehor Yarmoliuk was sent off in first-half stoppage time for an assault on Liverpool defender Jérémy Jacquet.
Victor Muñoz equalized for Liverpool in the 62nd minute, before Alexander Isak scored the winning goal in the 70th minute. Brentford finished the match with nine men after Vitaly Janelt was sent off in stoppage time.
Liverpool raised their points tally to 12, moving up to fifth place, while Brentford dropped to sixth with 10 points after suffering their first loss of the season.
Chelsea defeated their hosts Everton 2-0 thanks to a brace from Pedro Neto, who opened the scoring 43 seconds into the second half, before adding the second goal in the 90th minute.
The match saw Everton's goalkeeper Emi Martínez suffer a head injury after a collision, and he was taken to the hospital for precautionary checks, according to the Chelsea manager.
Chelsea raised their tally to 13 points in fourth place, while Everton suffered their first league defeat of the season.
المصدر: (Reuters, DPA)
