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LONDON, UK | Xinhua | Liverpool moved to the top of the Premier League for at least 24 hours following a 3-0 win at home to Bournemouth on Saturday.
The visitors started brightly and were denied an early goal after a tight offside, but two strikes from Luis Diaz in the 26th and 28th minutes left them reeling, and Darwin Nunez’s first goal of the season thanks to a curling effort in 37th minute put Liverpool firmly into control.
Aston Villa were able to pay a fitting homage to former player Gary Shaw, who died in midweek, as they fought back from 1-0 down to claim the Midlands derby 3-1 at home to Wolverhampton Wanderers.
A poor pass from defense allowed Matheus Cunha to lash Wolves ahead in the first half and they led until Ollie Watkins leveled in the 73rd minute with a deflected shot. The game looked to be heading for a draw, but in the 88th minute Ezri Konsa scored on Youri Tielemans’ assist, and Jhon Duran added a third in injury time.
Chelsea are adapting to Enzo Maresca’s coaching, and they piled the agony on Julen Lopetegui at West Ham with a comfortable 3-0 away win.
Nicolas Jackson, who was named Man of the Match, put Chelsea 2-0 up after 18 minutes after using his pace well, and he then set up Cole Palmer to kill off any hopes of a West Ham revival two minutes after the break.
Manchester United were held 0-0 away to Crystal Palace, although they were slightly unlucky to see Bruno Fernandes and Alejando Garnacho both hit the woodwork.
Tottenham coach Ange Postecoglou will breathe easier after midweek criticism, after his side recovered at home against Brentford with a 3-1 win.
The game was just 24 seconds old when Bryan Mbeumo volleyed Brentford ahead, but the visitors were only in front for eight minutes before Dominic Solanke leveled.
Brennan Johnson continued his good week when he put Spurs ahead just before the half hour, and James Maddison wrapped up the win with five minutes left after Son Heung-min’s second assist of the game.
Fulham claimed a well-deserved 3-1 win at home to Newcastle United, with Raul Jimenez giving Marco Silva’s side an early lead.
Emile Smith Rowe had already hit the bar, before he doubled Fulham’s advantage after 22 minutes with his first goal for the club, and Reiss Nelson scored a third in injury time after Harvey Barnes’ 46th-minute goal had given Newcastle hope of saving a point.
Sam Morsy’s 95th-minute equalizer for Ipswich Town denied Southampton their first win of the season, after teenager Tyler Dibling had given them a fifth-minute lead in a game between two recently promoted teams.
Everton remain winless but at least climbed above Wolves at the bottom of the table, after a 1-1 draw away to Leicester gave them their first point of the season. Iliman Ndiaye gave Everton an early lead, but Stephy Mavididi saved a point for Leicester in the 73rd minute.
Manchester City entertain Arsenal on Sunday in a vital clash between the two sides that started the weekend first and second in the table. ■
