Liverpool beat Crystal Palace 1-0 to stay prime of the Premier League as Arsenal and Manchester City got here from behind to win on Saturday. City have been 3-2 victors over Fulham to remain one level behind Liverpool, alongside Arsenal who noticed off Southampton 3-1. Arne Slot has now gained 9 of his first 10 video games since succeeding Jurgen Klopp as Liverpool supervisor, however was pissed off that the guests invited a late onslaught from the winless Eagles. Jota prodded the Reds into the lead from Cody Gakpo’s cross on 9 minutes.
The Portuguese worldwide was then responsible of lacking two large possibilities to increase Liverpool’s benefit.
Palace didn’t make them pay, however victory got here at a value for Slot as goalkeeper Alisson Becker limped off with a hamstring damage.
“If you rating the second you break them mentally,” stated Slot. “All the followers saved believing in a outcome as a result of it was solely 1-0, regardless that in my view we have been the dominant workforce.”
Fresh from a dominant win over Paris Saint-Germain within the Champions League, Arsenal have been anticipated to brush apart winless Southampton.
But the Saints shocked the Emirates 10 minutes into the second half when Cameron Archer fired in his first Premier League objective since a summer season transfer from Aston Villa.
The lead solely lasted three minutes earlier than Kai Havertz scored for the seventh consecutive residence sport.
Gabriel Martinelli was launched after an hour and took simply eight minutes to make his mark with a end on the volley from Bukayo Saka’s cross.
Having arrange Arsenal’s first two targets, Saka pounced on a free ball to attain the third himself.
Fulham’s outrageous opener
Rodri’s season-long absence because of a severe knee damage is anticipated to be a serious blow to City’s probabilities of retaining the title for a fifth consecutive season.
But it was the Spaniard’s deputy Mateo Kovacic who scored twice to show the sport round for the champions on the Etihad.
The guests had not misplaced because the opening night time of the season at Manchester United and led because of Andreas Pereira’s end from an outrageous backheel help by Raul Jimenez.
Kovacic’s deflected effort shortly introduced City degree earlier than a cleaner strike lower than two minutes into the second half made it 2-1.
Jeremy Doku then smashed into the highest nook from outdoors the field to provide City a two-goal cushion, which they wanted.
Rodrigo Muniz gave Fulham hope on 88 minutes, however City held out for a seventeenth consecutive win towards the Cottagers.
West Ham eased the stress on new boss Julen Lopetegui by ending a run of three residence defeats to start out the brand new season.
Michail Antonio, Mohammed Kudus, Jarrod Bowen and Lucas Paqueta struck for the Hammers in a 4-1 win over Ipswich, who’re nonetheless ready for his or her first Premier League win 22 years.
There have been six targets earlier than half-time as Brentford beat Wolves 5-3 to depart the guests nonetheless rooted to the foot of the desk.
Leicester secured their first league win of the season as Facundo Buonanotte’s strike beat Bournemouth 1-0.
Manchester United supervisor Erik ten Hag faces an enormous match if he’s to stay in cost when the Red Devils go to Aston Villa within the choose of Sunday’s motion.
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