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Arsenal, 0–3, Brighton and Hove Albion, Emirates Stadium, Andy Madley, Mikel Arteta, Roberto De Zerbi, Martin Ødegaard, Lewis Dunk, Afternoon, The Match was played between Arsenal and Brighton at Emirates Stadium at Afternoon and Andy Madley was the Match Referee. The Captain of Arsenal was Martin Ødegaard and the Manager of Arsenal was Mikel Arteta. The Captain of Brighton was Lewis Dunk and the Manager of Brighton was Roberto De Zerbi. The match ended in a scoreline of 0–3., ['88th Minute Yellow Card by Thomas Partey for Arsenal', '34th Minute Yellow Card by Pervis Estupiñán for Brighton', '51st Minute Goal by Julio for Brighton', '51st Minute Assist by Enciso for Brighton', '55th Minute Yellow Card by Pascal Groß for Brighton', '86th Minute Goal by Deniz for Brighton', '86th Minute Assist by Pascal for Brighton'], Premier League, Sunday,

In a feisty encounter that simmered throughout, Julio Enciso struck the first blow when he nodded in Pervis Estupinan's cross from just yards out after Jakub Kiwior went down when Evan Ferguson trod on his boot, which came off. Estupinan then added a third when he followed up Ramsdale's weak save by prodding home the rebound and sparking wild celebrations on the south coast - and in Manchester. Moises Caicedo gained retribution moments later with a lunging tackle on the Arsenal forward, with both offences somehow not being punished by a yellow card. Martin Odegaard and Bukayo Saka dragged shots wide and Jason Steele saved from Gabriel Jesus, but the Seagulls had the standout chance of the first half when Enciso skied a shot despite Ramsdale lying prone after superb work by Mitoma. The goal increased the heat on Arteta, who had been ticking all afternoon, and he went into the book after one outburst too many, with the reality beginning to dawn that this was the day on which their dreams of a first Premier League title in 19 years would be extinguished. Undav then punished Trossard's mistake with a delicate chip over Ramsdale that prompted De Zerbi to charge towards the corner flag in celebration. Even Arteta, so spiky for most of the game, could not bring himself to fume about Undav and Estupinan’s goals, remaining almost motionless on the touchline, perhaps contemplating what it will take to catch Guardiola, his former boss, next season. It will be a challenge to maintain it to this standard given the resources of the clubs against which they are now competing. De Zerbi himself has suggested that Caicedo and Mac Allister will move on in the summer. There will be interest in others, such as Mitoma.

Leicester City, 0–3, Liverpool, King Power Stadium, Craig Pawson, Dean Smith, Jürgen Klopp, Jonny Evans, Jordan Henderson, Evening, The Match was played between Leicester City and Liverpool at King Power Stadium at Evening and Craig Pawson was the Match Referee. The Captain of Leicester City was Jonny Evans and the Manager of Leicester City was Dean Smith. The Captain of Liverpool was Jordan Henderson and the Manager of Liverpool was Jürgen Klopp. The match ended in a scoreline of 0–3., ['53rd Minute Yellow Card by Ricardo Pereira for Leicester City', '90+1st Minute Yellow Card by Luke Thomas for Leicester City', '33rd Minute Goal by Curtis for Liverpool', '33rd Minute Assist by Mohamed for Liverpool', '36th Minute Goal by Curtis for Liverpool', '36th Minute Assist by Mohamed for Liverpool', '71st Minute Goal by Trent for Liverpool', '71st Minute Assist by Mohamed for Liverpool', '86th Minute Yellow Card by Ibrahima Konaté for Liverpool'], Premier League, Monday,

Leicester's relegation fears deepened as Curtis Jones starred in Liverpool's convincing 3-0 win at the King Power Stadium on Monday Night Football. Leicester boss Dean Smith challenged his players to carry the psychological burden of their relegation battle - and the hosts carved open the game's first chance on a trademark swift transition which nearly exposed Liverpool's high line. James Maddison threaded an exquisite first-time pass for Harvey Barnes to gallop into the final third and slip through Jamie Vardy, but Alisson closed down the angle and smothered the shot. From Alisson's deep clearance, Timothy Castagne played Luiz Diaz onside before Wout Faes allowed the ball to drop over his shoulder. Jordan Henderson picked out Mohamed Salah, and from his cross Jones arrived at the far post to convert. Leeds' 2-2 draw with Newcastle on Saturday added extra pressure on the 2016 champions and dropped them to second bottom in the Premier League - and they crumbled to concede a quickfire second. It was another marginal offside call as Salah laid on Cody Gakpo's threaded ball to tee up Jones to swivel and fire beyond Iversen. Smith gambled as Patson Daka and Tete replaced Barnes and Wilfred Ndidi - but the visitors retained the greater threat. Midway through the second period, Salah cut inside Luke Thomas and curled a shot that was batted away by Iversen. Liverpool weren't content with their night's work - in particular Alexander-Arnold. Leicester were unhappy with referee Craig Pawson with the awarding of a free-kick for a challenge by Evans on Henderson. But after Salah rolled the ball with his studs, Alexander-Arnold curled an exquisite strike high into top corner to compound Leicester's misery. Salah missed a glorious chance when put through by Gakpo but the Egyptian inexplicably shot wide. Liverpool arrived in the Midlands on a six-match winning run, their best sequence for more than a year. Their return to form has given a glimpse of the level the side used to - and Klopp believes will again - play at. Alexander-Arnold stole the show here during Liverpool's last win at Leicester- scoring one and laying on two assists over three years ago in a 4-0 win. That result - when Leicester were second in the table back in December 2019 - was viewed as being the moment when Klopp truly believed a first Premier League title was within reach. The Reds boss has spoken regularly in recent weeks about using the end to the campaign as a platform for next season, and the nature of Jones' double was vintage Liverpool. A ruthless swotting aside of their opponents. Leicester never recovered. The midfielder has only started eight of his previous 55 league matches. Injuries to Thiago Alcantara, Naby Keita and Arthur Melo has enabled the local lad to stake his claim to a regular berth, and he continues to grab his chance with both hands. A third of Jones' Premier League goals came before half-time in this game. With Alexander-Arnold also on target, this was a win born and made in Liverpool.

Newcastle United, 4–1, Brighton and Hove Albion, St James' Park, Robert Jones, Eddie Howe, Roberto De Zerbi, Kieran Trippier, Lewis Dunk, Evening, The Match was played between Newcastle Utd and Brighton at St James' Park at Evening and Robert Jones was the Match Referee. The Captain of Newcastle Utd was Kieran Trippier and the Manager of Newcastle Utd was Eddie Howe. The Captain of Brighton was Lewis Dunk and the Manager of Brighton was Roberto De Zerbi. The match ended in a scoreline of 4–1., ['22nd Minute Own Goal by Deniz Undav for Newcastle Utd', '30th Minute Yellow Card by Bruno Guimarães for Newcastle Utd', '45+3rd Minute Yellow Card by Fabian Schär for Newcastle Utd', '45+4th Minute Goal by Dan for Newcastle Utd', '45+4th Minute Assist by Kieran for Newcastle Utd', '89th Minute Goal by Callum for Newcastle Utd', '89th Minute Assist by Miguel for Newcastle Utd', '90+1st Minute Goal by Bruno for Newcastle Utd', '90+1st Minute Assist by Callum for Newcastle Utd', '45+2nd Minute Yellow Card by Deniz Undav for Brighton', '51st Minute Goal by Deniz for Brighton', '51st Minute Assist by Billy for Brighton', '57th Minute Yellow Card by Pascal Groß for Brighton', '64th Minute Yellow Card by Alexis Mac for Brighton', '80th Minute Yellow Card by Jan Paul for Brighton'], Premier League, Thursday,

Eddie Howe's side were utterly dominant in the first half and thoroughly deserved their two-goal lead thanks to Deniz Undav's own goal and Dan Burn's header. The hosts saw Lewis Dunk clear the ball of his own line and block a Joelinton shot over the bar before they eventually took the lead, Undav glancing Kieran Trippier’s corner into his own goal. Burn went close from another Trippier corner before finding the net in first-half stoppage time, rising highest to guide a header into the bottom corner for his first Newcastle goal in the Premier League against his former club. Miguel Almiron should have put the game to bed but saw his volley saved by Jason Steele, only for Billy Gilmour to pick out Undav moments later, with Newcastle leaving a gaping hole in their defence which the striker gratefully took advantage of to halve the deficit. Howe also reserved praise for Wilson, whose 18 Premier League goals make him Newcastle's highest scorer in a Premier League season since Alan Shearer 19 years ago.

Tottenham Hotspur, 1–3, Brentford, Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, Jarred Gillett, Ryan Mason, Thomas Frank, Harry Kane, David Raya, Afternoon, The Match was played between Tottenham and Brentford at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium at Afternoon and Jarred Gillett was the Match Referee. The Captain of Tottenham was Harry Kane and the Manager of Tottenham was Ryan Mason. The Captain of Brentford was David Raya and the Manager of Brentford was Thomas Frank. The match ended in a scoreline of 1–3., ['8th Minute Goal by Harry for Tottenham', '8th Minute Assist by Dejan for Tottenham', '45th Minute Yellow Card by Yves Bissouma for Tottenham', '50th Minute Goal by Bryan for Brentford', '50th Minute Assist by Yoane for Brentford', '62nd Minute Goal by Bryan for Brentford', '62nd Minute Assist by Aaron for Brentford', '68th Minute Yellow Card by Rico Henry for Brentford', '88th Minute Goal by Yoane for Brentford', '88th Minute Assist by Bryan for Brentford'], Premier League, Saturday,

Kane's early opener gave Spurs the perfect start in their quest to stay in the hunt for Europa League football. Oliver Skipp won a free-kick around 30 yards out and Dejan Kulusevski teed up Kane to curl over the wall and beyond David Raya for his 28th Premier League goal of the campaign. A second goal for the hosts should have followed soon after but Emerson Royal's header was brilliantly cleared off the line by Rico Henry after good work by Kulusevski and Son. Kulusevski, impressive in the No 10 role, ended the half with a firm near-post effort that Raya pushed over to ensure it stayed 1-0 at the break. Bees boss Frank had seen enough and introduced Mikkel Damsgaard for the second half, which paid dividends straight away. It was Damsgaard who fed the ball into Wissa and he found Mbeumo, who cut inside from the right and curled into the bottom corner to level in the 50th minute. Brentford grabbed their second with 62 minutes on the clock after Aaron Hickey played a superb ball down the right and Mbeumo raced away, dribbling into the area before side-footing into the bottom corner for his ninth goal of the campaign. More chants for chairman Levy to leave the club followed, but only after Lucas Moura had been introduced for his farewell appearance. There was still time for nine minutes of stoppage-time and Raya to produce two outstanding saves to deny Richarlison before the full-time whistle was met with boos before chants urging Kane to stay amid uncertainty over his long-term future. Mason also urged the club to commit to a philosophy this summer in its search for a new head coach and managing director of football. Brentford were able to toast a milestone victory that means they have now defeated each member of the 'big six' during their first two seasons in the Premier League.

Liverpool, 1–1, Aston Villa, Anfield, John Brooks, Jürgen Klopp, Unai Emery, Jordan Henderson, John McGinn, Afternoon, The Match was played between Liverpool and Aston Villa at Anfield at Afternoon and John Brooks was the Match Referee. The Captain of Liverpool was Jordan Henderson and the Manager of Liverpool was Jürgen Klopp. The Captain of Aston Villa was John McGinn and the Manager of Aston Villa was Unai Emery. The match ended in a scoreline of 1–1., ['20th Minute Yellow Card by Ibrahima Konaté for Liverpool', '66th Minute Yellow Card by Trent Alexander-Arnold for Liverpool', '80th Minute Yellow Card by Fabinho — for Liverpool', '89th Minute Goal by Roberto for Liverpool', '89th Minute Assist by Mohamed for Liverpool', '22nd Minute Yellow Card by Ollie Watkins for Aston Villa', '27th Minute Goal by Jacob for Aston Villa', '27th Minute Assist by Douglas for Aston Villa', '45th Minute Yellow Card by Tyrone Mings for Aston Villa', '53rd Minute Yellow Card by Lucas Digne for Aston Villa', '77th Minute Yellow Card by Emiliano Martínez for Aston Villa', '90+1st Minute Yellow Card by Ashley Young for Aston Villa', '90+6th Minute Yellow Card by Ezri Konsa for Aston Villa'], Premier League, Saturday,

Roberto Firmino scored a late leveller on his final Anfield appearance but Liverpool's winning streak came to an end. However, Klopp called for Firmino and James Milner from the bench - both who are leaving the club in the summer - and it was the brilliant Brazilian, who was in tears at full-time, that forced home the equaliser with stoppage time approaching. Villa were perhaps fortunate not to have the otherwise excellent Tyrone Mings sent-off in the first half for a very high challenge on Cody Gakpo, who also had a goal chalked off for offside after the break. Brooks was in the thick of the action in an intense game with both teams taking risks with their aggressive defensive high lines. The referee handed Watkins a golden opportunity from the spot when the striker induced an ill-judged tackle from Ibrahima Konate, but Watkins placed his penalty well wide. Ramsey spared Watkins' blushes minutes later when his well-executed volley from Douglas Luiz's cross whistled past Alisson. Villa played with great control and aggression as Liverpool struggled for answers, however, they appeared fortunate to finish the half still with 11 players on the pitch. Brooks only booked Mings for a high challenge on Gakpo, who was caught in the midriff with a forceful boot from the Villa defender. VAR took a look at the tackle but didn't initiate an on-field review. The same pattern continued after the break with Villa's high line making it difficult for Liverpool to put sustained attacks together. Gakpo thought he had an equaliser after the restart when he followed in a rebound from a Konate shot which was blocked on the line by Mings, but VAR invited Brooks to view the pitchside monitor and he overturned his original decision as Virgil van Dijk was offside in the build up from a Luiz Dias header. Play for free, entries by 3pm.

Fulham, 2–2, Crystal Palace, Craven Cottage, Joshua Smith, Marco Silva, Roy Hodgson, Tom Cairney, Joel Ward, Afternoon, The Match was played between Fulham and Crystal Palace at Craven Cottage at Afternoon and Joshua Smith was the Match Referee. The Captain of Fulham was Tom Cairney and the Manager of Fulham was Marco Silva. The Captain of Crystal Palace was Joel Ward and the Manager of Crystal Palace was Roy Hodgson. The match ended in a scoreline of 2–2., ['61st Minute Goal by Aleksandar for Fulham', '61st Minute Assist by Willian for Fulham', '71st Minute Yellow Card by Tosin Adarabioyo for Fulham', '85th Minute Yellow Card by João Palhinha for Fulham', '90+1st Minute Yellow Card by Antonee Robinson for Fulham', '34th Minute Goal by Odsonne for Crystal Palace', '34th Minute Assist by Eberechi for Crystal Palace'], Premier League, Saturday,

Fulham's top-seven chances officially ended at former manager Roy Hodgson's hands as Joel Ward's late leveller secured a 2-2 draw for Crystal Palace at Craven Cottage. Palace took the lead with their first shot of the game, against the run of play, as Odsonne Edouard scored on the counter-attack following a Fulham corner. Palace manager Roy Hodgson thought he was taking a half-time lead back to the changing rooms on his return to Craven Cottage, but his side showed a lapse of concentration with seconds to go until the interval. Tyrick Mitchell clumsily fouled Harry Wilson in the box and Aleksandar Mitrovic, returning to the starting line-up after his eight-game ban for striking an official, was there to blast home an equaliser for the hosts. And minutes after Mitrovic missed a sitter in the seconds after half-time, the Serbian striker completed the comeback by heading home from Willian's free-kick, amid some poor marking from the visitors. But Palace and Hodgson would have the last laugh as Ward tucked home on the second attempt after some poor Fulham marking from a free-kick themselves. But most of the first half was not so fierce. Fulham held plenty of the ball but lacked attacking impetus, with Tom Cairney seeing some early shots blocked. Palace grew into the game and Bernd Leno had to smartly keep out an accidental own goal from both Issa Diop and Antonee Robinson in the same move - both Fulham defenders swiped wildly at Jordan Ayew's cross and needed their goalkeeper to punch away from close range. But Palace took the lead with their first shot of the game - in a move which actually came from a Fulham corner. The visitors cleared to Eberechi Eze, who went on a mazy run before slipping Edouard through on goal. The Palace striker took one look at Leno before finishing high into the Fulham goalkeeper's near post. Palace looked all set to hang on to their lead, but then a lapse of concentration came with seconds remaining in the half. Mitrovic clipped the ball over the Palace defence to Wilson, who was felled by Mitchell as he tried to cut back inside. Mitrovic was found all alone at the back post from Harrison Reed's cross, but the Serbian inexplicably put the ball wide of goal. But the Serbian would make amends on the hour mark, escaping his man at Willian's free-kick to blast home a header. It was the sixth goal Palace have conceded from a set piece in their last eight games. Fulham could have made it 3-1 where it not for Johnstone's heroic save from Willian, the Palace goalkeeper superbly tipping a top corner effort over the bar. But Palace came alive in the final 15 minutes. Odsonne Edouard and Michael Olise both tested Leno with low efforts, before Issa Diop almost scored an own goal by nearly tapping in Jean-Philippe Mateta's cross. But moments later, Palace scored from a set piece of their own. Olise's low free-kick went all the way to the back post where it bounced off Antonee Robinson. Ward picked up on the loose ball and saw one effort saved by Leno, before tapping in the rebound. Palace could have won it as Mateta was denied a one-on-one by a superb last-ditch challenge by Diop, before Olise curled wide of Leno's post with a fierce drive. He has come back with a bang. Three goals in two matches since his return from suspension, Aleksandar Mitrovic returned like he had never been away. Mitrovic was a thorn in the centre-backs' sides once again as Crystal Palace visited Craven Cottage. His first goal was a routine penalty but his superb hold-up play to slip in Harry Wilson to win the penalty was the real reason why they've missed him. The second showed why you cannot leave him alone in the box. A powerful header that should have been the matchwinner. But Fulham's slack defending from a poor set-piece let him down. Next season, Fulham need to bring in more players like Willian to compliment their main man up front. Play for free, entries by 3pm. Play for free, entries by 3pm.

Bournemouth, 0–1, Manchester United, Vitality Stadium, Chris Kavanagh, Gary O'Neil, Erik ten Hag, Neto, Bruno Fernandes, Afternoon, The Match was played between Bournemouth and Manchester Utd at Vitality Stadium at Afternoon and Chris Kavanagh was the Match Referee. The Captain of Bournemouth was Neto and the Manager of Bournemouth was Gary O'Neil. The Captain of Manchester Utd was Bruno Fernandes and the Manager of Manchester Utd was Erik ten Hag. The match ended in a scoreline of 0–1., ['70th Minute Yellow Card by Lewis Cook for Bournemouth'], Premier League, Saturday,

Marcus Rashford handed United an early blow when he failed to travel to the south coast due to illness, while Bournemouth handed a first start since September 2021 to David Brooks following his recovery from cancer. But Casemiro ensured United forgot about Rashford’s absence with the game’s only goal after just eight minutes, volleying in after Marcos Senesi failed to clear Christian Eriksen’s smart chipped pass. United continued to dominate the opening exchanges but went off the boil midway through the first half, with Bournemouth - who have nothing tangible left to play for after avoiding relegation - growing into the game. De Gea tipped Brooks’ rasping shot over shortly after half-time before finally United reasserted some control, with Neto saving from Wout Weghorst before tipping away Bruno Fernandes' excellent volley. But the visitors retreated into their own half as the game wore on and Bournemouth twice went close to an equaliser. Ten Hag's results during his first year at Old Trafford should not be underestimated, with the manager taking over a broken side and leading them to Carabao Cup glory and to the brink of a Champions League return at the first time of asking. But the Dutchman will be under no illusions as to his side's current performances, with United very much limping over the line as they close on the Champions League after one year away. O'Neil says one benefit of Bournemouth keeping themselves in the Premier League with several matches still to play this season has been getting ahead with their plans for the summer. After taking over a team his predecessor had deemed unfit for top-flight survival, the rookie head coach led the Cherries to safety with plenty to spare. Right-back Adam Smith converted into a wing-back when his team had the ball, while Lloyd Kelly tucked inside to become another centre-back on the opposite side of the pitch, and it allowed the hosts to regularly create overloads on their right side during the first half. Jadon Sancho was either unable or unwilling to track Smith - something that summed up his ineffectual display - leaving Luke Shaw to deal with the danger by himself. Bournemouth’s best work came down the right side and couple of excellent De Gea saves should not hide the impressive tactical work O’Neil oversaw against United. Play for free, entries by 3pm.

Nottingham Forest, 1–0, Arsenal, The City Ground, Anthony Taylor, Steve Cooper, Mikel Arteta, Joe Worrall, Martin Ødegaard, Evening, The Match was played between Nott'ham Forest and Arsenal at The City Ground at Evening and Anthony Taylor was the Match Referee. The Captain of Nott'ham Forest was Joe Worrall and the Manager of Nott'ham Forest was Steve Cooper. The Captain of Arsenal was Martin Ødegaard and the Manager of Arsenal was Mikel Arteta. The match ended in a scoreline of 1–0., ["25th Minute Yellow Card by Taiwo Awoniyi for Nott'ham Forest", "45+2nd Minute Yellow Card by Moussa Niakhate for Nott'ham Forest", "79th Minute Yellow Card by Morgan Gibbs-White for Nott'ham Forest", '54th Minute Yellow Card by Gabriel Jesus for Arsenal', '78th Minute Yellow Card by Gabriel Dos for Arsenal'], Premier League, Saturday,

Arsenal survived that early storm and created the game's first scoring opportunities when Gabriel Jesus had an effort charged down by Keylor Navas, then headed over the bar following a corner. But Arsenal, using an unfamiliar shape which included Thomas Partey in a hybrid right-back role and Jakub Kiwior at left-back, lacked zip and imagination from the start and soon they were behind. The opener came when a loose pass from Martin Odegaard allowed Morgan Gibbs-White to spring forward and feed Awoniyi. Gabriel Magalhaes slid in and tackled the striker, but the ball bounced back off him, beating Aaron Ramsdale and sparking wild celebrations. Forest provided a reminder of their set-piece threat straight after half-time, with defender Felipe sending a low, deflected effort narrowly wide following a Gibbs-White delivery, and up at the other end the listless visitors continued to flounder. Most of their best moments involved the outstanding Gibbs-White, who fired an angled shot into the side-netting and forced a late save from Ramsdale with another stinging effort. Nottingham Forest boss Steve Cooper hailed his side's never-say-die attitude after what has been an at-times challenging season. Arsenal boss Mikel Arteta admitted he and his players will need to recover from the pain of their title challenge collapsing.

West Ham United, 3–1, Leeds United, London Stadium, Peter Bankes, David Moyes, Sam Allardyce, Declan Rice, Luke Ayling, Afternoon, The Match was played between West Ham and Leeds United at London Stadium at Afternoon and Peter Bankes was the Match Referee. The Captain of West Ham was Declan Rice and the Manager of West Ham was David Moyes. The Captain of Leeds United was Luke Ayling and the Manager of Leeds United was Sam Allardyce. The match ended in a scoreline of 3–1., ['31st Minute Goal by Declan for West Ham', '31st Minute Assist by Jarrod for West Ham', '65th Minute Yellow Card by Lucas Paquetá for West Ham', '72nd Minute Goal by Jarrod for West Ham', '72nd Minute Assist by Danny for West Ham', '90+4th Minute Goal by Manuel for West Ham', '90+4th Minute Assist by Lucas for West Ham', '17th Minute Goal by Rodrigo for Leeds United', '17th Minute Assist by Weston McKennie for Leeds United', '80th Minute Yellow Card by Crysencio Summerville for Leeds United', '82nd Minute Yellow Card by Rodrigo — for Leeds United', '88th Minute Yellow Card by Robin Koch for Leeds United'], Premier League, Sunday,

There was still time for Manuel Lanzini to pass in a third in the closing stages following brilliant footwork from Lucas Paqueta to compound their opponent's misery. His side were bright from the first whistle, and Rodrigo might have broken the deadlock sooner than he did when failing to control Patrick Bamford's inviting cross inside five minutes. Jack Harrison, who scored his first career hat-trick in the corresponding fixture last season, drew a simple save from Lukasz Fabianski but Leeds would convert their encouraging start into a lead. Bowen was released down the right channel by a delicious Fornals flick and his cross was stood up to the far post for the onrushing Rice to control his shot into the ground and over the scampering Robles. Another counter-attack sliced Leeds open moments later, with Fornals this time the provider to set up Emerson only to be denied by Robles. An air shot from Wilfried Gnonto and a looping volley from Paqueta ended an entertaining opening period. Allardyce went for broke as Sam Greenwood replaced McKennie and within seconds of the tactical switch, Crysencio Summerville was released only for Paqueta to make a vital last-ditch challenge. It would prove a pivotal moment as more dazzling dribbling from the star of the show picked out Lanzini for a simple finish to leave Leeds on the ropes. Now, he is mastering the art of arriving late in the box, witnessed by his well-taken equaliser. Such is his stature, Paqueta was determined to lay on a second goal for his captain in stoppage time. It was a mark of respect, if misjudged in its execution.

Manchester City, 1–0, Chelsea, Etihad Stadium, Michael Oliver, Pep Guardiola, Frank Lampard, Kyle Walker, César Azpilicueta, Afternoon, The Match was played between Manchester City and Chelsea at Etihad Stadium at Afternoon and Michael Oliver was the Match Referee. The Captain of Manchester City was Kyle Walker and the Manager of Manchester City was Pep Guardiola. The Captain of Chelsea was César Azpilicueta and the Manager of Chelsea was Frank Lampard. The match ended in a scoreline of 1–0., ['12th Minute Goal by Julián for Manchester City', '12th Minute Assist by Cole for Manchester City', '18th Minute Yellow Card by Kai Havertz for Chelsea', '66th Minute Yellow Card by Enzo Fernández for Chelsea'], Premier League, Sunday,

Manchester City celebrated their Premier League title triumph with a 1-0 win over Chelsea at the Etihad Stadium. With Pep Guardiola making nine changes to the team that dismantled Real Madrid on Wednesday evening, this was far from City's strongest side but they still played the slicker football. Chelsea are now certain to finish in the bottom half of the Premier League table. The Argentine produced a composed finish to beat Kepa Arrizabalaga and really start the party inside the stadium. Palmer had a chance of his own soon after and Phil Foden also went close, his looping effort drifting just wide after being put through by a fine Kalvin Phillips pass. The midfielder looked assured in what was his long-awaited first Premier League start for the club. Pep Guardiola made nine changes to the Manchester City team that beat Real Madrid with only Kyle Walker and Manuel Akanji retaining their places. With the big names on the bench, there were opportunities for Kalvin Phillips, Sergio Gomez and Cole Palmer. There were five changes for Frank Lampard’s Chelsea as he brought in Kepa Arrizabalaga, Wesley Fofana, Cesar Azpilicueta, Ruben Loftus-Cheek and Kai Havertz. The players to drop out were Edouard Mendy, Benoit Badiashile, Mateo Kovacic, Noni Madueke and Joao Felix. It must have been galling for Chelsea to find themselves being outplayed by City's back-up players but they did have their moments. Raheem Sterling had a shot saved by Stefan Ortega when clean through, while Gallagher struck the post with a header. Phillips hit the post at the other end and Raheem Sterling had a shot cleared off the line by John Stones as the tempo slowed in the second half. There was no second goal even if Alvarez thought he had it, referee Michael Oliver needing a VAR check to rule it out. Asked if he sees a way forward for Chelsea, Lampard praised the quality of the young players but stressed there is work to do. It was a strange situation with Chelsea giving a guard of honour to Manchester City's reserves. Kalvin Phillips was starting his first Premier League game for City. Sergio Gomez and Cole Palmer were making their first Premier League start for anyone. But maybe it was appropriate given what followed. City still won. They still outplayed Chelsea. That is a testament to Pep Guardiola. There are those who will claim that City's vast wealth has made this inevitable. This was just a little clue why that is incorrect. A talented team was inevitable. Not this. Not five titles in six years, all done playing a brand of football that nobody else is able to match. With the pressure off and the superstars relegated to the bench, a starting line-up with three academy graduates stepped up and kept the sequence going. The guard of honour may have felt odd. But the occasion highlighted what Guardiola has helped to build. City then have the FA Cup final against Man Utd at Wembley on June 3 before the Champions League final against Inter Milan on June 10 in Istanbul.

Newcastle United, 0–0, Leicester City, St James' Park, Andre Marriner, Eddie Howe, Dean Smith, Kieran Trippier, Jonny Evans, Evening, The Match was played between Newcastle Utd and Leicester City at St James' Park at Evening and Andre Marriner was the Match Referee. The Captain of Newcastle Utd was Kieran Trippier and the Manager of Newcastle Utd was Eddie Howe. The Captain of Leicester City was Jonny Evans and the Manager of Leicester City was Dean Smith. The match ended in a scoreline of 0–0., ['8th Minute Yellow Card by Bruno Guimarães for Newcastle Utd', '27th Minute Yellow Card by Alexander Isak for Newcastle Utd'], Premier League, Monday,

Newcastle secured a place in next season’s Champions League for the first time since 2003 with a 0-0 draw against Leicester, who had just one shot and are on the brink of relegation. Newcastle controlled the match yet were frustrated by a combination of Leicester's defending and the woodwork which they rattled three times on their way to chalking up 23 shots and an xG of 2. 05 although were fortunate Bruno Guimaraes wasn't dismissed early on for a reckless challenge. Leicester only managed one effort that came in the 92nd minute when Nick Pope sharply saved from Timothy Castagne's volley to deny them a crucial smash-and-grab victory and leave their survival fate out of their hands. Dean Smith opted to change Leicester's formation to play with three at the back, notably dropping James Maddison and Harvey Barnes, in a bid to keep their first clean sheet in 22 league matches. The visitors, though, felt Guimaraes should have been sent off in only the ninth minute when the studs of the midfielder's right boot caught the knee of Boubakary Soumare with a yellow card shown and the VAR deciding no further punishment was necessary. Newcastle's best chances came late in the first half as Callum Wilson hooked an effort against a post before seeing his header from the rebound cleared off the line by Wilfred Ndidi. Miguel Almiron volleyed against the woodwork two minutes later and then Wilson saw another headed effort go off-target with the goal gaping at a corner. Smith turned to Maddison at the break but the constant Newcastle attacks continued with Iversen pushing over Isak's first-time effort from the edge of the box. Leicester held on for over an hour before changing shape to a back four when Patson Daka and Harvey Barnes came on for Jonny Evans and Jamie Vardy yet it still did nothing to halt the hosts. Guimaraes managed to hit a post from a yard at a corner before Iversen saved with his legs from Sean Longstaff. Leicester finally started to string some passes together late on before Castagne connected with Maddison's cross, forcing Pope into a diving save. Play Fantasy Premier League and see more stats here

Manchester United, 4–1, Chelsea, Old Trafford, Stuart Attwell, Erik ten Hag, Frank Lampard, Bruno Fernandes, César Azpilicueta, Evening, The Match was played between Manchester Utd and Chelsea at Old Trafford at Evening and Stuart Attwell was the Match Referee. The Captain of Manchester Utd was Bruno Fernandes and the Manager of Manchester Utd was Erik ten Hag. The Captain of Chelsea was César Azpilicueta and the Manager of Chelsea was Frank Lampard. The match ended in a scoreline of 4–1., ['6th Minute Goal by Casemiro for Manchester Utd', '6th Minute Assist by Christian Eriksen for Manchester Utd', '45+5th Minute Goal by Anthony for Manchester Utd', '45+5th Minute Assist by Jadon for Manchester Utd', '75th Minute Yellow Card by Tyrell Malacia for Manchester Utd', '75th Minute Yellow Card by Enzo Fernández for Chelsea', '89th Minute Goal by João for Chelsea', '89th Minute Assist by Hakim for Chelsea'], Premier League, Thursday,

Casemiro headed in Christian Eriksen's free-kick early in the game and Anthony Martial added a second from close range in first-half stoppage time. It was wretched from Chelsea. It is one win in 13 games for them now - 10 of them under Lampard. This was the youngest Blues line-up in Premier League history. Neither that nor Joao Felix's late goal provide much consolation. Where they lacked conviction, Casemiro and the rest were decisive. It hinted at being a different game early on, Mykhailo Mudryk spurning the first opening of the game, measuring his shot well wide of the far post after fine play by Lewis Hall. Chelsea paid for their profligacy when Casemiro beat Fofana to the jump at the other end. But here it only led to the introduction of the fit-again Rashford - and the stoppage time from which United made it two. “I don’t know. Everyone has seen he came off. I can tell you that it is serious but we have to wait minimum 24 hours and then we know probably more about the status of his injury. ”It was Casemiro who was the difference in that move. Kai Havertz and Conor Gallagher had both missed good chances but Martial could not miss when set up by Jadon Sancho, himself the recipient of a delightful no-look pass by the brilliant Brazilian midfielder. Chelsea continued to push in the second half but it was all so loose and left them vulnerable. Fernandes hit the crossbar and then won a penalty when tripped by Fofana. He converted it himself and with any pressure off it was party time at Old Trafford. The hapless Fofana was their accomplice. His poor pass invited the fourth, Rashford even skipping past him again before beating Kepa Arrizabalaga at the second attempt. It was carnage. The story of Chelsea's season, perhaps. Glimpses of individual quality - underlined by Joao Felix's late strike - but ultimately humiliating and lacking any kind of cohesion. Ten Hag and his team will hope that the best moments of their season are still ahead. Speaking in the press conference afterwards, Ten Hag stressed the next step is not just about further improvement on the training ground but will also be partially dependent on what United are able to do in the summer transfer window. Frank Lampard's final game as Chelsea caretaker manager will see them welcome Newcastle to Stamford Bridge.

Crystal Palace, 1–1, Nottingham Forest, Selhurst Park, Thomas Bramall, Roy Hodgson, Steve Cooper, Joel Ward, Joe Worrall, Afternoon, The Match was played between Crystal Palace and Nott'ham Forest at Selhurst Park at Afternoon and Thomas Bramall was the Match Referee. The Captain of Crystal Palace was Joel Ward and the Manager of Crystal Palace was Roy Hodgson. The Captain of Nott'ham Forest was Joe Worrall and the Manager of Nott'ham Forest was Steve Cooper. The match ended in a scoreline of 1–1., ['66th Minute Goal by Will for Crystal Palace', '66th Minute Assist by Michael for Crystal Palace', "31st Minute Goal by Taiwo for Nott'ham Forest", "31st Minute Assist by Morgan for Nott'ham Forest", "43rd Minute Yellow Card by Morgan Gibbs-White for Nott'ham Forest", "80th Minute Yellow Card by Ryan Yates for Nott'ham Forest"], Premier League, Sunday,

Nottingham Forest held firm and frustrated Crystal Palace with a 1-1 draw at Selhurst Park. Roy Hodgson's side were dominant throughout the game, but Forest's defensive resolve and threat from counter-attacks paid dividends, once again. Morgan Gibbs-White produced a sensational assist for Forest's opener - curling a defence-splitting pass with the outside of his right boot for Taiwo Awoniyi to bamboozle Joachim Andersen and blast past Sam Johnstone shortly after the half-hour mark. The second half started in the same vein with Palace probing and Forest countering. But Hodgson's men finally carved a worthy equaliser through the ever-dangerous Michael Olise down the right channel - finding Will Hughes to nod home. The game summarised each team's key ingredients for success this term. For Palace, Michael Olise and Eberechi Eze shone brightest once again - with Eze making his first appearance since being named in Gareth Southgate's squad for upcoming Euro 2024 games against Malta and North Macedonia. The first notable chance on goal came in the 19th minute, when Olise teed up Eze in acres of space from a corner - but fired just wide. The pair doubled up down the right channel for long periods of the game and almost combined to break the deadlock on the half-hour mark, when Eze's shot hit Jordan Ayew before Will Hughes fired wide. Moments later, Forest went ahead after Gibbs-White produced a moment of magic - curling a sumptuous pass through the Eagles' defence for red-hot Awoniyi to make it six goals in four games. Forest maintained their approach after the break but increasingly struggled to contain Olise and Eze, who were instrumental as the game wore on - but Gibbs-White's deliveries from dead balls also carried a constant threat for the visitors. The Eagles finally earned their just rewards on the hour, however, with Hughes heading home on his 50th appearance for the club - courtesy of a deflection via Willy Boly. Crystal Palace's campaign started with bundles of optimism. Patrick Vieira did well in his first season in charge, the squad was young and vibrant and there was hope that this might be the time for the Eagles to soar higher. Nobody would have predicted Roy Hodgson would end up being the man to save the club's season. The difference was immediate. Crystal Palace won their first game of the calendar year in Hodgson's first game back - beating Leicester 2-1 with a dramatic late goal from Jean-Philippe Mateta - winning as many games under the former England boss in two months as they did as Vieira. The squad was always able to be competitive in the top flight, housing some of the best young talent in the league, and now they have proven it. A special mention too to Eberechi Eze for his first England call-up, having scored six goals with one assist in Hodgson's nine league games, having scored just four goals with three assists in the previous 28 Premier League matches. It leaves Crystal Palace finishing in a respectable and, given their woes earlier in the campaign, a welcome 11th place. Talks will take place on his plans this summer and the turnaround he has bought about is nothing short of remarkable. However, while he may steady the ship over the next year or two, Hodgson is not Crystal Palace's long-term answer. That is the conundrum that the hierarchy must continue to address as they reflect on another season in the Premier League. And so it proved. Forest were languishing in the relegation zone for the majority the season until the turn of the year. The club steered clear of the drop zone for three months but slipped back into danger in early April, amid rumours Cooper's job was on the line.

Chelsea, 1–1, Newcastle United, Stamford Bridge, Jarred Gillett, Frank Lampard, Eddie Howe, César Azpilicueta, Kieran Trippier, Afternoon, The Match was played between Chelsea and Newcastle Utd at Stamford Bridge at Afternoon and Jarred Gillett was the Match Referee. The Captain of Chelsea was César Azpilicueta and the Manager of Chelsea was Frank Lampard. The Captain of Newcastle Utd was Kieran Trippier and the Manager of Newcastle Utd was Eddie Howe. The match ended in a scoreline of 1–1., ['27th Minute Own Goal by Kieran Trippier for Chelsea', '9th Minute Goal by Anthony for Newcastle Utd', '9th Minute Assist by Elliot for Newcastle Utd'], Premier League, Sunday,

The visitors, fresh from confirming a return to the Champions League for the first time in 20 years earlier this week, came flying out of the blocks and exposed a vulnerable Chelsea defence just nine minutes in, when an unmarked Anthony Gordon converted his first goal for the club from close range. Chelsea had shipped four goals at Old Trafford on Thursday and again their defence was opened up repeatedly in the first half here, with Kepa Arrizabalaga having to save from Alexander Isak with just two minutes on the clock, before Gordon capitalised on some non-existent marking for the opener. Cesar Azpilicueta and Trevoh Chalobah stood off Allan Saint-Maximin and failed to close down Elliot Anderson, whose low cross found Gordon completely free to turn in the simplest of finishes. Newcastle could have struck again soon after, with a Miguel Almiron shot saved and Isak firing off target before the visitors were caught out themselves and needed Trippier to block a Thiago Silva header and Anderson to twice get in the way of Noni Madueke efforts. That Chelsea response paid off just before the half-hour when Enzo Fernandez's quick free-kick caught Newcastle sleeping and put Raheem Sterling through into the right channel. His low drive across goal was met by Trippier but his clearance came back off his own arm and went in. The home side did not officially register a shot on target until the 43rd minute, by which time Almiron had passed up two more good openings, sending one shot wide and another at Kepa, with his record of one goal in his last 11 showing in his finishing. However, Chelsea had Newcastle scrambling again on the stroke of half-time, with Matt Targett forced to clear Sterling's shot off the goal-line after stand-in keeper Martin Dubravka quickly reacted to prevent Sven Botman scoring another own goal. Lampard moved to address Chelsea's defensive issues at half-time, replacing Chalobah with Wesley Fofana, and the home side spent the majority of the second period in the visitors' half. But the poor finishing which has dogged their campaign was plain to see. It's hard to look back on Chelsea's season as anything other than a total disaster. After taking over the club a year ago, Todd Boehly and Behdad Eghbali oversaw a transfer spend of more than £600m, sacked two head coaches and have seen their team finish in the bottom half of the Premier League for the first time in nearly 30 years. Despite spending more money on new players than any club in history over the past two transfer windows, Chelsea's performances have regressed dramatically. Not only have they tumbled down the table, but they were brushed aside by Real Madrid in the Champions League and failed to win a game in either the FA Cup or Carabao Cup. Chelsea lifted two trophies last season but never came close to silverware this time around, with their season essentially over after they were knocked out of Europe in mid-April. In truth, Chelsea have barely resembled a functioning team since a run of three wins under Graham Potter at the start of March, with Frank Lampard unable to inspire any kind of turnaround since returning to the club. Instead, Lampard has openly questioned his players' effort levels in both training and matches as they have gone through the motions, counting down the days until a season that nobody saw coming finally ends. The impending arrival of Mauricio Pochettino - and the promised clear-out of the bloated and underperforming squad that he will inherit - provides hope for the future, but lessons must be learned from this chaotic and dramatic season.

Manchester United, 2–1, Fulham, Old Trafford, Robert Jones, Erik ten Hag, Marco Silva, Harry Maguire, Tom Cairney, Afternoon, The Match was played between Manchester Utd and Fulham at Old Trafford at Afternoon and Robert Jones was the Match Referee. The Captain of Manchester Utd was Harry Maguire and the Manager of Manchester Utd was Erik ten Hag. The Captain of Fulham was Tom Cairney and the Manager of Fulham was Marco Silva. The match ended in a scoreline of 2–1., ['55th Minute Goal by Bruno for Manchester Utd', '55th Minute Assist by Fred for Manchester Utd', '87th Minute Yellow Card by Scott McTominay for Manchester Utd', '19th Minute Goal by Kenny for Fulham', '19th Minute Assist by Willian for Fulham', '51st Minute Yellow Card by João Palhinha for Fulham', '79th Minute Yellow Card by Aleksandar Mitrović for Fulham'], Premier League, Sunday,

Manchester United came from behind to beat Fulham 2-1 at Old Trafford and secure third place on the final day of the Premier League season. The stakes have been higher at this stadium and that was reflected in the sluggish start that saw Fulham take the lead. Willian swung in a corner from the left and Tete evaded the attention of Marcus Rashford to nod the ball past De Gea at the goalkeeper's near post. United punished Fulham for their profligacy before the break. Fred ran with the ball with purpose inside the box and though the tackle came in on the Brazilian, the ricochet fell kindly for Sancho to convert past the wrong-footed Bernd Leno and level it up. Ten Hag withdrew his stars late in the game with warm ovations for Casemiro, Rashford and Fernandes among others. Fulham did push for the equaliser but it would not come. Their successful season is over. United's could yet improve at Wembley. Yo-yo club no more. Fulham's previous two promotions to the Premier League had been followed by relegation back to the Championship and though many tipped them to go the same way again that never looked likely once the season got going. Aleksandar Mitrovic was one of only four players to reach double figures for Premier League goals by the turn of the year but this was about more than one man. Joao Palhinha has been a revelation in midfield. Willian has defied time with some sensational performances. Silva has improved others too, Harrison Reed adding a new dimension to his game in midfield. Fan favourite Tim Ream has been a leader at the back, Bernd Leno impressive in goal. The creative Andreas Pereira has looked a bargain for a fee of £10m. The result is Fulham's best league finish in over a decade, perhaps the only blot on the season being the manner of their FA Cup quarter-final exit to Manchester United. Silva and Mitrovic's passion can certainly spill over. It has also fuelled their fine season.

Arsenal, 5–0, Wolverhampton Wanderers, Emirates Stadium, Andre Marriner, Mikel Arteta, Lopetegui, Martin Ødegaard, Max Kilman, Afternoon, The Match was played between Arsenal and Wolves at Emirates Stadium at Afternoon and Andre Marriner was the Match Referee. The Captain of Arsenal was Martin Ødegaard and the Manager of Arsenal was Mikel Arteta. The Captain of Wolves was Max Kilman and the Manager of Wolves was Lopetegui. The match ended in a scoreline of 5–0., ['11th Minute Goal by Granit for Arsenal', '11th Minute Assist by Gabriel for Arsenal', '27th Minute Goal by Bukayo for Arsenal', '27th Minute Assist by Leandro for Arsenal', '58th Minute Goal by Gabriel for Arsenal', '58th Minute Assist by Leandro for Arsenal', '78th Minute Goal by Jakub for Arsenal', '78th Minute Assist by Emile for Arsenal'], Premier League, Sunday,

Xhaka, who is nearing a move to Bayer Leverkusen, scored both goals in the space of just three minutes in the first half, setting the tone for a rampant Arsenal performance. Bukayo Saka added the third, curling home a fine finish, with Gabriel Jesus nodding in the fourth in the second half and Jakub Kiwior rounding off the scoring with his first goal for the club following a handling error by goalkeeper Jose Sa. Arsenal continued to pour forward and Xhaka had an opportunity to wrap up a first-half hat-trick, finding himself in space in the box yet again, only for his attempted finish to bobble wide. But the collapse of their title challenge does not change the fact that they have taken a giant leap forward this season. Arsenal were considered by almost everyone - albeit not this writer - as unlikely to even finish in the top four, never mind fight for the title. What happens next is in doubt. Lopetegui has already described this as his greatest achievement and will want financial backing to progress - backing that may not be forthcoming. The future of Ruben Neves, the captain and best player, is unclear too.

Southampton, 4–4, Liverpool, St. Mary's Stadium, Darren England, Rubén Sellés, Jürgen Klopp, James Ward-Prowse, James Milner, Afternoon, The Match was played between Southampton and Liverpool at St. Mary's Stadium at Afternoon and Darren England was the Match Referee. The Captain of Southampton was James Ward-Prowse and the Manager of Southampton was Rubén Sellés. The Captain of Liverpool was James Milner and the Manager of Liverpool was Jürgen Klopp. The match ended in a scoreline of 4–4., ['19th Minute Goal by James for Southampton', '19th Minute Assist by Carlos for Southampton', '28th Minute Goal by Kamaldeen for Southampton', '28th Minute Assist by Theo for Southampton', '47th Minute Goal by Kamaldeen for Southampton', '47th Minute Assist by Lyanco for Southampton', '14th Minute Goal by Roberto for Liverpool', '14th Minute Assist by Fabinho for Liverpool', '25th Minute Yellow Card by Kostas Tsimikas for Liverpool', '60th Minute Yellow Card by Harvey Elliott for Liverpool', '72nd Minute Goal by Cody for Liverpool', '72nd Minute Assist by Trent for Liverpool', '73rd Minute Goal by Diogo for Liverpool', '73rd Minute Assist by Mohamed for Liverpool'], Premier League, Sunday,

Southampton shared an eight-goal thriller with Liverpool as they bid farewell to the Premier League after an 11-year top-flight stay, bowing out with an enthralling 4-4 draw. Saints' fate was sealed way before the final day, their relegation confirmed two weeks ago, but were intent on departing with a bang, fighting back from two goals down before going 4-2 up in a bonkers, but brilliant, 90 minutes of football. Cody Gakpo delivered requisite reply for the visitors in the 72nd minute, tapping home from a sumptuous Trent Alexander-Arnold volleyed cross, paving the way for Jota to have the final say less than 60 seconds later. Mohamed Salah released the Portugal forward, who left Lyanco in his wake before rifling emphatically into the top corner to level a frantic and wonderfully entertaining contest on the south coast. Liverpool blew a two-goal lead before battling back from 4-2 down to end an underwhelming campaign with a remarkable 4-4 draw at already relegated Southampton - an encounter fraught with fun, frolics and fragility. The majority of goals were the making of naive defending, but the 'shackles off' approach was shared by both sides, with the outcome of the game ultimately academic. Saints were consigned to the drop, while an unlikely fifth-place finish had already been secured by Klopp's side, leading to a facinatingly chaotic and frenetic encounter at a sun-drenched St Mary's. The Reds begun the day knowing they would miss out on a top-four finish for the first time since 2015-16, but were nevertheless typically bullish in their process, helped by some dreadful defending as Romeo Lavia gifted Jota the chance to roll the ball into an unguarded net in the 10th minute - Saints caught frivolously overplaying at the back. Firmino swiftly doubled Liverpool's advantage, jinxing masterfully past Lyanco and Jan Bednarek, who were powerless to prevent the Brazilian marking his farewell appearance with a parting goal. The response was impressive, a surprise to most inside St Mary's given Saints' disastrous home record, as captain Ward-Prowse unearthed a lifeline before Sulemana was slid through by Walcott, sneaking the ball under Kelleher to salvage parity and bring a breathless first half to a close. Sulemana then stylishly completed Saints' superb turnaround two minutes into the second period, while Armstrong, one minute after replacing Lavia, intercepted Jordan Henderson's careless pass before angling a devilishly precise strike across goal to establish a 4-2 lead. The drama did not end there, however, as Gakpo - a one-time Southampton target - then halved the hosts' lead by tapping home Alexander-Arnold's volleyed cross 18 minutes from time and Jota lashed Salah's pass beyond McCarthy moments later. Sport Republic, Saints' relatively new majority share-owners, have assumed a controlling say over the operational running of the club in the last week - having promised to be 'hands off' in their approach when completing their takeover back in January 2022. Such a pledge, idealistic or otherwise, has since been rescinded. Much less a revolution, more a complete overthrow. Identity all but lost. Unsurprisingly, disillusion on the south coast is rife. Fans have been worn down by the perceived mismanagement of their club, with St Mary's becoming a place to mourn rather than rejoice. Current manager Ruben Selles, a mere placeholder, is also set to depart. Better dust off the drawing board. The exertions of playing 63 matches in total and going head-to-head with champions Man City all the way to the final few seconds of the previous campaign seemed to drain the energy from the Reds, who after a shortened preseason, failed to win any of their first three Premier League games. With a rare full week of training in the international week at the end of March, the German began working on Trent Alexander-Arnold's new hybrid role and with new ideas, came new energy as the Reds finished the season strongly.

Everton, 1–0, Bournemouth, Goodison Park, Stuart Attwell, Sean Dyche, Gary O'Neil, Jordan Pickford, Adam Smith, Afternoon, The Match was played between Everton and Bournemouth at Goodison Park at Afternoon and Stuart Attwell was the Match Referee. The Captain of Everton was Jordan Pickford and the Manager of Everton was Sean Dyche. The Captain of Bournemouth was Adam Smith and the Manager of Bournemouth was Gary O'Neil. The match ended in a scoreline of 1–0., ['74th Minute Yellow Card by Jordan Pickford for Everton', '68th Minute Yellow Card by Marcos Senesi for Bournemouth', '70th Minute Yellow Card by Dominic Solanke for Bournemouth', '70th Minute Yellow Card by Adam Smith for Bournemouth'], Premier League, Sunday,

Bournemouth, who finish in 15th place, threatened an equaliser when Kieffer Moore's header was scrambled clear, while Jordan Pickford saved well from Matias Vina, but following an interminable 10 minutes of stoppage time caused by a hand injury to Pickford, Everton held on. How Goodison roared at the final whistle. Gary O'Neil, Bournemouth's manager, played in Everton's last final-day victory back in 2016 as a member of the Norwich side that lost 3-0. His side switched Everton around at the coin toss for them to attack the Gwladys Street End and the hosts started as though they were already playing catch-up. It allowed Bournemouth to assert themselves as Jefferson Lerma skied a shot inside five minutes. Bournemouth looked to add to the nerves by edging in front as David Brooks' miscued volley from a Philip Billing corner landed at the feet of Dango Ouattara. He set up Marcos Senesi for a poked shot from an acute angle that drifted just wide of the far post. Everton were in need of a rousing tonic at the interval, and Gray was presented with the perfect opportunity six minutes after the restart. Yerry Mina's aerial presence caused panic in the Bournemouth box as Illya Zabarnyi's attempted clearance landed on the head of Gray, but Travers got down to shovel his effort around the post. Gray had to score. But then the moment arrived. Gueye's searching ball towards Onana was headed out to the edge of the box when Doucoure lurked. He steadied himself and drilled the ball beyond the static Travers. Goodison erupted. The last time Everton were relegated in May 1951, Clement Attlee was Prime Minister, Cliff Britton was manager and Everest had yet to be scaled. It took three years for the club to climb out of the old Second Division. Monday marks the 70th anniversary of Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay's historic ascent. Fans with headsets replacing transistor radios for such days will never go out of fashion. News from Leeds and Leicester reverberated around Goodison like wildfire. For Everton, of nine league titles and the most number of seasons of any club in England's top flight, this had become their Everest. Unlike against Wimbledon in 1994 and Coventry in 1998 - but as in 1951 against Sheffield Wednesday when a 6-0 loss condemned the club to relegation - Everton entered the final reckoning in control of their own destiny. Dwight McNeil prepared for Sunday's game by watching The Last Dance to block out the build-up. Yerry Mina referenced Michael Jordan and the Chicago Bulls' tale in his farewell post on the eve of the game. And when the music stopped at this famous stadium, a goal out of nothing that meant everything kept Everton on the pathway to salvation. They had avoided their day of ignominy but are flying very close to the sun. With the sweeping relief must now come a summer of change. It has been quite a turnaround for pre-season relegation favourites Bournemouth under Gary O'Neil. But O'Neil has galvanised the group and made a mockery of that assertion. There has been the need to negotiate American billionaire Bill Foley's takeover, but January proved a crucial window for the Cherries. Dango Ouattara - signed for £20m from Lorient - and the loan of Matias Vina from Roma have stood out as significant upgrades. Job done, with plenty to spare. O'Neil encouraged his players to prove just about everyone wrong, and Bournemouth have come through with flying colours.

Leicester City, 2–1, West Ham United, King Power Stadium, Simon Hooper, Dean Smith, David Moyes, Jonny Evans, Declan Rice, Afternoon, The Match was played between Leicester City and West Ham at King Power Stadium at Afternoon and Simon Hooper was the Match Referee. The Captain of Leicester City was Jonny Evans and the Manager of Leicester City was Dean Smith. The Captain of West Ham was Declan Rice and the Manager of West Ham was David Moyes. The match ended in a scoreline of 2–1., ['34th Minute Goal by Harvey for Leicester City', '34th Minute Assist by Kelechi for Leicester City', '62nd Minute Goal by Wout for Leicester City', '62nd Minute Assist by Youri for Leicester City', '66th Minute Yellow Card by Jonny Evans for Leicester City', '67th Minute Yellow Card by Danny Ings for West Ham', '79th Minute Goal by Pablo for West Ham', '79th Minute Assist by Danny for West Ham'], Premier League, Sunday,

However, Leicester put their nerves to one side to produce the type of performance that has been lacking for most of the relegation scrap. Iheanacho was at the heart of Leicester's attacking play as he brought others into the game and nearly opened the scoring, shaving the bar instead. Iheanacho was involved when Leicester eventually took the lead through Barnes. The Leicester striker played a swift one-two with the goalscorer before he delivered a composed finish from an angle having come in off the left wing. Advantage Leicester. Leicester City were crowned Premier League champions just seven seasons ago. But fast-forward 2,557 days and they have become the second side to carry the unwanted tag of 'Champions to Championship' - following on from Blackburn Rovers. It was hard to see this fall from grace coming. Leicester have finished in the top half in each of the previous five seasons, missing out on Champions League qualification on the final day in both 2019/20 and 2020/21, prior to an eighth-place finish last season. But this league can swallow you up. Make one wrong key decision in terms of recruitment or strategy and teams will motor past you. One slip is all it takes. Leicester's recruitment is where it has all gone wrong. There has always been a next along the production line, a Riyad Mahrez, Harry Maguire, Wesley Fofana, N'Golo Kante or Ben Chilwell. Patson Daka, Boubakary Soumare and Wout Faes for £67m has been good money spent very badly. James Maddison and Harvey Barnes have flirted with season-saving performances, but both have faltered in the heat of a relegation battle, while Jamie Vardy's legs went last season so a reliance on him has proved fruitless. It is the Championship now. It could be a long road back if the common theme of bad boardroom decisions continues. Beat Fiorentina on June 7 in Prague and all will be forgiven.

Aston Villa, 2–1, Brighton and Hove Albion, Villa Park, David Coote, Unai Emery, Roberto De Zerbi, John McGinn, Pascal Groß, Afternoon, The Match was played between Aston Villa and Brighton at Villa Park at Afternoon and David Coote was the Match Referee. The Captain of Aston Villa was John McGinn and the Manager of Aston Villa was Unai Emery. The Captain of Brighton was Pascal Groß and the Manager of Brighton was Roberto De Zerbi. The match ended in a scoreline of 2–1., ['8th Minute Goal by Douglas for Aston Villa', '8th Minute Assist by Jacob for Aston Villa', '22nd Minute Yellow Card by Matty Cash for Aston Villa', '24th Minute Yellow Card by Jacob Ramsey for Aston Villa', '26th Minute Goal by Ollie for Aston Villa', '26th Minute Assist by Jacob for Aston Villa', '37th Minute Yellow Card by Tyrone Mings for Aston Villa', '67th Minute Yellow Card by John McGinn for Aston Villa', '12th Minute Yellow Card by Deniz Undav for Brighton', '38th Minute Goal by Deniz for Brighton', '38th Minute Assist by Pascal for Brighton', '63rd Minute Yellow Card by Facundo Buonanotte for Brighton', '73rd Minute Yellow Card by Moisés Caicedo for Brighton', '88th Minute Yellow Card by Pascal Groß for Brighton'], Premier League, Sunday,

Douglas Luiz's caressed shot gave Unai Emery's men the lead, with Ollie Watkins doubling the hosts' advantage after Deniz Undav had been denied an equaliser after a VAR review. Undav did then pull one back - his third goal in five games - as VAR intervened again, but that was as far as the resurgence progressed as the Seagulls' historic season ended in defeat. They quickly got down to business. Leon Bailey swivelled and hit the bar inside five minutes and before 10 minutes had passed, they were in front when Luiz struck after a wonderful pass from Jacob Ramsey. Undav found the net again, after letting a cross roll over his head, as a frantic first half continued, and just when it looked as though he was about to experience deja vu after a potential offside in the build-up, VAR stepped in to award the goal. A free-kick from Lucas Digne drifted just wide of the near post, as Villa pressed to quieten any lingering worries of surrendering the lead, before Ramsey was denied by Jason Steele in the closing stages. It didn't take long to suggest it might. In the almost three years since he had left the Premier League, Emery set to work improving his English beyond recognition, but his results on the pitch are what has really caught the eye since he arrived at Villa Park. That would be remarkable enough in itself, but the fact the club he inherited had just been thrashed 4-0 at Newcastle and won only three of their first 13 games amid an increasingly toxic atmosphere - well, you might as well be talking about two different clubs. Emery's main achievement has been both the simplest and the toughest. Villa had spent plenty of money unwisely since their Premier League return, but there was no way the squad he inherited should have been heading back to the Championship. He turned his side from under to over-achievers overnight - not only winning five of his first seven games, but then putting a small bump in the road behind them to go on a 10-game unbeaten run, which has earned them a first European season since the days of Martin O'Neill. Whereas Steven Gerrard never seemed to know his favoured style or line-up, Emery's consistency of selection has laid solid foundations for their success - although there has been nothing simple about the tactical puzzles he has managed to solve time and time again this season. That respect should be enough to make clear this is no flash-in-the-pan season while he is in charge. Ron WalkerBut this is no ordinary club. His data-led model has provided the backbone of what has been a phenomenal period of recruitment both on and off the pitch. Bloom - who made his fortune beating the bookmakers by building algorithms that outsmarted the market - is now outsmarting Premier League football clubs with the way he runs the show. What a story. What a football club.

Leeds United, 1–4, Tottenham Hotspur, Elland Road, Anthony Taylor, Sam Allardyce, Ryan Mason, Liam Cooper, Harry Kane, Afternoon, The Match was played between Leeds United and Tottenham at Elland Road at Afternoon and Anthony Taylor was the Match Referee. The Captain of Leeds United was Liam Cooper and the Manager of Leeds United was Sam Allardyce. The Captain of Tottenham was Harry Kane and the Manager of Tottenham was Ryan Mason. The match ended in a scoreline of 1–4., ['9th Minute Yellow Card by Pascal Struijk for Leeds United', '14th Minute Yellow Card by Maximilian Wöber for Leeds United', '57th Minute Yellow Card by Liam Cooper for Leeds United', '67th Minute Goal by Jack for Leeds United', '67th Minute Assist by Georginio for Leeds United', '2nd Minute Goal by Harry for Tottenham', '2nd Minute Assist by Son for Tottenham', '69th Minute Goal by Harry for Tottenham', '69th Minute Assist by Pedro for Tottenham', '90+5th Minute Goal by Lucas for Tottenham', '90+5th Minute Assist by Pape for Tottenham'], Premier League, Sunday,

Spurs got off to the perfect start when Harry Kane fired them into a second-minute lead, converting from 12 yards out after running on to Heung-min Son's square pass. The goal was the 350th of Kane's senior career. Kane turned provider this time, flicking the ball over Liam Cooper before feeding Pedro Porro on the right, who shot low and hard and into the bottom left corner. Leeds were offered a glimmer of hope when Jack Harrison reduced the deficit for Leeds in the 67th minute, firing a low angled shot into the far corner to make it 2-1. But moments after scoring, Kane got his second of the game after combining again well with Porro on the counter and netting his 280th goal for Spurs. The ease with which Porro and Son combined to carve open the defence typified Leeds' season, with Kane finding space among headless chickens to hit the first nail into the home side's coffin. Koch spurned their best chance of the half, heading wayward from in front of goal from Rodrigo's brilliant cross before Pascal Struijk's shot was deflected for a corner. Just as they had done in the first half, Leeds conceded inside the opening two minutes of the second as Kane brilliantly set up Porro, who arrowed a low shot into the far corner from a narrow angle to put the visitors 2-0 up. Leeds gamely searched for a goal of their own and were rewarded when Harrison made space on the edge of the area to drill a low shot into the far corner. Leeds escaped on the final day of last season but this time relegation felt inevitable - a four-manager campaign often does that. Jesse Marsch was celebrating this time last year, Marcelo Bielsa's successor dramatically keeping the club up after a 12-game rescue mission. A £140m summer spending spree, reinvesting the £100m raised from the sales of Raphinha and Kalvin Phillips, to bring in nine new players raised expectations that this season would be different. A further £45. 5m in January on four more additions was another statement of intent, but Marsch was unable to mould his new-look side into a winning one. He was sacked in February with the club above the bottom three only on goal difference, with their last victory coming in November. Marsch tried to implement a similar style to his teams at Red Bull Salzburg and RB Leipzig but he simply failed to fix Leeds' leaky defence. Bielsa's legacy is the club being back in the Championship where he found them. Conte left under a cloud, only for the club to name his assistant Cristian Stellini as interim boss. It felt like another misstep and so it proved, the 49-year-old axed after a dismal 6-1 loss to Newcastle in which Spurs conceded five goals inside the first 21 minutes.

Brentford, 1–0, Manchester City, Brentford Community Stadium, John Brooks, Thomas Frank, Pep Guardiola, David Raya, Kyle Walker, Afternoon, The Match was played between Brentford and Manchester City at Brentford Community Stadium at Afternoon and John Brooks was the Match Referee. The Captain of Brentford was David Raya and the Manager of Brentford was Thomas Frank. The Captain of Manchester City was Kyle Walker and the Manager of Manchester City was Pep Guardiola. The match ended in a scoreline of 1–0., ['55th Minute Yellow Card by Yoane Wissa for Brentford', '65th Minute Yellow Card by Mikkel Damsgaard for Brentford', '77th Minute Yellow Card by Vitaly Janelt for Brentford', '84th Minute Yellow Card by Mathias Jørgensen for Brentford', '85th Minute Goal by Ethan for Brentford', '85th Minute Assist by Bryan for Brentford'], Premier League, Sunday,

Brentford’s European dreams fell at the final hurdle despite beating Premier League champions Manchester City 1-0 in west London. Pep Guardiola's side, who left Erling Haaland on the bench and Kevin De Bruyne at home, only had half-chances for most of the game but could have snatched a draw in stoppage-time. Cole Palmer had three big chances from close range in the space of five seconds, seeing two good efforts blocked by match-winner Pinnock, before another was hacked off the line by Ben Mee. After the game, Guardiola admitted his much-changed team was down to his a few niggles in his squad - including for De Bruyne, Jack Grealish and Ruben Dias. Yet Frank's Bees still created a superb first-half display, putting the champions into several uncomfortable moments. Yoane Wissa struck the inside of the post after being put clean through - albeit via a late offside flag - in the most clear-cut of chances, while Pinnock and Vitaly Janelt both fired over after long throws put Guardiola's side on the ropes. Mee had two quickfire chances to break the deadlock for the Bees, but could only force Ederson into a close-range save before heading over from the resulting corner. City, playing a second-string side with their FA Cup and Champions League finals in mind, were only limited to wasteful efforts from Kalvin Phillips and Sergio Gomez from the edge of the area, while Julian Alvarez headed wide at the back post in the last kick of the first half. A scrappy second half saw the visitors create more half-chances at best. Palmer saw a flick fall gratefully into David Raya's gloves, while Alvarez saw another close-range shot blocked. The game became stop-start with yellow cards and penalty appeals as Brentford wanted three handball shouts in quick succession around the hour mark, with one even going to Frank. Eventually the game came into life and Pinnock found the winner. Kevin Schade, who changed the game after coming on, burst down the right and found Bryan Mbeumo in the box. The Cameroon forward headed the ball back to the onrushing Pinnock, who blasted past Ederson. City tried to find the equaliser with Palmer's flurry of three chances denied by the two Brentford centre-halves, but the Bees held on for another big win at the Gtech. Once upon a time, Brentford were bottom of the pile when it came to the west London hierarchy. Instead, they went to the next level. Every time Toney doesn't start, Yoane Wissa scores and Bryan Mbeumo comes out of his shell. The improvement of Kevin Schade and Mikkel Damsgaard next season, after acclimatisation campaigns this term, will help the blow - as well as the transfer window of course. Ultimately, the Bees are a quirky club. Goalkeeper David Raya is one of the best playmakers, they play four left-footed players across the back four and anyone who has watched a Thomas Frank press conference knows how enigmatic he can be. Four years ago, they just made the top half of the Championship. This year, they were on the cusp of Europe. They have now won five of the last six titles and they are showing no signs of stopping. Let's face it, City weren't in too bad of a state last season in winning the title, but the addition of Erling Haaland's firepower has taken this City juggernaut to another level. Throw in Kevin De Bruyne's assists, Jack Grealish's improved performances, Ilkay Gundogan's leadership, Rodri's control in midifeld, Nathan Ake's importance in defence and John Stones' ability to step out of defence, Guardiola has got this City machine firing on all cylinders. The rest of the Premier League need to find some answers.

Brentford, 2–0, Arsenal, Brentford Community Stadium, Michael Oliver, Thomas Frank, Mikel Arteta, Pontus Jansson, Granit Xhaka, Evening, The Match was played between Brentford and Arsenal at Brentford Community Stadium at Evening and Michael Oliver was the Match Referee. The Captain of Brentford was Pontus Jansson and the Manager of Brentford was Thomas Frank. The Captain of Arsenal was Granit Xhaka and the Manager of Arsenal was Mikel Arteta. The match ended in a scoreline of 2–0., ['22nd Minute Goal by Sergi for Brentford', '22nd Minute Assist by Ethan for Brentford'], Premier League, Friday,

Brentford marked their Premier League bow with a memorable 2-0 victory over a tepid Arsenal on the opening night of the new season. Amid a celebratory atmosphere for Brentford's first top-flight game since 1947, and the first in front of a full house at their new stadium, the Bees took the lead as Sergi Canos caught out Bernd Leno with a flashed, near-post effort from 15 yards in the 22nd minute. Arsenal rallied briefly in the second half but failed to find a leveller, and found themselves 2-0 down through Christian Norgaard's header following poor defending from a long throw with 17 minutes remaining. Brentford manager Thomas Frank had promised to be bold this season, and after his side received a raucous welcome in west London, it was the hosts who had the advantage in the first half. Having failed to register a touch in the final third in the first 10 minutes, Frank gestured to urge his side to push higher, and he was immediately rewarded. Minutes after Bryan Mbeumo had hit the post from an angle on the right of the box - Leno did have it covered - they took the lead. During a period of pressure, Canos cut in from the left of the box and caught Leno off guard by smashing a low effort into the bottom-left corner. The home crowd erupted. It should have been two not long after; Mbeumo initially looked to have lost the ball in the box, but retrieved it before swivelling past two Arsenal defenders, but, with only Leno to beat, he dragged his effort wide. Folarin Balogun, on his Premier League debut, was replaced on the hour mark by Bukayo Saka, who was given an ovation by all four stands after a memorable Euro 2020 with England for both the right and wrong reasons. Kieran Tierney's deflected effort flew inches wide of the post shortly after, as did Granit Xhaka's lashed effort at the far post, but Brentford got their second with just over 15 minutes remaining. From Mads Bech Sorensen's long throw, Toney got ahead of White for the flick on, allowing Norgaard to simply head home a few yards out. But it was a new chapter in Brentford's history as they rode the wave of emotion to get their first Premier League season off to the perfect start with a faultless display.

Manchester United, 5–1, Leeds United, Old Trafford, Paul Tierney, Ole Gunnar Solskjær, Marcelo Bielsa, Harry Maguire, Liam Cooper, Afternoon, The Match was played between Manchester Utd and Leeds United at Old Trafford at Afternoon and Paul Tierney was the Match Referee. The Captain of Manchester Utd was Harry Maguire and the Manager of Manchester Utd was Ole Gunnar Solskjær. The Captain of Leeds United was Liam Cooper and the Manager of Leeds United was Marcelo Bielsa. The match ended in a scoreline of 5–1., ['30th Minute Goal by Bruno for Manchester Utd', '30th Minute Assist by Paul for Manchester Utd', '52nd Minute Goal by Mason for Manchester Utd', '52nd Minute Assist by Paul for Manchester Utd', '54th Minute Goal by Bruno for Manchester Utd', '54th Minute Assist by Paul for Manchester Utd', '60th Minute Goal by Bruno for Manchester Utd', '60th Minute Assist by Victor for Manchester Utd', '68th Minute Goal by Fred for Manchester Utd', '68th Minute Assist by Paul Pogba for Manchester Utd', '83rd Minute Yellow Card by Luke Shaw for Manchester Utd', '48th Minute Goal by Luke for Leeds United', '48th Minute Assist by Stuart for Leeds United', '59th Minute Yellow Card by Liam Cooper for Leeds United', '62nd Minute Yellow Card by Raphinha — for Leeds United'], Premier League, Saturday,

Bruno Fernandes scored a hat-trick at a raucous Old Trafford as Manchester United made a stunning start to the new Premier League season with a 5-1 rout of old rivals Leeds. Mason Greenwood made Illan Meslier work as hard harrying left Leeds flustered, before Pogba shot wide after a feint too many, but David de Gea had to deny Jack Harrison and Mateusz Klich as the visitors served a reminder of their own threat on the counter. Leeds were acclimatising but then Manchester United were ahead, Fernandes, who tormented Robin Koch with Kalvin Phillips only fit enough for the bench, taking a controlling touch on the run with his right foot before watching a shot with his left bounce off Meslier's knee and into the net. Solskjaer pumped both fists in the air as Old Trafford rocked and Luke Shaw, high up the pitch and always enterprising, went close to providing more cause for celebration with an effort venomous, but into the side-netting. Manchester United were stung but only for moments as the game lurched back with breath-taking speed. Greenwood converted Pogba's glorious channel ball to swiftly wrestle back the momentum and suddenly, the hosts had a cushion as Fernandes - found again by Pogba - cut inside and watched Ayling scramble in vain to stop his shot crossing the chalk, goal-line technology confirming as much. Fernandes had his hat-trick after another arcing run to meet a Victor Lindelof ball was followed by a blistering strike into the roof of the net and Solskjaer's side were rampant, fuelled by the force of four stands. Pogba's pull-back was swept in by Fred as Manchester United made it five, the Frenchman departing to widespread appreciation as Sancho finally got a taste of his new surroundings.

Leicester City, 1–0, Wolverhampton Wanderers, King Power Stadium, Craig Pawson, Brendan Rodgers, Bruno Lage, Kasper Schmeichel, Conor Coady, Afternoon, The Match was played between Leicester City and Wolves at King Power Stadium at Afternoon and Craig Pawson was the Match Referee. The Captain of Leicester City was Kasper Schmeichel and the Manager of Leicester City was Brendan Rodgers. The Captain of Wolves was Conor Coady and the Manager of Wolves was Bruno Lage. The match ended in a scoreline of 1–0., ['41st Minute Goal by Jamie for Leicester City', '41st Minute Assist by Ricardo for Leicester City', '90+1st Minute Yellow Card by Jamie Vardy for Leicester City', '59th Minute Yellow Card by Fernando Marçal for Wolves', '76th Minute Yellow Card by Ki-Jana Hoever for Wolves'], Premier League, Saturday,

But the first clear chance of the game fell to Traore after Joao Moutinho had capitalised on Daniel Amartey's error by cleverly putting his team-mate through on goal. There was no catching the flying winger despite Caglar Soyuncu's best efforts but Traore's measured finish beyond Kasper Schmeichel was directed just wide of the far post. It felt like a big moment in the match and so it proved when Ricardo Pereira did brilliantly to evade both Moutinho and Fernando Marcal on the right wing before whipping in a cross. It prompted a change of shape by Leicester with Jannik Vestergaard coming on for his debut as Rodgers switched to three at the back in an attempt to shift the momentum. There were still chances at both ends with Harvey Barnes failing to find Vardy when two-on-one, while Traore outmuscled Vestergaard only to shoot too close to Schmeichel. Max Kilman came closest to levelling things after a fine run that resulted in a blocked shot before his header in the immediate aftermath was straight at Schmeichel.

Chelsea, 3–0, Crystal Palace, Stamford Bridge, Jonathan Moss, Thomas Tuchel, Patrick Vieira, César Azpilicueta, James McArthur, Afternoon, The Match was played between Chelsea and Crystal Palace at Stamford Bridge at Afternoon and Jonathan Moss was the Match Referee. The Captain of Chelsea was César Azpilicueta and the Manager of Chelsea was Thomas Tuchel. The Captain of Crystal Palace was James McArthur and the Manager of Crystal Palace was Patrick Vieira. The match ended in a scoreline of 3–0., ['58th Minute Goal by Trevoh for Chelsea', '58th Minute Assist by Mateo for Chelsea'], Premier League, Saturday,

Premier League debutant Trevoh Chalobah's 25-yard strike was the icing on the cake as Chelsea stormed to a 3-0 opening-day win over Patrick Vieira's Crystal Palace. The European champions dominated from the first whistle to the last and got their campaign up and running when Marcos Alonso curled in a superb free-kick just before the half hour. With Palace failing to register a single shot before the break, Chelsea cemented their lead with five minutes of the half remaining through Christian Pulisic, who scored a fifth in five games against the Eagles from a Vicente Guaita save. The rout was complete just before the hour when Chalobah, driving forward into space, unleashed a powerful low drive which Guaita could only turn onto the post and in to mark a perfect Premier League debut for the 22-year-old. Things were less rosy for Vieira, whose side took 62 minutes to register their one and only shot on target and who offered little sign of a more progressive future under their new manager - before Tuchel, despite his side's impressive victory, claimed the Blues were 'fourth favourites' to lift the title for the first time in five years. Newly-crowned Super Cup winners Chelsea have impressed in pre-season and were straight up to tempo from the first whistle, as the task facing Vieira in his first return to the Premier League was quickly laid bare. Mateo Kovacic's deflected effort provided the first sign of the Palace defence cracking in the wake of the hosts' early dominance but they held their nerve until the 27th minute, when Mason Mount was caught just outside the visitors' box and Alonso left Guaita static with a superb free-kick. Chelsea's pressure was unrelenting and only some last-ditch defending denied them a second until they cemented their advantage five minutes before the break. Mount, left in acres of space, delivered a low cross which Guaita palmed back into his six-yard box, where Pulisic was fastest to react and continue his sensational run of scoring against the Eagles. The third would come soon enough, and from an unlikely source. Chalobah, given space and time in the Palace half, took advantage of the comfortable scoreline to power a low drive towards the far corner, where the fingertips of the goalkeeper could only tip his effort onto the post and over the line. Palace finally stung Edouard Mendy's gloves through a Jordan Ayew header with more than an hour gone with an effort which would prove their only shot on target. But considering the Eagles managed only 11 touches in the Chelsea box over the entire game, it was little wonder they found chances at such a premium as they were swept aside by Thomas Tuchel's juggernaut side. By the time he rifled Chelsea into a first-half lead he was already looking their most lively outlet, with an inch-perfect cross nodded at Guaita by Pulisic. And he continued to shine after his goal, coming close to scoring a second after half-time while also making four tackles, behind only Cesar Azpilicueta and Jorginho. The academy graduate, who spent last season on loan with French side Lorient, kept his place in the side having impressed in the Super Cup victory over Villarreal and produced another assured performance as Thomas Tuchel's side beat Crystal Palace.

Watford, 3–2, Aston Villa, Vicarage Road Stadium, Mike Dean, Xisco, Dean Smith, Tom Cleverley, Tyrone Mings, Afternoon, The Match was played between Watford and Aston Villa at Vicarage Road Stadium at Afternoon and Mike Dean was the Match Referee. The Captain of Watford was Tom Cleverley and the Manager of Watford was Xisco. The Captain of Aston Villa was Tyrone Mings and the Manager of Aston Villa was Dean Smith. The match ended in a scoreline of 3–2., ['23rd Minute Yellow Card by Juraj Kucka for Watford', '42nd Minute Goal by Ismaila for Watford', '42nd Minute Assist by Emmanuel for Watford', '55th Minute Yellow Card by Ken Sema for Watford', '67th Minute Goal by Cucho for Watford', '67th Minute Assist by Tom Cleverley for Watford', '86th Minute Yellow Card by Oghenekaro Etebo for Watford', '54th Minute Yellow Card by Tyrone Mings for Aston Villa', '70th Minute Goal by John for Aston Villa', '70th Minute Assist by Leon for Aston Villa', '90+7th Minute Yellow Card by Danny Ings for Aston Villa'], Premier League, Saturday,

Emmanuel Dennis and Cucho Hernandez both scored on debut as Watford marked their Premier League return in style with a 3-2 win over an under-par Aston Villa at Vicarage Road. After Sarr was found down the right, his centre was struck goalwards by Dennis, blocked by Konsa, but the Nigerian's rebound found the net under Emi Martinez. Although Villa had most of the ball, they struggled to create any clear-cut chances, and Watford should have been 2-0 ahead on 40 minutes through Christian Kabasele, but he headed over the bar unmarked from a Ken Sema free-kick. But Villa did not learn their lesson and did go into the second half with a mountain to climb after Dennis fed Sarr down the right flank, with the visitors struggling to get numbers back. Sarr entered the area at an angle on the right and shot low, the ball fortuitously deflecting off Mings and looping over Martinez. Watford continued to keep Villa at arm's length in the second half, and went 3-0 up through debutant Cucho, who arrived at the club in 2017 but had loan spells at Huesca, Mallorca and Getafe, just seconds after coming on for the injured Dennis. Tom Cleverley took advantage of referee Mike Dean's advantage after two Villa fouls in midfield, spreading the ball to Cucho on the left before the Colombian cut onto his right and found the far corner with a stunning strike. Villa reacted with their very first shot on target as McGinn's brilliantly-laced effort from debutant Leon Bailey's centre flew into the top-right corner from 20 yards, but it did not prompt the comeback they desired. They did score in the final minute of stoppage time through Ings, also on debut, slotting a penalty down the middle after Bertrand Traore had been tripped by Adam Masina, but the scoreline made the contest look closer than it truly was.

Everton, 3–1, Southampton, Goodison Park, Andy Madley, Rafael Benítez, Ralph Hasenhüttl, Séamus Coleman, James Ward-Prowse, Afternoon, The Match was played between Everton and Southampton at Goodison Park at Afternoon and Andy Madley was the Match Referee. The Captain of Everton was Séamus Coleman and the Manager of Everton was Rafael Benítez. The Captain of Southampton was James Ward-Prowse and the Manager of Southampton was Ralph Hasenhüttl. The match ended in a scoreline of 3–1., ['30th Minute Yellow Card by Richarlison — for Everton', '47th Minute Goal by Richarlison for Everton', '47th Minute Assist by Andros Townsend for Everton', '76th Minute Goal by Abdoulaye for Everton', '76th Minute Assist by Alex for Everton', '77th Minute Yellow Card by Abdoulaye Doucouré for Everton', '81st Minute Goal by Dominic for Everton', '81st Minute Assist by Richarlison for Everton', '22nd Minute Goal by Adam for Southampton', '22nd Minute Assist by Che for Southampton'], Premier League, Saturday,

A sensational second-half Everton comeback secured Rafa Benitez his first win as manager, beating Southampton 3-1 in their opening Premier League game. There was polite applause from the Goodison Park crowd as Benitez emerged from the tunnel before the game but, despite starting well, a calamitous error from Michael Keane allowed Adam Armstrong through for his first Premier League goal on his Southampton debut in the 22nd minute. Everton managed to ride the wave of Saints confidence until half-time, but Benitez's first team-talk clearly worked as Richarlison, fresh from his Olympic gold with Brazil at Tokyo 2020, hauled Everton level two minutes after the break. It is now 10 years since Everton lost their opening game of the Premier League season. There were plenty of bright moments from the Saints, but their dismal 2021 form has carried over into the new season, having won just four Premier League games since the turn of the year. Allan fired from the top of the area, but it stung Alex McCarthy's palms. Demarai Gray and Calvert-Lewin had linked up in the build-up, and did so again not long after. The former Leicester winger fired in a superb cross from the right, but Calvert-Lewin skewed his effort wide. Southampton had a rare attacking opportunity in the 17th minute as Armstrong fired in a cross, but no one could connect. Everton then broke down the other end with Richarlison whipping a superb ball in from the left flank, but Calvert-Lewin was just inches away from poking it home. But in the 22nd minute, a defensive error from Keane allowed Southampton to take the lead. Mason Holgate was unable to mop up, allowing Armstrong to drive through and fire home past Jordan Pickford for his first Southampton goal. Southampton went on to dominate the rest of the half. Everton could have equalised not long before the break, but Calvert-Lewin nodded an Andros Townsend cross wide. But there were more questions for the home defence as Armstrong was allowed again to strike, but Pickford was there to turn the ball behind for a corner. It must have been one mighty half-time team-talk from Benitez as Everton came racing out of the traps after the break, and equalised within two minutes. Adams initially cleared Lucas Digne's corner, but Townsend was waiting to nod the ball back in. Richarlison was then perfectly placed to flick the ball home with his first touch, continuing a successful few weeks for the Brazilian. Everton continued to see half chances fall their way. Keane attempted to atone for his first error, but his attempted shot was blocked well by James Ward-Prowse before McCarthy pounced on the loose ball. Then, Townsend floated a superb cross in from the right, but Doucoure's header pinged off Richarlison. Southampton soon began to find their feet in the half and had an almost continuous spell of corners, but did not make them count as Everton took the lead in the 76th minute with a superb goal. Allan took a quick free-kick, finding Doucoure. He had little space to work with, instead picking out Seamus Coleman, whose neat chip into the area was sent back to the midfielder by Alex Iwobi's neat touch. It was then a superb 360-degree turn from Doucoure to beat Ward-Prowse before firing home. Five minutes later, and it was three. It was Calvert-Lewin at his best too, as Richarlison sent in a fizzing cross from the right. The striker was waiting in the middle, dipping low to nod the ball home. It was an effort McCarthy was not expecting as it smuggled past him from close range. Richarlison has barely had a summer off - he played in the Copa America and Olympics for Brazil, before coming back to the UK and helping fire Everton to victory in their Premier League opener.

Norwich City, 0–3, Liverpool, Carrow Road, Andre Marriner, Daniel Farke, Jürgen Klopp, Grant Hanley, James Milner, Evening, The Match was played between Norwich City and Liverpool at Carrow Road at Evening and Andre Marriner was the Match Referee. The Captain of Norwich City was Grant Hanley and the Manager of Norwich City was Daniel Farke. The Captain of Liverpool was James Milner and the Manager of Liverpool was Jürgen Klopp. The match ended in a scoreline of 0–3., ['53rd Minute Yellow Card by Todd Cantwell for Norwich City', '25th Minute Yellow Card by James Milner for Liverpool', '26th Minute Goal by Diogo for Liverpool', '26th Minute Assist by Mohamed for Liverpool', '65th Minute Goal by Roberto for Liverpool', '65th Minute Assist by Mohamed for Liverpool'], Premier League, Saturday,

Liverpool made a fast start to their Premier League campaign, racing out of the blocks with a comfortable 3-0 victory at Norwich. Norwich, backed by their loud home support, started brightly, knocking the ball around with confidence, but it was Liverpool who created the first opening. Jota, who was inches away from getting on the end of Konstantinos Tsimikas' cross moments earlier, forced Tim Krul into action, the Norwich goalkeeper tipping the Portugal international's header over the crossbar. Salah then tested Krul again and the Dutchman stood firm, palming a powerful shot away from goal at his near post. Liverpool were starting to dominate the game but they were given a warning when Teemu Pukki ran in behind Van Dijk to latch onto Todd Cantwell's pass, but the striker's shot was beaten away by Alisson. At the other end, Salah volleyed wide before Liverpool took the lead. Liverpool continued to dominate after the break, and they went close to extending their advantage when Sadio Mane's strike was blocked by Max Aarons and Alexander-Arnold's free-kick drifted just wide. There was no let up for the hosts as Krul had to be alert to keep out Tsimikas' powerful low drive as the second goal looked to be coming. It eventually did arrive when Firmino, who replaced Jota, provided the simplest of finishes after being set up by the unselfish Salah. Salah did eventually get his goal, steering the ball past Krul from the edge of the area to create Premier League history for his opening-day record. To cap off a near-perfect opening game for Liverpool, Alisson made three quick saves in succession - the best of which denied Ben Gibson from close range - to keep Klopp's side's clean sheet intact. There could only be one winner. . .

Newcastle United, 2–4, West Ham United, St. James' Park, Martin Atkinson, Steve Bruce, David Moyes, Federico Fernández, Declan Rice, Afternoon, The Match was played between Newcastle Utd and West Ham at St. James' Park at Afternoon and Martin Atkinson was the Match Referee. The Captain of Newcastle Utd was Federico Fernández and the Manager of Newcastle Utd was Steve Bruce. The Captain of West Ham was Declan Rice and the Manager of West Ham was David Moyes. The match ended in a scoreline of 2–4., ['5th Minute Goal by Callum for Newcastle Utd', '5th Minute Assist by Allan for Newcastle Utd', '40th Minute Goal by Jacob for Newcastle Utd', '40th Minute Assist by Matt for Newcastle Utd', '51st Minute Yellow Card by Jonjo Shelvey for Newcastle Utd', '18th Minute Goal by Aaron for West Ham', '18th Minute Assist by Pablo for West Ham', '53rd Minute Goal by Saïd for West Ham', '53rd Minute Assist by Michail for West Ham', '66th Minute Goal by Michail for West Ham', '66th Minute Assist by Saïd for West Ham'], Premier League, Sunday,

The Hammers have now scored 3+ goals in their last three Premier League outings either side of the summer break and won their opening Premier League game for the first time since 2015. As for Newcastle, they were unable to follow up their two end-of-season victories with another. The fast start from both sides at St James' Park set the tone for the game. An early corner saw Miguel Almiron head a Soucek effort off the line, but mere minutes later, Newcastle were ahead. Allan Saint-Maximin held the ball up wonderfully down the right, using all the tricks in his toolbox to bamboozle Declan Rice. He then lifted a cross into the middle and Wilson was waiting, having found an inch of space ahead of Craig Dawson and Vladimir Coufal, and nodded home from close range. Bowen could have nabbed his own goal five minutes later in a topsy-turvy, end-to-end period in the game. He made a fabulous run from midfield, skipping past every Newcastle shirt, but his eventual strike forced a superb save from Premier League debutant Woodman. At the other end, Jonjo Shelvey clipped the ball forward for Wilson, but his audacious backheeled effort was easily saved by Lukasz Fabianski. Newcastle had another glorious effort just before the half an hour, and Saint-Maximin was again involved. He made a run to the top of the area, drawing in defenders, before picking out Almiron to his right. The forward struck, but his effort just clipped the top corner of the crossbar.

Tottenham Hotspur, 1–0, Manchester City, Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, Anthony Taylor, Nuno Espírito Santo, Pep Guardiola, Hugo Lloris, Fernandinho, Afternoon, The Match was played between Tottenham and Manchester City at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium at Afternoon and Anthony Taylor was the Match Referee. The Captain of Tottenham was Hugo Lloris and the Manager of Tottenham was Nuno Espírito Santo. The Captain of Manchester City was Fernandinho and the Manager of Manchester City was Pep Guardiola. The match ended in a scoreline of 1–0., ['55th Minute Goal by Son for Tottenham', '55th Minute Assist by Steven for Tottenham', '66th Minute Yellow Card by Lucas Moura for Tottenham', '90+1st Minute Yellow Card by Davinson Sánchez for Tottenham', '90+1st Minute Yellow Card by Jack Grealish for Manchester City'], Premier League, Sunday,

With the preamble to this standout fixture in the Premier League's opening weekend dominated by the future of Harry Kane, it was once more Son who stepped up to the mark, deciding a fiercely-competitive contest with his precise finish on 55 minutes. Jack Grealish made his first penetrative dart inside three minutes, drawing a clumsy foul from Oliver Skipp on the edge of the area. Ilkay Gundogan pulled rank on Riyad Mahrez with his curled effort clipping the wall on its way just over. From the resulting corner, Grealish played short to Benjamin Mendy as Fernandinho rose in front of Lloris to meet his cross only to head inches wide. The hosts would grow into the first half, spurred on by a partisan crowd. Midway through the opening act, Pierre-Emile Hojbjerg sniped Mendy and found Steven Bergwijn to his left. The Dutchman cut inside but found the door slammed shut by Ruben Dias at the expense of a corner. Minutes later and another dead-ball situation caused angst in the City rear-guard as Ederson came and didn't claim under pressure from Davinson Sanchez. The ball broke loose to Lucas Moura, whose shot was hacked off the line by Gundogan. Nuno grimaced when another opportunity went begging as Bergwijn ran into acres of space vacated by City's strung midfield, selflessly setting up Son but the move lost impetus as the retreating Cancelo wouldn't allow him inside. City very nearly made the South Korean pay with 10 minutes of the half remaining as Raheem Sterling's deflected cross fell kindly for Mahrez 10 yards out, but his half volley veered wide with Lloris rooted. It was Alli who was too quick for Fernandinho as he drove at the City defence, fed Hojbjerg to his right but Dias was again perfectly-placed to cut out the cross for Son. Then it was City's turn, as Grealish and Sterling combined to set up Gundogan only for Sanchez to make a vital block. Nathan Ake was drawn wide and couldn't readjust his feet quick enough as the forward chopped inside and speared his shot through Dias, beyond Ederson and into the corner. It sparked joyous scenes, and the cacophony of noise was so nearly prolonged by a quickfire Spurs second. Guardiola turned to Gabriel Jesus in place of the fading Sterling, and the Brazilian came close to creating the equaliser as he found Grealish's inside the box but his shot from the angle drew a comfortable save from Lloris. It was City's first attempt on target, coming in the 74th minute. Nuno had spoken in his programme notes of wanting his Spurs team to be 'brave and unique' and Tanganga epitomised his side's courageous approach when faced with the abundance of attacking talent down City's left flank. Spurs are eager to find a buyer for Serge Aurier while the 22-year-old was preferred to Matt Doherty at right-back, and here he repaid his manager's faith. City had looked to target Tanganga, but he showed immense discipline despite his tender years.

Liverpool, 2–0, Burnley, Anfield, Mike Dean, Jürgen Klopp, Sean Dyche, Jordan Henderson, Ben Mee, Afternoon, The Match was played between Liverpool and Burnley at Anfield at Afternoon and Mike Dean was the Match Referee. The Captain of Liverpool was Jordan Henderson and the Manager of Liverpool was Jürgen Klopp. The Captain of Burnley was Ben Mee and the Manager of Burnley was Sean Dyche. The match ended in a scoreline of 2–0., ['18th Minute Goal by Diogo for Liverpool', '18th Minute Assist by Kostas for Liverpool', '69th Minute Goal by Sadio for Liverpool', '69th Minute Assist by Trent for Liverpool'], Premier League, Saturday,

Liverpool, who saw a Mohamed Salah effort ruled out for offside by VAR towards the end of the first half, following a pass from youngster Harvey Elliott on his first Premier League start, were given a warning early in the second half when Ashley Barnes's strike was correctly ruled out by the offside flag, but it wasn't long before Klopp's side took firm control of the game. Liverpool did not have things all their own way in the early stages at Anfield as Burnley started brightly. Trent Alexander-Arnold was forced into a goal-line block to keep out Dwight McNeil's powerful low drive just before an offside flag cut short the move and Alisson was forced into action at his near post to keep out Chris Wood's goal-bound header. However, it was Liverpool who took the lead in the 18th minute as all Burnley's hard work was undone by some poor defending. Jota was given the freedom of the penalty area by Ben Mee and James Tarkowski as he connected with Tsimikas' cross to guide a header past Nick Pope. Mane and Naby Keita saw efforts go off target as the hosts continued to search for a second goal, before a worrying moment for Alisson, who was beaten to the ball at the other end by Tarkowski, but the Burnley defender's header bounced wide. Burnley did manage to put the ball in the Liverpool net shortly after the break via Barnes' finish, but again an assistant referee's flag was correctly raised for offside against the Burnley forward. However, Liverpool grew into the half and began to take control as Mane had an attempt comfortably saved by Pope and he was also unable to turn the ball in at the far post following Virgil van Dijk's volley. As Liverpool started to click through the gears, Salah saw his low strike kept out by a fine block from McNeil and Mane saw two efforts stopped by Pope. However, the Senegalese wasn't to be denied again, firing home after being played in by Alexander-Arnold to double Liverpool's advantage. Harvey Elliott became Liverpool's 10th youngest Premier League starter in Saturday's win over Burnley - but he didn't look out of place at all as Jurgen Klopp's side made it two wins from two. Starting on the right of Liverpool's midfield three at Anfield, the left-footed youngster looked confident, composed and classy on the ball, drifting wide or tucking inside to make room to link up with Alexander-Arnold and repeatedly tried to set Salah free down that side. Indeed, he thought he had an assist for Salah when he threaded a fine pass through Burnley's defensive line for the Egyptian to finish midway through the first half but an offside flag ruled the strike out. Elliott was involved in Liverpool's second, though, bringing down Virgil van Dijk's crossfield pass perfectly before feeding Alexander-Arnold to tee up Sadio Mane. He was fouled twice inside the first 10 minutes, which illustrated how hard it was for Burnley to get to grips with him, and by the final whistle he'd won more free-kicks than any other player on the pitch. All that was missing from the performance was a finishing touch, with a couple of glimpses at goal evading him. But he has shown his shooting quality in the past and Saturday's display confirmed he will be getting plenty more chances to impress in a Liverpool shirt this season…It was another all-action display from Liverpool's right full-back. He was a constant threat going forward and his range of passing caused Burnley problems all afternoon. He created seven chances in the game and an assist for Mane's second-half goal.

Aston Villa, 2–0, Newcastle United, Villa Park, David Coote, Dean Smith, Steve Bruce, Tyrone Mings, Jamaal Lascelles, Afternoon, The Match was played between Aston Villa and Newcastle Utd at Villa Park at Afternoon and David Coote was the Match Referee. The Captain of Aston Villa was Tyrone Mings and the Manager of Aston Villa was Dean Smith. The Captain of Newcastle Utd was Jamaal Lascelles and the Manager of Newcastle Utd was Steve Bruce. The match ended in a scoreline of 2–0., ['45+1st Minute Yellow Card by Douglas Luiz for Aston Villa', '45+3rd Minute Goal by Danny for Aston Villa', '45+3rd Minute Assist by Tyrone for Aston Villa', '62nd Minute Yellow Card by Anwar El for Aston Villa', '75th Minute Yellow Card by Emiliano Martínez for Aston Villa', '85th Minute Yellow Card by Emi Buendía for Aston Villa', '41st Minute Yellow Card by Callum Wilson for Newcastle Utd', '45th Minute Yellow Card by Isaac Hayden for Newcastle Utd', '57th Minute Yellow Card by Jacob Murphy for Newcastle Utd', '84th Minute Yellow Card by Fabian Schär for Newcastle Utd'], Premier League, Saturday,

Danny Ings scored a stunning bicycle kick on his home debut to help Aston Villa to a 2-0 win over Newcastle at Villa Park. Newcastle should have been ahead within five minutes as Wilson was found through on goal following some weak defending from Mings, but after opening his body up, the striker turned his effort wide of Martinez's goal. Neither side settled into much of a tempo or rhythm for the majority of a first half lacking in quality - Jacob Murphy did go down in the box asking for a penalty, and though replays show he dived over Ashley Young's leg, he was not shown a yellow card. Villa doubled their lead through the help of VAR on the hour mark, as Mings' header inside the box hit the arm of Lascelles. After David Coote went to the pitchside monitor and spotted the handball, El Ghazi stepped up to score his sixth Premier League penalty from six attempts, putting Villa in control. Newcastle stepped it up after going two behind, and thought they had a penalty as their own as Martinez clattered into Wilson on the corner of the box. Villa managed to keep Allan Saint-Maximin quiet for the majority of the game and won the midfield battle - 20-year-old Jacob Ramsey was particularly impressive on just his seventh Premier League start - and in a match lacking in clear-cut chances, Ings clinical edge showed why Villa decided to splash £25m on the 29-year-old.

Manchester City, 5–0, Norwich City, Etihad Stadium, Graham Scott, Pep Guardiola, Daniel Farke, İlkay Gündoğan, Grant Hanley, Afternoon, The Match was played between Manchester City and Norwich City at Etihad Stadium at Afternoon and Graham Scott was the Match Referee. The Captain of Manchester City was İlkay Gündoğan and the Manager of Manchester City was Pep Guardiola. The Captain of Norwich City was Grant Hanley and the Manager of Norwich City was Daniel Farke. The match ended in a scoreline of 5–0., ['7th Minute Own Goal by Tim Krul for Manchester City', '22nd Minute Goal by Jack for Manchester City', '22nd Minute Assist by Gabriel for Manchester City', '39th Minute Yellow Card by İlkay Gündoğan for Manchester City', '71st Minute Goal by Raheem for Manchester City', '71st Minute Assist by Gabriel for Manchester City', '84th Minute Goal by Riyad for Manchester City', '84th Minute Assist by Rúben for Manchester City'], Premier League, Saturday,

Jack Grealish scored on his home debut as Man City bounced back from defeat with a 5-0 thumping of Norwich City at the Etihad Stadium. It looked like being two nine minutes later when Torres slotted home emphatically but with Norwich still complaining about Rashica being left on his backside in the build-up, Graham Scott consulted the VAR monitor and overturned his original decision. With another seven played, it was two. Jesus again found space out wide with another dangerous cross which Torres missed but Grealish turned at the back post, although the summer arrival had little time to adjust and appeared to know little about his debut strike. The hosts' intensity never dropped but they had to wait until the second half to add to the scoreline, when Aymeric Laporte notched a scrappy third from an Ilkay Gundogan corner for his ninth City goal, but his first on home soil. Substitute Sterling, who has now started only six of Man City's last 12 Premier League games, was given the final half hour to impress from the bench and tapped home City's fourth 10 minutes later, finishing off Jesus' centre after a lovely through-ball from Kyle Walker. City's number nine was given a role more akin to an inside forward as Ferran Torres was preferred through the middle, but the Brazilian proved there might be life in his Manchester City career regardless of whether Harry Kane joins the club with a sensational performance.

Leeds United, 2–2, Everton, Elland Road, Darren England, Marcelo Bielsa, Rafael Benítez, Liam Cooper, Séamus Coleman, Afternoon, The Match was played between Leeds United and Everton at Elland Road at Afternoon and Darren England was the Match Referee. The Captain of Leeds United was Liam Cooper and the Manager of Leeds United was Marcelo Bielsa. The Captain of Everton was Séamus Coleman and the Manager of Everton was Rafael Benítez. The match ended in a scoreline of 2–2., ['28th Minute Yellow Card by Liam Cooper for Leeds United', '37th Minute Yellow Card by Patrick Bamford for Leeds United', '41st Minute Goal by Mateusz for Leeds United', '41st Minute Assist by Patrick for Leeds United', '72nd Minute Goal by Raphinha for Leeds United', '72nd Minute Assist by Liam Cooper for Leeds United', '30th Minute Yellow Card by Dominic Calvert-Lewin for Everton', '37th Minute Yellow Card by Yerry Mina for Everton', '50th Minute Goal by Demarai for Everton', '50th Minute Assist by Abdoulaye for Everton', '68th Minute Yellow Card by Lucas Digne for Everton', '77th Minute Yellow Card by Séamus Coleman for Everton', '82nd Minute Yellow Card by Abdoulaye Doucouré for Everton'], Premier League, Saturday,

Dominic Calvert-Lewin rifled Everton into the lead on 26 minutes from the penalty spot after Liam Cooper was penalised by VAR for a shirt pull, but Leeds roared back before half-time through Mateusz Klich's brilliantly-worked team goal. Demarai Gray scored his first goal back in the Premier League to restore Everton's lead early in the second half, but Raphinha's stunning strike hauled Leeds level for a second time. Everton steadily grew into the contest but were given shortchange from the Leeds defence, with Pascal Struijk throwing his body in the way of Richarlison's shot. When Everton did bypass the Leeds defence they were let down by their finishing, with Calvert-Lewin unable to stretch far enough to convert the lively Demarai Gray's teasing cross. But having defended so stoutly beforehand, Leeds gifted Everton the opportunity to take the lead when captain Liam Cooper blatantly tugged Calvert-Lewin's shirt in the area, preventing him from reaching Lucas Digne's cross. The incident was initially missed by referee Darren England but, after being instructed to consult the pitchside monitor by VAR, he awarded the penalty, and Calvert-Lewin made no mistake with a clinical shot past Illan Meslier. Everton's lead would last just 15 minutes as Patrick Bamford benefited from a defensive lapse from defender Michael Keane and released Klich through on goal, where he showed great composure to sit Jordan Pickford down and finish into the corner, sparking scenes of sheer jubilation from the Leeds faithful. The pendulum swung firmly back in Everton's favour within five minutes of the restart when Gray capped a fine individual performance and restored the Toffees' lead with a clinical low effort into the far corner. The platform was there for Everton to push on to secure back-to-back Premier League victories, but Calvert-Lewin was twice denied a third by two inspired, crucial saves from goalkeeper Meslier. And Everton were made to rue their missed chances 18 minutes from time when Cooper rolled the ball into the path of Raphinha, who lashed an unstoppable effort past Pickford into the Everton net. Demarai Gray scored his first Premier League goal for Everton, becoming the 34th different player to score both for and against the Toffees in the competition.

Crystal Palace, 0–0, Brentford, Selhurst Park, Martin Atkinson, Patrick Vieira, Thomas Frank, James McArthur, Pontus Jansson, Afternoon, The Match was played between Crystal Palace and Brentford at Selhurst Park at Afternoon and Martin Atkinson was the Match Referee. The Captain of Crystal Palace was James McArthur and the Manager of Crystal Palace was Patrick Vieira. The Captain of Brentford was Pontus Jansson and the Manager of Brentford was Thomas Frank. The match ended in a scoreline of 0–0., ['29th Minute Yellow Card by Joachim Andersen for Crystal Palace', '59th Minute Yellow Card by Christian Benteke for Crystal Palace', '76th Minute Yellow Card by Joel Ward for Crystal Palace', '52nd Minute Yellow Card by Christian Nørgaard for Brentford'], Premier League, Saturday,

There was a raucous reception for the new manager ahead of the game, and the Palace players responded brightly to the welcome as the impressive Conor Gallagher hit the woodwork inside seven minutes. Brentford dictated the play for much of the second half too, but there were openings at both ends. Christian Benteke and Ivan Toney both nodded over, but neither side were able to find the breakthrough in a rather feisty affair. Palace could have scored inside seven minutes too. Gallagher had a lively debut and linked up well with Wilfried Zaha down the right. It was the pair that combined for a great chance, as Zaha placed a lovely pass into the middle for his new team-mate, but Gallagher's effort hit the post before smacking the top corner of the crossbar and going wide. Soon after, at the other end, Brentford had their opening shot of the game. Despite being surrounded by defenders, Toney did well to find himself an inch of space and struck on the volley, but it just flashed wide. Gallagher continued to be Palace's best attacking threat, and after leaving Frank Onyeka in a heap outside the area, broke down the other end and forced a stretched save from David Raya. Then, Vitaly Janelt and Mbeumo had their sights of goal, but were unable to find a way through. Brentford soon managed to pin Crystal Palace into their own half, and had a few efforts to take the lead. Mbeumo took a superb free-kick from the right, but he could not quite dip it in time as it pinged off the far corner of the goal. Toney struck again just before the break, but after some good defending from Tyrick Mitchell, landed straight in Vincente Guaita's hands. Onyeka had been in the wars in the first half, but almost capped it with a fine strike. However, the fierce drive was held by Guaita. Palace could again have taken an early second-half lead. Joel Ward did well down the right flank, managing to send in a cross, but Benteke nodded his effort over the crossbar. It was the same story at the other end soon after as Mbeumo delivered another superb corner, but Toney could not find any direction on his header as it whistled over the crossbar. The two Brentford forwards combined again as the half ticked by. Toney was slotted through inside the area, but his flashed effort through the six-yard box just evaded the run of Mbeumo. Not only was he there with silky passes for Zaha down the right, he made his fair share of tackles too. Gallagher was also Palace's biggest goal threat, having hit the woodwork early on.

Southampton, 1–1, Manchester United, St. Mary's Stadium, Craig Pawson, Ralph Hasenhüttl, Ole Gunnar Solskjær, James Ward-Prowse, Harry Maguire, Afternoon, The Match was played between Southampton and Manchester Utd at St. Mary's Stadium at Afternoon and Craig Pawson was the Match Referee. The Captain of Southampton was James Ward-Prowse and the Manager of Southampton was Ralph Hasenhüttl. The Captain of Manchester Utd was Harry Maguire and the Manager of Manchester Utd was Ole Gunnar Solskjær. The match ended in a scoreline of 1–1., ['30th Minute Goal — by Fred Own for Southampton', '51st Minute Yellow Card by Moussa Djenepo for Southampton', '90+2nd Minute Yellow Card by Jack Stephens for Southampton', '31st Minute Yellow Card by Bruno Fernandes for Manchester Utd', '55th Minute Goal by Mason for Manchester Utd', '55th Minute Assist by Paul for Manchester Utd', '76th Minute Yellow Card by Harry Maguire for Manchester Utd', '90+1st Minute Yellow Card by Paul Pogba for Manchester Utd'], Premier League, Sunday,

Mason Greenwood equalised nine minutes after the break and, having surrendered a two-goal lead in last season's 3-2 defeat to United, the writing looked on the wall for Southampton in the face of sustained pressure from Ole Gunnar Solskjaer's free-flowing side. But a spirited late surge saw Southampton finish the stronger of the two sides and create the best chance to win the game, with Adam Armstrong denied the winner on his home Saints debut by a stunning late David de Gea save. An encouraging Southampton start included captain James Ward-Prowse trying to catch De Gea out with a long-range, near-post free-kick, but then came an early spell of United dominance in which the visitors should have taken the lead. United were denied by the frame of the goal and last-ditch defending on seven minutes when Paul Pogba managed to hook Bruno Fernandes' free-kick onto the bar, before Anthony Martial's follow-up header was cleared off the line Mohammed Salisu. Centre-back Salisu was in the right place at the right time moments later to prevent Pogba's close-range drive from finding the target, and Pogba soon saw another opportunity pass him by when he sent a free header from Luke Shaw's free-kick over the bar. But Southampton escaped the United storm unscathed, grew in ascendancy and then took the lead in contentious circumstances on the half-hour mark. Defender Jack Stephens dispossessed Fernandes, shifted the ball inside where Moussa Djenepo and Armstrong combined to find Adams, whose shot off target took a wicked deflection off Fred on its way past a helpless De Gea. United continued to have joy from set pieces before the half was up, with Shaw's corner finding the head of Nemanja Matic, but his downward header produced an excellent save from Saints goalkeeper Alex McCarthy as the hosts went into the break in the lead. Hasenhuttl replaced Theo Walcott with Jan Bednarek at the break but United continued to expose Southampton's defensive frailties. Pogba saw strong appeals for a penalty turned down after his volley was adjudged to have struck the body of Salisu and not his arm but, within nine minutes of the restart, the visitors were level. Fernandes and Pogba combined brilliantly at close quarters in the Southampton area before the Frenchman rolled the ball into the path of Greenwood, whose scuffed effort found its way through the legs of McCarthy. The introduction of Jadon Sancho shortly before the hour only intensified the one-way traffic in United's favour and, having set up Greenwood's equaliser, Pogba nearly got on the scoresheet himself, dropping his shoulder to escape the Saints defence before firing a shot inches wide. Greenwood sent a free header over the bar as United ratcheted up the pressure, with Fernandes forcing McCarthy into action with a near-post header of his own, but just as it seemed the visitors would power on to victory, Southampton found their second wind and should have won the game themselves.

Arsenal, 0–2, Chelsea, Emirates Stadium, Paul Tierney, Mikel Arteta, Thomas Tuchel, Granit Xhaka, César Azpilicueta, Afternoon, The Match was played between Arsenal and Chelsea at Emirates Stadium at Afternoon and Paul Tierney was the Match Referee. The Captain of Arsenal was Granit Xhaka and the Manager of Arsenal was Mikel Arteta. The Captain of Chelsea was César Azpilicueta and the Manager of Chelsea was Thomas Tuchel. The match ended in a scoreline of 0–2., ['34th Minute Yellow Card by Pablo Marí for Arsenal', '45th Minute Yellow Card by Rob Holding for Arsenal', '67th Minute Yellow Card by Albert Sambi for Arsenal', '15th Minute Goal by Romelu for Chelsea', '15th Minute Assist by Reece for Chelsea', '35th Minute Goal by Reece for Chelsea', '35th Minute Assist by Mason for Chelsea'], Premier League, Sunday,

With his back to goal, Lukaku held off Pablo Mari and fed Matteo Kovacic, who spread wide right to James, before Lukaku received James' low ball across the face of goal to tap into an empty net. It was Chelsea quality and Arsenal neglect in equal measure, with Cedric Soares leisurely playing Chelsea onside from Kovacic's ball. Lukaku bullied Arsenal's defence all afternoon as Mari went in the book early for a foul on the striker, and in drawing the attention of the Gunners' back line, space opened up regularly on both Chelsea flanks, particularly on the right. That's where their second goal came from as good work from Kai Havertz set Marcos Alonso free; he fed Lukaku, who let the ball run through him amid Granit Xhaka's challenge to allow Mount to spread wide to James, and the England wing back made no mistake, finding the top left corner. It was a dismal afternoon again for Arsenal, who lost both Kieran Tierney and Martinelli to injury, but Chelsea's dominance shows why they are considered as genuine title contenders this term. Entries by 3pm Saturday.

West Ham United, 4–1, Leicester City, London Stadium, Michael Oliver, David Moyes, Brendan Rodgers, Declan Rice, Kasper Schmeichel, Evening, The Match was played between West Ham and Leicester City at London Stadium at Evening and Michael Oliver was the Match Referee. The Captain of West Ham was Declan Rice and the Manager of West Ham was David Moyes. The Captain of Leicester City was Kasper Schmeichel and the Manager of Leicester City was Brendan Rodgers. The match ended in a scoreline of 4–1., ['26th Minute Goal by Pablo for West Ham', '26th Minute Assist by Saïd for West Ham', '56th Minute Goal by Saïd for West Ham', '56th Minute Assist by Michail for West Ham', '80th Minute Goal by Michail for West Ham', '80th Minute Assist by Declan for West Ham', '84th Minute Goal by Michail for West Ham', '84th Minute Assist by Vladimír for West Ham', '40th Minute Red Card by Ayoze Pérez for Leicester City', '71st Minute Yellow Card by Ricardo Pereira for Leicester City'], Premier League, Monday,

The Spanish midfielder was left on the floor minutes before half-time by Ayoze Perez and after a VAR review noticed a stamp from the Foxes man on Fornals' shin, Michael Oliver showed him a straight red card. Leicester made their own task harder when Caglar Soyuncu's blind backpass was picked off by Antonio, who teed up Benrahma to fire in from 18 yards. Antonio would then take centre stage for himself late on to become the club's record Premier League scorer. He held off Soyuncu to power home his 48th league goal for the club, breaking Paolo Di Canio's record and then celebrating with a cardboard cut-out of himself. Their direct approach nearly bore fruit several times early on at the end of patient but impotent Leicester attacks, but it was a move of the kind their visitors have become known which would bring them the first goal. A loose ball from Vardy was picked off by Declan Rice on the half-way line and three passes later, was in the back of the Leicester net. Fornals started and finished the move, finding Benrahma on the left before stroking his low cross exquisitely into the far corner. The Foxes were dealt a worse blow before the break when Perez's stamp on Fornals, missed by referee Michael Oliver, was picked up by VAR and after a brief glance at the review monitor, the official reached for his back pocket. Leicester were incensed. Kasper Schmeichel was still arguing the decision when the sides disappeared at the interval but had some similarly choice words for one of his own team-mates soon after they re-emerged, when Soyuncu's awful back pass put him in no man's land and left Antonio to roll the loose ball across and give Benrahma a simple finish. It was time for the Hammers' main man to add the goals his performance deserved. 10 minutes from time he controlled Rice's pass, outmuscled Soyuncu and lashed past Schmeichel to break Di Canio's long-standing record, before moving further beyond it when firing Coufal's cross in to round off a stunning night, and one the Hammers ended top of the Premier League for only the second time in history.

Manchester City, 5–0, Arsenal, Etihad Stadium, Martin Atkinson, Pep Guardiola, Mikel Arteta, İlkay Gündoğan, Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang, Afternoon, The Match was played between Manchester City and Arsenal at Etihad Stadium at Afternoon and Martin Atkinson was the Match Referee. The Captain of Manchester City was İlkay Gündoğan and the Manager of Manchester City was Pep Guardiola. The Captain of Arsenal was Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang and the Manager of Arsenal was Mikel Arteta. The match ended in a scoreline of 5–0., ['7th Minute Goal by İlkay for Manchester City', '7th Minute Assist by Gabriel for Manchester City', '43rd Minute Goal by Gabriel for Manchester City', '43rd Minute Assist by Jack for Manchester City', '53rd Minute Goal by Rodri for Manchester City', '53rd Minute Assist by Ferrán Torres for Manchester City', '67th Minute Yellow Card by Rodri — for Manchester City', '84th Minute Goal by Ferrán for Manchester City', '84th Minute Assist by Riyad for Manchester City', '24th Minute Yellow Card by Cédric Soares for Arsenal', '28th Minute Yellow Card by Sead Kolašinac for Arsenal', '35th Minute Red Card by Granit Xhaka for Arsenal'], Premier League, Saturday,

Arsenal's difficult start to the season continued as they lost 5-0 at Manchester City on Saturday, with Granit Xhaka's first-half red card only compounding the pressure on under-fire manager Mikel Arteta, whose side have lost their opening three games without scoring for the first time ever. The Gunners, who arrived at the Etihad having lost their previous eight Premier League fixtures against City, made a terrible start after falling behind to Ilkay Gundogan's seventh-minute header. City doubled their lead just five minutes later through Ferran Torres's close-range finish after yet more woeful Arsenal defending, then Xhaka saw red for a two-footed lunge on Joao Cancelo ten minutes before half-time - an incident which the Arsenal manager later admitted left him angry. Gabriel Jesus made it 3-0 two minutes before the interval after fine approach play from Jack Grealish, before Rodri slammed in a fourth just after the break, with Torres then heading in his second to complete the scoring late on. Arsenal - who failed to have a single shot on target in the entire match - drop to the bottom of the table, while the champions briefly went top ahead of Saturday afternoon's contests and have now scored 10 goals in their last two games. All the pre-match talk heading into the game focussed on whether City were short in attack this season after missing out on both Harry Kane and Cristiano Ronaldo this week, but Guardiola's side delivered the perfect response with this five-star showing against a tame Arsenal. In fact, it did not take the hosts long to make the breakthrough as Silva and Jesus combined down the right, before the latter's dinked centre was headed home at the far post by of all people, City's diminutive skipper Gundogan, who opened his account for the season after top scoring for the champions last time around. One soon became two after yet more woeful defending from Arsenal, who failed to clear Silva's hopeful ball into the area, with Cedric's fluffed clearance falling straight at the feet of Torres, who could not miss from six yards out. And not even a VAR check on a possible foul by Aymeric Laporte on Calum Chambers just before the goal could save the visitors. It soon went from bad to worse for the Gunners when Xhaka was shown a straight red for a reckless, two-footed lunge on Cancelo, the experienced Swiss midfielder's fourth Premier League red since August 2016. And it did not take long for City to exploit their numerical advantage as Grealish set up Jesus for a simple close-range finish after a quick City break and a mesmerising run from their £100m playmaker. That strike ended the game as a contest, with the second period largely resembling a training game in the Manchester sun as first Rodri arrowed a 25-yard shot into the bottom corner of the net to begin the half. And then, six minutes before time, Torres headed in a fifth to heap more pressure on Arteta as Arsenal lost a third straight game without scoring to kick off their new campaign for the first time since 1954. Arsenal have lost each of their first three league games of a season without scoring a single goal for the first time ever. Since Mikel Arteta joined Arsenal in December 2019, the Gunners have received 10 Premier League red cards, four more than any other club in this time. Torres enjoyed a promising debut campaign at Man City last time out after his £20. 8m move from Valencia, helping his new side win back the Premier League title. But more will be expected of the exciting Spain international in this his second campaign at the Etihad, although if his eye-catching display against Arsenal is anything to go by, then the 21-year-old seems ready to step up another level. The forward was a constant thorn in the visitors' side, both scoring and assisting - two goals and one assist - in a top-flight league game for only the second time, and the first since scoring one and assisting one for Valencia against Levante in December 2019 in La Liga.

Norwich City, 1–2, Leicester City, Carrow Road, Robert Jones, Daniel Farke, Brendan Rodgers, Grant Hanley, Kasper Schmeichel, Afternoon, The Match was played between Norwich City and Leicester City at Carrow Road at Afternoon and Robert Jones was the Match Referee. The Captain of Norwich City was Grant Hanley and the Manager of Norwich City was Daniel Farke. The Captain of Leicester City was Kasper Schmeichel and the Manager of Leicester City was Brendan Rodgers. The match ended in a scoreline of 1–2., ['25th Minute Yellow Card by Pierre Lees-Melou for Norwich City', '44th Minute Yellow Card by Teemu Pukki for Norwich City', '82nd Minute Yellow Card by Todd Cantwell for Norwich City', '8th Minute Goal by Jamie for Leicester City', '8th Minute Assist by Ricardo for Leicester City', '69th Minute Yellow Card by Marc Albrighton for Leicester City', '76th Minute Goal by Marc for Leicester City', '76th Minute Assist by Jamie for Leicester City'], Premier League, Saturday,

Norwich were condemned to a 13th straight Premier League defeat as Leicester secured a 2-1 victory at Carrow Road. Leicester restored their advantage in the 76th minute through Marc Albrighton, but Norwich, who threw everything at Leicester late in the second half, thought they had grabbed an instant response thanks to Kenny McLean's header. In what was an open start to the game, Vardy's fine finish opened the scoring for Leicester. Norwich were inviting pressure on themselves as they continued to struggle with their passing out from the back, but Leicester weren't without their problems as a slack pass from Soyuncu allowed Pierre Lees-Melou a shooting opportunity, and Kasper Schmeichel had to be alert to palm the ball away to safety. Vardy should have had a second when Youri Tielemans' pass fell kindly for the former England striker, but Tim Krul raced off his line to make an important block. Iheanacho burst past Billy Gilmour before finding Maddison, who flicked into Vardy in space and he was able to find Albrighton on the opposite flank where the winger rifled into the bottom corner after a slight deflection off Williams. It was cruel on Norwich but Carrow Road was celebrating three minutes later when McLean headed in Milot Rashica's corner, but with Cantwell standing in front of Schmeichel, VAR ruled the goal out for the tightest of offside calls. Leicester have won six of their last seven away league games against promoted sides, with the only exception in that run being a 1-0 loss at Norwich in February 2020. Teemu Pukki's last three Premier League goals for Norwich have all come from the penalty spot, with the Finn last scoring a top-flight goal from open play in December 2019 versus Leicester.

West Ham United, 2–2, Crystal Palace, London Stadium, Stuart Attwell, David Moyes, Patrick Vieira, Declan Rice, James McArthur, Afternoon, The Match was played between West Ham and Crystal Palace at London Stadium at Afternoon and Stuart Attwell was the Match Referee. The Captain of West Ham was Declan Rice and the Manager of West Ham was David Moyes. The Captain of Crystal Palace was James McArthur and the Manager of Crystal Palace was Patrick Vieira. The match ended in a scoreline of 2–2., ['39th Minute Goal by Pablo for West Ham', '39th Minute Assist by Michail for West Ham', '90+1st Minute Yellow Card by Declan Rice for West Ham', '58th Minute Goal by Conor for Crystal Palace', '58th Minute Assist by Christian for Crystal Palace'], Premier League, Saturday,

The Hammers' dominance finally paid off six minutes before the break when they scored from their only shot on target of the half to end a wonderful flowing move. You sensed Vieira's history in dressing rooms might play its part at the break - instead, the host's supremacy only worsened after half-time. Benrahma fired into Guaita's body when he should have doubled the lead, before Tomas Soucek provided more catching practice from a tame header. Palace's new-found belief was evident although the hosts were still confident, and retook the lead as Antonio beat Andersen to Cresswell's long ball down the channel and brilliantly beat Guaita at his near post for his 50th league goal in Hammers colours. The celebrations had barely died down by the time they were silenced altogether. James McArthur's low ball found Gallagher, and after a fine touch on the turn took him past Dawson, he buried the ball from six yards to rescue his side for the second time that afternoon. Both strikes owed plenty to his team-mates but were finished with real aplomb by the 21-year-old, with the touch of a seasoned striker. He would have had an assist to his name too had Guehi finished off his excellent injury-time free-kick, and won 11 of his 15 duels across the 90 minutes in a sensational solo performance.

Aston Villa, 1–1, Brentford, Villa Park, Peter Bankes, Dean Smith, Thomas Frank, Ezri Konsa, Pontus Jansson, Afternoon, The Match was played between Aston Villa and Brentford at Villa Park at Afternoon and Peter Bankes was the Match Referee. The Captain of Aston Villa was Ezri Konsa and the Manager of Aston Villa was Dean Smith. The Captain of Brentford was Pontus Jansson and the Manager of Brentford was Thomas Frank. The match ended in a scoreline of 1–1., ['13th Minute Goal by Emi for Aston Villa', '13th Minute Assist by Danny for Aston Villa', '50th Minute Yellow Card by Anwar El for Aston Villa', '61st Minute Yellow Card by Matty Cash for Aston Villa', '72nd Minute Yellow Card by Danny Ings for Aston Villa', '7th Minute Goal by Ivan for Brentford', '7th Minute Assist by Pontus for Brentford', '52nd Minute Yellow Card by Ivan Toney for Brentford', '60th Minute Yellow Card by Christian Nørgaard for Brentford', '75th Minute Yellow Card by Vitaly Janelt for Brentford'], Premier League, Saturday,

Brentford remain unbeaten three games into their debut Premier League season after a 1-1 draw at Aston Villa. Whether Brentford have the quality and depth to stay up is a question for another day, but they again showed variation to their game on Saturday with a bold and open first half, and a more defensively-assured second. They were rewarded for their intent after seven minutes; Sergi Canos' low ball back into the box from a half-cleared corner was flicked on neatly by Pontus Jansson, allowing Toney to smash the ball home into the top corner, opening his Premier League account after hitting 31 last season in the Championship. Tryone Mings was out for Villa, replaced by Axel Tuanzebe, and with both John McGinn and Jacob Ramsey out due to Covid protocols, 17-year-old Carney Chukwuemeka was able to make his first Premier League start. Matt Targett came back into defence, with Ashley Young moving up to the wing, while Ollie Watkins was in the squad for the first time this season. Brentford made just one change as Frank Onyeka's positive Covid test forced him out, meaning Saman Ghoddos started. Villa equalised just six minutes later as Danny Ings and Anwar El Ghazi combined well on the left, the former feeding Buendia on the edge of the box, and after taking a touch to settle himself, the Argentine found the far corner with a classy finish, ignoring the decoy run of Matt Cash. Both sides had chances to score the next goal - Ings' low shot from a scramble in the box was clawed away well by David Raya, the first shot on target from Villa this season that hadn't resulted in a goal, while Rico Henry rolled a low effort inches wide at the other end - before a bizarre disallowed goal just before the break. After nicking the ball off Martinez as the goalkeeper looked to punt the ball upfield from his hands, Janelt rolled the ball into the empty net, but referee Peter Bankes ruled it out. There was confusion on the pitch and in the stands, but Laws of the Game state in this scenario the goalkeeper is in control of the ball until it touches the ground, which it hadn't. The second half was more conservative but altogether messier than the first, with large periods littered with fouls and neither side getting into a rhythm. Cash looked to have handled in the penalty area under pressure from Bryan Mbeumo, but six bookings in the space of 25 minutes summed up the remainder of the game, and volume levels only rose with discontent towards referee Bankes.

Newcastle United, 2–2, Southampton, St. James' Park, Paul Tierney, Steve Bruce, Ralph Hasenhüttl, Jamaal Lascelles, James Ward-Prowse, Afternoon, The Match was played between Newcastle Utd and Southampton at St. James' Park at Afternoon and Paul Tierney was the Match Referee. The Captain of Newcastle Utd was Jamaal Lascelles and the Manager of Newcastle Utd was Steve Bruce. The Captain of Southampton was James Ward-Prowse and the Manager of Southampton was Ralph Hasenhüttl. The match ended in a scoreline of 2–2., ['40th Minute Yellow Card by Fabian Schär for Newcastle Utd', '55th Minute Goal by Callum for Newcastle Utd', '55th Minute Assist by Jacob for Newcastle Utd', '90+2nd Minute Yellow Card by Allan Saint-Maximin for Newcastle Utd', '90+5th Minute Yellow Card by Jamaal Lascelles for Newcastle Utd', '30th Minute Yellow Card by Kyle Walker-Peters for Southampton', '56th Minute Yellow Card by Moussa Djenepo for Southampton', '79th Minute Yellow Card by James Ward-Prowse for Southampton', '90+6th Minute Yellow Card by James Ward-Prowse for Southampton'], Premier League, Saturday,

James Ward-Prowse scored a dramatic late equaliser for Southampton from the penalty spot after a VAR review in a pulsating 2-2 draw against Newcastle at St James' Park. A few boos rung around the stadium at half-time as Newcastle looked slightly lacklustre going forward, but the mood quickly turned into relief when Callum Wilson steered his header home in the 55th minute. Southampton looked like they may have been made to regret a huge chance missed by Moussa Djenepo midway through the first half as he missed an open goal from only two yards out. But Mohamed Elyounoussi found an equaliser with his first Premier League goal for Southampton, bundling in on the rebound from a Freddie Woodman save in the 74th minute. Djenepo should have had the visitors ahead in the 23rd minute, but he somehow managed to miss an open goal from two-yards out after the ball was squared across to the Mali international by Che Adams. Hasenhuttl's side continued to push forward down the wings and came close to scoring again in the 38th minute through a Ward-Prowse free-kick from the left flank, but his bouncing, deflected strike was punted away by Freddie Woodman. Southampton fought back through Elyounoussi. His stabbed effort on goal from close range was parried away by Woodman before he was fortunate to bundle the ball into the net for his first Saints goal in the Premier League. St James' Park almost erupted when Saint-Maximin scored what looked to be a late winner in the 90th minute. Then came even later drama. Armstrong was about to shoot but Lascelles made a last-ditch tackle which referee Paul Tierney decided to give as a penalty after a tense VAR review. Ward-Prowse converted his spot-kick low into the bottom corner.

Brighton and Hove Albion, 0–2, Everton, The American Express Community Stadium, Jonathan Moss, Graham Potter, Rafael Benítez, Lewis Dunk, Séamus Coleman, Afternoon, The Match was played between Brighton and Everton at The American Express Community Stadium at Afternoon and Jonathan Moss was the Match Referee. The Captain of Brighton was Lewis Dunk and the Manager of Brighton was Graham Potter. The Captain of Everton was Séamus Coleman and the Manager of Everton was Rafael Benítez. The match ended in a scoreline of 0–2., ['61st Minute Yellow Card by Yves Bissouma for Brighton', '41st Minute Goal by Demarai for Everton', '41st Minute Assist by Allan for Everton', '62nd Minute Yellow Card by Richarlison — for Everton', '83rd Minute Yellow Card by Jordan Pickford for Everton'], Premier League, Saturday,

Demarai Gray's own resurgence continued on the south coast as his precise finish broke the deadlock four minutes before the interval following a solo run. His rebuild is gathering momentum, with the only sour note coming when Calvert-Lewin hobbled off in the second half while Richarlison kicked over a water bottle as he departed following a frustrating afternoon for the forward who has been linked with a move to Paris Saint-Germain ahead of Tuesday's deadline. Neal Maupay, seeking a third league goal in as many games and fresh from reports linking him to a move to Everton, drove over from 22 yards after 12 minutes. It captured the Frenchman's current confidence, and he was involved in a flowing move from Potter's side a few minutes later as a swift counter-attack led to Alexis Mac Allister's drive from the edge of the box being deflected behind. Further danger was to come as Richarlison slipped in Seamus Coleman as Everton looked to turn the screw but the defender's cut-back was just behind Calvert-Lewin. Everton's pressure would eventually tell four minutes before the interval, however, and it was another demonstration of how Benitez has quickly built a side devastating on the transition. Allan found Gray in acres of space down the left and after an explosion of pace took him past Adam Webster, the winger steered his shot across Sanchez for his second goal in as many league games. Everton might have added a quickfire second with Allan involved once more as after being fed by Townsend down the right, his clever backheel set up the onrushing Calvert-Lewin but the forward's snap-shot was a yard or so off target. Everton conceded a cheap free-kick on the edge of their own penalty area and Jordan Pickford did well to readjust his body to keep out Pascal Gross' deflected effort. What ensued will not have pleased Benitez. Richarlison grabbed the ball from Calvert-Lewin in preparation to take the spot-kick as Coleman lay on the ground receiving treatment. Calvert-Lewin shrugged off the skirmish to plunder in his third goal in as many games this season, arrowing his shot low to Sanchez's right. Everton weren't finished there as they sought to put the contest beyond doubt. Calvert-Lewin was forced off on 69 minutes to give Gareth Southgate a concern heading into England's World Cup qualifiers next month, but his replacement Alex Iwobi was immediately involved in another blistering counter-attack. It was from his sheer willpower to get inside the box that earned Everton their decisive second-half spot-kick. Having made his 350th appearance for the club towards the end of last season, this was a true captain's performance from the Republic of Ireland international.

Liverpool, 1–1, Chelsea, Anfield, Anthony Taylor, Jürgen Klopp, Thomas Tuchel, Jordan Henderson, César Azpilicueta, Evening, The Match was played between Liverpool and Chelsea at Anfield at Evening and Anthony Taylor was the Match Referee. The Captain of Liverpool was Jordan Henderson and the Manager of Liverpool was Jürgen Klopp. The Captain of Chelsea was César Azpilicueta and the Manager of Chelsea was Thomas Tuchel. The match ended in a scoreline of 1–1., ['45+5th Minute Red Card by Mohamed Salah for Liverpool', '22nd Minute Goal by Kai for Chelsea', '22nd Minute Assist by Reece for Chelsea', '45+3rd Minute Yellow Card by Antonio Rüdiger for Chelsea', '45+3rd Minute Red Card by Reece James for Chelsea', '45+5th Minute Yellow Card by Edouard Mendy for Chelsea'], Premier League, Saturday,

The Champions League holders had won at this venue in March and were impressing again on Liverpool's patch, leading through Kai Havertz's brilliant header, as an enthralling contest approached half-time. But drama and controversy moments before the break transformed the match. Joel Matip hit the bar as Chelsea struggled to clear a corner and when Sadio Mane rifled in a follow-up shot the ball cannoned into James' arm off his knee on the goal-line, before the defender appeared to try to flick the ball away with his hand. Referee Anthony Taylor consulted the pitchside monitor on VAR's advice and infuriated the Chelsea players by not only awarding a spot-kick - which Mohamed Salah hammered home - but also showing James a red card for denying a clear goalscoring opportunity. The incident left Chelsea level with Liverpool but facing a second-half onslaught in front of the Kop, yet while Salah, Diogo Jota, Virgil van Dijk, Jordan Henderson and Trent Alexander-Arnold were among the players to try to find the winner, the home side struggled to build enough consistent pressure to break through. Chelsea boss Thomas Tuchel celebrated that resistance - and hard-fought draw against his compatriot Jurgen Klopp - at the final whistle, which brought to the end a brilliant contest which could form an important chapter in a fascinating Premier League title race. Eighteen-year-old Harvey Elliott, trusted in midfield for the big occasion, almost made it a perfect start for the hosts, shooting just wide from the edge of the box after four minutes, before Chelsea's Mason Mount and Havertz caused problems and Reds' skipper Henderson badly miscued a volley from Alexander-Arnold's excellent pass into the box. After riding out the early storm, Tuchel's side were producing the ideal away performance at Anfield and should have extended their lead. They twice counter-attacked, with Mount's lofted pass for Lukaku just overhit and then Havertz missing a chance to play in the Belgian moments later, before the striker's shot was blocked and Mount flashed an effort across the face of goal. Andy Robertson's corner was flicked on by Mane and eventually headed onto the bar by Matip but when Mane's follow-up shot struck James on the thigh and then the arm, VAR advised referee ref Taylor to go to his pitchside monitor where he judged the action to be handball and a denial of a goalscoring opportunity. The punishment of a penalty - expertly converted by Salah - and red card for James, infuriated the visitors, with Antonio Rudiger booked before the spot-kick and Edouard Mendy shown a yellow card after it, following a scuffle with Henderson. Tuchel made a double change at the break, with Thiago Silva and Mateo Kovacic coming on for Havertz and N'Golo Kante, but they were inevitably pinned back for long periods of the second half, with Jota heading wide and Van Dijk shooting at Mendy soon after the restart. Henderson went close with a spectacular long-range effort, while Fabinho and Robertson tried their luck, too, but increasingly Chelsea grew in confidence and were even able to create some attacking moments of their own. The hosts did mount a late charge, with Salah and Alexander-Arnold forcing saves from Mendy, but still they could find no way through their resolute visitors.

Burnley, 1–1, Leeds United, Turf Moor, Michael Oliver, Sean Dyche, Marcelo Bielsa, Ben Mee, Liam Cooper, Afternoon, The Match was played between Burnley and Leeds United at Turf Moor at Afternoon and Michael Oliver was the Match Referee. The Captain of Burnley was Ben Mee and the Manager of Burnley was Sean Dyche. The Captain of Leeds United was Liam Cooper and the Manager of Leeds United was Marcelo Bielsa. The match ended in a scoreline of 1–1., ['19th Minute Yellow Card by Josh Brownhill for Burnley', '28th Minute Yellow Card by Ashley Barnes for Burnley', '45+1st Minute Yellow Card by Ben Mee for Burnley', '61st Minute Goal by Chris for Burnley', '61st Minute Assist by Matthew for Burnley', '90+1st Minute Yellow Card by Aaron Lennon for Burnley', '38th Minute Yellow Card by Kalvin Phillips for Leeds United', '53rd Minute Yellow Card by Rodrigo — for Leeds United', '81st Minute Yellow Card by Pascal Struijk for Leeds United'], Premier League, Sunday,

Patrick Bamford denied Burnley a first home win since February with his late poacher's effort earning Leeds a 1-1 draw at Turf Moor. Leeds had been happy enough to go toe-to-toe with the Clarets' attritional style before Burnley's pressure finally told on the hour mark for the opener, when Chris Wood's glancing touch on Matt Lowton's shot from a corner deceived Illan Meslier. It looked like Leeds would live to regret Raphinha's wasteful miss before half-time as Burnley began to believe their run of 11 Premier League home games without a win would finally be ended, until Bamford turned home Jamie Shackleton's effort from four yards with five minutes remaining. After a fast Leeds start saw Raphinha and Bamford pass up opportunities, the home side clicked into gear and controlled the physical battle which followed with ease. Leeds' forwards looked the more likely to break the deadlock and Bamford came close in injury time, albeit against his current employers, when his glancing header from Ashley Westwood's corner rebounded off the foot of his own post and away to safety. By half-time the sides had yet to rack up a single shot on target but had registered four bookings, including Ashley Barnes' nasty slide on Stuart Dallas which could have easily seen red. Marcelo Bielsa's side had lacked tempo and intent in their build-up, and little changed after half-time. Dwight McNeil and Josh Brownhill both came within inches of finding a way through as the hosts turned the screw. Leeds finally gave in on the hour from Burnley's fifth corner kick, allowing James Tarkowski to head against the woodwork before Lowton's shot took a glancing touch off Wood from close-range and opened the scoring with Meslier off-balance. Leeds finally upped their intensity without troubling Nick Pope, and rarely looked like causing Burnley any serious concern until one moment of poor defending proved pivotal. Substitute Shackleton was given space to shoot from the edge of the area but it was Bamford, peeling off at the back post, who showed his poacher's instinct to level with Pope stranded, and extend Burnley's unhappy spell at Turf Moor for at least another three weeks.

Tottenham Hotspur, 1–0, Watford, Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, Andre Marriner, Nuno Espírito Santo, Xisco, Hugo Lloris, Craig Cathcart, Afternoon, The Match was played between Tottenham and Watford at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium at Afternoon and Andre Marriner was the Match Referee. The Captain of Tottenham was Hugo Lloris and the Manager of Tottenham was Nuno Espírito Santo. The Captain of Watford was Craig Cathcart and the Manager of Watford was Xisco. The match ended in a scoreline of 1–0., ['45th Minute Yellow Card by Harry Kane for Tottenham', '61st Minute Yellow Card by Dele Alli for Tottenham', '85th Minute Yellow Card by Oliver Skipp for Tottenham', '29th Minute Yellow Card by Oghenekaro Etebo for Watford', '54th Minute Yellow Card by Moussa Sissoko for Watford', '90+4th Minute Yellow Card by Emmanuel Dennis for Watford'], Premier League, Sunday,

Kane was given another hero's welcome, and the noise had barely died down by the time he went down in the area following a shove from William Ekong after Bachmann's lazy clearance, but nothing was given. Watford then went on the first of several breaks upfield, only for Eric Dier to brilliantly block Kucka's effort from the edge of the box with his head. The game started to settle into a pattern - Spurs attempting to stretch play and the visitors sitting deeper, ready to pounce on the break - as Bachmann superbly denied Japhet Tanganga's poked effort in the box from a scramble at a corner. With Watford looking relatively comfortable approaching half-time, Spurs' opener came at the perfect moment. Steven Bergwijn won a free-kick on the left, which Son curled brilliantly into the six-yard box, and after Bachmann resisted the temptation to claim it, the ball whistled past the crowd in the box and felt into the far corner. Watford reacted well after the break, creating two big chances. First, Kucka lashed over the bar in acres of space from Sarr's centre, before Josh King got in Sarr's way eight yards out as he looked to turn home from a Moussa Sissoko cut back. Sissoko also blazed over the bar in space - just as well, given the pre-match stadium montage still included a commentator's yelps of a Sissoko strike for Spurs - and that prompted the entire stadium to sing his name just days after leaving the club. It was then Spurs' time to counter as Son broke brilliantly through midfield; he fed Kane on the right, whose centre found Dele Alli running onto the ball, but his low, sweeping shot fell inches wide. Lucas Moura flashed a cross-shot wide minutes after coming on, and then showed great pace and fight to square for Kane for a tap in at the far post, only for the pass to get the slightest of deflections to take it away from the striker's path. From the resulting corner, Kane's shot into the ground from Eric Dier's nod-down was blocked by Bachmann, and Spurs resisted any Watford onslaught in the final moments to secure the win.

Wolverhampton Wanderers, 0–1, Manchester United, Molineux Stadium, Mike Dean, Bruno Lage, Ole Gunnar Solskjær, Conor Coady, Harry Maguire, Afternoon, The Match was played between Wolves and Manchester Utd at Molineux Stadium at Afternoon and Mike Dean was the Match Referee. The Captain of Wolves was Conor Coady and the Manager of Wolves was Bruno Lage. The Captain of Manchester Utd was Harry Maguire and the Manager of Manchester Utd was Ole Gunnar Solskjær. The match ended in a scoreline of 0–1., ['81st Minute Yellow Card by Rúben Neves for Wolves', '84th Minute Yellow Card by Romain Saïss for Wolves', '90+2nd Minute Yellow Card by Morgan Gibbs-White for Wolves', '44th Minute Yellow Card by Bruno Fernandes for Manchester Utd', '80th Minute Goal by Mason for Manchester Utd', '80th Minute Assist by Raphaël for Manchester Utd', '84th Minute Yellow Card by Fred — for Manchester Utd', '90+3rd Minute Yellow Card by Paul Pogba for Manchester Utd', '90+3rd Minute Yellow Card by Diogo Dalot for Manchester Utd'], Premier League, Sunday,

The build-up to Greenwood's goal was not without controversy as Paul Pogba appeared to catch Ruben Neves only for Mike Dean to ignore the appeals of the midfielder. United, who included Raphael Varane and Jadon Sancho in the starting line-up for the first time, also had De Gea to thank for the victory after his extraordinary efforts to twice keep out Romain Saiss. Firstly, he skipped beyond Pogba and Fred in midfield and calmly set up Raul Jimenez in the right channel but the striker's tame shot was saved by the feet of David de Gea. Then, it was Ruben Neves' turn to break on United, putting young Francisco Trincao clear only for his shot to be blocked brilliantly near the line by Aaron Wan-Bissaka. Varane was to the fore as United repelled a series of corners and before the first half was over the opportunities began to come at the other end of the pitch as gaps appeared. Pogba lofted a pass through to Bruno Fernandes that he expertly finished beyond Josa Sa only to see the assistant referee's flag rightly go up for offside. The home side continued to carry the game to their opponents nevertheless with more experiencing defending from Varane required to keep out Trincao. Fred forced a save from Sa with a wickedly struck volley but Solskjaer's side still struggled for fluency even after Edinson Cavani replaced James with Greenwood moving out wide. Romain Saiss connected well with Moutinho's corner from close range only for De Gea to produce an instinctive save. The ball came back out to Saiss but this time De Gea had an extraordinary response - clawing the ball out away to his left. Nobody at Molineux could quite believe what they had witnessed from he goalkeeper and the miss proved costly soon after when Greenwood finally found the breakthrough goal. Greenwood took full advantage, ramming home with his right foot from a narrow angle, and while Neves protested vociferously, displaying the mark from the clash, the goal stood.

Crystal Palace, 3–0, Tottenham Hotspur, Selhurst Park, Jonathan Moss, Patrick Vieira, Nuno Espírito Santo, James McArthur, Hugo Lloris, Afternoon, The Match was played between Crystal Palace and Tottenham at Selhurst Park at Afternoon and Jonathan Moss was the Match Referee. The Captain of Crystal Palace was James McArthur and the Manager of Crystal Palace was Patrick Vieira. The Captain of Tottenham was Hugo Lloris and the Manager of Tottenham was Nuno Espírito Santo. The match ended in a scoreline of 3–0., ['53rd Minute Yellow Card by Wilfried Zaha for Crystal Palace', '84th Minute Goal by Odsonne for Crystal Palace', '84th Minute Assist by Wilfried for Crystal Palace', '89th Minute Yellow Card by Conor Gallagher for Crystal Palace', '90+2nd Minute Goal by Odsonne for Crystal Palace', '90+2nd Minute Assist by Conor for Crystal Palace', '53rd Minute Yellow Card by Japhet Tanganga for Tottenham', '58th Minute Yellow Card by Japhet Tanganga for Tottenham', '81st Minute Yellow Card by Lucas Moura for Tottenham'], Premier League, Saturday,

Edouard's late double ensured the best was yet to come for Palace, who celebrated their first Premier League win of the Vieira era, while Spurs, who only mustered two shots on goal, were left to reflect on an abrupt end to their winning start to the campaign. As well as losing Heung-Min Son and Steven Bergwijn to injuries, Spurs boss Nuno Espirito Santo had to do without Giovani Lo Celso, Cristian Romero and Davinson Sanchez after the trio defied Premier League rules to join up with Argentina and Colombia respectively. Nuno's under-strength side struggled to assert themselves on the game in the early stages and their problems were compounded when Eric Dier hobbled off injured following a collision with Jordan Ayew. Zaha saw two deflected shots bounce wide in the space of less than two minutes towards the end of the first period, and the Ivorian then laid on the best chance of the half for Gallagher after spinning away from Royal and cutting the ball back from the byline. Spurs, meanwhile, were unable to create anything of note, with Harry Kane starved of service as they failed to have a single shot in the first half of a Premier League game for only the second time in the last six seasons. Spurs managed their first shot of the afternoon soon after the break as Lucas Moura sent a long-range effort straight at Vicente Guaita but Palace continued to enjoy the upper hand. From there, the pressure ramped up as Zaha continued to tear into Nuno's side from Palace's left. Ayew twice went close, on one occasion forcing a last-ditch block from Dele Alli, while a looping cross from Tyrick Mitchell had to be cleared off the line by Sergio Reguilon. Palace didn't have to wait long for the breakthrough, however, and while Spurs were unhappy with the penalty award, the decision was upheld by VAR and Zaha converted from the spot. The Ivorian then turned provider for Edouard to score his first goal just seconds after replacing Christian Benteke, the 23-year-old finding the bottom corner from Zaha's low cross. Selhurst Park was still bouncing when the striker struck his second, his angled shot from the left-hand side of the Spurs box proving too powerful for Lloris and sealing a memorable victory for Palace. He soon began to dominate his duel with Royal on Palace's left flank and once he knew he had the beating of his marker, he did not relent. He played a key role in pushing Tanganga towards his red card and everything Palace did seemed to go through him. He scored his penalty confidently then set up Edouard's first and there were plenty more eye-catching moments. The statistics underlined his influence. By the end of the game, Zaha had taken four shots, created three chances, completed six dribbles and won four fouls. Spurs simply couldn't cope with him.

Arsenal, 1–0, Norwich City, Emirates Stadium, Michael Oliver, Mikel Arteta, Daniel Farke, Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang, Grant Hanley, Afternoon, The Match was played between Arsenal and Norwich City at Emirates Stadium at Afternoon and Michael Oliver was the Match Referee. The Captain of Arsenal was Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang and the Manager of Arsenal was Mikel Arteta. The Captain of Norwich City was Grant Hanley and the Manager of Norwich City was Daniel Farke. The match ended in a scoreline of 1–0., ['66th Minute Goal by Pierre-Emerick for Arsenal', '66th Minute Assist by Nicolas for Arsenal', '88th Minute Yellow Card by Thomas Partey for Arsenal', '90+2nd Minute Yellow Card by Ben White for Arsenal', '42nd Minute Yellow Card by Max Aarons for Norwich City', '48th Minute Yellow Card by Grant Hanley for Norwich City'], Premier League, Saturday,

It was a goal that survived a VAR review as the striker had looked offside when turning in from close range after Nicolas Pepe struck a post, but the replays showed the ball had come off Norwich goalkeeper Tim Krul's leg into his path. Arteta's side produced an improved performance after their opening three defeats with Aaron Ramsdale and Takehiro Tomiyasu handed debuts after joining this summer. Aubameyang, who looked rusty in the first half, fired wide on 10 minutes and was denied in the 20th by a superb save from visiting goalkeeper Tim Krul before the lively Tomiyasu volleyed over the bar for the hosts. Daniel Farke will have been satisfied with the way Norwich contained Arsenal's passing and his side nearly took a surprise lead when Kenny McLean headed wide following a Max Aarons cross. A timely intervention by left-back Brandon Williams kept out a Pepe sitter for Arsenal shortly after the break as the pressure started to grow on Norwich, who handed a debut to impressive 19-year-old Andrew Omobamidele. He and Grant Hanley were just about coping with the constant play in their direction but on 66 minutes Arsenal got the goal their rising shot-count deserved. Norwich appealed for an offside but the last touch unfortunately for them came off Krul despite Aubameyang standing ahead of the play. Arsenal almost were made to rue those missed chances in stoppage time when a low cross into their box fell to Teemu Pukki but the returning Gabriel Magalhaes - the man of the match - was on hand with a last-ditch challenge. The Brazilian's authority in defending his box was summed up perfectly in injury-time when deflecting a Pukki effort over the bar. Ramsdale didn't have a serious save to make all afternoon, much of that was due to Gabriel's marshalling of potentially dangerous situations.

Manchester United, 4–1, Newcastle United, Old Trafford, Anthony Taylor, Ole Gunnar Solskjær, Steve Bruce, Harry Maguire, Jamaal Lascelles, Afternoon, The Match was played between Manchester Utd and Newcastle Utd at Old Trafford at Afternoon and Anthony Taylor was the Match Referee. The Captain of Manchester Utd was Harry Maguire and the Manager of Manchester Utd was Ole Gunnar Solskjær. The Captain of Newcastle Utd was Jamaal Lascelles and the Manager of Newcastle Utd was Steve Bruce. The match ended in a scoreline of 4–1., ['60th Minute Yellow Card by Paul Pogba for Manchester Utd', '62nd Minute Goal by Cristiano for Manchester Utd', '62nd Minute Assist by Luke for Manchester Utd', '80th Minute Goal by Bruno for Manchester Utd', '80th Minute Assist by Paul for Manchester Utd', '90+2nd Minute Goal by Jesse for Manchester Utd', '90+2nd Minute Assist by Paul for Manchester Utd', '56th Minute Goal by Javier for Newcastle Utd', '56th Minute Assist by Allan for Newcastle Utd'], Premier League, Saturday,

Cristiano Ronaldo scored a dramatic double to help Manchester United to a 4-1 win over Newcastle on his extraordinary Old Trafford return. The 36-year-old forward, back in United red for the first time since leaving in 2009, opened the scoring in first-half stoppage time, much to the joy of an expectant home crowd. Bruno Fernandes's stunning strike from distance followed by Jesse Lingard's late effort sealed the victory that takes United to the top of the Premier League table and - with Ronaldo - dreaming of staying there. The pressure was constant in those opening minutes, the noise reverberating around the ground, but Steve Bruce's side mustered enough counter-attacks to keep it interesting. Indeed, they stifled Manchester United for much of the first half, restricting them to headers from corners - Raphael Varane directing one effort just wide - and long shots. That was until Greenwood cut inside from the left and fired off a hopeful shot that Freddie Woodman should have dealt with only for the goalkeeper to spill the ball. There was Ronaldo, well onside and reacting quicker than the defenders, to stab the ball into the net and treat his adoring crowd to that trademark goal celebration. Woodman had felt the ire of the crowd from very early on as he delayed his kicks but that changed the mood, the joy mixed with relief. It did not last long though. While Ole Gunnar Solskjaer's side continuing to be restricted to crosses and long shots against Newcastle's deep defence, the danger of the counter-attack never went away. The impressive Miguel Almiron was the architect of the equaliser, breaking free in the left channel before finding Allan Saint-Maximin who tapped the ball onto Manquillo. When Luke Shaw ran at the Newcastle defence, he was able to prod the ball into the path of the veteran as he raced towards the Stretford End in that favoured left channel. The left-footed shot was not perfectly struck but it was on target. No matter. This was Ronaldo's moment. Another Ronaldo moment. This was not a good team performance by Manchester United, the goals from the returning star masking a less than fluid effort, and David de Gea still had work to do at the other end. But Fernandes capped the afternoon with the best strike of the game, capitalising with a long-range effort as the Newcastle defence backed off him. And when Lingard finished off an excellent team move in stoppage time, it was a reminder that this club will always be about more than one man. But this was Ronaldo's day. He was, as so many times before, the difference-maker.

Leicester City, 0–1, Manchester City, King Power Stadium, Paul Tierney, Brendan Rodgers, Pep Guardiola, Kasper Schmeichel, İlkay Gündoğan, Afternoon, The Match was played between Leicester City and Manchester City at King Power Stadium at Afternoon and Paul Tierney was the Match Referee. The Captain of Leicester City was Kasper Schmeichel and the Manager of Leicester City was Brendan Rodgers. The Captain of Manchester City was İlkay Gündoğan and the Manager of Manchester City was Pep Guardiola. The match ended in a scoreline of 0–1., ['75th Minute Yellow Card by Çağlar Söyüncü for Leicester City', '26th Minute Yellow Card by Rodri — for Manchester City', '38th Minute Yellow Card by Aymeric Laporte for Manchester City'], Premier League, Saturday,

Bernardo Silva's instinctive second-half strike was enough to ensure Manchester City made it three straight Premier League wins with a slender 1-0 victory at Leicester. Jamie Vardy had a goal disallowed for a marginal offside as he was denied the chance to extend his fine personal record against Pep Guardiola's side. Harvey Barnes struck the crossbar with a header but the visitors deserved their win, having been denied on several occasions by Kasper Schmeichel in the first half before Silva ended his 19-game wait for a club goal in all competitions, reacting quickly to tuck in a loose ball from an acute angle on 61 minutes. Victory against albeit a much-changed City team in the Community Shield in August gave Brendan Rodgers' men confidence, but they were forced onto the back foot for large sections of the opening period. After six minutes, Jack Grealish embraced the role of creator-in-chief as the former Villan found Silva down the left before Jesus' header at the far post was saved smartly by Schmeichel, aided by Caglar Soyuncu's crucial block on the follow-up to deny Silva. Leicester sprang into life as a brisk breakaway down the right allowed Vardy to cross low towards Barnes at the far post but a combination of Kyle Walker's sliding challenge and Ederson denied him. Schmeichel was enjoying his afternoon, but he was unnecessarily brought into action on 19 minutes when a poor Ryan Bertrand pass was intercepted by Ferran Torres, enabling Silva to shoot low down to his left, drawing another fine fingertip save. Rodri crunched into Youri Tielemans to take a booking, and there were calls for a second yellow when he eased Marc Albrighton off the ball moments later but this was a game played in a good spirit, allowed to flow courtesy of the league's new refereeing directive. The pressure continued to build on Leicester's goal as Schmeichel blocked Torres' snap-shot before again frustrating City as Jesus took down Grealish's deep cross to smother from close range and ensure the half ended goalless. Rodgers encouraged his players to show the same bravery in the final third as they had done on the ball close to their own goal - and his players emerged for the restart with added zest to their attacking play. Within two minutes, a good advantage played by referee Paul Tierney allowed Vardy to cross but Barnes was unable to keep his header down, skimming the crossbar. Moments later, the ball was in the back of City's net. Wilfred Ndidi released Vardy through the centre and having showed his composure to lose Ruben Dias and round Ederson, only the assistant referee's flag came to the visitors' rescue. It was a fractional decision but City took full advantage from the wake-up call. Just when frustration was starting to sink into their game, Silva struck on the hour-mark. Grealish was involved, pushing the ball back for Joao Cancelo to cut across it with his strike. Soyuncu put in a tired block, allowing Silva to scamper onto the rebound and tuck his finish inside the far post. Rodgers turned to Kelechi Iheanacho and Ademola Lookman in the final 20 minutes, and the pair combined immediately as the latter was put through down the left but Ederson was quickly off his line to take the shot on his body. When Iheanacho then headed wide Albrighton's cross, you sensed they had missed their final opportunity, however that was very nearly presented to them unexpectedly when Dias' clearance went straight to Lookman but the centre-back remarkably recovered to make a stunning block. City had earned their win. Bernardo Silva combined menacingly throughout down the left with Grealish and took his goal well to cap a fine individual display, continuing his recent form having scored for Portugal during the international break against Azerbaijan. Having been linked with a move away from the Etihad during the summer transfer window, this was the perfect demonstration that the midfielder is ready to play another important role this season, creating three key chances.

Southampton, 0–0, West Ham United, St. Mary's Stadium, David Coote, Ralph Hasenhüttl, David Moyes, James Ward-Prowse, Declan Rice, Afternoon, The Match was played between Southampton and West Ham at St. Mary's Stadium at Afternoon and David Coote was the Match Referee. The Captain of Southampton was James Ward-Prowse and the Manager of Southampton was Ralph Hasenhüttl. The Captain of West Ham was Declan Rice and the Manager of West Ham was David Moyes. The match ended in a scoreline of 0–0., ['13th Minute Yellow Card by Oriol Romeu for Southampton', '71st Minute Yellow Card by Jack Stephens for Southampton', '90+2nd Minute Yellow Card by Mohammed Salisu for Southampton', '71st Minute Yellow Card by Michail Antonio for West Ham', '73rd Minute Yellow Card by Declan Rice for West Ham', '90+5th Minute Yellow Card by Michail Antonio for West Ham'], Premier League, Saturday,

In a tight game with few chances, it was new Southampton loanee Armando Broja who twice came close to breaking the deadlock. However, with nine minutes to go, his low shot hit the foot of the post after a mesmeric dribble, before the forward saw his injury-time header cleared off the line by Declan Rice. As a result, despite extending their unbeaten run to seven games - the first time they have achieved such a feat in six seasons - the Hammers slip to fifth in the table, while the Saints lie in 14th place. Moyes's side arrived on the south coast hoping to maintain their impressive start to the new campaign against a Saints side still looking to get off the mark this season, although it was a first half largely devoid of any meaningful action. In fact, the closest either team came to opening the scoring was when Moussa Djenepo cut in from the left edge of the box, only for Craig Dawson to bravely get his head in the way of the Mali winger's goalbound curler. The visitors woke up after the break, no doubt after a few stern words from Moyes, with Craig Dawson going desperately close to heading his side ahead from a right-wing corner, before Alex McCarthy was called upon to turn over Jarrod Bowen's close-range volley. The first opening could not really be called a chance as Broja began his run inside his own half, evading Dawson's wild lunge, before powering forward with just Angelo Ogbonna for company, only for his well-struck shot from the edge of the box to beat Lukasz Fabianski, but not the post. Then deep into five minutes of injury time, the forward rose highest of all to meet James Ward-Prowse's inswing corner from the left, but this time Rice was in the right place to make a desperate goal-line clearance. It is not often the man-of-the-match award goes to a player who only entered the fray with just 16 minutes left to play, but that is the case here such was Boja's impact on the game. However, Broja was firstly denied by the woodwork after a brilliant dribble, before his late header was cleared off the line - just - by Declan Rice to deny the forward a winner.

Chelsea, 3–0, Aston Villa, Stamford Bridge, Stuart Attwell, Thomas Tuchel, Dean Smith, Marcos Alonso, Tyrone Mings, Evening, The Match was played between Chelsea and Aston Villa at Stamford Bridge at Evening and Stuart Attwell was the Match Referee. The Captain of Chelsea was Marcos Alonso and the Manager of Chelsea was Thomas Tuchel. The Captain of Aston Villa was Tyrone Mings and the Manager of Aston Villa was Dean Smith. The match ended in a scoreline of 3–0., ['15th Minute Goal by Romelu for Chelsea', '15th Minute Assist by Mateo for Chelsea', '61st Minute Yellow Card by Marcos Alonso for Chelsea', '90+3rd Minute Goal by Romelu for Chelsea', '90+3rd Minute Assist by César for Chelsea', '8th Minute Yellow Card by Jacob Ramsey for Aston Villa', '28th Minute Yellow Card by Tyrone Mings for Aston Villa', '90th Minute Yellow Card by Matt Targett for Aston Villa', '90th Minute Yellow Card by John McGinn for Aston Villa'], Premier League, Saturday,

It was a frantic start to the match in west London, with Antonio Rudiger and Marcos Alonso seeing shots blocked behind for corners inside a minute before Ezri Konsa headed wide from a free-kick at the other end and then diverted a Chelsea corner onto his own bar. A moment of quality broke the deadlock on the quarter hour mark, though, when Kovacic used space in midfield to play through Lukaku who expertly cut back inside Axel Tuanzebe before finishing clinically past Villa back-up keeper Jed Steer, finding the net on his ninth appearance at this ground in a Chelsea shirt. Despite the setback, Villa responded impressively. When Saul gave away the ball on the edge of his own box, Watkins forced Thiago Silva - cleared by FIFA on Friday to play after not being released for Brazil duty - into a crucial block after he'd beaten Mendy, before the Chelsea keeper stopped another effort from the Villa forward and made a fantastic double-save to keep out Mings and Konsa. And Chelsea were celebrating soon after the restart when Kovacic darted onto Mings' sloppy pass back to Steer to score and assist in a match for the first time since January 2017, when he was at Real Madrid, and break his Stamford Bridge duck on the 73rd attempt. Kai Havertz almost made it three moments later when he shot across the face of goal and Alonso went close with a similar effort later in the half after Konsa had again tested Mendy with a header from a set-piece. There were more efforts from Watkins and Mings but Mendy repeatedly dealt with the danger on a night when he was busier than he may have expected to have been. That solid base allowed Chelsea to press forward in the closing stages and they wrapped up their third win in four matches empthatically in injury time with Lukaku firing into the top corner.

Leeds United, 0–3, Liverpool, Elland Road, Craig Pawson, Marcelo Bielsa, Jürgen Klopp, Liam Cooper, Virgil van Dijk, Afternoon, The Match was played between Leeds United and Liverpool at Elland Road at Afternoon and Craig Pawson was the Match Referee. The Captain of Leeds United was Liam Cooper and the Manager of Leeds United was Marcelo Bielsa. The Captain of Liverpool was Virgil van Dijk and the Manager of Liverpool was Jürgen Klopp. The match ended in a scoreline of 0–3., ['12th Minute Yellow Card by Liam Cooper for Leeds United', '30th Minute Yellow Card by Diego Llorente for Leeds United', '60th Minute Red Card by Pascal Struijk for Leeds United', '16th Minute Yellow Card by Fabinho — for Liverpool', '20th Minute Goal by Mohamed for Liverpool', '20th Minute Assist by Trent for Liverpool', '90+2nd Minute Goal by Sadio for Liverpool', '90+2nd Minute Assist by Thiago for Liverpool'], Premier League, Sunday,

Liverpool ran out 3-0 winners at Leeds but the result was marred by a serious leg injury sustained to Harvey Elliott and red card to Pascal Struijk. After goals from Mohamed Salah - his 100th in the Premier League - and Fabinho, the game took an unfortunate twist when Elliott suffered the injury on 59 minutes in a challenge with Pascal Struijk, who received a controversial red card after a VAR review. Play was halted for a number of minutes early in the second half as Elliott received treatment from Liverpool's medical staff. Even before the red card Liverpool were dominant across all areas of the pitch with Alexander-Arnold, back at right-back after his midfield experiment with England, playing a part in both opening goals. Jurgen Klopp's men could and should have had a hatful of goals as Mane was especially culpable at not making more of the team's 30 efforts at goal with Mane having 10 of them. The atmosphere inside the ground was electric and the roof nearly came off inside six minutes but Rodrigo couldn't beat Alisson from 15 yards out after some silky play down the line by Raphinha. From then on, Liverpool took over as Leeds chased shadows. With the home crowd quietened, Diogo Jota tested Illan Meslier with a looping effort before Salah opened the scoring on 20 minutes. Joel Matip was the architect, driving with the ball from centre-back to open the play up and releasing Alexander-Arnold down the right. His quality from the wide area was up to his usual high standard and Salah had an easy finish to join the Premier League 100 club. The ball was in Meslier's net again five minutes later as Thiago headed home another Alexander-Arnold cross, but Salah had strayed offside in the build-up and the delayed flag put pay to the celebrations. Leeds were hanging on but Liverpool kept letting them off their hook with some poor finishing. Mane showed great movement to get free on the back post on 27 minutes but somehow managed to scoop a shanked effort over the bar from no more than four yards out. Virgil van Dijk was the next Liverpool player to waste a glorious chance, headed off target from eight yards out from another superb Alexander-Arnold delivery. They emerged from the tunnel with the look of a team keen to finish the job. Mane should have on 48 minutes but was denied by a brilliant last-ditch block by a combination of Struijk and Kalvin Phillips. Liverpool would get the second goal from the following corner. Alexander-Arnold did the expert delivering again, finding Van Dijk, who headed down into a dangerous area and Fabinho prodded home from close range. The game took a sour turn moments later when Elliott went down after a coming together with Struijk and Salah immediately signalled towards the bench for the medics to rush on with Elliott clearly in major discomfort. Although referee Craig Pawson didn't originally show a red card, a VAR review deemed the challenge from the Leeds man as a serious offence and he was dismissed. Elliott, making his fourth Premier League appearance of the campaign, was replaced by Liverpool captain Jordan Henderson. Mane broke clear and pulled another effort wide with the goal beckoning. But Leeds conceded a third when Mane turned on to Fabinho's ball inside and drove home a low finish in the closing stages.

Everton, 3–1, Burnley, Goodison Park, Martin Atkinson, Rafael Benítez, Sean Dyche, Séamus Coleman, Ben Mee, Evening, The Match was played between Everton and Burnley at Goodison Park at Evening and Martin Atkinson was the Match Referee. The Captain of Everton was Séamus Coleman and the Manager of Everton was Rafael Benítez. The Captain of Burnley was Ben Mee and the Manager of Burnley was Sean Dyche. The match ended in a scoreline of 3–1., ['53rd Minute Yellow Card by Andros Townsend for Everton', '60th Minute Goal by Michael for Everton', '60th Minute Assist by Andros for Everton', '65th Minute Goal by Andros for Everton', '65th Minute Assist by Abdoulaye for Everton', '66th Minute Goal by Demarai for Everton', '66th Minute Assist by Abdoulaye for Everton', '47th Minute Yellow Card by Josh Brownhill for Burnley', '53rd Minute Goal by Ben for Burnley', '53rd Minute Assist by Jóhann for Burnley'], Premier League, Monday,

Three goals in seven electrifying minutes gave Everton a 3-1 win over Burnley at Goodison Park to continue their unbeaten start to the Premier League season. Dwight McNeil's wicked delivery was perfect for Wood in the opening stages, but the striker uncharacteristically shied away and failed to make proper contact six yards out. Everton struggled to find their stride or indeed get out of their half for the first 25 minutes as Ashley Barnes and Mee missed half-chances, before Josh Brownhill's low shot in good space was held by Jordan Pickford. The game was punctuated by heated moments throughout, with robust challenges from both sides, though Benitez was particularly aggrieved that James Tarkowski escaped punishment for a strong tackle on Richarlison. With Goodison Park quiet, nobody could have foreseen the upcoming Everton blitz. Keane's excellent near-post header from Townsend's right-wing cross raised the volume, with Benitez then bringing on midfielder Andre Gomes for defender Ben Godfrey, a change he had planned to make even before the goal. Just seconds after the restart it was 3-1 as Doucoure, given a more attacking role thanks to the introduction of Gomes, picked out the on-running Gray through on goal, and he slotted under Pope for his third Everton goal from just three shots on target. A rampant Everton weren't done there and had two big chances to grab a fourth - Pope brilliantly clawed away Townsend's swerving effort, before Gomes curled just wide of the far post inside the box - and the hectic nature of the game continued before full-time as Tarkowski had a goal ruled out at the other end because of a Wood offside.

Newcastle United, 1–1, Leeds United, St. James' Park, Mike Dean, Steve Bruce, Marcelo Bielsa, Jamaal Lascelles, Liam Cooper, Evening, The Match was played between Newcastle Utd and Leeds United at St. James' Park at Evening and Mike Dean was the Match Referee. The Captain of Newcastle Utd was Jamaal Lascelles and the Manager of Newcastle Utd was Steve Bruce. The Captain of Leeds United was Liam Cooper and the Manager of Leeds United was Marcelo Bielsa. The match ended in a scoreline of 1–1., ['8th Minute Yellow Card by Matt Ritchie for Newcastle Utd', '39th Minute Yellow Card by Miguel Almirón for Newcastle Utd', '44th Minute Goal by Allan for Newcastle Utd', '44th Minute Assist by Joelinton for Newcastle Utd', '13th Minute Goal by Raphinha for Leeds United', '13th Minute Assist by Patrick Bamford for Leeds United', '57th Minute Yellow Card by Rodrigo — for Leeds United', '80th Minute Yellow Card by Junior Firpo for Leeds United'], Premier League, Friday,

Newcastle produced a spirited comeback to draw 1-1 against Leeds on Friday Night Football but that wasn't even enough to ease the pressure on beleaguered manager Steve Bruce. There were audible murmurs of discontent inside St James' Park when Raphinha's cross sailed into the Newcastle net to hand Leeds the advantage inside 13 minutes. The winless Magpies could well have crumbled but mounted an engrossing fightback, led by the talismanic Allan Saint-Maximin, who drilled in the equaliser on the stroke of half-time. Raphinha drifted in off the right flank and whipped a teasing in-swinging cross towards Rodrigo, who brilliantly shaped to shoot before dummying the cross and allowed it to drift past the returning Darlow in the Newcastle goal. Raphinha passed up an opportunity to double his and Leeds' tally soon after as the collective mood on Tyneside deteriorated in the face of Newcastle's laboured attempts to contain their rampant visitors. In a pulsating contest which swayed from one end to another at will, Leeds hit back with two chances before the half-hour mark, but Rodrigo and Kalvin Phillips missed the target by a matter of inches with shots from the edge of the box. In another thrilling passage of play, Darlow got down well to keep hold of Mateusz Klich's drive before Matt Ritchie saw his thunderous drive tipped onto the post by Meslier at the other end moments later. Just as it seemed Leeds had reached the break with their lead intact; Newcastle struck a minute before the interval as Saint-Maximin raced onto Joelinton's pass and weaved his way into the area where he smashed an unstoppable effort through bodies and past Meslier. Newcastle celebrations were very nearly short-lived when Raphinha and Junior Firpo missed glorious chances to restore the visitors' lead in first-half stoppage-time, but Bruce's men somehow survived. Saint-Maximin was front and centre of Newcastle's effort to find a winning goal but Meslier was on hand to tip his near-post drive around the post on the hour. Patrick Bamford squandered his best chance of the game with 18 minutes remaining when he shot tamely at Darlow and, when Meslier thwarted another late Saint-Maximin effort, time had run out for either side to find a winner.

Liverpool, 3–0, Crystal Palace, Anfield, Andy Madley, Jürgen Klopp, Patrick Vieira, Jordan Henderson, James McArthur, Afternoon, The Match was played between Liverpool and Crystal Palace at Anfield at Afternoon and Andy Madley was the Match Referee. The Captain of Liverpool was Jordan Henderson and the Manager of Liverpool was Jürgen Klopp. The Captain of Crystal Palace was James McArthur and the Manager of Crystal Palace was Patrick Vieira. The match ended in a scoreline of 3–0., ['40th Minute Yellow Card by Jordan Henderson for Liverpool', '75th Minute Yellow Card by Kostas Tsimikas for Liverpool', '78th Minute Goal by Mohamed for Liverpool', '78th Minute Assist by Virgil for Liverpool', '79th Minute Yellow Card by Mohamed Salah for Liverpool', '83rd Minute Yellow Card by Joel Ward for Crystal Palace'], Premier League, Saturday,

Both sides had come close to opening the scoring before Mane's opener in a topsy-turvy opening at Anfield. Alisson turned Wilfried Zaha's goalbound effort onto the post with less than two minutes gone, while Diogo Jota blazed over horrendously from four yards shortly before Mane's goal. Liverpool have found Crystal Palace tricky customers in the past - before their most recent four straight home wins at Anfield - and must have wondered if a return to form was on the cards as Alisson turned Zaha's lob onto the post inside the opening two minutes. Palace's tempo was soon matched by a Liverpool side that had scored 12 goals in their previous five matches this season, with Jota shooting over from a tight angle. He would wish that was his worst miss of the half, because, as the hosts took control towards the end of the opening period, the forward blazed well over from four yards out when left with the goal at his mercy after Vicente Guaita palmed Thiago's header straight at him. There was probably no one happier than Jota when Mane made amends two minutes before half-time to score his 100th Liverpool goal, making no mistake from a similar distance to bury the rebound from Salah's header. Liverpool had no finishing problems of their own as Riedewald allowed Salah a clear run from another corner to powerfully fire beyond Guaita from six yards. There was still time for a hat-trick of goals from corners, as Keita fired in the pick of the bunch with a spectacular 20-yard volley from a Guaita punch in the final minute of normal time. Not content with reaching his Premier League century last weekend, Salah was determined to add to his tally and made their opener with a fine move from which Mane scored on the rebound. His movement was also enough to escape the clutches of Riedewald for Liverpool's second in the closing stages to net a 101st goal in the league.

Norwich City, 1–3, Watford, Carrow Road, Robert Jones, Daniel Farke, Xisco, Grant Hanley, Tom Cleverley, Afternoon, The Match was played between Norwich City and Watford at Carrow Road at Afternoon and Robert Jones was the Match Referee. The Captain of Norwich City was Grant Hanley and the Manager of Norwich City was Daniel Farke. The Captain of Watford was Tom Cleverley and the Manager of Watford was Xisco. The match ended in a scoreline of 1–3., ['35th Minute Goal by Teemu for Norwich City', '35th Minute Assist by Mathias for Norwich City', '90+5th Minute Yellow Card by Brandon Williams for Norwich City', '17th Minute Goal by Emmanuel for Watford', '17th Minute Assist by Kiko for Watford', '37th Minute Yellow Card by Craig Cathcart for Watford', '63rd Minute Goal by Ismaila for Watford', '63rd Minute Assist by Joshua for Watford'], Premier League, Saturday,

Norwich have now lost each of their last 15 Premier League games under Daniel Farke, which is the longest losing run by any side in English top-flight history. Norwich began the contest well, but they were punished for leaving space down the flanks. Norwich responded brightly and grabbed an equaliser ten minutes before the break. Mathias Normann's dangerous through ball found Pukki, who peeled off the shoulder to slot home his first Premier League goal from open play since December 2019. With the game increasingly opening up as the half wore on, Pukki squandered a great chance to put Norwich ahead just before the break. He was teed up inside the area by a combative Josh Sargent, but the Finn fired his first-time effort over the bar. Norwich came out of the traps quickly after the break, but again were punished for leaving too much space in behind. In the 63rd minute, King cut the ball back for Sarr at the near post to slot into the net for his second Premier League goal this campaign. Ben Foster was forced into making two good saves to deny Kenny McLean and Milot Rashica with 15 minutes left to play, but Norwich failed to really threaten any further and Watford went on to extend their lead. Sarr tapped in a rebounded effort from Josh King, who was deemed onside after a VAR review, eight minutes from time to ensure Norwich would have to come to terms with yet another defeat.

Burnley, 0–1, Arsenal, Turf Moor, Anthony Taylor, Sean Dyche, Mikel Arteta, Ben Mee, Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang, Afternoon, The Match was played between Burnley and Arsenal at Turf Moor at Afternoon and Anthony Taylor was the Match Referee. The Captain of Burnley was Ben Mee and the Manager of Burnley was Sean Dyche. The Captain of Arsenal was Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang and the Manager of Arsenal was Mikel Arteta. The match ended in a scoreline of 0–1., ['19th Minute Yellow Card by Ashley Barnes for Burnley', '29th Minute Yellow Card by Ashley Westwood for Burnley', '90+2nd Minute Yellow Card by Nuno Tavares for Arsenal'], Premier League, Saturday,

Martin Odegaard's exquisite free-kick fired Arsenal to back-to-back Premier League wins as they edged out Burnley 1-0 at Turf Moor on Saturday. Burnley adopted route-one tactics in a bid to assert their physicality on Arsenal and almost found the breakthrough on nine minutes when Pope's long ball was collected in the area by Ashley Barnes, who volleyed onto the roof of the net. Barnes squandered the first clear-cut chance of the game shortly before the quarter-hour mark. Ashley Westwood's inch-perfect cross found the striker unmarked in the Arsenal area, but he didn't realise how much time he had and sent a rushed header wide of the target. After Bukayo Saka's dangerous driving run was halted by Westwood, Odegaard whipped a sumptuous free-kick over the Burnley wall and into the top corner of the net past the helpless Pope. Some alert defending from Ben White and Gabriel Magalhaes was needed to prevent Barnes from drawing Burnley level on 39 minutes, but Arsenal finished the half strong and should have doubled their lead when Emile Smith Rowe blazed over from Pepe's cutback on the stroke of half-time. Chris Wood headed his only chance of the game over, Dwight McNeil fired into the side-netting and Vydra glanced a cross wide as Arsenal held on to extend their unbeaten league run at Turf Moor to 10 games.

Aston Villa, 3–0, Everton, Villa Park, Craig Pawson, Dean Smith, Rafael Benítez, Tyrone Mings, Lucas Digne, Evening, The Match was played between Aston Villa and Everton at Villa Park at Evening and Craig Pawson was the Match Referee. The Captain of Aston Villa was Tyrone Mings and the Manager of Aston Villa was Dean Smith. The Captain of Everton was Lucas Digne and the Manager of Everton was Rafael Benítez. The match ended in a scoreline of 3–0., ['66th Minute Goal by Matty for Aston Villa', '66th Minute Assist by Douglas for Aston Villa', '69th Minute Own Goal by Lucas Digne for Aston Villa', '75th Minute Goal by Leon for Aston Villa', '75th Minute Assist by Danny for Aston Villa', '76th Minute Yellow Card by Leon Bailey for Aston Villa', '72nd Minute Yellow Card by Ben Godfrey for Everton'], Premier League, Saturday,

Leon Bailey's stunning second-half cameo inspired Aston Villa to a 3-0 victory as Rafael Benitez suffered his first defeat as Everton manager on Saturday Night Football. The result moves Villa up to 10th in the Premier League while Everton's first defeat leaves them in fifth place ahead of the weekend's remaining fixtures. Everton headed down the M6 for the 207th league meeting with Aston Villa - the most-played fixture in the English top flight - in a buoyant mood from an unbeaten start but with key absentees. It meant first league starts for Asmir Begovic and Salomon Rondon, while Emiliano Martinez was straight back in the Aston Villa goal having only returned from completing his quarantine in Croatia on Saturday morning. The visitors made a lively start as Ben Godfrey's low cross was taken in by Rondon but Axel Tuanzebe did just about enough to divert the striker's close-range shot wide of the post. From Andros Townsend's ensuing corner, Rondon flashed a header over. Villa looked to pin their opponents back and an inventive free-kick very nearly paid off. Cash changed the angle for Matt Targett to cross and when Mings laid off Ezri Konsa's header back across goal to Ings, his shot with the outside of his right boot curled a yard over. With former Birmingham winger Gray jeered throughout, Everton always looked dangerous on the counter-attack and Rondon was inches away from being found at the far post from the in-form winger's inviting cross. Both sides sought to wrestle the initiative upon the restart yet it wasn't until after Bailey replaced Targett on the hour-mark that the second period came alive. Gray has been reinvigorated under Benitez, and he very nearly made it four goals in as many games when he collected Townsend's pass and curled a low right-foot shot inches wide of Martinez's post. Digne's evening got worse as Bailey then took centre stage to play a crucial role in Villa's second from their next attack. It was from his wicked inswinging corner that the full-back could only glance his attempted clearance beyond the rooted Begovic. Everton's defence was at sixes and sevens as they looked a beaten side and their misery was compounded when Bailey was found in acres of space to run onto Ings' long ball forward to arrow home his first Villa goal. Like Raheem Sterling did when scoring for England against Hungary earlier this month, the winger dedicated his strike to Steffi Gregg, a Jamaican influencer who was the daughter of former race car driver Gary Gregg. It would complete a lively 21-minute cameo from Bailey, who hobbled off to be replaced by Ashley Young with his work done. Michael Keane headed a Digne free-kick wide of the post, but this was a rude awakening for Everton, their shortcomings exposed in the absence of key personnel.

West Ham United, 1–2, Manchester United, London Stadium, Martin Atkinson, David Moyes, Ole Gunnar Solskjær, Declan Rice, Harry Maguire, Afternoon, The Match was played between West Ham and Manchester Utd at London Stadium at Afternoon and Martin Atkinson was the Match Referee. The Captain of West Ham was Declan Rice and the Manager of West Ham was David Moyes. The Captain of Manchester Utd was Harry Maguire and the Manager of Manchester Utd was Ole Gunnar Solskjær. The match ended in a scoreline of 1–2., ['30th Minute Goal by Saïd for West Ham', '30th Minute Assist by Jarrod for West Ham', '89th Minute Goal by Jesse for Manchester Utd', '89th Minute Assist by Nemanja for Manchester Utd'], Premier League, Sunday,

Manchester United looked on course for victory when Lingard, who enjoyed a successful spell on loan in east London last season which the Hammers were ultimately unable to make permanent, came off the bench and curled a stunning solo goal into the top corner in the final minute of the game. That sparked a flurry of activity around the Manchester United goal, with Bowen forcing a De Gea into a save with his legs before Tomas Soucek blazed a follow-up attempt over the bar. The lead would last barely four minutes, however, with Ronaldo peeling away at the back post to reach Fernandes' in-swinging cross and then reacting fastest when his initial effort was saved to poke in the equaliser from a matter of inches. Manchester United and Ronaldo came close to doubling their tally on 42 minutes but Fabianski had other ideas, producing another superb low save to keep out the Portuguese's drive, before Nikola Vlasic blazed a shot over at the end of a pulsating first period. Ronaldo felt he should have had a penalty when he went down under Coufal's challenge in the area and when but referee Atkinson was unmoved. Club captain Noble was brought on with the sole purpose of taking the penalty but, with his first and only touch, he was denied by De Gea as Manchester United clung onto their victory in the most dramatic circumstances.

Brighton and Hove Albion, 2–1, Leicester City, The American Express Community Stadium, Stuart Attwell, Graham Potter, Brendan Rodgers, Lewis Dunk, Kasper Schmeichel, Afternoon, The Match was played between Brighton and Leicester City at The American Express Community Stadium at Afternoon and Stuart Attwell was the Match Referee. The Captain of Brighton was Lewis Dunk and the Manager of Brighton was Graham Potter. The Captain of Leicester City was Kasper Schmeichel and the Manager of Leicester City was Brendan Rodgers. The match ended in a scoreline of 2–1., ['20th Minute Yellow Card by Joël Veltman for Brighton', '35th Minute Yellow Card by Neal Maupay for Brighton', '50th Minute Goal by Danny for Brighton', '50th Minute Assist by Leandro for Brighton', '90+4th Minute Yellow Card by Robert Sánchez for Brighton', '44th Minute Yellow Card by Wilfred Ndidi for Leicester City', '61st Minute Goal by Jamie for Leicester City', '61st Minute Assist by Youri for Leicester City'], Premier League, Sunday,

Ademola Lookman was denied after a VAR check in the 67th minute, with Harvey Barnes ruled offside, and Barnes was dubiously deemed culpable of another infringement when Wilfred Ndidi nodded past Robert Sanchez with just five minutes remaining. After generous applause in tribute to the late Jimmy Greaves, the teams set a brisk tempo on a slick surface, Youri Tielemans shooting just wide after a neat one-touch move involving Barnes and Vardy. The impressive Marc Cucurella teed up Maupay after a nutmeg and slide-rule pass, before a scooped cross found its way to Adam Lallana, who crafted a yard with a dummy but shot well over the bar. Lookman was involved in the build-up with a smart back-flick as Leicester hit back stylishly, Vardy meeting Tielemans' fine clipped cross from close range for his 150th Foxes goal. Momentum looked firmly with Leicester but though the visitors appeared to have secured an equaliser when Lookman scuffed into the back of the net, it was ruled out after the VAR again upheld the onfield decision of an offside flag, with Barnes judged to be in Sanchez's line of sight. Caglar Soyuncu headed wide inside the box with just over 10 minutes remaining as Leicester kept the pressure on in search of a leveller, while Barnes saw his shot deflected onto the bar.

Tottenham Hotspur, 0–3, Chelsea, Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, Paul Tierney, Nuno Espírito Santo, Thomas Tuchel, Hugo Lloris, César Azpilicueta, Afternoon, The Match was played between Tottenham and Chelsea at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium at Afternoon and Paul Tierney was the Match Referee. The Captain of Tottenham was Hugo Lloris and the Manager of Tottenham was Nuno Espírito Santo. The Captain of Chelsea was César Azpilicueta and the Manager of Chelsea was Thomas Tuchel. The match ended in a scoreline of 0–3., ['49th Minute Goal by Thiago for Chelsea', '49th Minute Assist by Marcos for Chelsea', "57th Minute Goal by N'Golo for Chelsea", '57th Minute Assist by Mateo for Chelsea', '80th Minute Yellow Card by Timo Werner for Chelsea', '90+2nd Minute Goal by Antonio for Chelsea', '90+2nd Minute Assist by Timo for Chelsea'], Premier League, Sunday,

Following an even first half in north London, the visitors took charge of the game when Silva headed Marcos Alonso's corner beyond Spurs goalkeeper Hugo Lloris shortly after the break. Spurs had been bolstered by the return of Heung-Min Son as well as Cristian Romero and Giovani Lo Celso but they had no answer to Chelsea's second-half performance and fell further behind when Rudiger dispatched Timo Werner's cut-back in stoppage time. It started at a frenetic pace, with both sides pressing high up the pitch and attacking at speed. Son, back in the Spurs team for the first time since the international break, looked particularly dangerous but the first real chance fell to Chelsea's Kai Havertz. Spurs were swiftly back on the attack but almost got caught out on the break a few minutes later when Mason Mount charged forward and exchanged passes with Romelu Lukaku inside the Spurs box. Like Havertz, though, the Chelsea man sliced his shot. Spurs looked like they might open the scoring not long after that when Sergio Reguilon ran in behind the Chelsea defence from Son's pass, but his low cross aimed towards Lo Celso was cut out by Rudiger. It all changed, though, with Kante's introduction for Mount for his first appearance since the end of last month. Spurs could not get to grips with Chelsea's formation change as Tuchel sought to gain control of the midfield. Silva's goal, headed home from close to the penalty spot, came either side of two excellent opportunities for Alonso, the first of which saw his vicious volley pushed over the bar by Lloris, the second of which was hacked off the line by Dier. It was only thanks to Lloris's sharp reflexes, though, that Chelsea's lead was not already bigger before Rudiger added their third in the final few minutes of the game. Before that, the Frenchman parried another header from Silva and also made excellent stops from Werner and Kovacic as Chelsea poured forward.

Manchester United, 0–1, Aston Villa, Old Trafford, Mike Dean, Ole Gunnar Solskjær, Dean Smith, Harry Maguire, Tyrone Mings, Afternoon, The Match was played between Manchester Utd and Aston Villa at Old Trafford at Afternoon and Mike Dean was the Match Referee. The Captain of Manchester Utd was Harry Maguire and the Manager of Manchester Utd was Ole Gunnar Solskjær. The Captain of Aston Villa was Tyrone Mings and the Manager of Aston Villa was Dean Smith. The match ended in a scoreline of 0–1., ['29th Minute Yellow Card by Luke Shaw for Manchester Utd', '77th Minute Yellow Card by Fred — for Manchester Utd', '90+3rd Minute Yellow Card by Bruno Fernandes for Manchester Utd', '66th Minute Yellow Card by John McGinn for Aston Villa', '88th Minute Goal by Kortney for Aston Villa', '88th Minute Assist by Douglas for Aston Villa', '90th Minute Yellow Card by Matty Cash for Aston Villa'], Premier League, Saturday,

Bruno Fernandes missed a stoppage-time penalty as Aston Villa prevented Manchester United moving top of the Premier League with a deserved 1-0 victory at Old Trafford. Just when it seemed a catalogue of missed gilt-edged chances would cost Villa a first win at Old Trafford since 2009, defender Kortney Hause broke the deadlock two minutes from time with a brilliant near-post header past a helpless David de Gea, who Ole Gunnar Solskjaer claimed was impeded by offside striker Ollie Watkins. Villa climb to eighth after securing back-to-back wins for the first time this term. Solskjaer demanded a fast start from his players and Manchester United very nearly delivered just that as Fernandes volleyed wide from Shaw's cutback inside the opening two minutes. John McGinn's last-gasp block prevented a long-range Mason Greenwood shot from finding the target and Emiliano Martinez watched Ronaldo's first attempt drift wide in a dominant opening quarter of an hour from Manchester United. It took Villa 16 minutes to register their first attempt but when it came, it should have delivered the opening goal. McGinn's side-rule pass released Matty Cash in behind Shaw and his teasing ball across the face of goal fell for Targett, who, with the goal at his mercy, ballooned over the bar from six yards. Maguire's heavy pass back left De Gea with little option but to divert the ball straight to Ollie Watkins, who had Villa's second opening, but the Spaniard atoned by making a crucial save with his legs. United's challenge got a little greater when Shaw was forced off injured 11 minutes before half-time. Diogo Dalot came on in his place but the hosts' defensive issues continued, with Ezri Konsa sending a free header over the bar on 39 minutes from close range. Martinez was called into action at the other end before the half was up, producing a superb reflex to hook Maguire's bullet header off the goal line, though the Villa goalkeeper was a bystander as Paul Pogba's header drifted inches wide of the target soon after. United failed to get going after the interval as Villa's dominance increased but the breakthrough goal continued to elude them, with De Gea brilliantly denying Watkins' fierce drive before an untimely slip from young Jacob Ramsey saw the visitors' best second-half opening slip away. Solskjaer introduced Cavani for the final eight minutes as United mounted a late assault on the victory, with Fernandes' near-post header drawing Martinez into action.

Chelsea, 0–1, Manchester City, Stamford Bridge, Michael Oliver, Thomas Tuchel, Pep Guardiola, César Azpilicueta, Rúben Dias, Afternoon, The Match was played between Chelsea and Manchester City at Stamford Bridge at Afternoon and Michael Oliver was the Match Referee. The Captain of Chelsea was César Azpilicueta and the Manager of Chelsea was Thomas Tuchel. The Captain of Manchester City was Rúben Dias and the Manager of Manchester City was Pep Guardiola. The match ended in a scoreline of 0–1., ['77th Minute Yellow Card by Marcos Alonso for Chelsea', '78th Minute Yellow Card by Andreas Christensen for Chelsea', '84th Minute Yellow Card by Antonio Rüdiger for Chelsea', '53rd Minute Goal by Gabriel for Manchester City', '53rd Minute Assist by João for Manchester City', '65th Minute Yellow Card by Aymeric Laporte for Manchester City', '90+6th Minute Yellow Card by Rúben Dias for Manchester City'], Premier League, Saturday,

Gabriel Jesus struck a potentially significant blow in the Premier League title race for Manchester City, as his goal helped them defeat their Champions League final conquerors Chelsea 1-0 at Stamford Bridge. It was the first goal Chelsea had conceded from open play in the league this season and it transformed the contest into a furious end-to-end battle. Jack Grealish had a shot tipped around the post and Jesus was denied a second by Thiago Silva's goal-line clearance, before Romelu Lukaku's tap-in was ruled out for offside, Mateo Kovacic's shot was deflected wide, and Grealish was kept out again by Edouard Mendy. And the importance of the fixture was plain to see in the intensity of the opening stages. Chelsea skipper Cesar Azpilicueta was forced to head over his own bar during that period but City struggled to find a way through and it was Tuchel's side who carved out the first chances, with Lukaku unable to turn in Timo Werner's cross after a counter-attack before the German had a shot deflected behind for a corner. City soon resumed control of the ball, though, pinning Chelsea back, and the hosts' task was made harder just before the half-hour when Reece James - who had been locked in a battle with Grealish - was forced off injured from an earlier collision with his England team-mate. Thiago Silva came on, with Azpilicueta taking James' place at right wing-back. Tuchel had made key half-time changes in each of Chelsea's three previous Premier League games but there was no change at the break this time and there was no change to the flow of the match, with Grealish shooting wide of the far post three minutes after the restart. Then finally City made the breakthrough. Joao Cancelo's initial effort was blocked into Jesus' path in the box and the Brazilian swivelled and fired a bobbling shot into the bottom corner. With Chelsea forced to take more risks, the game opened up. Grealish forced Mendy into a sharp stop and Thiago Silva had to clear a Jesus effort off the line before Kai Havertz - Chelsea's Champions League final hero who had been sent on in search of an equaliser - teed up Lukaku to finish as an offside flag was raised. Kovacic was next to go close for the hosts, seeing his shot deflected wide, before Aymeric Laporte slid in to send an effort from a corner just off target at the back post and Grealish's one-on-one chance was snuffed out by Mendy. In the final moments Ederson caught Havertz with a painful punch as he tried to clear a loose ball but, when play resumed, City - who have still conceded just one goal in the league this term - saw out the win.

Leicester City, 2–2, Burnley, King Power Stadium, Chris Kavanagh, Brendan Rodgers, Sean Dyche, Kasper Schmeichel, Ben Mee, Afternoon, The Match was played between Leicester City and Burnley at King Power Stadium at Afternoon and Chris Kavanagh was the Match Referee. The Captain of Leicester City was Kasper Schmeichel and the Manager of Leicester City was Brendan Rodgers. The Captain of Burnley was Ben Mee and the Manager of Burnley was Sean Dyche. The match ended in a scoreline of 2–2., ['5th Minute Yellow Card by Jannik Vestergaard for Leicester City', '37th Minute Goal by Jamie for Leicester City', '37th Minute Assist by Youri for Leicester City', '77th Minute Yellow Card by Harvey Barnes for Leicester City', '85th Minute Goal by Jamie for Leicester City', '85th Minute Assist by Kelechi for Leicester City', '12th Minute Yellow Card by Jamie Vardy for Burnley', '12th Minute Own Goal by Jamie Vardy for Burnley', '40th Minute Goal by Maxwel for Burnley', '40th Minute Assist by Matěj for Burnley', '45+2nd Minute Yellow Card by Maxwel Cornet for Burnley', '60th Minute Yellow Card by Ashley Westwood for Burnley', '68th Minute Yellow Card by Jóhann Berg for Burnley', '90+2nd Minute Yellow Card by James Tarkowski for Burnley'], Premier League, Saturday,

Jamie Vardy scored twice to atone for his own goal and salvage a 2-2 draw against Burnley at the King Power Stadium. Vardy flicked a header into his own net from an inswinging Ashley Westwood corner, but made amends at the other end, firing Youri Tielemans' through ball past Nick Pope from the edge of the box. With five minutes left, Vardy rounded Nick Pope and slid the ball in to an empty net. Former Leicester striker Chris Wood thought he had the final say, heading in with almost the last touch of the game - but VAR disallowed it for a tight but correct offside. Both sides started well, with every player brought in for this match making a quick impact. Leicester's Ademola Lookman, in for the dropped James Maddison, fizzed a low cross to Harvey Barnes, but with his shot goalbound, Matt Lowton made a superb sliding block. Around 10 minutes in, Ivory Coast international Cornet played a cute one-two with Westwood, winning a corner. Westwood sent in a wicked inswinger and Vardy, feeling he had to get something on it, could only flick his near-post header past helpless team-mate Kasper Schmeichel. After another fantastic block from Lowton prevented Vardy equalising from Ricardo Pereira's cross, he cancelled out his own goal, running onto a slide-rule Tielemans pass and angling the ball back across Pope after referee Chris Kavanagh played a clever advantage. Just three minutes later the visitors had the lead again. Vydra held off giant Foxes centre-half Vestergaard and stood up a curling cross to the back post. Cornet swung with his weaker right foot and made a sweet connection, thumping it past Schmeichel. The pair clashed at the end of the half, with the 24-year-old booked for wasting time, coming back on to the pitch to be treated by the physios as Leicester looked to play on, drawing a furious, finger-jabbing reaction from the Foxes captain. As time ticked away, with the visitors determined to prolong every pause in play, it appeared Leicester would dominate but not find the breakthrough. The razor-sharp Vardy put paid to that. ● Jamie Vardy scored his first own goal for Leicester in his 360th appearance for the club in all competitions, with the striker the first player ever to both score at both ends for the Foxes in the Premier League. Seemingly ageless, he has the boundless energy and acceleration of a man ten years younger. Meanwhile, Burnley host bottom side Norwich at Turf Moor on Saturday.

Leeds United, 1–2, West Ham United, Elland Road, Kevin Friend, Marcelo Bielsa, David Moyes, Liam Cooper, Declan Rice, Afternoon, The Match was played between Leeds United and West Ham at Elland Road at Afternoon and Kevin Friend was the Match Referee. The Captain of Leeds United was Liam Cooper and the Manager of Leeds United was Marcelo Bielsa. The Captain of West Ham was Declan Rice and the Manager of West Ham was David Moyes. The match ended in a scoreline of 1–2., ['19th Minute Goal by Raphinha for Leeds United', '19th Minute Assist by Mateusz Klich for Leeds United', '20th Minute Yellow Card by Raphinha — for Leeds United', '70th Minute Yellow Card by Illan Meslier for Leeds United', '81st Minute Yellow Card by Tyler Roberts for Leeds United', '28th Minute Yellow Card by Pablo Fornals for West Ham', '55th Minute Yellow Card by Michail Antonio for West Ham', '67th Minute Yellow Card by Junior Firpo for West Ham', '67th Minute Own Goal by Junior Firpo for West Ham', '90th Minute Goal by Michail for West Ham', '90th Minute Assist by Declan for West Ham'], Premier League, Saturday,

On his return from suspension, Antonio slotted home having been released by Declan Rice to keep Leeds without a victory this season after six games. The first half was gloriously indisciplined as both sides created several chances, the first falling to Antonio, denied by a good Meslier block from an angle. Meslier then tipped wide Said Benrahma's stroked effort, and as Leeds looked to play on the break, Stuart Dallas then produced an excellent stop from Lukasz Fabianski, touching over his long-range effort. They should have levelled in injury time as Antonio played Pablo Fornals through on goal; his first and second touches were good, but the third took the ball slightly away from him, and Meslier did well to block his shot low down. Fornals almost had too much time to think. Meslier was a busy man all afternoon, tipping away Soucek's header from a corner, before moments later Klich passed the ball inches wide in space in the box from a Raphinha cut back at the other end. Leeds' unapologetically risky style of play was evident again over a 90 minutes in which they both dominated and left gigantic gaps in the final third, none more so than in the final stages of a contest they perhaps should have shut out.

Watford, 1–1, Newcastle United, Vicarage Road Stadium, Jarred Gillett, Xisco, Steve Bruce, Tom Cleverley, Federico Fernández, Afternoon, The Match was played between Watford and Newcastle Utd at Vicarage Road Stadium at Afternoon and Jarred Gillett was the Match Referee. The Captain of Watford was Tom Cleverley and the Manager of Watford was Xisco. The Captain of Newcastle Utd was Federico Fernández and the Manager of Newcastle Utd was Steve Bruce. The match ended in a scoreline of 1–1., ['17th Minute Yellow Card by Emmanuel Dennis for Watford', '40th Minute Yellow Card by William Troost-Ekong for Watford', '56th Minute Yellow Card by Danny Rose for Watford', '69th Minute Yellow Card by Craig Cathcart for Watford', '72nd Minute Goal by Ismaila for Watford', '72nd Minute Assist by Joshua for Watford', '18th Minute Yellow Card by Javier Manquillo for Newcastle Utd', '23rd Minute Goal by Sean for Newcastle Utd', '23rd Minute Assist by Allan for Newcastle Utd', '30th Minute Yellow Card by Matt Ritchie for Newcastle Utd', '90+1st Minute Yellow Card by Karl Darlow for Newcastle Utd'], Premier League, Saturday,

Newcastle remain without a win this season after a breathless 1-1 draw with Watford, who had a 89th-minute goal ruled out by VAR. Newcastle went onto register 20 shots on goal but could not put Watford away as the Hornets stayed in the game. The equaliser came with 18 minutes to play when Ismalia Sarr turned home at the back post following Josh King's flick-on from a corner. Vicarage Road then erupted with one minute to go when King fired home from close range but referee Jarred Gillett - the first overseas official to referee a Premier League game - was instructed to disallow the goal by VAR for offside. Watford, traditionally, have a very strong record over Newcastle with the Toon failing to win at Vicarage Road in their last 10 visits. They were almost behind inside two minutes as Karl Darlow was called into action when Watford broke down the right, with King playing in Emmanuel Dennis - who took a shot from a tight angle but saw it blocked by the 'keeper. That early chance set the tone for a full-throttle game with Gillett awarding seven yellow cards on his maiden Premier League game in charge. Newcastle rode Watford's early pressure and settled nicely into the game. With 24 minutes gone, they were in front. The ball was played to Longstaff from Allan Saint-Maximin, before he curled a shot from 20 yards into the top left-hand corner, past Foster's outstretched hands. Not one the experienced goalkeeper will want to see again. Just before the break, Newcastle had an ideal opportunity to double their advantage as Saint-Maximin was played through in a one-on-one with the goalkeeper, he tried to round Foster but the defence were able to get back, and although he found Longstaff, the goalscorer fired over the bar with the goal gaping. Newcastle seemed firmly in control of the game, despite the negativity towards their manager from the stands. Foster was forced into a double save on 65 minutes, first to deny Miguel Almiron from range, and then from Joelinton's follow-up. The chances kept coming as Joe Willock was denied after he was played in by Saint-Maximin. A corner was flicked on by King to the back post, where Sarr was unmarked and able to head the ball past Darlow. Watford's smash-and-grab victory looked to have been completed on 87 minutes when King put the ball in the back of the net after Moussa Sissoko's parried shot found the Hornets number seven, but VAR ruled the goal out for offside. Play for free, entries by 3pm.

Everton, 2–0, Norwich City, Goodison Park, David Coote, Rafael Benítez, Daniel Farke, Lucas Digne, Grant Hanley, Afternoon, The Match was played between Everton and Norwich City at Goodison Park at Afternoon and David Coote was the Match Referee. The Captain of Everton was Lucas Digne and the Manager of Everton was Rafael Benítez. The Captain of Norwich City was Grant Hanley and the Manager of Norwich City was Daniel Farke. The match ended in a scoreline of 2–0., ['56th Minute Yellow Card by Lucas Digne for Everton', '77th Minute Goal by Abdoulaye for Everton', '77th Minute Assist by Demarai for Everton', '90+2nd Minute Yellow Card by Anthony Gordon for Everton', '54th Minute Yellow Card by Ozan Kabak for Norwich City', '80th Minute Yellow Card by Pierre Lees-Melou for Norwich City', '84th Minute Yellow Card by Brandon Williams for Norwich City'], Premier League, Saturday,

Rafa Benitez's side went into the game with Jordan Pickford back in goal, although they were still missing forwards Richarlison and Dominic Calvert-Lewin, as well as captain Seamus Coleman. The game began quietly, but Everton mustered some efforts around the 20 minute mark. After some lovely play on the left, Alex Iwobi burst into the box, but his shot went straight at Krul. Townsend then tried his luck after a pacey passage of play, but again it was held by the Norwich goalkeeper. Despite appearing to be a rather obvious penalty, VAR official Lee Mason took his time with the replays and Coote checked the pitchside monitor before awarding the spot kick. Krul tried a few mind games with Everton penalty taker Townsend but they had little effect - as the goalkeeper leapt to his left, Townsend lashed the ball down the middle to put Everton ahead. Norwich's best spell came on the stroke of half-time. Normann fired a shot from range, forcing a smart save from Jordan Pickford in his first real involvement of the game. Seven minutes into the second half, it was the same story, as the England goalkeeper tipped Normann's fierce drive over the crossbar. Kenny McLean whipped in an inviting free kick, but the defender could not connect as the ball flashed wide. Ben Godfrey - lining up against his former side - could have made it three late on. Michael Keane nodded a corner on, with the right-back the furthest forward. He tried to flick the ball past Krul but, at close range, the goalkeeper managed to smother it.

Brentford, 3–3, Liverpool, Brentford Community Stadium, Stuart Attwell, Thomas Frank, Jürgen Klopp, Pontus Jansson, Jordan Henderson, Evening, The Match was played between Brentford and Liverpool at Brentford Community Stadium at Evening and Stuart Attwell was the Match Referee. The Captain of Brentford was Pontus Jansson and the Manager of Brentford was Thomas Frank. The Captain of Liverpool was Jordan Henderson and the Manager of Liverpool was Jürgen Klopp. The match ended in a scoreline of 3–3., ['27th Minute Goal by Ethan for Brentford', '27th Minute Assist by Ivan for Brentford', '44th Minute Yellow Card by Frank Onyeka for Brentford', '31st Minute Goal by Diogo for Liverpool', '31st Minute Assist by Jordan for Liverpool', '54th Minute Goal by Mohamed for Liverpool', '54th Minute Assist by Fabinho for Liverpool', '67th Minute Goal by Curtis for Liverpool', '67th Minute Assist by Andrew for Liverpool', '70th Minute Yellow Card by Andrew Robertson for Liverpool'], Premier League, Saturday,

David Raya pulled off a wonder save to deny the forward again before half-time, but was beaten by a silky Mohamed Salah finish nine minutes after, only after a VAR check had overturned the assistant referee's initial decision to deny the goal for offside. By then, Salah had already seen a shot of his own come inches from opening the scoring before Ajer's last-ditch clearance rescued the hosts. The Bees' determination to play on the front foot left a defensively shaky Liverpool concerned, and forged the breakthrough 26 minutes in. A perfectly executed training-ground move from a free-kick gave Canos space on the right to cross low, and from Ivan Toney's flick, Pinnock stole in at the far post to stun the league leaders. In an end-to-end first half, the speed of Liverpool's equaliser five minutes later came as no surprise. Jordan Henderson's back-post cross was excellent but should still have been won by Ajer, who instead lost out to allow 5ft 10ins Jota to power a header into the bottom corner. Raya produced a miraculous save to deny him a second before half-time when Jones hit the post from distance and Jota expecting to slot into an empty net, pulled himself up off the ground to palm the shot away. Nine minutes into the second half he was beaten by a wonderfully nonchalant finish by Salah, who was initially denied his 100th top-flight Liverpool goal before a VAR intervention showed he was onside and put him into club record books as the fastest player to achieve the feat for the Reds. The Bees' defence, largely steadfast since promotion, was cut apart for that goal and Liverpool's normally watertight backline was similarly out of sorts as Janelt nodded in an equaliser nine minutes later, once Pontus Jansson had been given time to fire against the bar from Canos' cross. There was no time for either side to stop and catch their breath. In an instant, Jones fired in the third goal of the second period, beating Raya with a long-range effort courtesy of a cruel deflection off Ajer's boot. Salah missed a glorious chance to extend the lead, lifting a shot onto the roof of the net when one-on-one with Raya and Liverpool never looked comfortable seeing the game out with more than 20 minutes to go. Sure enough, eight minutes from time, they were caught out again by a cross from the right, which fell for Wissa to dink over Alisson and spark pandemonium in the stands. Brentford's German midfielder does not score many, but had a hand in the Bees' opener before netting one for himself to level at 2-2 in an excellent personal performance.

Arsenal, 3–1, Tottenham Hotspur, Emirates Stadium, Craig Pawson, Mikel Arteta, Nuno Espírito Santo, Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang, Hugo Lloris, Afternoon, The Match was played between Arsenal and Tottenham at Emirates Stadium at Afternoon and Craig Pawson was the Match Referee. The Captain of Arsenal was Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang and the Manager of Arsenal was Mikel Arteta. The Captain of Tottenham was Hugo Lloris and the Manager of Tottenham was Nuno Espírito Santo. The match ended in a scoreline of 3–1., ['12th Minute Goal by Emile for Arsenal', '12th Minute Assist by Rowe for Arsenal', '27th Minute Goal by Pierre-Emerick for Arsenal', '27th Minute Assist by Emile for Arsenal', '88th Minute Yellow Card by Martin Ødegaard for Arsenal', '90+1st Minute Yellow Card by Albert Sambi for Arsenal', '67th Minute Yellow Card by Oliver Skipp for Tottenham', '79th Minute Goal by Son for Tottenham', '79th Minute Assist by Sergio for Tottenham'], Premier League, Sunday,

Spurs have not won at the Emirates in the league since 2010, and this contest was over within 34 minutes as Saka turned past Hugo Lloris from close range after Harry Kane had tried and failed to dispossess him in the box. The tables have turned on both sides' seasons - Arsenal have won their last three having lost their first three, while Spurs have the same record in reverse, conceding three goals in each of their last three Premier League games. They're 11th, with Arsenal now ahead in 10th. It showed in the first half. In a sensational counter, Aubameyang flicked Kieran Tierney's pass out wide to Smith Rowe on the left, and he returned the favour, squaring for Aubameyang to turn into the bottom left corner from 12 yards. Arsenal were running riot and had a third seven minutes later as Saka was released on the right channel; Kane tried to recover the ball, sliding in on his England team-mate, but after inadvertently diverting the ball back to Saka, the youngster slotted into the far corner from close range. It said it all that 221-goal Kane, also the top scorer in this fixture, was back in his own penalty area desperately trying to defend, while registering just one touch in the Arsenal area in the first 45, a free header wide just before the break from a corner. After the hour mark, Kane did sting the hands of Ramsdale from distance, and then missed a huge chance to pull one back, latching onto Eric Dier's long ball but lifting over the on-rushing Ramsdale, the only man in his way. There was impetus in Spurs' play, but it came too late. Son pulled one back with 11 minutes remaining, finding the net from Sergio Reguilon's cross as Ramsdale got a hand to it, but couldn't keep it out. The Emirates was bouncing at full-time, the best atmosphere at this ground under Mikel Arteta's tutelage, but for Spurs it was a humbling afternoon in which they were second best in every area, with Nuno the first Spurs boss to lose as many as four times in his opening 10 fixtures since Glen Hoddle back in 2001. Play for free, entries by 3pm.

Crystal Palace, 1–1, Brighton and Hove Albion, Selhurst Park, Andre Marriner, Patrick Vieira, Graham Potter, Luka Milivojević, Lewis Dunk, Evening, The Match was played between Crystal Palace and Brighton at Selhurst Park at Evening and Andre Marriner was the Match Referee. The Captain of Crystal Palace was Luka Milivojević and the Manager of Crystal Palace was Patrick Vieira. The Captain of Brighton was Lewis Dunk and the Manager of Brighton was Graham Potter. The match ended in a scoreline of 1–1., ['45+2nd Minute Yellow Card by Wilfried Zaha for Crystal Palace', '84th Minute Yellow Card by Conor Gallagher for Crystal Palace', '90+7th Minute Yellow Card by James McArthur for Crystal Palace', '28th Minute Yellow Card by Adam Lallana for Brighton', '77th Minute Yellow Card by Marc Cucurella for Brighton', '81st Minute Yellow Card by Leandro Trossard for Brighton', '90+5th Minute Goal by Neal for Brighton', '90+5th Minute Assist by Joël for Brighton', '90+7th Minute Yellow Card by Robert Sánchez for Brighton'], Premier League, Monday,

It was Palace who played with the required punch and aggression, summed up by Conor Gallagher's determined burst that won the penalty after a lazy challenge from Leandro Trossard. Zaha - on his 400th Palace appearance - converted from 12 yards, netting his eighth goal against the Seagulls. From that base, Palace started brightly roared on by their home support, relishing the derby nature of the game from the stands. Despite their attractive patterns in midfield, Palace were unable to seriously test Sanchez with only a powerful drive from Odsonne Edouard calling him into action on 20 minutes. The game looked set to go in level at the break but Palace found a way through just before the whistle. Joel Ward thumped into a tackle with Welbeck and sent Palace on their way into the final third. From there, Conor Gallagher made a burst into the box and was deemed to be impeded by Leandro Trossard in a shoulder-to-shoulder challenge. Up stepped Zaha and he made no mistake, finding the corner before rushing off to celebrate in front of the away end. Palace may have thought the game was won as Guehi switched off from a long ball over the top from Joel Veltman and Maupay was the quickest to react. He stayed cool under pressure and skilfully lobbed an exquisite finish over Guaita to leave most of Selhurst Park crestfallen. Tenacious, industrious, full-blooded - this was everything you wanted from a player in the derby atmosphere. He really is an all-round player who looks to be improving with every Premier League minute he plays. No Palace player won as many tackles as him over the 90 minutes and it was his charge into the box that created what should have been the match-winning moment for the south Londoners.

Manchester United, 1–1, Everton, Old Trafford, Michael Oliver, Ole Gunnar Solskjær, Rafael Benítez, Bruno Fernandes, Lucas Digne, Afternoon, The Match was played between Manchester Utd and Everton at Old Trafford at Afternoon and Michael Oliver was the Match Referee. The Captain of Manchester Utd was Bruno Fernandes and the Manager of Manchester Utd was Ole Gunnar Solskjær. The Captain of Everton was Lucas Digne and the Manager of Everton was Rafael Benítez. The match ended in a scoreline of 1–1., ['34th Minute Yellow Card by Mason Greenwood for Manchester Utd', '43rd Minute Goal by Anthony for Manchester Utd', '43rd Minute Assist by Bruno for Manchester Utd', '65th Minute Goal by Andros for Everton', '65th Minute Assist by Abdoulaye for Everton', '76th Minute Yellow Card by Abdoulaye Doucouré for Everton'], Premier League, Saturday,

Andros Townsend cheekily channelled Cristiano Ronaldo as Everton hit back at an expectant Old Trafford to earn a 1-1 draw with Manchester United and maintain the scrutiny on Ole Gunnar Solskjaer. This time there were no shirt-peeling late heroics from the milestone man but instead, drama at the other end as Yerry Mina tapped in five minutes from time to seal what looked like a wild away win until a VAR check confirmed him offside. Though the hosts missed to go top of the table for a few hours at least, the wider context was lingering questions, enduring frailties and just two wins in six with a formidable run of fixtures on the horizon. Paul Pogba and Jadon Sancho were also given watching briefs but a selection surprise gave way to a brisk home start with Fernandes the familiar conductor. Martial headed an Aaron Wan-Bissaka cross wide, the forward stretching under pressure from Townsend, and Edinson Cavani went closer in the air, flicking Fred's delivery goalwards but not finding the sort of power or placement to really trouble Jordan Pickford. United were so dominant early on that Salomon Rondon's first touch was a sudden shot at goal, the forward denied by a Victor Lindelof block, but Everton belatedly got a foothold and a series of home blocks and half-clearances left angst in the air, David de Gea called upon to deny the rejuvenated Demarai Gray with a strong hand and Solskjaer's side looking vulnerable again. A melee sparked by Scott McTominay's meaty challenge on the lively Anthony Gordon only added to the edge but Martial made a timely home breakthrough moments before the break, cutting in from the left and opening up after Greenwood had broken lines and Fernandes crafted a yard with a stellar controlling touch. It appeared the antidote to Everton sting after the interval, United retaining momentum and soon buoyed by a double change as Sancho was finally unleashed, Ronaldo reached another milestone and Ole, so the Stretford End said, was at the wheel again. The visitors were retreating as Sancho dizzied with stepovers but from a home corner, they were level just before the hour mark after a stunning break. Gray bullied Fred at the touchline and as Abdoulaye Doucoure broke with Lindelof and Luke Shaw scrambling, Townsend was free to drill low past De Gea and relish the moment. A nervy-looking Solskjaer turned next to Pogba as Ronaldo sought to provide more inspiration but his one moment came to nothing, a left-footed shot that flashed well wide, and he would soon head swiftly down the tunnel. Everton looked to have compounded United woe when Mina tapped in a Tom Davies pass as United's defenders followed ball rather than man again but the goal was ruled out in a narrow offside call, Davies picking the wrong option. Solskjaer's side were scarcely reprieved as they stumble into the international break and Everton, a coherent unit under their wily tactician, were worthy of reward. Solskjaer defended his decision to leave Ronaldo on the bench, insisting a need to manage workloads. It's been a rather unconvincing four home games in 11 days for Manchester United. . . Play for free, entries by 3pm.

Burnley, 0–0, Norwich City, Turf Moor, Kevin Friend, Sean Dyche, Daniel Farke, James Tarkowski, Grant Hanley, Afternoon, The Match was played between Burnley and Norwich City at Turf Moor at Afternoon and Kevin Friend was the Match Referee. The Captain of Burnley was James Tarkowski and the Manager of Burnley was Sean Dyche. The Captain of Norwich City was Grant Hanley and the Manager of Norwich City was Daniel Farke. The match ended in a scoreline of 0–0., ['11th Minute Yellow Card by James Tarkowski for Burnley', '24th Minute Yellow Card by Chris Wood for Burnley', '25th Minute Yellow Card by Matthew Lowton for Burnley', '33rd Minute Yellow Card by Josh Brownhill for Burnley', '49th Minute Yellow Card by Jay Rodriguez for Burnley', '27th Minute Yellow Card by Mathias Normann for Norwich City', '74th Minute Yellow Card by Max Aarons for Norwich City'], Premier League, Saturday,

There were also two challenges from Grant Hanley on the Czech cleared by referee Kevin Friend and then VAR, while the officials rightly turned down a handball call against Norwich's Dimitrios Giannoulis just before the break and correctly ignored Charlie Taylor's tumble in the box in the second half. There were half-chances for both sides after the break, with Jay Rodriguez and Dwight McNeil failing to capitalise for the hosts, while Mathias Normann clipped the bar with a cross-shot and tested Nick Pope with a free-kick. But ultimately, the game was further evidence of why both of these sides have failed to land a win in the Premier League so far this season, with Norwich bottom of the table and Burnley now 18th. There were almost as many penalty appeals, too, with Krul escaping punishment for a punch from a free-kick which saw him clatter Vydra moments after connecting with the ball on 15 minutes. Soon after, Vydra went down again in the box, this time from a shove in the back from Hanley which was judged not to have been a foul by referee Friend. The Burnley striker then saw a hat-trick of appeals waved away on the half-hour mark when he was tripped by Hanley as he ran onto a long ball, although that incident appeared to happen just outside the area. Both keepers were forced into sharp stops at the start of the second half, with Krul pushing away a long-range effort from McNeil before Pope saved a Normann free-kick from the edge of the area, following a remarkable end-to-end dribble from Norwich centre-back Ozan Kabak. Good chances came and went at both ends, with a Rodriguez air-shot and muddled McNeil effort from close-range reprieving Norwich, either side of Normann's cross-shot almost deceiving Pope and skimming the woodwork. There was yet another Burnley penalty appeal on 73 minutes, when Taylor fell to the floor during a tussle in the box with Max Aarons, but Friend rightly refused the spot-kick on this occasion. He opted not to book Taylor for simulation but did show a yellow to Aarons for waving an imaginary card and calling for one.

Chelsea, 3–1, Southampton, Stamford Bridge, Martin Atkinson, Thomas Tuchel, Ralph Hasenhüttl, César Azpilicueta, James Ward-Prowse, Afternoon, The Match was played between Chelsea and Southampton at Stamford Bridge at Afternoon and Martin Atkinson was the Match Referee. The Captain of Chelsea was César Azpilicueta and the Manager of Chelsea was Thomas Tuchel. The Captain of Southampton was James Ward-Prowse and the Manager of Southampton was Ralph Hasenhüttl. The match ended in a scoreline of 3–1., ['9th Minute Goal by Trevoh for Chelsea', '9th Minute Assist by Ruben for Chelsea', '55th Minute Yellow Card by Thiago Silva for Chelsea', '84th Minute Goal by Timo for Chelsea', '84th Minute Assist by César for Chelsea', '34th Minute Yellow Card by Oriol Romeu for Southampton', '61st Minute Yellow Card by James Ward-Prowse for Southampton', '77th Minute Red Card by James Ward-Prowse for Southampton', '90+1st Minute Yellow Card by Mohammed Salisu for Southampton', '90+5th Minute Yellow Card by Moussa Djenepo for Southampton'], Premier League, Saturday,

Timo Werner and Ben Chilwell both struck late as Chelsea overcame 10-man Southampton 3-1 at Stamford Bridge in a game shrouded in VAR controversy. In his programme notes, Tuchel revealed he expected a 'super intense game' against a Southampton side still seeking a first Premier League win this season, but Chelsea looked revitalised in the opening period, aided by five changes. One of those, Callum Hudson-Odoi, particularly impressed but it was through a familiar source that the hosts very nearly broke the deadlock inside five minutes. Azpilicueta fed Romelu Lukaku - who had scored nine goals in his 12 previous Premier League games against Southampton - but his effort was smothered by James McCarthy. It was the first goal Saints had conceded in the first half of any league game this season, and it was from another corner that they came close to shipping a quickfire second. Chilwell was again the provider, but this time Antonio Rudiger rose to head over. Chilwell continued to get forward at every opportunity as his give-and-go with Mateo Kovacic resulted in McCarthy keeping out the left-back's low strike with his feet. Southampton retained a threat on the counter and Hasenhuttl looked demonstrably disgusted when Theo Walcott headed over from Walker-Peters' cross from close range. It was a miss that really ought to have been punished before the break when controversy came calling. By then, Lukaku had already seen his own finish ruled out for offside from Rudiger's pass, but when Werner rose to head home Hudson-Odoi's cross, there seemed little apparent reason to rule it out. That was until VAR Mike Dean intervened. Referee Martin Atkinson was called across to his pitchside monitor and after a brief consultation, agreed with Dean that Azpilicueta had fouled Walker-Peters in the build-up to the goal. It was a soft decision that incensed Tuchel, to such an extent that the Chelsea head coach collected a yellow card for his troubles. Conversely, the incident galvanised Southampton, who introduced Ibrahima Diallo for Walcott at the break. Tuchel had seen enough and summoned Mason Mount from the bench, irked by how the game seemed to be slipping away from his players, but Chelsea wrestled back control - helped by the next VAR intervention. Moments after McCarthy had brilliantly denied Werner once more, Ward-Prowse dived in on Jorginho as Chelsea looked to play out from the back. Atkinson initially produced a yellow card but after VAR Dean called him across to inspect the incident, the challenge was upgraded to a red. It was Southampton's turn to feel aggrieved, and their anger would intensify when Werner restored Chelsea's lead. The roof came off Stamford Bridge with Werner's sense of relief felt by all those of a Chelsea allegiance. There was still time for Chilwell to put the gloss on a hard-fought victory. Lukaku really ought to have scored himself when somehow hitting the post from Mount's cross, with Azpilicueta striking the bar on the rebound. But the ball fell kindly for Chilwell as he steadied himself and volleyed beyond McCarthy, despite his best efforts to prevent it from crossing the line. Since arriving at Stamford Bridge last summer, it really has felt that misfortune has followed Werner, who has now seen a remarkable 16 goals disallowed for one reason or another. This was put to Tuchel in the aftermath of his latest run-in with VAR.

Leeds United, 1–0, Watford, Elland Road, Simon Hooper, Marcelo Bielsa, Xisco, Liam Cooper, Ben Foster, Afternoon, The Match was played between Leeds United and Watford at Elland Road at Afternoon and Simon Hooper was the Match Referee. The Captain of Leeds United was Liam Cooper and the Manager of Leeds United was Marcelo Bielsa. The Captain of Watford was Ben Foster and the Manager of Watford was Xisco. The match ended in a scoreline of 1–0., ['59th Minute Yellow Card by Kiko Femenía for Watford', '65th Minute Yellow Card by Ismaila Sarr for Watford', '90th Minute Yellow Card by Emmanuel Dennis for Watford'], Premier League, Saturday,

They did find the net in the second half in their best five-minute spell, but Christian Kabasele's poke home was ruled out after he was judged to have fouled Liam Cooper in the build-up. However, it was ultimately a deserved win for Leeds, who move into 16th place in the Premier League table. Watford drop down into 14th. Leeds had the best early chances after some sloppy Watford play. William Troost-Ekong made two good blocks in quick succession, keeping Raphinha and Dan James from scoring. Ben Foster also made a good save from Stuart Dallas' effort, before poking the ball away from danger as James lurked. Leeds continued to push and took a deserved lead in the 18th minute. Raphinha delivered a corner, and Watford's Juraj Kucka nodded it down into the middle. It landed to Llorente, who guided the ball home quite wonderfully with the side of his foot. Watford's first shot came in the 28th minute and was their only effort of note in the first half. Ozan Tufan - making his first Premier League start - sent an effort blazing across the face of goal and into the stands. Leeds continued to see chances fall their way - Raphinha and Mateusz Klich going close - but the half continued to sour for Watford when Joshua King was forced off just before the break after twisting his knee. Illan Meslier made a good save as Troost-Ekong tried to fire home on the angle, with the goalkeeper taking a whack to the shoulder on the process. From the resulting corner, Watford had the ball in the net, but the goal was ruled out. On a wet and windy afternoon, Meslier could not keep hold of the ball, seeing it slip out of his hands. Kabasele was lurking after a tussle with Liam Cooper and poked the ball over the line as Meslier scrambled to keep it out. But the flag was raised - Kabasele judged to have fouled the Leeds captain - and the strike was chalked off, with VAR deciding not to intervene. After missing a plethora of chances throughout, Leeds' biggest miss of the afternoon came late on. Foster spilled a Leeds free-kick with Tyler Roberts sending the loose ball goalwards. Kucka was there to see if off the line, only for the Leeds midfield to have the ball back at his feet. He tried again, but his second effort pinged off the crossbar before Watford managed to clear.

Tottenham Hotspur, 2–1, Aston Villa, Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, Chris Kavanagh, Nuno Espírito Santo, Dean Smith, Hugo Lloris, Tyrone Mings, Afternoon, The Match was played between Tottenham and Aston Villa at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium at Afternoon and Chris Kavanagh was the Match Referee. The Captain of Tottenham was Hugo Lloris and the Manager of Tottenham was Nuno Espírito Santo. The Captain of Aston Villa was Tyrone Mings and the Manager of Aston Villa was Dean Smith. The match ended in a scoreline of 2–1., ['27th Minute Goal by Pierre for Tottenham', '27th Minute Assist by Son for Tottenham', '36th Minute Yellow Card by Oliver Skipp for Tottenham', '68th Minute Yellow Card by Cristian Romero for Tottenham', '71st Minute Own Goal by Matt Targett for Tottenham', '31st Minute Yellow Card by Jacob Ramsey for Aston Villa', '67th Minute Goal by Ollie for Aston Villa', '67th Minute Assist by Matt for Aston Villa'], Premier League, Sunday,

Pierre-Emile Hojbjerg gave Spurs a deserved half-time lead with the breakthrough goal before the half-hour mark, but Aston Villa levelled on 67 minutes through Ollie Watkins' close-range finish. But parity lasted just four minutes as Heung-Min Son, the creator of Hojbjerg's opener, capped a memorable performance by laying on the winning goal as his driven cross was turned into his own net by Matt Targett while under pressure from Lucas Moura. Aston Villa's confidence on the back of their victory at Old Trafford was clear to see as their encouraging start created a tense and frustrated atmosphere among the Spurs contingent desperate to see a three-game losing streak in the league rectified. But Spurs gradually established a foothold in the game and created their first opening as Harry Kane, fresh from scoring a 20-minute hat-trick in Thursday's Europa Conference League thrashing of NS Mura, opted to square for a team-mate instead of going for goal with a back-post header on the quarter-hour mark. Kane nearly gave Spurs an audacious lead on 23 minutes when he spotted Emiliano Martinez off his line and sent a quick free-kick looping towards goal, but the backpedalling Aston Villa goalkeeper recovered just in time to claw the show away. Villa struggled to muster a concerted response but came within inches of levelling two minutes before the break when John McGinn sensational volley sailed past the scrambling Hugo Lloris and flashed inches wide. Villa put their foot on the gas early in the second half, fashioning two openings on goal but Oliver Skipp's crucial clearance prevented Danny Ings from hooking a shot in behind Targett's drive was thwarted by a block. Mings and Konsa denied Emerson Royal and Son certain goals with crucial last-gasp interventions in the Villa goal mouth before Martinez prevented Son from applying the finishing touch to a blistering Spurs counter on the hour. Villa's perseverance at the other end was rewarded with the equaliser on 68 minutes. Referee Chris Kavanagh played a good advantage after Cristian Romero fouled Jacob Ramsey and the visitors took full advantage, with Targett's low, driven cross turned home by Watkins at the near post. But Villa were level for barely four minutes as Son raced clear down the left channel and centred a menacing cross into the six-yard box which Moura forced Target to turn into his own net. Although it was Spurs' afternoon it was not Kane's as he passed up two further chances to seal the victory, firing wide and then coming out second best in a one-versus-one with Martinez. Substitute Giovani Lo Celso curled a late shot wide but Spurs ensured they held on for the victory which sends them into the international break on a much-needed high. Described as the outstanding player on the pitch by Aston Villa manager Dean Smith, and there could be no arguments with that assessment.

Crystal Palace, 2–2, Leicester City, Selhurst Park, Anthony Taylor, Patrick Vieira, Brendan Rodgers, Luka Milivojević, Kasper Schmeichel, Afternoon, The Match was played between Crystal Palace and Leicester City at Selhurst Park at Afternoon and Anthony Taylor was the Match Referee. The Captain of Crystal Palace was Luka Milivojević and the Manager of Crystal Palace was Patrick Vieira. The Captain of Leicester City was Kasper Schmeichel and the Manager of Leicester City was Brendan Rodgers. The match ended in a scoreline of 2–2., ['78th Minute Yellow Card by Joachim Andersen for Crystal Palace', '83rd Minute Yellow Card by James McArthur for Crystal Palace', '29th Minute Yellow Card by Ryan Bertrand for Leicester City', '37th Minute Goal by Jamie for Leicester City', '37th Minute Assist by Harvey for Leicester City', '46th Minute Yellow Card by Youri Tielemans for Leicester City', '90+4th Minute Yellow Card by Harvey Barnes for Leicester City'], Premier League, Sunday,

Palace have been steadily improving since Frenchman Vieira replaced Roy Hodgson in the summer and began the match well. Both sides went close in the opening minutes. Leicester won a free-kick early on, with Vardy nodding on Youri Tielemans' delivery, but Crystal Palace managed to clear. At the other end, Conor Gallagher fed Jordan Ayew down the right flank, but his cross through the area for Edouard was mopped up by Jannik Vestergaard. Ayew then picked up the loose ball, but his effort on the angle was held by Kasper Schmeichel. Soon after, the Leicester goalkeeper made a spectacular double save. They mirrored each other too, firstly pushing Wilfried Zaha's left-wing cross away with the side of his foot. Gallagher then send the rebound his way, and it was the same strong push away with one foot to keep Crystal Palace at bay. Andersen had the ball at his feet, and as he went to kick it up field, did not see Iheanacho lurking. The ball hit the striker and he was the quickest onto it, bursting through before simply slotting past Vicente Guaita. Shortly after, Leicester made it two and Andersen again had questions to answer. Harvey Barnes slotted a great pass through for Vardy - taking a push to the back from Joel Ward in the process - with Andersen's sliding block unable to stop it. It then found Vardy on the left, and he also easily slotted home. Barnes should have added a Leicester third shortly after the restart, when he was found in acres of space on the left, but he could only hit the side-netting. A few minutes later and Edouard smashed the crossbar. He had done the hard work, moving himself away from defenders and into space, but his lifted effort pinged off the top of the woodwork. Crystal Palace deserved a goal, though, and it finally arrived just after the hour. Tyrick Mitchell sent a wonderful cross in from the left, with Olise's initial effort blocked by a Leicester body. He was the quickest to the rebound, though, and thundered a superb effort past Schmeichel for his first Crystal Palace goal. Eleven minutes later - and less than 60 seconds after coming on - Schlupp scored against his former side to secure Crystal Palace the draw. Leicester were unable to clear their lines as the Eagles peppered their box with crosses, and it was a Schlupp header which caught Schmeichel off-guard and fired into the back of the net.

West Ham United, 1–2, Brentford, London Stadium, Peter Bankes, David Moyes, Thomas Frank, Declan Rice, Pontus Jansson, Afternoon, The Match was played between West Ham and Brentford at London Stadium at Afternoon and Peter Bankes was the Match Referee. The Captain of West Ham was Declan Rice and the Manager of West Ham was David Moyes. The Captain of Brentford was Pontus Jansson and the Manager of Brentford was Thomas Frank. The match ended in a scoreline of 1–2., ['35th Minute Yellow Card by Kurt Zouma for West Ham', '80th Minute Goal by Jarrod for West Ham', '80th Minute Assist by Tomáš for West Ham', '90+2nd Minute Yellow Card by Declan Rice for West Ham', '69th Minute Yellow Card by Christian Nørgaard for Brentford', '84th Minute Yellow Card by Sergi Canós for Brentford', '85th Minute Yellow Card by Mathias Jørgensen for Brentford'], Premier League, Sunday,

An assault on the Bees' goal was expected but, led by Pontus Jansson, the visitors managed the situation and created one last chance for themselves when Jansson's header was saved and the rebound was brilliantly hammered home by Wissa. Brentford suffered a blow in the warm-up when Vitaly Janelt suffered an injury and had to be replaced by Frank Onyeka. Any fears the switch in line-up would disrupt the visitors were quashed emphatically inside the opening 10 minutes when the Bees could have been three goals up. Toney's defence-splitting pass sent Sergi Canos crashing through on goal, and his angled shot forced a loose parry from Fabianski. Mbeumo was not only first to the rebound but also slid the ball just over the line with goal-line technology awarding the goal. The Hammers started the stronger after the break as they pushed hard for an equaliser. Keeping tabs on Michail Antonio is probably one of the toughest tasks a Premier League defender can face. He takes you places you don't want to go as a defender with his ability to run the channels. It looked a mismatch on paper with Jansson much more suited to a physical battle than one where he needs to run but he stepped up in a big way. Antonio's influence was minimal due to Jansson's clever and brilliant concentration in dealing with Antonio's game. Not only did he do his job at the back he also popped up with the last-minute header that was beaten away and lashed home by Wissa. A proper captain's performance.

Liverpool, 2–2, Manchester City, Anfield, Paul Tierney, Jürgen Klopp, Pep Guardiola, Jordan Henderson, Rúben Dias, Afternoon, The Match was played between Liverpool and Manchester City at Anfield at Afternoon and Paul Tierney was the Match Referee. The Captain of Liverpool was Jordan Henderson and the Manager of Liverpool was Jürgen Klopp. The Captain of Manchester City was Rúben Dias and the Manager of Manchester City was Pep Guardiola. The match ended in a scoreline of 2–2., ['42nd Minute Yellow Card by James Milner for Liverpool', '59th Minute Goal by Sadio for Liverpool', '59th Minute Assist by Mohamed for Liverpool', '65th Minute Yellow Card by Diogo Jota for Liverpool', '76th Minute Goal by Mohamed for Liverpool', '76th Minute Assist by Curtis for Liverpool', '83rd Minute Yellow Card by Fabinho — for Liverpool', '26th Minute Yellow Card by Rúben Dias for Manchester City', '56th Minute Yellow Card by João Cancelo for Manchester City', '69th Minute Goal by Phil for Manchester City', '69th Minute Assist by Gabriel for Manchester City', '77th Minute Yellow Card by Bernardo Silva for Manchester City'], Premier League, Sunday,

However, City, who had been wayward with their passing under pressure in the opening minutes, were sparked into life after Jack Grealish, playing as a false nine, had a shot blocked by Matip. A brilliant dribble from Bernardo Silva teed up Foden for a one-on-one which was saved by Alisson and De Bruyne shot across the face of goal as the defending champions began to take control - although a professional foul from Ruben Dias was required when the City defender's slip almost let Jota in. James Milner, playing in place of the injured Trent Alexander-Arnold, saw wave after wave of City attack come down his side and was fortunate not to give away a free-kick on the edge of the box when he collided with Foden. The City forward - who had also starred at Anfield in February - crossed for De Bruyne to send a diving header over at the back post. Milner was booked for a foul on Foden soon after and saw the 21-year-old race away and onto a brilliant Ederson pass just before the half-time whistle - but fortunately for the hosts, Alisson was out quickly to deal with the danger. Liverpool ramped up their intensity at the start of the second half, with Dias forced to make a good tackle on Jota after Jordan Henderson had robbed Rodri, before the Portuguese forward fired off the Reds' first shot on target on 50 minutes. And that revival was made to count nine minutes later when Salah glided past Rodri, drove at the City defence, and then released Mane to clinically slot in the opening goal. City were convinced Liverpool should have been reduced to 10 men when the already-booked Milner clattered into Bernardo, with Guardiola fuming at the decision to allow the Liverpool man to stay on the pitch. His mood worsened when Salah put Liverpool ahead again. It was a moment of magic from the Egyptian, who produced wonderful skill to leave Cancelo, Bernardo, Foden and Aymeric Laporte in his wake before finishing brilliantly. But remarkably City, who had only conceded once before in the league prior to this match, responded again. And it was De Bruyne who delivered for the visitors, sending a left-foot shot into the net with the help of a deflection off Matip.

Watford, 0–5, Liverpool, Vicarage Road Stadium, Jonathan Moss, Claudio Ranieri, Jürgen Klopp, Moussa Sissoko, Jordan Henderson, Afternoon, The Match was played between Watford and Liverpool at Vicarage Road Stadium at Afternoon and Jonathan Moss was the Match Referee. The Captain of Watford was Moussa Sissoko and the Manager of Watford was Claudio Ranieri. The Captain of Liverpool was Jordan Henderson and the Manager of Liverpool was Jürgen Klopp. The match ended in a scoreline of 0–5., ['9th Minute Goal by Sadio for Liverpool', '9th Minute Assist by Mohamed for Liverpool', '37th Minute Goal by Roberto for Liverpool', '37th Minute Assist by James for Liverpool', '54th Minute Goal by Mohamed for Liverpool', '54th Minute Assist by Roberto for Liverpool', '90+1st Minute Goal by Roberto for Liverpool', '90+1st Minute Assist by Neco for Liverpool'], Premier League, Saturday,

Liverpool made Claudio Ranieri's Premier League return one to forget as they battered Watford 5-0 with Roberto Firmino grabbing a hat-trick. There was to be no new manager bounce factor for Watford with Sadio Mane scoring after just eight minutes, setting the tone for a completely dominant Liverpool performance and netting his 100th Premier League goal in the process. Firmino grabbed the first of his three on 37 minutes from a James Milner cross before Mohamed Salah got the goal his play deserved courtesy of another outstanding individual goal. Firmino tapped home his second on 52 minutes before wrapping up his hat-trick in injury time. The rampant Reds stretched their unbeaten run to 18 games in all competitions and sit top of the Premier League for the time being. After the game, Liverpool boss Jurgen Klopp hailed Salah as the best player in the world on current form. Salah struck the bar within two minutes when latching onto a Mane flick but the offside flag meant it wouldn't have counted anyway. The Liverpool right flank was proving fertile ground with Trent Alexander-Arnold and especially Salah giving Danny Rose a torrid time. It wasn't a surprise when Liverpool made their dominance pay inside eight minutes. Salah spun into space and played a quite magnificent pass in behind the Watford defence and Mane danced through before firing a clinical finish into the far corner to join the 100 club. Of his 100 Premier League goals, this one was just Mane's third from outside the box. Salah tested Ben Foster minutes later with a stinging drive. Watford just couldn't cope with Liverpool's relentless pressing and quick passing into their front three. With 20 minutes gone, Salah had already had 21 touches of the ball whilst opposite number Ismaila Sarr had only managed one. Watford tried to hang in until half-time but Liverpool punished yet more sloppy play eight minutes before the break. Adam Masina played a strange ball across the Liverpool midfield and Mane accelerated towards the Watford defence before sliding in Milner down the left. His cross was perfect for Firmino, who couldn't miss from three yards out. Ranieri replaced Masina at the break with Tom Cleverley called for but it made no difference to the flow of the game towards the Watford goal. Alexander-Arnold struck one wide from distance before his partner in crime down the left, Andy Robertson, opened up the Watford defence with Liverpool's third goal. His cross from the left caused Craig Cathcart to divert the ball towards his own goal. Foster reacted quickly to block the ball away but Firmino's poaching instincts were to the fore as he poked home in front of a buoyant away end. Three Watford defenders were around him inside the area but he managed to turn them all inside out before firing home a precise finish into the far corner. It was the work of a genius. Liverpool took their foot of the gas for the remainder which at least allowed goalkeeper Caoimhin Kelleher to keep warm with Sarr testing him with a powerful effort that he pushed onto the post. But the final moment of the game was left to Firmino, who added gloss to a fantastic team performance when knocking home another tap-in from a Neco Williams centre. But it wasn't just that one outstanding moment, Salah was at the heart of everything this fantastic Liverpool did. His marker Danny Rose must have wished he'd stayed in bed. To go along with his goal, Salah grabbed two assists, the first being a quite majestic defence splitting pass for Sadio Mane to score his 100th Premier League goal. In his current form, this is Salah's world and we are just living in it. Play for free, entries by 3pm.

Leicester City, 4–2, Manchester United, King Power Stadium, Craig Pawson, Brendan Rodgers, Ole Gunnar Solskjær, Kasper Schmeichel, Harry Maguire, Afternoon, The Match was played between Leicester City and Manchester Utd at King Power Stadium at Afternoon and Craig Pawson was the Match Referee. The Captain of Leicester City was Kasper Schmeichel and the Manager of Leicester City was Brendan Rodgers. The Captain of Manchester Utd was Harry Maguire and the Manager of Manchester Utd was Ole Gunnar Solskjær. The match ended in a scoreline of 4–2., ['31st Minute Goal by Youri for Leicester City', '31st Minute Assist by Kelechi for Leicester City', '78th Minute Goal by Çağlar for Leicester City', '78th Minute Assist by Ayoze for Leicester City', '83rd Minute Goal by Jamie for Leicester City', '83rd Minute Assist by Ayoze for Leicester City', '19th Minute Goal by Mason for Manchester Utd', '19th Minute Assist by Bruno for Manchester Utd', '52nd Minute Yellow Card by Victor Lindelöf for Manchester Utd', '82nd Minute Goal by Marcus for Manchester Utd', '82nd Minute Assist by Victor for Manchester Utd', '85th Minute Yellow Card by Aaron Wan-Bissaka for Manchester Utd', '86th Minute Yellow Card by Paul Pogba for Manchester Utd'], Premier League, Saturday,

Leicester came from behind to win 4-2 against Manchester United and end their opponents' 29-game unbeaten run away from home. Mason Greenwood had opened the scoring with a stunning strike but Youri Tielemans produced one of his own before Caglar Soyuncu put Leicester ahead late in the game. Marcus Rashford looked to have salvaged something but Jamie Vardy immediately restored the advantage before Patson Daka ensured the result in stoppage time. It was no more than Leicester deserved as Brendan Rodgers' side played the more proactive football throughout to end a run of four games without a win. The defeat leaves Ole Gunnar Solskjaer under further scrutiny as United's own winless run extends to three games as they continue to look less than the sum of their expensive parts. Despite Leicester's struggles of late, they started the game purposefully with Kelechi Iheanacho causing problems for the United defence as a result of his direct running. Twice they threatened the penalty box only for nobody to be able to latch onto cut backs from Jamie Vardy and James Maddison before the latter forced a save from David de Gea. The crowd were enjoying the home team's appetite to attack but it did allow United counter-attacking opportunities with Greenwood testing Kasper Schmeichel. It proved to be a warning that Leicester did not heed, although there was little that could be done about the young forward's opening goal. It was an outrageous hit. With Solskjaer having named such an attacking line-up, there seemed little prospect of shutting the game down and so it proved as chances came at both ends. Cristiano Ronaldo's snap shot brought out a reaction save from Schmeichel but instead it was Tielemans who scored following a moment to forget for Harry Maguire. Barracked by the crowd throughout on his return, he was on his heels waiting for a pass from De Gea and that hesitancy was all Iheanacho needed to steal in and intercept. Tielemans deceived the United goalkeeper with a lofted cross-shot that found the top corner and the King Power Stadium erupted. In the second half, the pattern continued with Leicester probing and United's threat obvious. Maddison fired over. Nemanja Matic went close with a vicious shot. The goalkeeper could not keep them out forever, however, and when the ball fell nicely for Soyuncu inside the penalty box, Leicester were ahead for the first time. With the home crowd roaring their side on, Pereira almost doubled the lead but then came the twist - horrendous defending allowing Victor Lindelof's long pass to find Rashford. The striker's finish was utterly emphatic, sparking ecstatic celebrations and this time there was to be no comeback with Daka adding a fourth from close range at the far post to seal it. For Leicester, it was an afternoon to remember. For United, with Ronaldo all but anonymous throughout, the memory will linger for all the wrong reasons.

Manchester City, 2–0, Burnley, Etihad Stadium, Martin Atkinson, Pep Guardiola, Sean Dyche, Kevin De Bruyne, James Tarkowski, Afternoon, The Match was played between Manchester City and Burnley at Etihad Stadium at Afternoon and Martin Atkinson was the Match Referee. The Captain of Manchester City was Kevin De Bruyne and the Manager of Manchester City was Pep Guardiola. The Captain of Burnley was James Tarkowski and the Manager of Burnley was Sean Dyche. The match ended in a scoreline of 2–0., ['45+3rd Minute Yellow Card by Aymeric Laporte for Manchester City'], Premier League, Saturday,

Bernardo Silva and Kevin de Bruyne scored in each half as Manchester City eased to a 2-0 victory over a spirited Burnley at the Etihad Stadium. Premier League champions City had beaten Burnley 5-0 in each of their last four home matches against the Clarets but made hard work of this latest encounter. Manchester City needed just 12 minutes to break the deadlock. Phil Foden's drive from the edge of the box proved too hot for Clarets' goalkeeper Nick Pope to handle and Silva rifled in the rebound from all of three yards. Given their recent history at the Etihad, Burnley would have been forgiven for fearing the floodgates would open but were indebted to Pope who prevented Joao Cancelo volleying in a quick-fire second from De Bruyne's lofted diagonal on the quarter-hour mark. Having regrouped after City's opener, Burnley should have drawn themselves level on 22 minutes when Dwight McNeil released Cornet through on goal, but stand-in City goalkeeper Zack Steffen produced a crucial smothering save. City were given another reminder of how slender their lead was when Burnley came within inches of equalising 10 minutes before half-time when the Clarets press forced a defensive error and presented Brownhill with sight of goal, but he was unable to register his first Premier League goal as his strike whistled agonisingly wide. City upped the tempo after the break, laying siege to the Burley goal in the opening exchanges of the second half, but that second goal continued to evade them as Silva curled a shot over and Riyad Mahrez clipped the bar. Ashley Barnes was introduced on 57 minutes and nearly had an instant impact as City persisted in playing out of the back, but the striker could only scuff a shot into the arms of Steffen with what was his first touch. With Burnley unable to find a route back into the game, City put it beyond their reach on 70 minutes when De Bruyne lashed an emphatic second into the corner after his cross fell back into his path. they gave it in a difficult game after the international break.

Southampton, 1–0, Leeds United, St. Mary's Stadium, David Coote, Ralph Hasenhüttl, Marcelo Bielsa, Oriol Romeu, Liam Cooper, Afternoon, The Match was played between Southampton and Leeds United at St. Mary's Stadium at Afternoon and David Coote was the Match Referee. The Captain of Southampton was Oriol Romeu and the Manager of Southampton was Ralph Hasenhüttl. The Captain of Leeds United was Liam Cooper and the Manager of Leeds United was Marcelo Bielsa. The match ended in a scoreline of 1–0., ['53rd Minute Goal by Armando for Southampton', '53rd Minute Assist by Nathan for Southampton', '75th Minute Yellow Card by Jan Bednarek for Southampton', '83rd Minute Yellow Card by Alex McCarthy for Southampton', '47th Minute Yellow Card by Tyler Roberts for Leeds United', '58th Minute Yellow Card by Pascal Struijk for Leeds United', '70th Minute Yellow Card by Diego Llorente for Leeds United'], Premier League, Saturday,

But Southampton dominated against a Leeds side who looked to be feeling the effects of Raphinha, Patrick Bamford and Kalvin Phillips' absences. It took a little while for the game to get going at St Mary's, but around the 20-minute mark, Southampton had two wonderful chances. Redmond tried his luck from range - already firing wide with a weak effort earlier in the game - but this one forced a superb low stop from Illan Meslier. Redmond then delivered the corner, which Tino Livramento nodded on. Mohamed Elyounoussi was incoming at the back post with a leaping header, but he missed it by mere centimetres as the ball squeezed wide. He had to do a bit of work to keep the ball at his feet, but his eventual shot was pushed behind superbly by Meslier. Meanwhile, Leeds only registered one shot in the first half - Tyler Roberts' effort from range going well wide - and feeling the effects of Bamford and Raphinha's absences. Seven minutes after the break, and Southampton finally made the breakthrough. It was a superb counter-attack, with Moussa Djenepo's low pass finding the run of Redmond. He easily got in behind Diego Llorente, driving into the area, before squaring for Broja on his right. It was then a slotted finish from the youngster for his first Premier League goal. Stuart Dallas pinged the ball forward with Ibrahima Diallo not realising that Dan James was incoming too just behind. The Leeds winger muscled the defender off the ball before sending the ball around the oncoming Alex McCarthy, but it ended up flashing wide of the far post. He had a joint-high five shots in the game, with two on target and one goal. He was also involved in nine aerial duels, winning 66. 7 per cent of them.

Aston Villa, 2–3, Wolverhampton Wanderers, Villa Park, Michael Oliver, Dean Smith, Bruno Lage, Tyrone Mings, Conor Coady, Afternoon, The Match was played between Aston Villa and Wolves at Villa Park at Afternoon and Michael Oliver was the Match Referee. The Captain of Aston Villa was Tyrone Mings and the Manager of Aston Villa was Dean Smith. The Captain of Wolves was Conor Coady and the Manager of Wolves was Bruno Lage. The match ended in a scoreline of 2–3., ['48th Minute Goal by Danny for Aston Villa', '48th Minute Assist by John for Aston Villa', '61st Minute Yellow Card by Tyrone Mings for Aston Villa', '81st Minute Yellow Card by Ollie Watkins for Aston Villa', '52nd Minute Yellow Card by Rúben Neves for Wolves', '80th Minute Goal by Romain for Wolves', '80th Minute Assist by Daniel for Wolves', '85th Minute Goal by Conor for Wolves', '85th Minute Assist by Leander for Wolves', '88th Minute Yellow Card by Leander Dendoncker for Wolves'], Premier League, Saturday,

A slack pass from Axel Tuanzebe after four minutes allowed Leander Dendoncker to slip Hee-Chan Hwang through on goal but a superb recovery block from Tyrone Mings spared his team-mate's blushes. But Adama Traore very nearly provided another moment of individual brilliance to add to his catalogue of solo efforts and a brilliant weaving run that left McGinn, Luiz, Tuanzebe and Mings in his wake resulted in Emi Martinez making a vital save with his feet. The ball was worked down the right channel for McGinn to hold off Saiss, and his cross was met by the alert Ings to plant his header low beyond Sa. If Lage thought it would enliven his troops, he would have been enraged by the response as not long after Matty Cash chopped inside to fire over, Villa doubled their lead. A poor pass towards his own goal by Hwang was intercepted by Watkins and after his initial shot was blocked by Coady, McGinn fizzed his effort into the bottom corner via a deflection off Neves. Lage made a double change as Fabio Silva and Daniel Podence were introduced, and it was the latter forward who really grasped control of the game in the final 10 minutes. It was he who collected Neves' pass as Villa failed to clear their lines from a corner before crossing low for Saiss to touch home at the far post to halve the deficit. Worse was to come in the fifth minute of stoppage time for Villa, however, as after Jacob Ramsey was penalised for a foul on Traore, up stepped Neves to fire his free-kick into the bottom corner via a heavy deflection off the hapless Targett. McGinn was instrumental in helping Villa establish a two-goal lead they didn't look like relinquishing until the final 10 minutes. It was his cross that Ings converted - one of six key passes he produced during the game, at least four more than any other team-mate. While there was a slice of luck about his strike, it was nothing less than he deserved following another vibrant display. The Scot's form resembles a positive for Smith as he reflects on this painful defeat.

Norwich City, 0–0, Brighton and Hove Albion, Carrow Road, Peter Bankes, Daniel Farke, Graham Potter, Grant Hanley, Lewis Dunk, Afternoon, The Match was played between Norwich City and Brighton at Carrow Road at Afternoon and Peter Bankes was the Match Referee. The Captain of Norwich City was Grant Hanley and the Manager of Norwich City was Daniel Farke. The Captain of Brighton was Lewis Dunk and the Manager of Brighton was Graham Potter. The match ended in a scoreline of 0–0., ['30th Minute Yellow Card by Ozan Kabak for Norwich City', '50th Minute Yellow Card by Dimitris Giannoulis for Norwich City', '75th Minute Yellow Card by Teemu Pukki for Norwich City', '15th Minute Yellow Card by Joël Veltman for Brighton', '24th Minute Yellow Card by Adam Lallana for Brighton', '41st Minute Yellow Card by Marc Cucurella for Brighton', '90+2nd Minute Yellow Card by Shane Duffy for Brighton', '90+4th Minute Yellow Card by Dan Burn for Brighton'], Premier League, Saturday,

However, Sargent twice let the visitors off the hook either side of the interval. Robert Sanchez's failed attempt to sweep up presented him with an open goal 20 yards out but his shot was tame and Shane Duffy was able to get back to clear. Then, after the restart, a poor first touch from Sargent when through one-on-one allowed Dan Burn to recover. The hosts then rode their luck on 23 minutes when Maupay hit the deck after going past Krul in the box but saw his penalty appeal rejected by both on-field referee Peter Bankes and VAR Graham Scott despite the goalkeeper clearly catching him on the ankle. With just a few minutes of the opening 45 remaining, Sanchez raced out of goal to deal with a through ball but got his clearance all wrong and scuffed the ball to Sargent - but the American was too timid with his finish and gave Duffy time to intercept the ball before it reached the goal. There was another moment to forget for the forward at the start of the second half, with a poor first touch allowing Burn to clear after Teemu Pukki played him in on goal. At the other end, Trossard swerved an effort wide after Ozan Kabak gave the ball away, before the welcome return to the Premier League of Tariq Lamptey, following his nine-month hamstring lay-off, was greeted warmly by the travelling support. Norwich - who are yet to take the lead in the Premier League this season - then saw another big moment fail to go their way, when Pukki lifted the ball into the side-netting rather than over Sanchez and in from six yards, before Burn timed a brilliant tackle on the striker in the box. Pierre Lees-Melou worked hard to try to make something happen for Norwich but a moment of quality in the final third was lacking from both sides, with a Ben Gibson dig from range as close as the hosts came in the latter stages, while an off-target shot close-in from Maupay rather summed up the poor finishing on show.

Brentford, 0–1, Chelsea, Brentford Community Stadium, Anthony Taylor, Thomas Frank, Thomas Tuchel, Pontus Jansson, César Azpilicueta, Evening, The Match was played between Brentford and Chelsea at Brentford Community Stadium at Evening and Anthony Taylor was the Match Referee. The Captain of Brentford was Pontus Jansson and the Manager of Brentford was Thomas Frank. The Captain of Chelsea was César Azpilicueta and the Manager of Chelsea was Thomas Tuchel. The match ended in a scoreline of 0–1., ['32nd Minute Yellow Card by Sergi Canós for Brentford', '18th Minute Yellow Card by Mateo Kovačić for Chelsea'], Premier League, Saturday,

Ben Chilwell's first-half strike sent Chelsea back to the top of the Premier League with a 1-0 win at Brentford, thanks in large part to Edouard Mendy's late heroics. Brentford lost for just the second time this term, and are seventh after eight games. It was three years to the day since Frank took over at Brentford, and his side had the first big chance of the game midway through the first period. After receiving Norgaard's header down in the area, Mbeumo snatched at his opportunity eight yards out, hitting into the ground and off the post. Chelsea broke instantly through Werner, who squared for Romelu Lukaku to tap home, only for the Belgian to be ruled offside, but it was a sign of things to come. Werner, who has now started the last three Premier League games, had a golden chance to put Chelsea ahead, striking high and wide from the edge with plenty of the goal to aim at after Lukaku had held the ball up well. Chelsea did take the lead on the stroke of half-time through a brilliantly controlled Chilwell finish. Battling with Jansson to get a connection on Azpilicueta's cross, Lukaku lost out to the defender, but the ball popped out kindly for Chilwell, who smashed into the net from 15 yards. It marked a fine month to date for Chilwell, who scored his first goal for England against Andorra last Saturday, following what his manager Thomas Tuchel described as a difficult summer period for him having not played a minute at Euro 2020. Brentford made one change as Jensen replaced the injured Baptiste, while both Janelt and Wissa missed out on the squad due to injury. Chelsea made three changes as Sarr made his Premier League bow, coming in alongside Christensen and Kante. Silva, Hudson-Odoi and the injured Rudiger dropped out. Lukaku blazed over a sitter from eight yards in the second half, though the offside flag did spare his blushes, but Brentford grew into the game as the half wore on. Despite the defeat, the feel-good factor around Brentford was maintained as players did a lap of honour for their appreciative support, while Chelsea showed the hallmark of title-contenders again by winning while nowhere near their best. Brentford now host Leicester in the Premier League on Sunday October 24 at 2pm, while Chelsea host Malmo in the Champions League at 8pm on Wednesday October 20 before welcoming Norwich at 12. 30pm on Saturday October 23.

Everton, 0–1, West Ham United, Goodison Park, Stuart Attwell, Rafael Benítez, David Moyes, Séamus Coleman, Declan Rice, Afternoon, The Match was played between Everton and West Ham at Goodison Park at Afternoon and Stuart Attwell was the Match Referee. The Captain of Everton was Séamus Coleman and the Manager of Everton was Rafael Benítez. The Captain of West Ham was Declan Rice and the Manager of West Ham was David Moyes. The match ended in a scoreline of 0–1., ['10th Minute Yellow Card by Michail Antonio for West Ham', '31st Minute Yellow Card by Pablo Fornals for West Ham', '74th Minute Goal by Angelo for West Ham', '74th Minute Assist by Jarrod for West Ham'], Premier League, Sunday,

Everton were seeking to win their first four at Goodison Park in a league campaign for the first time since the 1978/79 season under Gordon Lee, but they looked anxious from the very first whistle. It wasn't until the 15th minute that the hosts flickered into life as moments after Alex Iwobi came close to meeting Andros Townsend's cross, Abdoulaye Doucoure rifled a shot from the edge of the box over, without ever troubling Lukasz Fabianski. Iwobi very nearly atoned for his miss when he looked to turn provider for Gray down the left but Cresswell made a vital late intervention before Doucoure tamely headed wide from another Townsend cross. In truth, this was a bit of a slow burner lacking in genuine quality. Benitez made a tactical tweak as Gray moved to the left flank and immediately evaded Ben Johnson with ease to cross but yet again there was no outstretched leg in the six-yard box. Everton continued to probe down the same channel as Lucas Digne was next to venture forward and after Iwobi this time collected his cross to swivel and shoot, Ogbonna made a vital block to divert his effort narrowly wide. Michael Keane made a fine block to thwart Antonio as he stepped inside Godfrey to fire low right-footed midway through the second period as Everton began to tire but a period of treatment for Antonio enabled Benitez a chance to get a message across to his players. Moyes admitted he had not seen the incident which led to the disputed corner but felt referees' general interpretation of allowing play to flow more was a good thing. Both he and Rice were superb, the England midfielder completing 71 of his 78 passes, but Ogbonna made the crucial contribution in both boxes, making a goal-saving block from Iwobi's strike before beating Rice to Bowen's cross.

Newcastle United, 2–3, Tottenham Hotspur, St. James' Park, Andre Marriner, Steve Bruce, Nuno Espírito Santo, Jamaal Lascelles, Hugo Lloris, Afternoon, The Match was played between Newcastle Utd and Tottenham at St. James' Park at Afternoon and Andre Marriner was the Match Referee. The Captain of Newcastle Utd was Jamaal Lascelles and the Manager of Newcastle Utd was Steve Bruce. The Captain of Tottenham was Hugo Lloris and the Manager of Tottenham was Nuno Espírito Santo. The match ended in a scoreline of 2–3., ['2nd Minute Goal by Callum for Newcastle Utd', '2nd Minute Assist by Javier for Newcastle Utd', '34th Minute Yellow Card by Sean Longstaff for Newcastle Utd', '54th Minute Yellow Card by Ciaran Clark for Newcastle Utd', '68th Minute Yellow Card by Isaac Hayden for Newcastle Utd', '78th Minute Yellow Card by Jonjo Shelvey for Newcastle Utd', '83rd Minute Yellow Card by Jonjo Shelvey for Newcastle Utd', '89th Minute Yellow Card by Eric Dier for Newcastle Utd', '89th Minute Own Goal by Eric Dier for Newcastle Utd', '90+3rd Minute Yellow Card by Joelinton — for Newcastle Utd', '17th Minute Goal by Tanguy for Tottenham', '17th Minute Assist by Sergio for Tottenham', '22nd Minute Goal by Harry for Tottenham', '22nd Minute Assist by Pierre for Tottenham', '45+4th Minute Goal by Son for Tottenham', '45+4th Minute Assist by Harry for Tottenham', '64th Minute Yellow Card by Emerson — for Tottenham'], Premier League, Sunday,

It was a raucous pre-match celebration inside St James' Park. Fans waved black and white flags, held banners aloft and sang along to the stadium soundtrack as the smiling new owners took their places in the directors' box. It was almost written in the stars when Wilson nodded home Newcastle's opener inside two minutes. The goal came from a wonderful team move too as Allan Saint-Maximin picked out Javier Manquillo down the right. Wilson was waiting, easily beating Sergio Romero, to nod the cross past Hugo Lloris from close range as St James' Park erupted. Shortly after, Kane finally opened his Premier League account for the season and it took a VAR intervention to do so. It was a brilliant ball over the top from Pierre-Emile Hojbjerg, catching the run of Kane on the shoulder of the Newcastle defence. The Spurs striker then expertly lifted the ball over the oncoming Karl Darlow and into the back of the net. Newcastle were reduced to 10 men as Shelvey, who was initially booked for a nick on Ndombele, took out Reguilon as he looked to drive into the area. But Newcastle were given a lifeline in the 89th minute after a disastrous own goal from Dier. Jacob Murphy delivered an innocuous free-kick into the area, and the Spurs midfielder looked unsure on how to clear it. In the end, it bounced awkwardly off his body before firing past Lloris. CPR stands for cardiopulmonary resuscitation and is a medical technique which is given to someone who goes into cardiac arrest. That occurs when the heart encounters an electrical issue and stops pumping blood around the body and to the brain, causing the person to fall out of consciousness and stop breathing. Medics define this as 'clinical death', which is the onset of biological death, although CPR can help re-start the person's heart functions and save their life. By administering chest compressions and rescue breaths, the CPR performer helps to pump blood and oxygen around the person's body, taking over the role of their heart and lungs. The 21-year-old midfielder's careful use of the ball was crucial in wrestling back control of the game in an initially frenzied atmosphere at St James' Park. After a sluggish start, the same proved true here. Not only does the presence of Skipp at the base of midfield free up Ndombele to have more of an impact in the final third - scoring the equaliser - it also encourages the full-backs to advance and provider greater support in attack.

Arsenal, 2–2, Crystal Palace, Emirates Stadium, Mike Dean, Mikel Arteta, Patrick Vieira, Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang, Luka Milivojević, Evening, The Match was played between Arsenal and Crystal Palace at Emirates Stadium at Evening and Mike Dean was the Match Referee. The Captain of Arsenal was Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang and the Manager of Arsenal was Mikel Arteta. The Captain of Crystal Palace was Luka Milivojević and the Manager of Crystal Palace was Patrick Vieira. The match ended in a scoreline of 2–2., ['42nd Minute Yellow Card by Bukayo Saka for Arsenal', '42nd Minute Yellow Card by James McArthur for Crystal Palace', '50th Minute Goal by Christian for Crystal Palace', '50th Minute Assist by Jordan for Crystal Palace', '73rd Minute Goal by Odsonne for Crystal Palace', '73rd Minute Assist by Michael for Crystal Palace'], Premier League, Monday,

The draw extends Arsenal's unbeaten league run to five games and prevents Palace from leapfrogging the Gunners in the Premier League table. Vieira received a rousing reception as the teams made their way onto the pitch, but the warm welcome lasted all of eight minutes as Arsenal made a perfect early start. The Gunners opened the scoring through captain Aubameyang, who tapped in a rebound from a tight angle after goalkeeper Vicente Guaita had done well to prevent Nicolas Pepe's shot from curling into the far corner. Palace responded well to falling behind, preventing Arsenal from kicking on and pushing hard for an equaliser before the break, with Benteke and the impressive Conor Gallagher both drawing Aaron Ramsdale into saves before half-time. James McArthur was fortunate to only see yellow for a reckless swipe on Bukayo Saka's calf before the break, with the Arsenal youngster off during the interval. After Thomas Partey whistled a shot past the angle of post and bar within minutes of the restart, Vieira's side grew as an attacking force and restored parity soon after. Partey was closed down by Jordan Ayew in midfield and the ball broke to Benteke, who skipped around Gabriel Magalhaes before rifling in his fourth Emirates Stadium goal with an unerring equaliser. Vieira showed no hesitation punching the air in celebration and watched on as Palace pushed for a quick-fire second, but Ayew's thunderous drive from the edge of the box drew a fine fingertip save from Ramsdale. Mikel Arteta introduced Lacazette on 67 minutes and the Frenchman injected some much-needed urgency into the Arsenal attack, linking up with Aubameyang and a brilliant save from Guaita.

Arsenal, 3–1, Aston Villa, Emirates Stadium, Craig Pawson, Mikel Arteta, Dean Smith, Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang, Tyrone Mings, Evening, The Match was played between Arsenal and Aston Villa at Emirates Stadium at Evening and Craig Pawson was the Match Referee. The Captain of Arsenal was Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang and the Manager of Arsenal was Mikel Arteta. The Captain of Aston Villa was Tyrone Mings and the Manager of Aston Villa was Dean Smith. The match ended in a scoreline of 3–1., ['23rd Minute Goal by Thomas for Arsenal', '23rd Minute Assist by Emile for Arsenal', '45+1st Minute Yellow Card by Albert Sambi for Arsenal', '56th Minute Goal by Emile for Arsenal', '56th Minute Assist by Rowe for Arsenal', '66th Minute Yellow Card by Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang for Arsenal', '2nd Minute Yellow Card by Ollie Watkins for Aston Villa', '27th Minute Yellow Card by Tyrone Mings for Aston Villa', '32nd Minute Yellow Card by John McGinn for Aston Villa', '60th Minute Yellow Card by Matt Targett for Aston Villa', '82nd Minute Goal by Jacob for Aston Villa', '82nd Minute Assist by Leon for Aston Villa', '84th Minute Yellow Card by Douglas Luiz for Aston Villa'], Premier League, Friday,

Arsenal's Premier League revival gathered pace as Aston Villa were swept aside 3-1 at the Emirates on Friday Night Football. After just 22 seconds, Ollie Watkins was booked after finding himself embroiled in a spat with Gabriel Magalhaes, appearing to kick out at the Brazilian centre-back as he ran onto Matt Targett's ball over the top. Dean Smith had his head in his hands as Villa's sluggish start continued with Ezri Konsa fortunate to hear referee Craig Pawson's whistle for a soft foul by Lacazette in the build-up to Aubameyang stroking the ball into the net. Arsenal came within inches of finding the breakthrough on 20 minutes. A foul by Tyrone Mings on Saka allowed the England midfielder the chance to deliver from out wide and, after Partey had hooked the ball back across goal, Gabriel's snapshot smacked the post. But Arteta's side did not have to wait much longer to establish a lead their vibrancy had merited. It was Partey's first goal for Arsenal, and his first of any kind since scoring for Atletico Madrid in July 2020. Smith continued to express his concern on the touchline as another sweeping move led by the impressive Tavares led to Saka's first-time shot back across goal being kept out by the legs of Martinez. But Arsenal would deservedly double their lead six minutes into stoppage time at the end of the first half as Pawson was alerted by VAR Michael Oliver to inspect a challenge inside the box by Targett on Lacazette on his pitchside monitor, with enough evidence to suggest a clear and obvious error had been made. Aubameyang's spot-kick was initially saved by Martinez down to his right, but the Arsenal captain was alert to stab home the rebound. Smith made a tactical change at the restart as Leon Bailey replaced Axel Tuanzebe as Villa reverted to four at the back, and there was more courage and appetite from the visitors in the opening five minutes after the break than in the entire first period. Emi Buendia drifted into space down the left and his cut-back found Danny Ings with his pull-back only for Ben White to make a crucial block from eight yards out. But Arsenal caught them with a classic sucker punch to extend their lead and effectively end the contest on the counter. Aubameyang flicked Tavares' pass around the corner on the halfway line with a lovely ball to set Smith Rowe away down the left. Konsa was unable to match him stride for stride and Mings' forlorn attempt only led to a cruel deflection to divert the midfielder's shot beyond Martinez via the post. Villa belatedly created their first real opening on 62 minutes as Targett found the inside run of Buendia behind Arsenal's rearguard but Aaron Ramsdale produced a fine stop with his feet to preserve the clean sheet. Martin Odegaard replaced Lacazette in the final third of the game as the Frenchman signalled some discomfort - Arteta later explained was merely fatigue - before being given a standing ovation following another energetic display. Villa looked for a consolation and Ramsey reduced the deficit with his first Premier League goal. Partey withdrew from a challenge on Bailey before Gabriel failed to get tight to the 20-year-old Ramsey as his first-time strike from the edge of the box flew beyond the distraught Ramsdale. There might well have been a really nervous ending for Arsenal as a Villa corner moments later was flicked goalwards on the nearside by Mings with the ball flashing past the far post with Ramsdale again motionless. But Arsenal would absorb Villa's late rally to record an important win for Arteta after a previously winless October. Seven of Smith-Rowe's 10 goals for Arsenal in all competitions have come at the Emirates. In a sometimes frenzied first half at the Emirates Stadium, when Arsenal were pouring forwards, challenges were flying in from both sides and tempers were fraying, Thomas Partey remained a figure of calm in the centre of the pitch. Read the full featureArsenal host Leeds in the Carabao Cup fourth round on Tuesday before visiting Leicester in the Premier League next Saturday at 12. 30pm.

Chelsea, 7–0, Norwich City, Stamford Bridge, Andy Madley, Thomas Tuchel, Daniel Farke, Jorginho, Grant Hanley, Afternoon, The Match was played between Chelsea and Norwich City at Stamford Bridge at Afternoon and Andy Madley was the Match Referee. The Captain of Chelsea was Jorginho and the Manager of Chelsea was Thomas Tuchel. The Captain of Norwich City was Grant Hanley and the Manager of Norwich City was Daniel Farke. The match ended in a scoreline of 7–0., ['8th Minute Goal by Mason for Chelsea', '8th Minute Assist by Jorginho for Chelsea', '18th Minute Goal by Callum for Chelsea', '18th Minute Assist by Mateo for Chelsea', '42nd Minute Goal by Reece for Chelsea', '42nd Minute Assist by Mason for Chelsea', '57th Minute Goal by Ben for Chelsea', '57th Minute Assist by Mateo for Chelsea', '62nd Minute Own Goal by Max Aarons for Chelsea', '85th Minute Yellow Card by Mason Mount for Chelsea', '90+1st Minute Goal by Mason for Chelsea', '90+1st Minute Assist by Ruben for Chelsea', '45th Minute Yellow Card by Pierre Lees-Melou for Norwich City', '55th Minute Yellow Card by Ben Gibson for Norwich City', '65th Minute Yellow Card by Ben Gibson for Norwich City', '83rd Minute Yellow Card by Mathias Normann for Norwich City'], Premier League, Saturday,

Chelsea ensured they will stay at the top of the Premier League for another week at least as Mason Mount's hat-trick inspired Thomas Tuchel's side to a thumping 7-0 victory over bottom side Norwich at Stamford Bridge. Meanwhile, Norwich's top-flight troubles continue. The England international, in front of the watching Gareth Southgate, thumped home a low drive from 20 yards, leaving Norwich goalkeeper Tim Krul with absolutely no chance. They didn't have to wait too long or a second either as Hudson-Odoi finished a fine counter-attack from European champions just 10 minutes later. Thiago Silva cut out a brief Norwich attack before Mateo Kovacic slid through a perfectly weighted through ball for Hudson-Odoi, who provided a composed finish to double the advantage. Despite the absence of Lukaku and Werner, Chelsea weren't struggling for goals and they had a third just before the break as James raced onto Mount's inch-perfect pass. It was another calm finish as James dinked the ball over the onrushing Krul to cap a perfect half for the Blues. Norwich, who were blown away by Chelsea in the first half, tried to stem the flow of the game with Daniel Farke bringing on Brandon Williams and Milto Rashica at the break, and it almost saw the visitors grab a lifeline. Rashica found himself in behind the Chelsea backline and attempted to take the ball around Edouard Mendy, but the Chelsea goalkeeper recovered to make a crucial last-ditch block. It was a rare opportunity for Farke's side and it was their last. Kovacic provided his second assist of the afternoon, playing in Chilwell, who drilled home his fourth goal in five games for club and country. Things got worse for the visitors when Aarons turned Hudson-Odoi's cross into his own net just past the hour. The deflection left Krul with little chance on what was fast becoming an afternoon to forget for the Canaries. Norwich's capitulation continued soon after as Gibson received his marching orders for a scything challenge through James as he picked up a deserved second yellow card. On what was a difficult afternoon for Norwich keeper Krul, he did prevent a sixth Chelsea goal with a fine triple save to keep out efforts from Ruben Loftus-Cheek, Ross Barkley and Hakim Ziyech and he was involved in yet more drama late on. The Dutchman did brilliantly to keep out Mount's low penalty after referee Andrew Madley had adjudged Mathias Normann to have blocked Antonio Riodiger's shot with his arm, but the goalkeeper was deemed to be off his line before the save and Mount made no mistake at the second time of asking. Mount had the final say, completing his hat-trick in stoppage time when tapping in Ruben Loftus-Cheek's square ball, to round off a statement win for Tuchel and his side. What an afternoon for the England international. Mount stepped up and was the inspiration for as dominant a performance as you will see as Chelsea swept Norwich aside with ease. We all know about Mount's quality on the ball, his guile and skill around the pitch, but he himself has admitted he needs more goals. Well, against Norwich he set the standard for the weeks ahead, showing his killer instinct in front of goal. It was the complete performance from Mount.

Crystal Palace, 1–1, Newcastle United, Selhurst Park, Darren England, Patrick Vieira, Graeme Jones, Luka Milivojević, Jamaal Lascelles, Afternoon, The Match was played between Crystal Palace and Newcastle Utd at Selhurst Park at Afternoon and Darren England was the Match Referee. The Captain of Crystal Palace was Luka Milivojević and the Manager of Crystal Palace was Patrick Vieira. The Captain of Newcastle Utd was Jamaal Lascelles and the Manager of Newcastle Utd was Graeme Jones. The match ended in a scoreline of 1–1., ['13th Minute Yellow Card by Joachim Andersen for Crystal Palace', '27th Minute Yellow Card by Joel Ward for Crystal Palace', '56th Minute Goal by Christian for Crystal Palace', '56th Minute Assist by Tyrick for Crystal Palace', '89th Minute Yellow Card by Christian Benteke for Crystal Palace', '27th Minute Yellow Card by Callum Wilson for Newcastle Utd', '59th Minute Yellow Card by Jamaal Lascelles for Newcastle Utd', '65th Minute Goal by Callum for Newcastle Utd', '65th Minute Assist by Emil for Newcastle Utd', '90+2nd Minute Yellow Card by Joelinton — for Newcastle Utd', '90+4th Minute Yellow Card by Matt Ritchie for Newcastle Utd'], Premier League, Saturday,

It had been another turbulent week for Newcastle, having dismissed Steve Bruce on Wednesday and placing his assistant Graeme Jones in interim charge for the next two games. It was a tough assignment at Selhurst Park too, with Crystal Palace unbeaten at home under Patrick Vieira this season. The hosts dominated the first half, but had little to show for it at the break. Christian Benteke had nodded onto the post in the first of a plethora of missed chances. Jones' side looked to have more about them after the goal and arguably had their best spell in attack, but Benteke thought he had won it for Crystal Palace when he again nodded past Karl Darlow in the 87th minute. But VAR ruled it out for a foul, with Marc Guehi guilty of pulling Ciaran Clark's shirt. Crystal Palace began well and could have scored after 22 seconds. Emil Krafth failed to control the ball at the top of the area, allowing Odsonne Edouard to drive down the left. His fizzed cross was seen away at the goal mouth, but only landing as far as Benteke. However, his effort skied into the Holmesdale End from close range. Newcastle saw their chances too, with Allan Saint-Maximin's early header an easy collection for Vicente Guaita. They went a lot closer though as Matt Ritchie's free-kick was nodded down by Jamaal Lascelles. Krafth hooked it goalwards, but Guehi was there to clear. It fell to Wilson on the right, but he could only find the side of the net with his effort. Crystal Palace again had a glorious chance just after the 20-minute mark. Michael Olise, who scored against Leicester in the last game at Selhurst Park, sent in a wonderful cross from the right. Benteke nodded it goalwards, but the ball smacked the far post. Tyrick Mitchell was there to collect, but his own effort was palmed behind by Karl Darlow as the hosts inexplicably remained without a goal. 5 per cent of the ball - and some good football, Crystal Palace were only able to muster one shot on target as they went into the break goalless. The hosts began the second half in the same fashion and Benteke soon missed his second gilt-edged chance of the afternoon. It was some wonderful play down the right, with Gallagher delivering an inviting cross. Benteke steadied himself for an overhead kick, but his effort lifted just over the crossbar. But soon after, Benteke finally got his goal. Connor Gallagher did well to hold the ball up, before picking out Mitchell down the left. It was a wonderful cross in from the 20-year-old, which the Crystal Palace striker rose to meet and powered a header past Darlow to deservedly see the hosts ahead. After waiting so long for a goal, Crystal Palace's lead lasted less than 10 minutes. It was an unstoppable goal from Wilson though, with Lascelles nodding down the delivery towards the back post. Krafth also inadvertently helped it on, as Wilson unleashed an incredible overhead kick that powered past Guaita's fingertips and into the top corner. Benteke will be left to rue a string of missed chances as he again wasted a glorious effort in the 72nd minute. He was sent through with a lovely pass, but having beaten the defenders and with a gap of space open just ahead of him, he could only poke the ball wide from mere inches away. The striker thought he scored the winner in the 87th minute. A corner was delivered and Benteke thundered a header home, wheeling away in a rapturous celebration. But the joy was short-lived as VAR intervened, sending referee Darren England over to the screen. They spotted a foul from Guehi on Clark and the goal was correctly ruled out. It was a good performance from McArthur in midfield. He seemed to constantly be at the top of the box, spraying passes down the wings for Crystal Palace to create.

Everton, 2–5, Watford, Goodison Park, Graham Scott, Rafael Benítez, Claudio Ranieri, Séamus Coleman, Moussa Sissoko, Afternoon, The Match was played between Everton and Watford at Goodison Park at Afternoon and Graham Scott was the Match Referee. The Captain of Everton was Séamus Coleman and the Manager of Everton was Rafael Benítez. The Captain of Watford was Moussa Sissoko and the Manager of Watford was Claudio Ranieri. The match ended in a scoreline of 2–5., ['3rd Minute Goal by Tom for Everton', '3rd Minute Assist by Demarai for Everton', '17th Minute Yellow Card by Lucas Digne for Everton', '54th Minute Yellow Card by Allan — for Everton', '63rd Minute Goal by Richarlison for Everton', '63rd Minute Assist by Michael Keane for Everton', '72nd Minute Yellow Card by Richarlison — for Everton', '90+3rd Minute Yellow Card by Salomón Rondón for Everton', '13th Minute Goal by Joshua for Watford', '13th Minute Assist by Craig for Watford', '44th Minute Yellow Card by William Troost-Ekong for Watford', '70th Minute Yellow Card by Emmanuel Dennis for Watford', '78th Minute Goal by Juraj for Watford', '78th Minute Assist by Cucho for Watford', '80th Minute Goal by Joshua for Watford', '80th Minute Assist by Emmanuel for Watford', '81st Minute Yellow Card by Joshua King for Watford', '86th Minute Goal by Joshua for Watford', '86th Minute Assist by Emmanuel for Watford', '90+1st Minute Goal by Emmanuel for Watford', '90+1st Minute Assist by João for Watford'], Premier League, Saturday,

Josh King came back to haunt his former club with a hat-trick as Everton's second-half capitulation gave Claudio Ranieri's Watford a stunning 5-2 comeback victory. But Watford didn't cave, and got an equaliser 10 minutes later through King, his first league goal since July 2020. Adam Masina's dangerous free-kick from the right ricocheted off Craig Cathcart and Ben Godfrey, before being turned home at the far post by King. A late offside flag went up, but VAR intervened and correctly awarded the goal, with Seamus Coleman playing King onside. Neither side had much of a grip on the remainder of the first 45 minutes, though Davies did continue to get forward and missed a decent chance with a header from Allan's ball, while Troost-Ekong did well to block Anthony Gordon's volley in the box. King should have had his and Watford's second after the break, found by Ismaila Sarr free in the box with just Jordan Pickford to beat, but his low effort from eight yards was brilliantly saved by the Everton goalkeeper. But Everton retreated too early as Watford showed character again, equalising through Kucka's free header from a Cucho corner, though the hosts only had themselves to blame for some woeful marking. And then just 88 seconds later it was 3-2, as Everton pushed forward looking to regain the lead, they left themselves short at the back, meaning Dennis could square for King as Watford broke. King composed himself with a touch, and calmly slotted past Pickford as he rushed out. King again showed brilliant poise, slotting past Pickford. Watford were in dreamland, but this was as much an impressive comeback as it was a hideous surrender from Rafa Benitez's side, who have now lost nine home Premier League games in 2021. Kris Boyd on Soccer Saturday

Southampton, 2–2, Burnley, St. Mary's Stadium, Chris Kavanagh, Ralph Hasenhüttl, Sean Dyche, Oriol Romeu, James Tarkowski, Afternoon, The Match was played between Southampton and Burnley at St. Mary's Stadium at Afternoon and Chris Kavanagh was the Match Referee. The Captain of Southampton was Oriol Romeu and the Manager of Southampton was Ralph Hasenhüttl. The Captain of Burnley was James Tarkowski and the Manager of Burnley was Sean Dyche. The match ended in a scoreline of 2–2., ['41st Minute Goal by Valentino for Southampton', '41st Minute Assist by Nathan for Southampton', '50th Minute Goal by Armando for Southampton', '50th Minute Assist by Ibrahima for Southampton', '81st Minute Yellow Card by Mohamed Elyounoussi for Southampton', '13th Minute Goal by Maxwel for Burnley', '13th Minute Assist by Matthew for Burnley', '42nd Minute Yellow Card by Jack Cork for Burnley', '57th Minute Goal by Maxwel for Burnley', '57th Minute Assist by Ashley for Burnley', '70th Minute Yellow Card by Jay Rodriguez for Burnley', '72nd Minute Yellow Card by Ashley Westwood for Burnley'], Premier League, Saturday,

Two of the Premier League's lowest-scoring sides played out a four-goal thriller as Maxwel Cornet's double earned Burnley a 2-2 draw at Southampton. Southampton took the lead for the first time in the game when Ibrahima Diallo intercepted James Tarkowski's poor ball forward and released Armando Broja, who raced through before finding the bottom corner with his second goal in as many games. Cornet would have the last laugh though, as he pulled Burnley level out of nowhere with a first-time effort from outside the box after an Ashley Westwood flick. If there were ever a game where goals looked likely to come at a premium, the meeting of the third and second-worst chance converters in the division seemed a prime candidate. That expectation was broken in the 13th minute when Dwight McNeil held the ball up well and found Matt Lowton, before Livramento lost Cornet to head his cross beyond Alex McCarthy from eight yards. Falling behind brought Southampton to life but it was only in the final minutes of the half that they really stepped their play up a gear. Armando Broja took too long to get a shot away before he turned provider for Nathan Redmond to fire wide when it looked easier to score. As Livramento smacked the base of the far post from 12 yards with five minutes to go it looked like it would not be Southampton's day before half-time, until the young right-back redeemed himself immediately from Redmond's corner, powering a header past Pope for his first Saints goal. The half-time interval did not stem the hosts' tide and five minutes after the break they took the lead. Tarkowski's ill-advised turn and pass on his weaker foot straight to Diallo allowed him to release Broja, who found the bottom corner with a composed finish. An unimpressed Sean Dyche was readying his first change when Cornet struck again out of nowhere, catching McCarthy out with an early half-volley from Westwood's flick-on. That goal delayed Jay Rodriguez's introduction from the bench for more than 10 minutes and when he did eventually arrive, the former Saint came close to punishing his old club when a 20-yard volley on the turn flew just wide. Burnley began to drop deep in the final minutes as they settled for their lot on the south coast, with Southampton unable to find a way through a congested defence and denied their chance to earn back-to-back wins for the first time since May. Despite getting caught out for Cornet's opener, Livramento still managed to shine for Southampton, scoring their equaliser and posing their strongest attacking threat from right-back.

Brighton and Hove Albion, 1–4, Manchester City, The American Express Community Stadium, Kevin Friend, Graham Potter, Pep Guardiola, Lewis Dunk, İlkay Gündoğan, Evening, The Match was played between Brighton and Manchester City at The American Express Community Stadium at Evening and Kevin Friend was the Match Referee. The Captain of Brighton was Lewis Dunk and the Manager of Brighton was Graham Potter. The Captain of Manchester City was İlkay Gündoğan and the Manager of Manchester City was Pep Guardiola. The match ended in a scoreline of 1–4., ['63rd Minute Yellow Card by Jakub Moder for Brighton', '70th Minute Yellow Card by Adam Lallana for Brighton', '13th Minute Goal by İlkay for Manchester City', '13th Minute Assist by Bernardo for Manchester City', '22nd Minute Yellow Card by Kyle Walker for Manchester City', '28th Minute Goal by Phil for Manchester City', '28th Minute Assist by Jack for Manchester City', '31st Minute Goal by Phil for Manchester City', '31st Minute Assist by Gabriel for Manchester City', '60th Minute Yellow Card by João Cancelo for Manchester City', '84th Minute Yellow Card by Ederson — for Manchester City', '90+5th Minute Goal by Riyad for Manchester City', '90+5th Minute Assist by Phil for Manchester City'], Premier League, Saturday,

City only had to wait two minutes before taking the lead though. Sanchez made a mess of a high ball under pressure from Jesus and Silva's hooked cross was poked home from close range from Gundogan. The goalkeeper screamed at the referee for a foul but a VAR review showed Jesus did little wrong when challenging. Grealish was again the source down the left and even though his low strike was kicked away by Sanchez, Jesus was quick to the rebound. The Brazilian's shot took a slight nick off Foden which wrongfooted Sanchez and squirmed into the net. City stood firm though, until Ederson rashly decided to slide in on Mwepu close to the by-line and Kevin Friend had little choice but to award the penalty. With Pascal Gross off the pitch, Mac Allister stepped up and beat Ederson from the spot. It was only to be a consolation for the hosts as the damage had been done courtesy of City's slick first-half performance. Riyad Mahrez added further gloss to the scoreline in stoppage time after being found in huge amounts of space in the box by Foden.

West Ham United, 1–0, Tottenham Hotspur, London Stadium, Paul Tierney, David Moyes, Nuno Espírito Santo, Declan Rice, Hugo Lloris, Afternoon, The Match was played between West Ham and Tottenham at London Stadium at Afternoon and Paul Tierney was the Match Referee. The Captain of West Ham was Declan Rice and the Manager of West Ham was David Moyes. The Captain of Tottenham was Hugo Lloris and the Manager of Tottenham was Nuno Espírito Santo. The match ended in a scoreline of 1–0., ['21st Minute Yellow Card by Tomáš Souček for West Ham', '37th Minute Yellow Card by Angelo Ogbonna for West Ham', '72nd Minute Goal by Michail for West Ham', '72nd Minute Assist by Aaron for West Ham', '60th Minute Yellow Card by Cristian Romero for Tottenham'], Premier League, Sunday,

The response from Spurs was non-existent following the goal with Nuno Espirito Santo's team failing to register a shot on goal in the second half as their run of two straight victories came to an end. The victory sends the Hammers above Spurs in the table with the north Londoners now suffering four straight defeats in London derbies. Spurs then arrived in the game with Lucas Moura spurning a glorious opening from eight yards out on 20 minutes after some fine running in behind from Heung-Min Son. The South Korean striker spun in behind again minutes later but couldn't find a way past Lukasz Fabianski from a tight angle. Spurs almost edged ahead before the break but Harry Kane's header from a tight angle produced a top save from Fabianski, who tipped the ball over the crossbar. The Hammers had plenty of the play but didn't seriously test Lloris until 71 minutes. Fornals showed great tenacity to win the ball back from Reguilon and his deflected drive had to be helped behind by the fingertips of the French goalkeeper. Spurs wouldn't survive the following corner though. Nuno's side still had 17 minutes to stage some sort of a fightback but with Kane non-existent, their lack of guile and firepower in the final third was noticeable as they put the Hammers under no pressure. Kane has scored 11 Premier League goals against the Hammers but this wasn't the same Kane, who was making his 250th league appearance for Spurs. A chance of his own did fall his way when he attacked a Reguilon cross but his header was tipped away by Fabianski.

Brentford, 1–2, Leicester City, Brentford Community Stadium, Simon Hooper, Thomas Frank, Brendan Rodgers, Pontus Jansson, Kasper Schmeichel, Afternoon, The Match was played between Brentford and Leicester City at Brentford Community Stadium at Afternoon and Simon Hooper was the Match Referee. The Captain of Brentford was Pontus Jansson and the Manager of Brentford was Thomas Frank. The Captain of Leicester City was Kasper Schmeichel and the Manager of Leicester City was Brendan Rodgers. The match ended in a scoreline of 1–2., ['30th Minute Yellow Card by Mathias Jørgensen for Brentford', '60th Minute Goal by Mathias for Brentford', '60th Minute Assist by Mathias for Brentford', '63rd Minute Yellow Card by Çağlar Söyüncü for Leicester City', '73rd Minute Goal by James for Leicester City', '73rd Minute Assist by Patson for Leicester City'], Premier League, Sunday,

James Maddison ended an eight-month scoring drought to earn Leicester back-to-back league wins with a 2-1 victory at Brentford. They held a half-time lead in west London despite posting an xG of just 0. 05 courtesy of a goal-of-the-season contender from Youri Tielemans, whose first-time piledriver from 25 yards beat a helpless David Raya 14 minutes in. Mathias 'Zanka' Jorgensen, starting only his third league game for Brentford, glanced in a deserved equaliser from Mathias Jensen's corner on the hour before the Bees stepped up their search for a winner. Before the interval, they managed only a single touch inside the Brentford box but did not need any to take the lead. Maddison's free-kick was nodded clear by Rico Henry to Tielemans, whose perfect 25-yard volley was past Raya and into the top corner before he knew it. Leicester's limited quality on the ball was countered by an increasingly comfortable defensive performance, with Kasper Schmeichel's save to turn Toney's header over the bar their closest brush with conceding an equaliser. Brentford took a while to build up any second-half momentum but when they did, the Foxes' backline was quickly breached. Jensen's corner from the left was turned home by Zanka's glancing header. Just as Brentford began to push for another, and moments after Jonny Evans bundled a Jansson shot behind for a Bees corner, a sucker-punch on the break caught them cold. Schmeichel bowled the ball out to Kelechi Iheanacho on the half-way line and from his lay-off, Tielemans' first-time through-ball gave Daka a clear route to goal. With Raya closing him down, he squared for Maddison to end a run of more than 1,000 minutes without a goal to restore the Foxes' lead. Brentford continued to press but with an Evans-inspired Leicester more resolute defensively than has been seen for much of this season, even seven minutes of added time could not produce a way through for the hosts, who fell to back-to-back home defeats for the first time in three years.