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Villa end Man City's perfect start as Spurs win at Chelsea

OnlyFootballFan11m ago
Villa end Man City's perfect start as Spurs win at Chelsea

Aston Villa beat Manchester City 2-1, Tottenham won 2-0 at Chelsea, Arsenal beat Everton to draw level with City, and Napoli handed Roma their first defeat.


Seven wins from seven, and then Villa Park. Manchester City's perfect start to the Premier League season is over, and it was quite a Saturday all round.

Nicolas Jackson scored twice as Aston Villa beat City 2-1. He pounced on a poor touch from Marc Guéhi after six minutes, Erling Haaland headed City level early in the second half, and Jackson won it on the hour after Gianluigi Donnarumma couldn't keep his shot out. That's three straight wins over City for Villa, the first time they've managed that in the Premier League era.

Arsenal made the most of it. Ezri Konsa headed them in front from a corner after seven minutes against Everton, and Gabriel added a second on 68, on his 200th Premier League appearance. They did it without Bukayo Saka, and they're now level on points with City at the top.

Then came the shock of the day. Tottenham won at Stamford Bridge for only the second time in 41 matches, beating Chelsea 2-0. It was goalless until Mike Penders turned the ball into his own net on 77 minutes. Cole Palmer was then sent off, and Mathys Tel finished it with a solo run and a low shot into the corner on 87.

In Italy, Napoli handed Roma their first defeat of the season, 3-2 at the Maradona. Frank Anguissa scored an overhead kick and Scott McTominay made it 2-0. Roma came back through Matías Soulé and Leonardo Balerdi, but McTominay scored again on 83 minutes to win it.

Elsewhere, Oscar Bobb's goal gave Fulham a 1-0 win at Coventry, and on Friday night Ipswich and Nottingham Forest drew 1-1.

Sunday is even bigger: Liverpool v Brighton and Manchester United v Bournemouth at 2pm UK time, then El Clásico, Barcelona v Real Madrid, at 8pm. Kick-off times in your country and where to watch are on the OnlyFootballFan blog.

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