Brighton sit top of the Premier League following the second matchweek of 2023-24 season.
Solly March’s quick-fire brace plus goals and assists from Kaoru Mitoma and Pervis Estupinan for one another saw Brighton win 4-1 at ten-men Wolves, which propelled the Seagulls top of the table for the very first time as a Premier League club whilst Wolves slid to second bottom.
Julian Alvarez struck a 31st minute winner from Phil Foden’s pass as Manchester City edged past Newcastle to sit second on goal difference.
Martin Odegaard’s 53rd minute penalty saw ten-men Arsenal defeat Crystal Palace 1-0 at Selhurst Park to go third in the table, despite Takehiro Tomiyasu’s red card after committing two bookable offences.
Brentford round out the top four courtesy of Bryan Mbeumo’s second half brace in an eventual 3-0 win away to West London rivals, Fulham, after Yoane Wissa had put the Bees ahead on the stroke of half time.
Down in the relegation zone, Everton dropped to rock bottom after they suffered a 4-0 mauling away at Aston Villa, in which Leon Bailey provided the assist for John McGinn’s opening volley before he scored either side of goals from Douglas Luiz and Jhon Duran.
Luton sit just outside the bottom three ahead of Burnley after their match was postponed last month due to rennovation work at Kenilworth Road.
Sheffield United sit 16th and one of five teams yet to register a point after losing 2-1 at Nottingham Forest as Chris Wood headed in a late winner for the hosts, after the Blades’ Gustavo Hamer scored on debut to cancel out Taiwo Awoniyi’s header.
Elsewhere, Pape Matar Sarr’s second half goal and Lisandro Martinez’s own-goal saw Tottenham defeat Manchester United 2-0 in North London, as their manager – Ange Postecoglou enjoyed a first win on his competitive home bow in charge of Spurs.
Goals from Luis Diaz, Mohamed Salah and Diogo Jota saw Liverpool come from behind to beat Bournemouth 3-1 at Anfield, despite Alexis Mac Allister being controversially red carded for a foul on Ryan Christie.
Finally, second half goals from Michail Antonio and Lucas Paqueta saw West Ham defeat Chelsea 3-1 after Nayef Aguerd’s opening header was cancelled out by Carney Chukwuemeka, although Aguerd was red carded in the 67th minute for a second bookable offence.
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