Man City beat West Ham, Spurs pull off injury-time comeback at Sheffield Utd

Champions Manchester City continue to churn out the wins, even though Pep Guardiola's men did not have it all their own way at the London Stadium, trailing to a James Ward-Prowse goal in the first half.

Jeremy Doku equalised early in the second period and Bernardo Silva put City 2-1 before Erling Haaland's seventh goal of the season guaranteed a fifth win in five games.

City's win lifts them to 15 points, two clear of Liverpool at the top of the table. Earlier, Jurgen Klopp's men roused themselves after an anaemic first-half display against Wolves, recovering from a goal down following a first period that Wolves dominated. Cody Gakpo scored 10 minutes into the second period and Andy Robertson finished neatly in the 85th minute before an own goal from Hugo Bueno added gloss to the scoreline.

It was the third time this season that Liverpool have come from behind to win. Klopp said his team deserved to win the game after their powerful second-half performance but stressed that they could not afford to keep falling behind. "Turning games around is helpful in a season but we cannot rely on it, we cannot," he told the BBC. "We have to play better in the first half of games generally. We are not stable yet, that is not possible. Too many things are new."

Sheffield United looked to be on track for their first win of the season at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium. But Spurs grabbed an equaliser in the 98th minute when Richarlison headed home Ivan Perisic's corner to set up a grandstand finish, with 12 minutes of additional time at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium and Dejan Kulusevski scored the winner.

Aston Villa scored three late goals to beat Crystal Palace 3-1. The London side led 1-0 courtesy of Odsonne Edouard's first-half goal but Jhon Duran equalised in the 87th minute. Douglas Luiz scored a penalty deep into stoppage time to put Villa in front and Leon Bailey made it 3-1.

Fulham's Carlos Vinicius condemned Premier League new boys Luton to a fourth consecutive defeat. Struggling Newcastle host Brentford in the evening kick-off.

 

September 16, 2023