Premier League: Man City, Chelsea, Liverpool secure wins on Saturday
Manchester City, Chelsea and Liverpool secured wins on an action-packed Saturday. City beat Ipswich 3-2, with Erling Haaland scoring a brace.
Chelsea won 2-0 against Everton to enter the top four, while Liverpool fought back to defeat Brentford 2-1. Manchester City, Chelsea and Liverpool continued their solid Premier League runs with wins on an action-packed Saturday.
At Etihad Stadium, Manchester City played out a 3-2 thriller against Ipswich Town, while Chelsea entered top four with a 2-0 win over Everton at the Hill Dickinson Stadium. Brentford led against Liverpool at the first half, but the Premier League giants served the world a reminder of their pedigree and skillset with two goals in the second half, as per Sky Sports.
Manchester City vs Ipswich Town Manchester City continued their run on top with a sensational win over Ipswich, with Erling Haaland scoring a brace and taking his seasonal goal tally to 12. He is also the fastest of any player in the Premier League to reach 100 non-penalty goals, and the superstar was later denied a hat-trick due to VAR.
It was Phil Foden who put City in front, benefitting from some magic by Jeremy Doku, beating Christian Walton with a low finish. In the 21st minute, Daizen Maeda levelled the scores, beating Gianluigi Donnarumma with a low finish.
In the 34th minute, the 'Inevitable' Haaland struck, with Mateo Kovacic gliding down the right side of the box and clipping a ball to the Norway superstar to head home and give Man City a lead. At the half-time, Man City led by 2-1.
In the 56th minute, Nico O'Reilly missed a chance to double City's lead as his header was off the target. However, just 13 minutes later, Iliman Ndiaye slid the ball to Haaland who wasted no time in guiding the ball past Walton.
However, the multi-time Premier League champions had a scare, with Zian Flemming converting a penalty in the 90th minute to take the scoreline to 3-2. However, Enzo Maresca came out of the match as a history-maker, becoming the first Premier League manager to win his first seven games in charge.
With seven wins in seven, Man City have 21 points, six points clear of second-placed Arsenal (five wins and a loss). Brentford vs Liverpool Shifting the focus to GTech Community Stadium, things got really chaotic towards the first-half whistle.