The 7th week of the Premier League confirms once again the excellent form of Manchester City, which gives coach Enzo Maresca his seventh victory in as many matches: the “Sky Blues” have full points and are currently six points above Arsenal, after the 3-2 victory over Ipswich, with Haaland the protagonist of a brace. Chelsea defeats Everton 2-0, which had not suffered a defeat so far, and is ranked fourth. Liverpool wins after the upset: 2-1 against Brentford, which was left with nine men, while Fulham manages to unblock.
MANCHESTER CITY-IPSWICH 3-2
Manchester City are unstoppable, as is Erling Haaland, the author of two goals: the 3-2 victory over Ipswich allows the coach Maresca to remain with full points after seven weeks. The “Citizens” exert pressure through the usual possession of the ball and movements on the wings, unlocking the result in the 19th minute: Doku, in very good form and the best player on the field during the first half, creates the action for Foden's goal. However, the answer of the guests comes immediately, with the inattentive Guehi and the excellent movement of Maeda, who scores for 1-1.
Manchester City start to build their game again and take the lead again after half an hour of play, taking advantage of the disorganized defense of the opponent: Kovacic encounters almost no obstacles, O'Neil explodes in anger and Haaland scores for 2-1. Ruben Dias approaches the third goal in the last minutes of the first half, while the second half is more balanced: Ouattara is close to equalizing and both teams create chances.
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The moment that finally sealed the match came only in the 68th minute, when Haaland, unstoppable, used Ndiaye's assist to score his second personal goal and City's third. The Norwegian's third personal goal was disallowed after a very long VAR check, which also led to the 12 minutes of extra time that ended the match. Extra time began with a penalty for Ipswich, which Flemming converted in the 90th minute, but the visitors created no real chances to equalize. Ndiaye came close to scoring the fourth goal and Manchester City could celebrate their seventh victory in seven games: Maresca has full points, 21 in total, and is currently six points ahead of Arsenal. Ipswich, on the other hand, remain on nine points.
BRENTFORD-LIVERPOOL 1-2
Liverpool fiton pas përmbysjes dhe ngjitet kështu në vendin e pestë: rezultati përfundimtar është 2-1 ndaj Brentford, që e mbylli ndeshjen me nëntë lojtarë. Kayode i krijon menjëherë probleme Liverpool, i cili shpërdoron një rast me Barcola dhe rrezikon sërish nga mundësitë e kundërshtarit: Igor Thiago i afrohet golit të avantazhit. Liverpool humbet Szoboszlai, duke parë të vazhdojë kriza e dëmtimeve, dhe më pas kalon në disavantazh: krosimi i Igor Thiago pasohet nga goditja me kokë e Lewis-Potter, që shënon në minutën e 44’. Megjithatë, avantazhi i vendasve shoqërohet me një karton të kuq në minutat shtesë të pjesës së parë: Yarmoliuk kryen një veprim të pamatur, duke goditur me kokë Jacquet, dhe Brentford mbetet me dhjetë lojtarë për të gjithë pjesën e dytë.
Kështu nis reagimi i Liverpool, që bëhet menjëherë i rrezikshëm me MacAllister, i ndalur nga ish-portieri i tij, Kelleher. Ngumoha është gjithashtu pranë golit mes shiut të rrëmbyeshëm dhe, në minutën e 62’, vjen barazimi i shënuar nga Victor Munoz. “Reds” marrin zemër dhe e përmbysin rezultatin brenda tetë minutash, falë Isak, i rikthyer në fushë: ai shënon me kokë pas asistit të Barcolas dhe në minutën e 70’ rezultati bëhet 2-1. Igor Thiago i afrohet barazimit, por në minutat e fundit në fushë ekziston vetëm Liverpool: Barcola godet traversën, ndërsa Koumas shpërdoron mundësinë për golin e tretë. Ndeshja tashmë është e humbur për Brentford, i cili mbetet edhe me nëntë lojtarë pas përjashtimit të Janelt në minutën e 91’, gjatë kohës shtesë. Dy kartonë të kuq për secilën pjesë, të dy të dhënë në minutat shtesë, dënojnë kështu “Bletët”: humbje 2-1 dhe parakalim nga Liverpool, që ngjitet në vendin e pestë me 12 pikë.
EVERTON-CHELSEA 0-2
Everton pëson humbjen e parë të sezonit, ndërsa Chelsea ngjitet në renditje: ndeshja hapëse e së shtunës përfundon 2-0. Xabi Alonso dhe lojtarët e tij rrezikojnë nga përpjekjet e Barry dhe Grealish, ndërsa portieri argjentinas shpëton Chelsea në gjysmën e parë të pjesës së parë. Caicedo zgjon skuadrën mike, ndërsa Rogers është nervoz dhe i afrohet përjashtimit pas një ndërhyrjeje të rrezikshme. Lacroix është shumë pranë golit, por rezultati mbetet 0-0 dhe ekuilibri mbizotëron deri në pushim.
However, the second half begins with Chelsea taking an immediate lead: after an assist from Hato, Pedro Neto beats Pickford perfectly. The London team loses Emiliano Martinez, who is stretchered off after a terrible collision with Branthwaite, but manages to maintain control of the match after a long break. Penders takes over as first-choice goalkeeper, while Chelsea manages to defend the advantage and closes the match in the last minutes: Pedro Neto takes the ball after a set piece and scores his first Premier League brace. It is the 90th minute and there is no time left for the match to restart. Thus, Everton must accept their first defeat of the season and remain on 10 points. Chelsea register their second consecutive victory and move to 13 points: Xabi Alonso is ranked fourth.
FULHAM-HULL CITY 1-0
Fulham achieve their first victory in this Premier League season and calm the situation around coach Arbeloa: the score is 1-0 against Hull City. The “Cottagers” are stronger from the start, with Iwobi and Bobb immediately approaching the goal in the first minutes. However, to score, you have to wait until the 34th minute: it is precisely the Nigerian winger, a former Arsenal player, who surprises Tzolakis, who did not react in the best way. King approaches the second goal in the last minutes of the first half, but then the spectacle of the Hull City goalkeeper begins: Tzolakis, the former Olympiacos goalkeeper, saves his teammates from conceding a goal three times.
Fulham attacked continuously and did not stop even in the last minutes, coming close to a second goal several times and hitting the crossbar with Iwobi. Hull City failed to create any serious danger and the teams ended the match with ten men in extra time: Sessegnon was sent off in the 94th minute after a serious challenge on Vaz, who could not continue the match. The “Lions” had no more substitutes available and, therefore, ended the match with one man less, losing 1-0. Fulham moved to five points and got out of the relegation zone for the first time since the start of the season. Hull City, on the other hand, remained with nine points.
