Premier League tournament: Erling Haaland’s brace boosts Manchester City to narrow 3-2 win over Ipswich Town; Chelsea and Liverpool are also winning
Manchester City’s Erling Haaland celebrates his second goal REUTERS Manchester City continued their winning run in the Premier League with a 3-2 victory over Ipswich Town on Saturday thanks to two goals from Erling Haaland.The victory kept City unbeaten with seven wins from seven games at the top of the table, despite their recent Champions League setback. Phil Foden also scored as Ipswich fought back through Daizen Maeda and a late penalty from Zian Flemming.
Chelsea and Liverpool secured important wins
Chelsea beat Everton 2-0, Pedro Neto scoring both goals. He opened the scoring just 43 seconds into the second half, adding another in the 90th minute. However, the win was overshadowed by a serious head injury to goalkeeper Emi Martinez, who was taken to the hospital for preventive tests.“What we know is that (Martinez) left the stadium conscious and right now he is in the hospital doing preventive tests,” Alonso said. “It was a concussion, but I only saw one clip. Hopefully it’s not too bad, but we have to wait.”Liverpool came from behind to beat Brentford 2-1 away. Keane Lewis-Potter put Brentford ahead but Victor Munoz equalized after the home side were reduced to 10 men following Yehor Yarmolyuk’s red card. Alexander Isak then scored the winning goal. Brentford finished with nine men after Vitaly Janelt received a second yellow card.
Fulham ended their winless streak
Fulham secured their first league win of the season by beating Hull City 1-0. Alex Iwobi scored in the 33rd minute to help new manager Alvaro Arbeloa to a much-needed win to move the club up to 15th.Liverpool climbed to fifth place with 12 points, while Chelsea moved up to fourth place with 13 points. Meanwhile, Manchester City continue to face uncertainty over their appeal against allegations of breaching 114 of the Premier League’s financial rules, which the club has consistently denied.