Images from the English Premier League matches played on Saturday.
IMAGE: Manchester City’s Jack Grealish scores their first goal past Wolverhampton Wanderers’ Jose Sa during their match at Molineux Stadium, Wolverhampton. Photograph: Carl Recine/Action Images via Reuters
Jack Grealish scored inside the first minute and Erling Haaland netted his 11th Premier League goal of the season as Manchester City eased to a 3-0 victory over 10-man Wolverhampton Wanderers at Molineux on Saturday.
Phil Foden added a third in the second half as City moved to the top of the table with 17 points from seven games, while Wolves are in 16th place having won only once this season.
The home side were reduced to 10 men on 33 minutes after a horrendous challenge from defender Nathan Collins, who launched himself studs-first into the midriff of Grealish and could have no complaints about the straight red card.
There was a minute’s silence ahead of kickoff following the death of Queen Elizabeth and the majority of fans kept a respectful silence, while there was warm applause on 70 minutes from all around the ground to mark the number of years the monarch was on the throne.
The opening goal after 55 seconds was a first of the season for Grealish, who has come under criticism this week for his failure to both score and provide assists since his 100 million pound ($114 million) move from Aston Villa last year.
“It was nice to get off the mark this season and get the three points at a difficult place to come against a top team,” Grealish told BT Sport.
IMAGE: Wolverhampton Wanderers’ Pedro Neto and Manchester City’s Joao Cancelo vie for possession. Photograph: Carl Recine/Action Images via Reuters
“This Wolves team is so underrated and they showed that in the second half, so it is a great result for us.
“I should be scoring goals and getting more assists. I’m always going to have people talking about me with the amount I was bought for.
“But even at Aston Villa I did not score as much as I should have. It is something I want to add to my game.”
The champions took the lead when Kevin De Bruyne’s inviting cross into the six-yard box was turned home by Grealish, before Haaland scored his 14th goal in all competitions with a scuffed shot from the edge of the box after Wolves defender Max Kilman stood off him.
The Norwegian striker became the first player in Premier League history to net in his first four away games, and the points were sealed when De Bruyne was again the architect with another low cross into the six-yard box which was turned home by Foden.
The win sees City unbeaten in their last 22 away Premier League games, a club record, and was achieved despite a lethargic second-half display in which they were not at their sizzling best.
Son roars back to form with hat-trick as Tottenham crush Leicester
IMAGE: Tottenham Hotspur’s Son Heung-min scores their sixth goal to complete his hat-trick against Leicester City at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, London. Photograph: Peter Cziborra/Action Images via Reuters
Son Heung-min ended his scoring drought in stunning fashion with a sublime hat-trick as Tottenham Hotspur crushed Leicester City 6-2 to move joint top of the Premier League on Saturday.
Rodrigo Bentancur’s first goal for Tottenham was separating the sides in an entertaining tussle but Son, who started on the bench, exploded back to form with three goals in 13 minutes.
The South Korean, the Premier League’s joint-top scorer last season, had not scored in Tottenham’s first eight games.
Leicester took an early lead with a twice-taken penalty by Youri Tielemans but Tottenham hit back quickly with Harry Kane powering in a header at the far post.
Tottenham went ahead in the 21st minute as defender Eric Dier marked his return to the England squad with a glancing header from a corner.
Bottom-placed Leicester were lively in attack though and James Maddison’s superb finish sent them in level at halftime.
Bentancur seized on a mistake to restore Tottenham’s lead in the 47th minute but Son went on to steal the show.
After coming on in the 59th minute, he curled an unstoppable right-footer into the top corner in the 73rd minute, then curled a left-footer into the opposite side 11 minutes later.
Son then completed his hat-trick after running on to a Pierre-Emile Hojbjerg through ball.
Isak penalty secures draw for Newcastle against Bournemouth
IMAGE: Newcastle United’s Alexander Isak scores their first goal from the penalty spot against Bouremouth at St James’ Park in Newcastle. Photograph: Lee Smith/Action Images via Reuters
Striker Alexander Isak equalised from the penalty spot to earn Newcastle United a 1-1 draw against Bournemouth in their Premier League clash on a frustrating Saturday afternoon at St. James’s Park.
Newcastle dominated the first half, hitting the woodwork twice and seeing Neto pull off a string of fine saves for the visitors as Bournemouth deployed a tight five-man line across the back.
But things went from bad to worse for the hosts as Philip Billing then scored for Bournemouth, guiding home a deft volley with his left foot to briefly silence the local crowd.
However, that lead didn’t last long as Jefferson Lerma was penalised following a VAR review for handling Kieran Trippier’s cross in the box, and Isak stepped up to slam the spot kick past Neto.
It was Isak’s first goal at home for Newcastle since joining from Real Sociedad in August for a reported club record fee of 59 million pounds ($67 million), but neither he nor his team mates came close to fashioning a winner.
The draw, Newcastle’s fifth stalemate in eight league games, moves the Magpies up to 10th in the table on eight points, while Bournemouth rose two places from 14th to 12th.
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