One positive side of not having an early kick-off – apart from sleeping in, for those of us on the West Coast of North America at least – is that we can tune in and see the results of other matches help shape what the Premier League table looks like around us. Yes, it’s still early, but what’s a football fan to do on a Saturday to while away the hours until kick-off? Keep up with the results and stories, that’s what!
Let’s see the results!
Tottenham 4 – Everton 0; Brighton 2 – Manchester United 1: The enemy of my enemy is my friend
Great results for Liverpool FC fans as Spurs and Brighton picked up all three points against Everton and Manchester United respectively. In the Spurs-Everton match, renowned error-buster Jordan Pickford made, well, a huge mistake that led to Spurs’ second goal of the game when Son Heung-Min beat the Everton man to a ball in the box and slotted home. It was particularly great because it came about due to a heavy touch that caused the ball to roll past Pickford’s own body at a faster speed than he had anticipated. And Pickford was always going to be expected to miss that run. May Pickford’s words haunt him for a long time.
In Brighton, new Seagulls boss Fabian Hürzeler maintained his perfect start to the Premier League season with a stoppage-time win over Erik Ten-Hag’s Manchester United. Joao Pedro’s winner came after a strong performance – Pedro also provided an assist for Brighton’s opening goal – and was the end of a positive move for the Seagulls. United’s defence will go into training next week carrying the brunt of the blame, as new bot Matthjiz de Ligt and Lisandro Martinez managed to miss the Brazilian striker who had all the time in the world to play the ball back into the United goal for the winner.
Other notable results: Manchester City 4 – Ipswich Town 1; Aston Villa 0 – Arsenal 2
Liverpool’s most likely title rivals all took three points from their respective matches on Saturday. Manchester City continued Ipswich Town’s difficult early education about the level of quality in the Premier League by handing out a second successive defeat to the Tractor Boys. Meanwhile, Unai Emery failed to continue last season’s run against his former club, where he scored the double against Arsenal. Mikel Arteta’s Gunners secured a comfortable and professional 2-0 win over Aston Villa.
Tomorrow’s fixtures include a Chelsea match where new Blue Pedro Neto takes on former club Wolverhampton Wanderers. Of course, though, all eyes will be on the Reds as they take on Brentford in the final match of the weekend. Once that’s done, the focus will likely turn to the looming transfer deadline as Richard Hughes and co finally answer whether Liverpool will bring any new players on board during this window. A big week ahead, Reds!
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