Manchester City maintained their position at the top of the Premier League and preserved their perfect start to the season by overcoming a goal deficit during a challenging encounter against West Ham United. Pep Guardiola returned to the sidelines to lead his team, who fell behind in the 36th minute when James Ward-Prowse redirected Vladimir Coufal’s cross past Ederson. According to Xinhua, West Ham had opportunities to extend their lead with better finishing. However, City responded in the second half, with Jeremy Doku scoring the equalizer in the 46th minute. Bernardo Silva completed the comeback by scoring in the 76th minute, and Erling Haaland added a customary goal four minutes before the end of the match.
Tottenham secured their second-place position by scoring two goals in injury time to deny Sheffield United their first victory of the season. Gustavo Hamer put Sheffield ahead in the 73rd minute, and a surprise away win appeared to be on the cards before Richarlison scored from a corner in the eighth minute of injury time. The game was then turned around when Dejan Kulusevski scored two minutes later, before Sheffield’s Oli McBurnie was sent off due to escalating tensions.
Aston Villa also staged a late comeback to defeat Crystal Palace 3-1, with Rod Hodgson, the 76-year-old coach of the latter, falling ill before the game. After trailing to Odsonne Edouard’s 47th-minute opener, Jhon Duran equalized for Villa in the 87th minute. Douglas Luiz then scored a penalty in the 98th minute, which was awarded after a contentious decision, and Leon Bailey added a third goal in the 11th minute of injury time.
Brighton inflicted a 3-1 defeat on Manchester United at Old Trafford, with former United player Danny Welbeck opening the scoring in the 20th minute. Pascal Gross and Jesus Joao Pedro added further goals after 53 and 71 minutes, respectively, before Hannibal Mejbri scored a consolation goal for United as a substitute.