Premier League Review: Arsenal go Top of the Table, Mitrovic secure Fulham first win
A quickfire Martin Odegaard double helped Arsenal on their way to a 3-0 win at AFC Bournemouth and move the Gunners to the pinnacle of the desk above north London rivals Tottenham Hotspur.
Odegaard tapped in after Gabriel Martinelli’s shot was as soon as parried by Mark Travers to put Arsenal in the preceding on 5 minutes earlier than than sweeping in six minutes later to make it 2-0.
William Saliba opened his Premier League account in style with a whipped strike in the 54th minute to seal victory.
Harry Kane’s second-half header previously in the day earned Spurs a hard-fought 1-0 success over Wolverhampton Wanderers.
The forward’s 2nd goal in as many suits strikes Spurs up to second on seven points, two behind Arsenal, whilst Wolves, who handed a debut to club-record signing Matheus Nunes, are 17th with one point.
Five-goal thriller in west London derby
Aleksandar Mitrovic’s super 90th-minute header earned Fulham their first win of the season as they beat west London rivals Brentford 3-2.
Bobby De Cordova-Reid scored after only forty four seconds to put Fulham in the front and Joao Palhinha doubled the hosts’ advantage.
But Christian Norgaard and Ivan Toney pulled Brentford degree earlier than Mitrovic’s 0.33 purpose of the marketing campaign sent Fulham up to fourth on five points, a point above fifth-placed Brentford.
Elsewhere, Crystal Palace also picked up their first victory of 2022/23 as they came from behind to defeat Aston Villa 3-1.
Ollie Watkins gave Villa a fifth-minute lead but a Wilfried Zaha double and a purpose by way of substitute Jean-Philippe Mateta secured the turnaround win.
Palace climb to 10th on 4 points, while Villa sit 13th on three points.
Saints off the mark at winless Leicester
Southampton were some other facet to select up their first win of the season, coming from behind to claim a 2-1 success at Leicester City.
James Maddison’s sweeping free-kick gave the Foxes a 54th-minute lead however Southampton substitute Che Adams scored twice to go away Leicester in 18th on one point, while Southampton are twelfth with four points.
Nottingham Forest were denied back-to-back victories as Demarai Gray struck in the 88th minute to earn Everton a 1-1 draw at Goodison Park.
Brennan Johnson scored his first Premier League purpose to ruin the impasse with nine minutes last however Gray had the remaining say to earn Everton’s first factor of the season, lifting them up to 16th. Forest are 11th on four points.
Can City return to the summit?
Champions Manchester City travel to Newcastle United on Sunday afternoon as they bid to hold their 100 per cent start to the season.
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