A quickfire Martin Odegaard double helped Arteta’s Arsenal on their way to a 3-0 win at AFC Bournemouth and move the Gunners to the top of the table above north London rivals Tottenham Hotspur.
Odegaard tapped in after Gabriel Martinelli’s shot was parried by Mark Travers to put Arsenal ahead on five minutes before 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.
FULL-TIME AFC Bournemouth 0-3 Arsenal
An emphatic victory for Arsenal who win their third match on the bounce to finish the day top of the #PL table#BOUARS pic.twitter.com/cYiR0oCSAs
— Premier League (@premierleague) August 20, 2022
Harry Kane’s second-half header earlier in the day earned Spurs a hard-fought 1-0 success over Wolves.
The forward’s second goal in as many matches moves Spurs up to second on seven points, two behind Arsenal, while Wolves, who handed a debut to club-record signing Matheus Nunes, are 17th with one point.
Harry Kane’s landmark goal seals the win for @SpursOfficial ⚪️#TOTWOL pic.twitter.com/Hyst2fjUU8
— Premier League (@premierleague) August 20, 2022
Five-goal thriller in west London derby:
Aleksandar Mitrovic’s superb 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 44 seconds to put Fulham in front and Joao Palhinha doubled the hosts’ advantage.
But Christian Norgaard and Ivan Toney pulled Brentford level before Mitrovic’s third goal of the campaign sent Fulham up to fourth on five points, a point above fifth-placed Brentford.
FULL-TIME Fulham 3-2 Brentford
Fulham take all three points with a spirited performance 🔥 #FULBRE pic.twitter.com/wt5mtiAl0t
— Premier League (@premierleague) August 20, 2022
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 goal by substitute Jean-Philippe Mateta secured the turnaround win.
Palace climb to 10th on four points, while Villa sit 13th on three points.
FULL-TIME Crystal Palace 3-1 Aston Villa
A brace from Wilfried Zaha and goal from Jean-Philippe Mateta gives @CPFC their first #PL win of the season #CRYAVL pic.twitter.com/curPBBs8Pl
— Premier League (@premierleague) August 20, 2022
Saints off the mark at winless Leicester:
Southampton were another side to pick 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 but Southampton substitute Che Adams scored twice to leave Leicester in 18th on one point, while Southampton are 12th with four points.
FULL-TIME Leicester 1-2 Southampton
Che Adams’ brilliant double secures @SouthamptonFC’s first #PL victory of the campaign#LEISOU pic.twitter.com/GQLAtTQOvB
— Premier League (@premierleague) August 20, 2022
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 goal to break the deadlock with nine minutes remaining but Gray had the final say to earn Everton’s first point of the season, lifting them up to 16th. Forest are 11th on four points.
FULL-TIME Everton 1-1 Nott’m Forest
Late drama at Goodison Park sees the points shared 🤝 #EVENFO pic.twitter.com/V32U3VenrW
— Premier League (@premierleague) August 20, 2022
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