Norwegian football star Earling Haaland scores for seventh match in a row as Saints beaten 4-0, while Chelsea and Tottenham Hotspur win.
Manchester City eased to a 4-0 win over Southampton to go top of the Premier League table as Erling Haaland continued his scoring streak.
Haaland scored Manchester City’s fourth goal, his 15th of the season, and struck for the seventh match in a row. But the forward was unable to register a fourth consecutive home hat-trick.
Four different scorers to secure victory over Southampton at the Etihad! 🙌
Here's how it happened ⤵️ pic.twitter.com/hF4Jl1a90I
— Manchester City (@ManCity) October 8, 2022
Kevin De Bruyne was Manchester City’s top scorer in the Premier League last season with 15 goals.Erling Haaland has equalled that tally after only nine matches this campaign.
Both on the same wavelength! 📡@ErlingHaaland with his 15th @premierleague goal of the season so far 👏#ManCity pic.twitter.com/eXekATLPMR
— Manchester City (@ManCity) October 8, 2022
Manchester City are the first team to score at least four goals in five consecutive Premier League home matches.
Goals from Joao Cancelo, Phil Foden and Riyad Mahrez had earlier put Pep Guardiola’s Manchester City in command to send them two points clear of Arsenal, who host Liverpool on Sunday .
Newcastle United are up to fifth after they cruised past Brentford 5-1 at St James’ Park to celebrate the first anniversary of their takeover.
Bruno Guimaraes scored twice, while goals from Jacob Murphy, Miguel Almiron and an Ethan Pinnock own goal sealed Eddie Howe’s biggest win at the club. Ivan Toney’s penalty to make it 2-1 gave Brentford’s travelling fans hope but it was soon extinguished and the Bees slip to 12th on 10 points.
Newcastle United have scored 4+ goals in consecutive Premier League matches for the first time since September 2001
Chelsea in top four
Graham Potter’s unbeaten start to life as Chelsea coach continues.Chelsea are unbeaten in eight Premier League home matches, winning three in a row at Stamford Bridge in the competition for the first time since September 2021.
It's a beauty! ✌️#CheWol pic.twitter.com/Onm51NR2uW
— Chelsea FC (@ChelseaFC) October 8, 2022
Chelsea are in the UEFA Champions League spots after goals from Kai Havertz, Christian Pulisic and Armando Broja, his first for the club, eased them to a 3-0 victory over Wolverhampton Wanderers, who remain in the relegation zone on six points.
AFC Bournemouth extended their five-match unbeaten run under interim head coach Gary O’Neil as they fought back to beat Leicester City 2-1 at Vitality Stadium.
Leicester, fresh from their first win of the season, had taken the lead through Patson Daka, but two second-half goals inside four minutes from Philip Billing and Ryan Christie, his first in the Premier League, claimed the three points that lift the Cherries to eighth. Leicester remain in 19th.
Harry Kane scores again
Three BIG points secured on the road 🛣
🎥 Highlights: Brighton 0-1 Spurs pic.twitter.com/95lhjWSFq4
— Tottenham Hotspur (@SpursOfficial) October 8, 2022
Tottenham Hotspur bounced back from their north London derby defeat by beating Brighton & Hove Albion 1-0 at Amex Stadium to stay third and end the hosts’ seven-month unbeaten home run.
Forty-three Premier League combinations 🤯
The goal that settled the scoreline 🔥 pic.twitter.com/cirB16F6ef
— Tottenham Hotspur (@SpursOfficial) October 8, 2022
Harry Kane’s eighth goal of the season gave Spurs a first-half lead.Harry Kane has scored in each of his last four Premier League matches, his joint-longest ever scoring streak in the competition and the seventh time he has done so and they were able to hold firm after the break as Roberto De Zerbi suffered a loss in his first home match in charge of the Seagulls, who sit sixth.
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