The Premier League was in full swing as the weekend delivered another round of football. Seven games were played in Matchweek Nine, the first match week back following international duty over the last week. Here is everything you need to know about the action.
Tottenham Hotspur 4 - 1 West Ham
Tottenham Hotspur hosted West Ham United at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium in the early kick-off in the Premier League. The Lilywhites cruised to a 4-1 home win.
Hammers winger Mohammed Kudus smashed home the opening goal in the 18th minute from inside the penalty area. After a Jarrod Bowen cross down the right wing.
Swedish midfielder Dejan Kuluveski brilliantly scored Spurs’ equalizer which squeezed in off both posts past goalkeeper Alphonse Areola for 1-1.
The home side’s dominance continued in the second half as three quick-fire goals got Tottenham rocking. Seven minutes into the half Yves Bissouma arrived to strike home taking a 2-1 lead in the 52nd minute following Destiny Udogie’s cutback. Son Heung-Min, who orchestrated Spurs’ attacks, had his shot saved by Hammers keeper Areola but his parry ended deflected off defender Jean-Clair Tobido and rolled over the line on 55 minutes.
South Korean Son ended his day on a high note with the fourth goal, beating Hammers’ Tobido with skill before rifling home past Areola to seal a stunning 4-1 victory in North London. West Ham’s Kudus was shown a red card for violent play during the stoppage time after VAR review.
Fulham 1 - 3 Aston Villa
In another game in the Premier League, Fulham welcomed Aston Villa to Craven Cottage.
Striker Raul Jimenez put Fulham 1-0 in front after five minutes following a long ball from goalkeeper Bernd Leno. However, four minutes later, Villa equalized through winger Morgan Rogers after his deflected shot came off defender Calvin Bassey for 1-1.
Fulham were awarded a penalty after Villa’s Matty Cash was judged to have handled the ball in the area but goalkeeper Emiliano Martinez saved Andreas Pereira’s low tame effort from 12 yards to keep the match level.
As the second half progressed, a moment of brilliance arrived in the 60th minute as Villa had another thing to cheer about. Striker Ollie Watkins got away from Emile Smith Rowe to score a powerful header after a corner from Youri Tielemans to lead 2-1.
Fulham’s day went from bad to worse after defender Joachim Andersen was shown a straight red card for taking Villa striker Watkins to the ground, who looked through on goal.
The Cottagers had a match to forget when Villa left-back Lucas Digne’s cross was turned in by defender Issa Diop for an own goal to give the Villans a 3-1 lead.
Jaden Philogene was sent off for Aston Villa in injury time after a second yellow card for his foul on Fulham’s Reiss Nelson. Villa’s 3-1 victory in West London lifted them into fourth in the table while Fulham stayed in ninth.
Newcastle 0 - 1 Brighton
The Premier League matchup between Newcastle United and Brighton at St. James’ Park produced just one goal. Brighton’s Danny Welbeck scored the winning goal after just 35 minutes from a sweet Georginio Rutter pass.
Welbeck’s match-winner for the Seagulls meant that the Magpies’ unbeaten home run came to an end.
Victory for Brighton took them into fifth place with 15 points, within two of the top four. Newcastle remained in eighth spot with 12 points after eight games.
Southampton 2 - 3 Leicester City
Southampton met Leicester City as the two promoted sides from the Championship last season clashed at St. Mary’s Stadium.
Leicester City pulled off a stunning comeback from two goals down after Jordan Ayew’s dramatic stoppage-time winner gave them a 3-2 victory at the south coast.
The Saints took an early lead through striker Cameron Archer who slotted home in the box from a Ryan Manning cross after just eight minutes. Just 20 minutes later, midfielder Joe Aribo doubled the lead for Southampton after finishing Kyle Walker-Peters's cross into the box. Leicester looked out of options and out of place.
Abdul Fatawu inspired his Leicester teammates with his second-half introduction to set up Facundo Buonanotte, who scored the second goal after 64 minutes.
Southampton went down to 10 men after Ryan Fraser was shown a red card for denying Foxes striker Jamie Vardy a goalscoring opportunity.
This led to a penalty kick for the away side which Vardy hammered home to level the game 2-2.
Leicester striker Ayew put the icing on the cake for the Midlands side in the 98th minute of the game after a stunning strike from just outside the 18-yard area for a stunning 3-2 win against Southampton.
Southampton remain at the foot of the table in a lowly 20th position after their seventh defeat of the season. Leicester jumped up to 14th with back-to-back wins in the league.
Ipswich Town 0 - 2 Everton
Ipswich Town faced Everton at home at Portman Road. It was Everton who picked up a 2-0 victory on the road.
Everton striker Iliman Ndiaye picked up on sloppy Ipswich defending to unleash a thunderous strike into the net giving the Toffees the lead at 1-0 in the 17th minute.
The Tractor Boys had a penalty denied following a VAR review after Toffees’ Dwight McNeil was judged not to have made contact with Ipswich’s Jack Clarke in the penalty box.
Toffees defender Michael Keane smashed home his side’s second goal ripping through the roof of the net following a lovely reverse pass from McNeil for 2-0 to wrap up a big three points.
The win for Everton was their second of the campaign and finished the weekend in 16th place on eight points. Ipswich, however, sits just one place below in 17th on four points as the hunt for a first Premier League win continues.
Bournemouth 2 - 0 Arsenal
In the last game of the day, Bournemouth hosted Arsenal at the Vitality Stadium.
Bournemouth ended 10-man Arsenal’s unbeaten start to the season with a 2-0 home win after William Saliba was sent off in the game.
France international Saliba was given his marching orders after half an hour after he tripped Bournemouth striker Evanilson just out of the center circle.
Arsenal’s defense was finally broken in the second half when Cherries second-half substitute Ryan Christie scored the opening goal in the 70th minute.
It got even better for the home side just nine minutes later when winger Kluivert scored from the penalty spot after club record £40 million summer signing Evanilson was brought down in the area by Gunners goalkeeper David Raya.
The 2-0 defeat by Bournemouth meant that Arsenal suffered their first away defeat in 2024. Significantly, they even missed the chance to go top of the league before leaders Liverpool host Chelsea on Sunday at 11:30 EST, after champions Manchester City visit Wolves at 09:00 BST.
Victory for the Cherries means they go 10th in the Premier League table on 11 points, while Arsenal stay in third on 17 points after eight games.
Manchester United 2 - 1 Brentford
Old Trafford was the venue in the Premier League as Manchester United faced Brentford and it was the Red Devils who were victorious.
In a poor first half, both sides struggled to find the opening goal. However, Brentford scored first after a thumping header from defender Ethan Pinnock following a corner for 1-0.
Just two minutes into the second half, Man United equalized through Alejandro Garnacho after his magnificent first-time strike hit the back of the net from a Marcus Rashford cross.
Striker Rasmus Hojlund sealed the 2-1 win for the hosts in the 62nd minute with a neat lobbed shot over Brentford keeper Mark Flekken, following a skillful flick from captain Bruno Fernandes.
