The early kick off for the Premiership saw Tottenham Hotspur playing host to Manchester City. Manchester City was previously having a great run in the league until their last defeat to West Ham. Tottenham on the other hand was beginning to gain momentum with 2 wins under their belt. Manchester City was without a few influential players due to injury and that might have cost them the game after taking the lead. All credit to the Spurs team for picking up themselves after going 1 goal down first.
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Tottenham 4 Manchester City 1
Leicester City took on Arsenal and once again their counter attack resulted in the opening goal. Leicester was unlucky as the woodwork kept them out twice through the first half. Else it would have been game over for Arsenal after 16 minutes of the opening play. The work rate from Alexis Sanchez is fantastic and with that, he seems to be at the right place at the right time to score the goals. Overall, it was a great display shown by the Arsenal team with a strong mentality to bounce back after going a goal down.
Leicester City 2 Arsenal 5
Liverpool play host to Aston Villa and was in desperate need to secure a victory. The goal came from their captain James Milner and it was a fantastic way to kick start the match. Liverpool's top scorer Daniel Sturridge from the previous season was back from injury and he was instantly on the score sheet once again. The Liverpool defense were napping and it allowed Aston Villa to score 2 goals.
Liverpool 3 Aston Villa 2
The Red Devils were against the Black Cats and this encounter was definitely a one sided match. Manchester United was piling up on the pressure since the kick off and they were rewarded with the goal on the 45th minute. A quick goal for United after the break killed off the game for sure. Sunderland has a couple of attempts but good work from David De Gea kept the pressure off for United. All in all another great home victory for the Red Devils.
Manchester United 3 Sunderland 0
Chelsea travelled to St James Park for their match against Newcastle. Sloppy defending from the defending champions allowed Newcastle to take the lead. Newcastle added the second goal on the 60th minute to be 2 goals up at home. Jose Mourinho immediately made 2 substitutions to change it to a more attacking minded Chelsea. They were rewarded with a goal by Ramires at the 79th minute mark by a fantastic strike from the Brazilian. Chelsea managed to score the equalizer but failed to push on and grab 3 points. All square at St. James Park.
Newcastle 2 Chelsea 2
Other scores from yesterday's kick off.
Southampton 3 Swansea City 1
Stoke City 2 AFC Bournemouth 1
West Ham 2 Norwich City 2
Manchester City's loss was definitely the talk of the week together with Chelsea's inability to exert their dominance over Newcastle. Jose Mourinho's team has been struggling in the Premier League for a few games now with inconsistency. West Ham United is still sitting in the Top 3 of the Premier League table even with the draw yesterday. Liverpool got the victory that they were hunting for and lastly, Manchester United's win puts them at the top of the Premier League table for now.
