Manchester City beat Coventry and top the Premier League table
In Manchester, United Kingdom, Manchester City defeated Coventry City 1-0 in the third round of the English Premier League and collected nine points from three matches. According to Channel NewsAsia, the team secured its third consecutive victory at the start of the season and moved to the top of the standings.
Haaland goal and debuts for newcomers
Erling Haaland scored the only goal at the Etihad Stadium in the 26th minute. Argentine midfielder Enzo Fernandez, who joined City from Chelsea for £125 million, passed the ball to Antoine Semenyo. He delivered a cross, after which the Norwegian forward headed the ball into the net.
Manchester club head coach Enzo Maresca gave Fernandez and Iliman Ndiaye, who also joined the team on the final day of the transfer window, the opportunity to make their debuts. Haaland later scored another goal, but it was disallowed.
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Coventry stepped up their efforts late in the match and could have equalised. Manchester City goalkeeper Gianluigi Donnarumma made a series of saves, while Frank Lampard's team remain without points after three matches.
Crystal Palace's first victory
Crystal Palace earned their first win of the season by beating Fulham 3-2 in London. The visitors fell behind twice but came back and won. Tyrick Mitchell scored his team's second goal.
In other matches, Newcastle United came back from two goals down in their home game against Bournemouth to draw 2-2. Tottenham Hotspur earned their first point of the season in a 0-0 draw with Nottingham Forest but failed to register a single shot on target. VAR disallowed a Nottingham goal for handball. Brighton & Hove Albion drew 1-1 with Leeds United, while Brentford's match against Sunderland ended with the same score.
