Haaland Treble Leads Man City Comeback, Liverpool Win 9-0!
28 August, 2022
Manchester City 4-2 Crystal Palace
Premier League champions Manchester City rallied back from two goals downs to defeat Crystal Palace 4-2 at the Etihad.
Palace took a surprising lead after four minutes when John Stones diverted a cross into his net while trying to clear.
It got better for Patrick Vieria's charges on 21 minutes when Joachim Andersen sent a powerful header past Ederson from Ebere Eze's corner.
The Citizens managed to pull one back shortly after the break courtesy of a strike from Bernardo Silva that took a deflection.
Parity was restored on 62 minutes when Erling Haaland nodded home a cross from Phil Foden for his fourth goal of the season. Haaland completed the turnaround the for the Citizens with 20 minutes left on the clock as he turned home a cross from Stones, before the Norwegian got his third and City's fourth on 81 minutes.
Liverpool 9-0 Bournemouth
Liverpool got their first win of the season in fine style after thrashing Bournemouth 9-0 at Anfield.
Jurgen Klopp's men got off to a great start when Luis Diaz opened the scoring by nodding home his second goal of the season from Roberto Firmino's cross.
The lead was doubled in the sixth minute when Harvey Elliot opened his account for the season with a lovely strike from the edge of the box.
It was a memorable first-half for the Reds as Trent Alexander-Arnold added a third goal with a superb strike from distance, before Firmino and Virgil van Dijk made it 5-0 before the break.
The Reds managed to add a sixth goal a minute after the break when Chris Mepham deflected Trent Alexander-Arnold's cross into his own net, before Firmino completed his brace just after the hour mark.
Young midfielder Fabio Carvalho wrapped up the scoring for Liverpool in the 80th minute with a wonderful first-time volley, before Diaz completed his brace with a neat header four minutes later.
Chelsea 2-1 Leicester City
Chelsea got back to winning ways in the Premier League after defeating Leicester City 2-1 at Stamford Bridge.
The Blues were without manager Thomas Tuchel, who was serving a suspension for his altercation with Antonio Conte.
After having a penalty overturned by Video Assistant Referee, the Blues were reduced to 10 men when Conor Gallagher picked up two yellow cards in six minutes.
Despite playing with 10 men, Chelsea took the lead shortly after the halftime break as Raheem Sterling bagged his first goal for the club.
Sterling doubled his and Chelsea's tally after the hour mark after turning home a cross from Reece James.
Brentford 1-1 Everton
Brentford battle back to secure a 1-1 draw against Everton on Saturday afternoon.
Anthony Gordon opened the scoring for the Toffees in the 24th minute and they were minutes away from victory before Vitaly Janelt snatched the equaliser in the 84th minute.
Brighton & Hove Albion 1-0 Leeds United
Brighton and Hove Albion got back to winning ways after defeating Leeds United 1-0 at the AMEX Stadium.
Pascal Gross' third goal of the season in the 66th minute was enough to seal maximum points for the Seagulls.
Source: www.soccerladuma.co.za