Leicester complete memorable comeback and ten-man Arsenal fall to first defeat

The Premier League served up another Saturday of drama, with 22 goals and five red cards across seven matches.

Leicester City came from two goals down to beat struggling Southampton while ten-man Arsenal suffered their first defeat of the season at the hands of Bournemouth.

Tottenham returned to winning ways in convincing fashion and there were impressive wins for Aston Villa, Everton and Brighton.

Read our round-up below to see what happened across the top flight.

North London. pic.twitter.com/P8yzmadZUS

— Tottenham Hotspur (@SpursOfficial) October 19, 2024

Tottenham 4-1 West Ham

Three goals in eight second-half minutes ensured Tottenham took the London derby bragging rights as they ran out comfortable winners against West Ham.

Dejan Kulusevski, Yves Bissouma, an own goal and the returning Heung-Min Son gave Spurs the victory with a performance manager Ange Postecoglou called “outstanding.”

Mohammed Kudus, who gave the Hammers the lead early in the contest, was sent off late on to compound a miserable afternoon for Julen Lopetegui’s side.

Manchester United 2-1 Brentford

Manager Erik ten Hag remains under pressure at Manchester United but victory over Brentford might just keep him in the job a while longer.

It looked set to be a tough afternoon for United at Old Trafford when Ethan Pinnock struck for Brentford just before the break.

However, Ten Hag’s side manged to turn the game on its head through Alejandro Garnacho and Rasmus Hojlund.

The win moves United up to 11th in the league, with Brentford in 13th spot.

Here’s to you, Unai Emery 💜 pic.twitter.com/CPm4lK7l2J

— Aston Villa (@AVFCOfficial) October 19, 2024

Fulham 1-3 Aston Villa

Both teams ended the game with ten men as Aston Villa made it their best start to a Premier League campaign after eight games for a quarter of a century.

A frantic first ten minutes saw goals from Raul Jimenez and Morgan Rogers before Villa eventually put Fulham to the sword in the second half through…

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Author : George Nash

Publish date : 2024-10-19 20:30:56

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