After winning the Champions League in Milan, Liverpool did not hesitate in the domestic competition either. The Colombian Díaz played the main role this time, the author of two goals, the Uruguayan Núñez added the third.
The Spanish coach of the “Hammers” Lopetegui put both Czech footballers Tomáš Souček and Vladimír Coufal on the substitutes’ bench, so they just watched as Jackson converted two solo escapes in the opening 18 minutes. The Senegalese forward also scored two goals in the 5-0 spring win. West Ham haven’t gone a single game at home without conceding a goal since January, but they haven’t conceded twice as early as today.
Souček came on the pitch in the 38th minute, immediately shot, but only hit the Spanish goalkeeper Sánchez. Right after the change of sides, Jackson set up the third goal for Palmer. Thus was born West Ham’s biggest home loss in matches against Chelsea since 2013, and the French goalkeeper Aréola thwarted two more big chances for the visitors.
As the second representative of the cradle of football in the Champions League, Aston Villa was able to turn around the unfavorable development of the match with Wolverhampton and won 3:1. The visitors entered the match with a single point, but Brazilian Cunha quickly gave them the lead. But Watkins equalized in the end, Konsa snatched the victory for the home side three minutes before the end, and the Colombian Durán sealed the victory in the set-up. Wolves thus fell to the bottom of the table.
Newcastle footballers have won four times in a row at Fulham, but this time they came up empty. After three league wins in a row, they were unable to catch up with the home side’s lead, and Nelson finally broke them with a goal to make it 3:1 in the set-up. Fulham thus made up for their fans’ elimination from the League Cup by second division Preston, which they had to endure in the middle of the week.
Newcomer Leicester and Everton are still waiting for their first win. Their clash ended in a 1-1 draw, as did the other two new Premier League teams between Southampton and Ipswich. The hosts were close to their first win, but the Egyptian Morsi equalized in the fifth minute of regulation.
Tottenham are experiencing their worst start to the season since 2015 and even the match with Brentford did not start well for them. The very first attack and shot by Cameroonian Mbeuma ended up in the net. But Solanke quickly equalized and it was the first goal for the feared gunner last year after arriving from Bournemouth in the summer. The Roosters then added two more and moved into the upper half of the table.
Manchester United played only 0-0 at Crystal Palace, despite the great superiority. In the space of one minute, Garnacho and Bruno Fernandes rattled the crossbar and further chances were thwarted by goalkeeper Henderson. But after the change of sides, his counterpart Onana had more work to do. Revenge for last year’s 0:4 debacle did not go too well for coach Haga’s wards.
Anglická fotbalová liga – 5. kolo:West Ham – Chelsea 0:3 (4. a 18. Jackson, 47. Palmer)Aston Villa – Wolverhampton 3:1 (73. Watkins, 88. Konsa, 90.+4 Durán – 25. Cunha)Fulham – Newcastle 3:1 (5. Jiménez, 22. Smith Rowe, 90.+3 Nelson – 46. Barnes)Leicester – Everton 1:1 (73. Mavididi – 12. Ndiaye)Liverpool – Bournemouth 3:0 (26. a 28. Díaz, 37. Núňez)Southampton – Ipswich 1:1 (6. Dibling – 90.+5 Mursí)Tottenham – Brentford 3:1 (8. Solanke, 28. Johnson, 85. Maddison – 1. Mbeumo)Crystal Palace – Manchester United 0:01.Liverpool540110:1122.Manchester City440011:3123.Aston Villa540110:7124.Chelsea531111:5105.Arsenal43106:1106.Newcastle53117:6107.Brighton42206:288.Fulham52217:589.Nottingham42204:2810.Tottenham52129:5711.Manchester United52125:5712.Brentford52037:9613.Bournemouth51225:8514.West Ham51135:9415.Leicester50326:8316.Crystal Palace50324:7317.Ipswich50323:8318.Southampton50142:9119.Everton50145:141Wolverhampton50145:141
