The Premier League returned for the second round of fixtures on Saturday and after Brighton stunned Manchester United in the early match, there was plenty still on the menu for the 3pm games.
In what was a wet and windy day in the United Kingdom, there was plenty of room for upsets if the big hitters were not in their best form.
Read on as we give you a summary of everything that happened across the division on Saturday afternoon.
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Tottenham 4-0 Everton
Tottenham enjoyed a comfortable afternoon on their return to North London, beating Everton 4-0.
Yves Bissouma – back in the team following his suspension by manager Ange Postecoglou – got the opening goal of the game, smashing in off the crossbar from the edge of the box.
Spurs were then rewarded with a second goal thanks to a loose touch from Jordan Pickford, which was picked up by captain Heung-Min Son and slotted into an empty net.
Cristian Romero added a third with 20 minutes to go, leaping to head home from a corner, before Son grabbed his second on the counter-attack after a storming run from Micky van de Ven to condemning Everton to back-to-back defeats.
Super Tottenham! 🤍 pic.twitter.com/ZG92Wb6o1n
— Tottenham Hotspur (@SpursOfficial) August 24, 2024
Crystal Palace 0-2 West Ham
Crystal Palace failed once again to get off the mark in the new season under Oliver Glasner.
Having been beaten by Brentford in the opening match, they were stunned at home by West Ham.
Tomas Soucek scored the opener for the Hammers, before Jarrod Bowen opened his account for the season to make it 2-0.
It marks Julen Lopetegui’s first competitive win in what was a great away performance.
Southampton 0-1 Nottingham Forest
Nottingham Forest had to grind out their first victory of the campaign away to Southampton.
They won 1-0 on the South Coast, condemning the Saints to a second defeat in as many games.
Morgan Gibbs-White got the goal for the Tricky Trees, scoring in the 70th minute.
His strike was just one of the 20-plus shots Nuno Espirito Santo’s side had at St. Mary’s Stadium.
— Southampton FC (@SouthamptonFC) August 24, 2024
Fulham 2-1 Leicester
Fulham bounced back from an opening-day defeat by Manchester United to beat Leicester 2-1 at Craven Cottage.
Emile Smith Rowe netted his first goal for Fulham after moving from Arsenal this summer, but his effort was cancelled out by Wout Faes.
In a tense match, it was anyone’s game in West London, but it was the home side who struck through Alex Iwobi, another former Gunner.
A dominant home performance was rewarded with three points, Fulham’s first win of the season.
Manchester City 4-1 Ipswich
Manchester City survived an early scare from new boys Ipswich to come back and win 3-1 at the Etihad.
The Tractor Boys’ new summer signing Sammie Szmodics opened his account early on, but it would count for little.
Erling Haaland equalised from the penalty spot after some brilliant work from Savinho, before netting again alongside Kevin De Bruyne in an entertaining performance from Pep Guardiola’s side.
Haaland had his hat-trick late on, with City sending out another message to their rivals that they mean business again this term.
FULL-TIME | It’s so good to be back home! 🏡🩵
🩵 4-1 🚜 #ManCity | @okx pic.twitter.com/gbiMQoBV0f
— Manchester City (@ManCity) August 24, 2024
