MANCHESTER, England (AP) — Erling Haaland fired Manchester City to the top of the English Premier League after beating Southampton 1-0 on Saturday.

Haaland scored in the fifth minute at the Etihad Stadium to send City two points ahead of Liverpool, who face Arsenal on Sunday.

Aston Villa missed the chance to go third after Evanilson scored in the sixth minute of added time to earn Bournemouth a 1-1 draw.

Bryan Mbeumo also scored in the sixth minute of added time to seal a 4-3 win for Brentford against Ipswich. Brentford went 2-0 down early on and then blew a 3-2 lead before Mbeumo’s winner.

Winless Wolverhampton staged a dramatic fightback of their own by scoring in the 88th and stoppage time to salvage a 2-2 draw with Brighton.

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