PL LIVE: Iwobi puts Fulham ahead against Everton after exciting matches at 15:00
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PL LIVE: Iwobi puts Fulham ahead against Everton after exciting matches at 15:00

There are five Premier League games on Saturday.

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Everton are behind Fulham

Scorers: Iwobi 63′

Sean Dyche’s side hosted Fulham to close out Saturday’s shortened football, but it was Fulham who enjoyed the better of the opening stages, with Raul Jimenez testing Jordan Pickford with an effort.

As the home crowd grew restless, Fulham pressed on, with Adama Traore and Emile Smith Rowe both wasting glorious chances to push Marco Silva’s side ahead.

With their first effort, Everton found the net when Dominic Calvert-Lewin bundled home a loose ball, only for VAR to rule out offside and curtail their celebrations.

But it sparked Everton into life, with the Toffees forcing successive corners to pile pressure on Marco Silva’s side, but both sides went into the break.

Fulham again started the second half on the front foot and finally got their reward on the hour when Emile Smith Rowe’s powerful run found Alex Iwobi, who found the bottom corner from the edge of the penalty area.

The atmosphere at Goodison Park threatened to turn ugly, with boos ringing around Goodison Park and Fulham cutting through Everton seemingly at will.


Haaland lowers Saints

Scorers: Haaland 5′

A solitary Erling Haaland strike saw Manchester City work harder than many expected them to in a narrow 1-0 win over struggling Southampton at home.

That winner came early on when Haaland steered back across goal to turn home Matheus Nunes’ delivery from the left.

But City were almost caught cold at half-time when Cameron Archer was sent through on goal after beating City’s high line but he rattled his shot against the crossbar.

Just after half-time, Haaland missed a brilliant opportunity for his second when Sávinho picked him out at the back post, but from two meters he incredibly turned his effort wide of the post before getting a header off the line.

City were not made to pay for those misses as they return to the top of the table, while the winless Saints remain in 19th place.


Villa frustrated by the death

Scorers: Barkley 76′; Evanilson 90+6′

Aston Villa conceded an equalizer deep into injury time as they were forced to settle for a frustrating point in a 1-1 draw with Bournemouth.

The hosts thought they had taken the lead after half an hour but a razor-sharp VAR check determined the ball had left the field of play before John McGinn curled home his second goal in as many games.

They had to wait a long time for the opener to finally arrive, but on 76 minutes it came through substitute Ross Barkley as he reacted quickly to Leon Bailey’s header and squeezed the ball beyond Mark Travers, who had made some inspired saves earlier. to keep Villans out.

But with just 16 seconds left on the clock, Bournemouth built on their Arsenal victory when Evanilson curled a header into the corner to salvage a share of the spoils.


Wolves stun Brighton with late rally

Scorers: Welbeck 45′, Ferguson 86′; Aït-Nouri 88′, Cunha 90+3′

Evan Ferguson struck late on for what proved to be a vital insurance goal as Brighton beat basement boys Wolves 2-1 to continue their superb start under Fabian Hürzeler.

Wolves battled back from two goals down with two minutes remaining to move off the foot of the table by rescuing a point in a 2-2 draw at Brighton.

This south coast contest looked set to go into the interval locked in a goalless stalemate but a disastrous José Sá clearance gave Brighton possession deep in opposition territory and they ruthlessly punished the mistake as Danny Welbeck continued his purple streak by beating the keeper.

The game did not appear to be beyond the reach of the visitors, who were excellent in the second half, until the final four minutes when Ferguson ended his 33-game wait for a Premier League goal with a ruthless finish to seemingly wrap up the scoring.

But Rayan Aït-Nouri’s third goal in four games to set up a nervy finale and Brighton could not hold out as Wolves grabbed a point thanks to Matheus Cunha’s deflected drilled strike which was squeezed in via the underside of the crossbar.

Gary O’Neil’s men move off the foot of the table with their second point of the season as the Seagulls leapfrog Nottingham Forest into fifth.


Brentford edge Ipswich in a classic

Scorers: Wissa 44, Clarke OG 45+1′, Mbeumo (PEN) 51′, 90+6′; Szmodics 28′, Hirst 31′, Delap 86′

Bryan Mbeumo scored a lucky last-gasp winner as Brentford came from 2-0 down at home to 10-man Ipswich Town to claim a stunning 4-3 victory.

Although it is Brentford who have so often drawn first blood in the league this season, on this occasion Ipswich did it for a surprise lead when Sammie Szmodics was given far too much space in a central area to pick out the corner of the net.

Three minutes later his side increased their advantage through George Hirst when he was once again given too much space and the Bees were exposed centrally, allowing the former Leicester City man to skilfully cut past the onrushing keeper.

But in two moments of madness at half-time, Kieran McKenna’s side undid all their hard work and incredulously trudged into the dressing room after first allowing the hosts to cut them open on the left for Yoane Wissa to head home before another effort from him moments later was headed in In His Own Net by Harry Clarke.

Clarke’s afternoon was further worsened after the restart when a VAR review ruled he had brought down Keane Lewis-Potter in the area and from the resulting spot-kick Bryan Mbeumo put Brentford ahead before Clarke’s day culminated in a red card with 20 minutes remaining.

But the Tractor Boys refused to settle for their fate and looked to salvage a point with 10 men through Liam Delap’s 86th-minute equalizer – only for a Mbeumo cross from one 10 minutes later to elude everyone and crawl in for victory, although they too had to survive a late scare when Delap hit the woodwork on 98 minutes!


Sunday’s matches