What happened in the Premier League today?

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An Ivan Toney-inspired Brentford defeated Manchester Metropolis 2-1 on the Etihad [Oli Scarff/AFP]

It was Ivan Toney’s day on the Etihad within the early Premier League kick-off. The Brentford ahead bounced again from the frustration of not making it to England’s World Cup squad by scoring a brace that noticed his facet defeat Manchester Metropolis 2-1.

Brentford confirmed no indicators of timidity on their go to to the Premier League champions and opened the scoring within the sixteenth minute with an opportunistic header from Toney. Phil Foden’s half-volley levelled issues going into halftime, however Brentford held agency in opposition to the relentless onslaught on their aim, and Toney grabbed the winner within the eighth minute of damage time.

Within the post-match press convention, Thomas Frank known as it the “single greatest end result” within the membership’s historical past. The loss leaves Manchester Metropolis rooted in 2nd place and implies that Arsenal will enter the World Cup break high of the desk.

Antonio Conte’s Tottenham facet is making a behavior out of second-half comebacks as they thrice got here again from a aim all the way down to defeat Leeds United 4-3. Rodrigo’s sensible end within the 76th minute seemed like the ultimate nail within the coffin, however pushed on by the marauding Dejan Kulusevski on the correct wing, Spurs didn’t again down. Rodrigo Bentancur equalised within the 81st minute and once more scored two minutes later to ship Spurs quickly into third place.

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Rodrigo Bentancur celebrates after scoring Spurs’ third equaliser in a frenetic half of soccer ( ISABEL INFANTES / AFP)

Liverpool eased to a 3-1 win in Nathan Jones’ first recreation as Southampton boss. Roberto Firmino opened the scoring for Liverpool and a first-half brace from Darwin Nunez noticed the sport primarily wrapped up by halftime. Nunez has come below an excessive amount of scrutiny since his arrival within the Premier League, however the Uruguayan has a commendable 9 objectives in 10 begins for the membership in all competitions.

Elsewhere within the Premier League, Bournemouth beat Everton 3-0 to heap the strain on Toffees’ boss Frank Lampard whose facet has gained simply one among its final 5 video games and lie in seventeenth. Bournemouth have been strongly tipped for relegation initially of the season, however now enter the World Cup break thirteenth on the desk. Leicester defeated West Ham 2-0 to proceed their wealthy vein of type and Nottingham Forest beat Crystal Palace 1-0 for under their third win of the season.

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