⚽ Manchester City leads the Premier League’s fifth gameweek: 3-1 was the common score across the board for most of the matches played yesterday, as Liverpool beat Wolverhampton, having them at the top of the league table — temporarily — until Manchester City topped up after they beat West Ham, and securing their position until next week. Manchester United lost to Brighton, however, and Aston Villa defeated Crystal Palace, all with the same 3-1 score.
Tottenham beat Sheffield United with a 2-1 score. Meanwhile, Brentford lost to Newcastle with a single goal from a penalty kick.
Matches continuing today in the Premier League’s fifth gameweek:
- Bournemouth v Chelsea (4pm)
- Everton v Arsenal (6:30pm)
Matches in the Spanish and Italian leagues:
- Sevilla v Las Palmas (7:30pm — La Liga)
- Real Madrid v Real Sociedad (10pm — La Liga)
- Fiorentina v Atalanta (7pm — Serie A)
- Roma v Empoli (9:45pm — Serie A)
Back to our shores… In the first leg of the 32 round of Afcon, Pyramids FC will leave for Rwanda to play its first match in the tournament, which brings together the continent’s top players against APR FC at 4pm.