Manchester City have moved level on points with Arsenal at the top of the Premier League after a dramatic 1-0 victory over Manchester United at Old Trafford on Sunday.
Erling Haaland scored the only goal of the Manchester derby as City overcame the early sending-off of Phil Foden to claim all three points.
City now have 12 points from four matches, the same as Arsenal. However, the Gunners remain top because of their better goal difference after beating Sunderland 2-0 on Saturday.
Haaland Decides Dramatic Derby
City’s afternoon became difficult early when Foden was shown a straight red card after an incident involving Manchester United captain Bruno Fernandes.
Despite playing with 10 men for more than an hour, Pep Guardiola’s side remained organised and continued to threaten.
Haaland eventually broke the deadlock after connecting with a Josko Gvardiol cross.
The goal was initially ruled out for offside, but VAR overturned the decision after showing that Patrick Dorgu’s position had kept Haaland onside.
United pushed hard for an equaliser, but City goalkeeper Gianluigi Donnarumma made several important saves to help his team hold on.
The goal was also Haaland’s ninth in Manchester derby matches.
Arsenal Stay Top
Arsenal maintained their perfect start with a 2-0 win away to Sunderland.
Bruno Guimarães opened the scoring before Bukayo Saka converted a late penalty to seal another victory for the Gunners.
Sunderland finished the game with 10 men after Reinildo was sent off for a second yellow card.
Brighton Run Riot
Brighton produced one of the biggest results of the weekend, beating Coventry City 5-0.
Charalambos Kostoulas, Malick Yalcouyé, Pascal Groß, Lewis Dunk and Yasin Ayari were all on target as Brighton moved to seven points.
Coventry’s difficult afternoon became worse when Nigeria striker Taiwo Awoniyi was shown a straight red card for violent conduct.
The defeat leaves Coventry without a point from their opening four matches.
Chelsea Held, Liverpool Frustrated
Chelsea dropped more points at home after newly promoted Hull City fought back to secure a 2-2 draw at Stamford Bridge.
Mohamed Belloumi scored twice for Hull, while João Pedro rescued a point for Chelsea.
Hull remain unbeaten and now have eight points.
Liverpool also failed to win, playing out a goalless draw with Fulham at Anfield.
The result leaves Liverpool on six points from four matches, while Fulham picked up their first point of the season.
Forest Finally Win
Nottingham Forest recorded their first league victory of the campaign with a 2-1 win over Aston Villa.
Igor Jesus scored the winning goal late in the match, leaving Villa still searching for their first victory after four games.
Ipswich Shock Palace
Crystal Palace suffered a dramatic 3-2 home defeat to Ipswich Town after playing much of the match with 10 men.
Palace defender Axel Disasi was sent off in the 34th minute.
Despite goals from Anan Khalaili and Jørgen Strand Larsen, Palace could not hold on as Ipswich scored the winner through Zian Flemming in the 90th minute.
Four Red Cards in One Weekend
Matchday 4 also produced plenty of drama with four red cards.
- Phil Foden — Manchester City
- Axel Disasi — Crystal Palace
- Reinildo — Sunderland
- Taiwo Awoniyi — Coventry City
The dismissals played important roles in several matches and added to an eventful weekend of Premier League football.
Premier League After Four Matches
Arsenal and Manchester City lead the way with 12 points each, with Arsenal ahead on goal difference.
Hull City are third with eight points, while Brighton and Chelsea have seven.
Brentford, Liverpool and Everton are on six points.
At the bottom, Coventry are still without a point, while several clubs, including Aston Villa and Manchester United, have made difficult starts.
For United, the derby defeat leaves them on just four points from four matches.
The season is still young, but Arsenal and Manchester City are already showing signs of pulling away from the pack.
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