Liverpool in the lead as Bournemouth and Watford continue | Football News

LONDON: Sadio Mane scored two goals as Liverpool took advantage of his rival's inactivity to take three points ahead of the Premier League summit with a 4-1 win at home against Cardiff Saturday in Bournemouth and Watford starts well in the season.

Liverpool is the only club to have started this weekend among the top five in the fight on Saturday. The defending champion, Manchester City, did not face Tottenham Hotspur before Monday.

At the same time, midweek European commitments also meant that Chelsea, like City and Liverpool, were losing this season in the Premier League, were playing against Burnley on Sunday. Arsenal went to Crystal Palace and Manchester United hosted Everton at Old Trafford.

Mohamed Salah, who is now starting a jerky start to the season, gave the advantage to Liverpool in advance in the 10th minute after being re-seized at the resumption of a blocked Mane shot to score his 33rd goal in 35 games at Anfield.

Mane widens Liverpool's lead with a shot in the 66th minute in the top corner.

But Liverpool's hopes of a tenth record of consecutive goals were broken in the 77th minute when Callum Paterson made a deflected center by Reds defender Virgil van Dijk.

However, two goals in the last 10 minutes of Xherdan Shaqiri and Mane, substitutes, put the result beyond doubt.

"The difference between 23 and 26 (points) is 20 points, but it's only three, and it's really important to stay on track," Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp said. lead the Reds to their first English title. since 1990.

Bournemouth finished third on Tottenham with a 3-0 win at Fulham.

Callum Wilson wins and scores a penalty in the 14th minute after his fall by Timothy Fosu-Mensah.

David Brooks then scored his third goal in four games in the 72nd minute.

A few minutes later, Fulham captain Kevin McDonald is deported for a second offense to be booked as a result of a late challenge at Brooks.

Wilson completed Bournemouth's win with his second goal of the game, five minutes from time at Craven Cottage.

"Really happy today," said Eddie Howe, director of Bournemouth. "We were very good at the defense."

Watford came out too strong for Huddersfield in a 3-0 win and was threatened 2-0 in 19 minutes at Vicarage Road.

Roberto Pereyra unlocked the stalemate in the 10th minute with a superb solo effort, beating six Huddersfield defenders before shooting from the edge of the box.

Nine minutes later Terrier's formidable defense allowed Gerard Deulofeu to score from a 15-yard angle.

The aptly named Isaac Success sealed the victory of Watford 10 minutes from the end.

Nevertheless, Javi Gracia, Watford coach, said: "It pleased me because we got a good result, but we played better in other games."

Defeat knocked Huddersfield down after Newcastle, who had already supported the division, scored one point in a 0-0 draw at home in Southampton.

Elsewhere, Brighton striker Glenn Murray, who has just suffered a concussion against Newcastle, scored his 100th goal for the Seagulls in a 1-0 home win against the Wolves.

"Glenn Murray is a poacher and when the ball arrives, you are confident it will end up in the goal," Brighton manager Chris Hughton said of the 48th minute goal of the game. attacker.

Leicester abandoned until the last minutes to tie 1-1 at home against West Ham, 10 people Saturday.

Fabian Balbuena gave Hammers the lead in the 30th minute, but eight minutes later the London club saw captain Mark Noble show Wilfred Ndidi a clean red card.

Leicester insisted on getting an equalizer and he finally arrived at one minute of the time when Ndidi's deflected shot escaped.

Daniel Amartey of Leicester was then taken on a stretcher after receiving oxygen on the ground, which appeared to be a serious leg injury.

"It was a good second half with a lot of chances," said Leicester manager Claude Puel.

"But my first thought at the end is for my player Daniel."