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Haaland double helps Manchester City win, Neto brace cheers Chelsea

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Erling Haaland scored two goals as Manchester City secured a 3-2 victory over Ipswich Town, maintaining their perfect start in the Premier League with seven wins from seven games. Pedro Neto also netted twice to help Chelsea secure a 2-0 win against Everton despite an injury scare for goalkeeper Emi Martinez who had to be taken off on a stretcher due to a head injury.
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Enzo Maresca's Manchester City maintained their perfect start in the Premier League with a 3-2 victory over Ipswich Town on October 17, securing seven consecutive wins. Erling Haaland scored twice to extend his goal tally for the season to eight goals across all competitions. However, concerns were raised about injuries to key players after the match:

Maresca is yet to confirm whether Haaland will be rested for their upcoming Champions League match against AEK Athens. The team remains at the top of the Premier League table, six points clear from second place. Manchester City continues to face uncertainty due to an ongoing financial scandal but has not let it affect their performance on the field. Fans showed support by waving inflatable bananas during the game as a nod to past challenges faced by the club.

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Chelsea doubled their lead in the 90th minute when Neto pounced on a loose ball after Jordan Henderson’s free kick was blocked by the wall, finding the bottom corner with a composed finish as Everton suffered their first defeat of the season.
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Manchester City bounced back from their midweek setback in Europe to maintain their perfect Premier League start with Erling Haaland’s double propelling them to a 3-2 home win over Ipswich Town on Saturday. asserted
double → bounce → Saturday
Paris Saint-Germain inflicted a first meaningful defeat on Enzo Maresca’s side in the Champions League on Wednesday but City shrugged off a gallant Ipswich side to make it seven wins from seven to cement their place at the top of the table. asserted
it → inflict → table
Chelsea beat Everton 2-0 in Saturday’s early action thanks to Pedro Neto’s brace although the London club’s win was overshadowed by an injury to goalkeeper Emi Martinez. asserted
win → beat → Martinez
Liverpool came from a goal down to beat Brentford 2-1 away although they were helped by the previously unbeaten hosts being reduced to 10 men shortly before halftime when Yehor Yarmolyuk was shown a straight red card for a head butt. asserted
Yarmolyuk → come → butt
Victory lifted Liverpool above Brentford into fifth place with 12 points behind Chelsea in fourth on 13. asserted
Victory → lift → 13
Fulham moved off the foot of the table with their first league win of the season — 1-0 at home to Hull City. asserted
Fulham → move → City
Dark clouds remain over the Etihad Stadium with Manchester City’s fate still unknown after they appealed a ruling that the club breached 114 Premier League financial rules. asserted
club → remain → rules
City have always denied any wrongdoing. asserted
City → deny → wrongdoing
Phil Foden gave City a short-lived lead cancelled out by Daizen Maeda, but Haaland restored the home side’s advantage before halftime with a header from Mateo Kovacic’s cross. asserted
Haaland → give → cross
Haaland then gave his side some breathing space with his second in the 69th minute, powering past Ipswich’s Abdoul Ouattara before a low finish into the corner. asserted
Haaland → give → corner
He was denied a hat-trick by an offside decision and Ipswich got a lifeline when Zian Flemming tucked away a penalty in stoppage time but City bagged the points. asserted
City → deny → points
Feisty first half Chelsea have had a knack of scoring early this season but were kept at bay by hosts Everton in a feisty and physical first half that produced five yellow cards. asserted
that → have → cards
However, Xabi Alonso’s visitors needed just 43 seconds after the restart to go 1-0 up when Jorrel Hato cut the ball back from the byline to find Neto who swept home. asserted
who → need → Neto
Martinez’s clash of heads with Jarrad Branthwaite caused a lengthy stoppage with paramedics coming onto the pitch. asserted
paramedics → cause → pitch
The Argentina keeper was eventually strapped to a stretcher and taken off, leading to 11 minutes of stoppage time. asserted
keeper → strap → time
Chelsea doubled their lead in the 90th minute when Neto pounced on a loose ball after Jordan Henderson’s free kick was blocked by the wall, finding the bottom corner with a composed finish as Everton suffered their first defeat of the season. asserted
Everton → double → season
“What we know is he (Martinez) left the stadium conscious and right now he is in the hospital doing precautionary tests,” Alonso said. asserted
Alonso → know → tests
“It was concussion but more than that I saw only one clip. asserted
I → see → clip
Hopefully it won’t be too bad but we need to wait.” asserted
we → need → ?
Martinez’s knock gave 21-year-old keeper Mike Penders the chance to make his Premier League debut and he helped Chelsea keep a clean sheet in the league for the first time in 23 games. asserted
Chelsea → give → games
“We need a clean sheet, to be honest. asserted
We → need → sheet
I think we did a very good game. asserted
we → think → game
Emi deserved this, Mike did as well,” Alonso added. asserted
Alonso → deserve → this
Liverpool deservedly fell behind at Brentford with Keane Lewis-Potter putting the hosts in front. asserted
Potter → fall → front
Brentford were good value for their lead but Yarmolyuk’s rush of blood to the head when he clashed with Jeremy Jacquet at a Liverpool corner changed the game. asserted
he → clash → game
After referee John Brooks was invited to check a VAR monitor he brandished the red card at Ukrainian Yarmolyuk who trudged off to applause from the home fans. asserted
who → invite → fans
Liverpool huffed and puffed after the break but Victor Munoz finally levelled in the 62nd minute when he cut in to beat keeper Caoimhin Kelleher with a left-foot finish. asserted
he → huff → finish
Alexander Isak won it for Andoni Iraola’s side eight minutes later with a clinical strike from Bradley Barcola’s assist. asserted
Isak → win → assist
Brentford ended with nine men after Vitaly Janelt got a second yellow card for a foul on substitute Rio Ngumoha. asserted
Janelt → end → Ngumoha
Elsewhere, Alex Iwobi’s 33rd-minute strike for Fulham was enough to earn their new manager Alvaro Arbeloa a long-overdue league win and move Fulham up to 15th. asserted
strike → earn → 15th
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