City turn on style, Chelsea deny United
Spurs win derby
MANCHESTER, Oct 20, (Agencies): Champions Manchester City took over sole control at the top of the Premier League table with an easy 5-0 win over Burnley, earning them a seventh win from their opening nine games.
Unbeaten City took the lead in the 17th minute when Sergio Aguero slotted home from close range after clever play from Leroy Sane and David Silva. The Argentine has now scored seven goals in seven games against Burnley.
City should have doubled their lead just before the break but Burnley keeper Joe Hart, facing his former club for the first time, produced a superb one-handed save to keep out a David Silva header and Aguero missed with the follow-up from point-blank range.
Chelsea 2, Man United 2 In London, Jose Mourinho described conceding a 96th minute equalizer to draw 2-2 at Chelsea as an “awful result” for Manchester United, are 12th with 11 points.
Watford 2, Wolves 0 In West Midlands, Wolverhampton Wanderers’ impressive campaign as Premier League newcomers hit a roadblock at Molineux on Saturday when two goals in the space of 58 first-half seconds set Watford on the way to a deserved 2-0 victory.
Wolves, fielding an unchanged side for a record ninth consecutive game as Nuno Espirito Santo’s side sought to improve the best start to a top-flight English season by any side for 10 years, once again began in assured fashion.
Cardiff 4, Fulham 2 In Cardiff, promoted Cardiff City celebrated their first Premier League win of the season after coming from behind to beat Fulham 4-2 at home in a rip-roaring clash on Saturday.
The result enabled Cardiff to climb out of the relegation zone into 17th position on five points from nine games, leaping over Fulham on goal difference as the Cottagers dropped to 18th after their worst start to a top-flight season.
Second-half goals from Callum Paterson and Kadeem Harris clinched it for Cardiff after Josh Murphy and Bobby Reid had overturned Andre Schurrle’s early opener for Fulham and Ryan Sessegnon had levelled for Fulham in a frantic opening period. Bournemouth 0, Southampton 0 Bournemouth were held 0-0 by Southampton in the Premier League on Saturday, with the stalemate maintaining their unbeaten record at home in all competitions this season.
The Cherries started the game with more intensity than their opponents, but were unable to break down a staunch Southampton defense. Mark Hughes’ struggling side then grew into the contest. The Boston Red Sox pose for a picture after winning the baseball American League Championship Series against
the Houston Astros on Oct 18 in Houston. Red Sox won 4-1. (AP)