Chelsea down Arsenal in thriller
Chelsea and Arsenal served up a feast of goals in a thrilling London derby in the English Premier League.
Across the capital, Harry Kane was happy with just the one goal to end his August hoodoo in England’s top division.
Chelsea scored twice in the opening 20 minutes, conceded twice before halftime and had a late winner through Marcos Alonso in a 3-2 victory over Arsenal at Stamford Bridge.
In a game between teams with newly hired managers, Maurizio Sarri will be delighted with the attacking spark his Chelsea team has shown in the opening two games of the Premier League. They also scored three times in a win against Huddersfield last week.
But it’s two straight losses for Arsenal manager Unai Emery, whose side is showing the same defensive frailties as it did in the final seasons of predecessor Arsene Wenger’s 22-year reign.
After 15 games and more than 1000 minutes, Kane finally scored a top-flight goal in August to seal Tottenham’s 3-1 win over Fulham at Wembley Stadium.
Spurs have also won their first two games after an off-season when they didn’t buy a single player.
Jamie Vardy was sent off on his first start of the season for Leicester but the team still eased early-season pressure on manager Claude Puel with a 2-0 victory over newly promoted Wolverhampton Wanderers.
The England striker was handed a straight red card for a strong tackle on Wolves right back Matt Doherty, who had earlier scored an own-goal to give Leicester the lead.
Leicester doubled the lead through James Maddison, leaving Wolves without a win so far.
Paying up to $65 million for a 21-year-old Brazilian with one inconsistent season in the Premier League behind him seemed a gamble by Everton.
Two games in, however, and Richarlison is looking a bargain. He scored his third goal of the season to help Everton beat Southampton 2-1.
Richarlison netted twice against Wolves on the opening weekend.
In other games, West Ham lost for the second straight game, beaten 2-1 by Bournemouth, while Kenedy missed an injurytime penalty for Newcastle in a 0-0 draw at Cardiff. –AP