Hooked last week by Chelsea (1-1), Liverpool challenged Bournemouth on behalf of the 2nd day of the Premier League. The Cherries remained on a sharing of points also against West Ham (1-1). For this meeting, the Reds kept the same eleven with a very offensive composition where rookies Dominik Szoboszlai and Alexis MacAllister started. And it started badly for Liverpool with the early goal of Jaidon Anthony finally refused (1st). A sigh of relief of short duration since Bournemouth took the advantage in stride thanks to Antoine Semenyo (3rd).
Led, Jürgen Klopp’s men then launched a siege on the opposing goal. With a volley, Luis Diaz was responsible for resetting the counters to zero (28th). Then Dominik Szoboszlai obtained a penalty that Mohamed Salah fired. The Egyptian’s attempt was repelled by Neto but he followed to conclude and give the advantage to his team (36th). Reduced to ten following the exclusion of MacAllister shortly before the hour mark, Liverpool reacted well by taking off through Diogo Jota (62nd). That was enough to clinch a 3-1 win and kick off Liverpool’s season with a debut success.
Brighton take the lead in the Championship
At the same time, two other Premier League matches were taking place. On the lawn of Fulham, Brentford came to play with ambition in a London derby. The Bees waited until the end of the first period to take the lead via Yoanne Wissa (44th). In the second half, Thomas Frank’s team continued to push until they obtained a penalty converted by Bryan Mbeumo (66th). At the end of the match, the Cameroonian even offered himself a double (90th +3). With this 3-0 victory, Brentford confirmed their good draw against Tottenham (2-2) on the first day.
Big sensation last season, Brighton had started well against Luton Town by winning (4-1) and the Seagulls won by the same score against Wolverhampton. A new demonstration for the team of Roberto De Zerbi who took the advantage on a number of Kaoru Mitoma (15th). The Japanese then turned into a passer for Pervis Estupinan (46th) before Sully March offered himself a double (51st and 55th). The goal of Hwang Hee-Chan (61st) then saved the honor. With this wide 4-1 success, Brighton temporarily take the lead in the Premier League.
The afternoon matches
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Fulham 0-3 Brentford : Yoanne Wissa (44th) and Bryan Mbeumo (66th sp and 90th +3) for Brentford
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liverpool 3-1 Bournemouth: Luis Diaz (28th), Mohamed Salah (36th) and Diogo Jota (62nd) for Liverpool; Antoine Semenyo (3rd) for Bournemouth
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Wolverhampton 1-4 Brighton & Hove Albion : Hwang Hee-Chan (61st) for Wolves; Kaoru Mitoma (15th), Pervis Estupinan (46th) and Sully March (51st and 55th) for Brighton
