Second week in English Premier League ends
London club Tottenham Hotspur hit their peak in the standings by average after thrashing Queens Park Rangers 4-0, while defending EPL winners Manchester City defeat Liverpool 3-1 in the second week.
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The English Premier League's second week ended Monday night with defending English Premier League winners Manchester City defeating Liverpool 3-1 at home.
Montenegrin forward Stevan Jovetic starred as he found the net for "City" twice. The third goal of the home team was scored by Argentine forward Sergio Aguero.
London club Tottenham Hotspur hit their peak in the standings by average after thrashing Queens Park Rangers 4-0 on Sunday. Scorers for the current league leaders "Spurs" were Nacer Chadli who scored twice, Eric Dier and Emmanuel Adebayor.
Manchester United, nicknamed the "Red Devils", failed to achieve their first win again. They drew against Sunderland 1-1 in an away match on Sunday.
Another London side, Chelsea toppled Leicester City 2-0 with goals scored by Diego Costa and Eden Hazard on Saturday.
Arsenal barely drew against Everton 2-2 with a late equalizer scored by Arsenal's French towering striker Olivier Giroud. "Gunners" first goal against Everton was scored by Welsh midfielder Aaron Ramsey in the 83rd minute.
- Second week's results are as follows:
Aston Villa - Newcastle United: 0-0
Crystal Palace - West Ham United: 1-3
Chelsea - Leicester City: 2-0
Southampton - West Bromwich Albion: 0-0
Swansea City - Burnley: 1-0
Everton - Arsenal: 2-2
Hull City - Stoke City: 1-1
Tottenham Hotspur - Queens Park Rangers: 4-0
Sunderland - Manchester United: 1-1
Manchester City - Liverpool: 3-1
- After the second week, standings in EPL are as follows:
| Teams | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | +/- | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tottenham Hotspur | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 6 |
| 2 | Chelsea | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 6 |
| 2 | Manchester City | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 6 |
| 4 | Swansea City | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 6 |
| 5 | Arsenal | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| 6 | Hull City | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| 7 | Aston Villa | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 8 | West Ham United | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 9 | Liverpool | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | -1 | 3 |
| 10 | Everton | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 2 |
| 11 | Sunderland | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 |
| 12 | West Bromwich Albion | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 13 | Manchester United | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | -1 | 1 |
| 14 | Southampton | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 1 |
| 14 | Stoke City | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 1 |
| 16 | Leicester City | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | -2 | 1 |
| 17 | Newcastle United | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 1 |
| 18 | Crystal Palace | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | -3 | 0 |
| 19 | Burnley | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | -3 | 0 |
| 20 | Queens Park Rangers | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | -5 | 0 |
- Third week fixtures are as follows:
Saturday
Burnley - Manchester United
Manchester City - Stoke City
West Ham United - Southampton
Newcastle United - Crystal Palace
Queens Park Rangers - Sunderland
Swansea City - West Bromwich Albion
Everton - Chelsea
Sunday
Aston Villa - Hull City
Tottenham Hotspur - Liverpool
Leicester City - Arsenal
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