Manchester City beat Ipswich 4-1 in a second round English Premier League match played at the "Etihad Stadium", BTA reported.
Surprising to many "tractors" opened the scoring in the seventh minute of the match with a goal by the Irishman Sammy Schmodkins. The joy for the guests did not last long after the "citizens" were awarded a penalty in the 12th minute. Erling Holland was accurate from the penalty spot. Two minutes later, Kevin De Bruyne scored a second goal for the hosts, and seconds later, Holland converted again after Arianet Muric made a blunder with the ball.
In the final phase of the meeting, the Norwegian national Erling Holland again recorded his name among the top scorers and thus brought the three points to the asset of Josep Guardiola's selection. The Norwegian recorded his first hat-trick of the season.
In London, Tottenham beat Everton 4:0. "The Spurs" they started with pressure, as already in the third minute Christian Romero came face to face with Jordan Pickfrod and sent a technical shot, but the English national goalkeeper showed an incredible reflex and reflected.
In the 14th minute, Yves Bissuma sent a powerful shot from the edge of the penalty area that hit the crossbar and entered the net. In the counterattack, the visitors could have equalized, but Jack Harrison was not accurate from close range.
In the 25th minute, Heung-Min Son took advantage of a ridiculous mistake by Jordan Pickford and increased the lead for Tottenham.
In the second half, the initiative was once again controlled by the home team. Argentina's Cristian Romero made it 3-0 in the 71st minute with a header from a corner, and in the 77th minute Son shaped the final score.
In another match of the round, Southampton lost 0:1 to Nottingham Forest. The only goal in the match was scored by Englishman Morgan Gibbs-White in the 70th minute.
West Ham won the city derby against Crystal Palace 2:0. Tomas Soucek and Jared Bowen brought the victory to the "hammers" with goals in the 67th and 72nd minutes.
Fulham triumphed against Leicester with 2:1. "Cottagers" took the lead with a Smith Rowe goal in the 18th minute, but Wout Faes equalized late in the first half. The success was sealed with a goal by Alex Iwobi in the 70th minute.
England Premier League Second Round Matches:
Crystal Palace - West Ham - 0:2
Manchester City - Ipswich - 4:1
Southampton - Nottingham - 0:1
Tottenham - Everton - 4:0
Brighton - Manchester United - 2:1
Fulham - Leicester - 2:1