Premier League: Brighton goes top after Mitoma, March tear Wolves apart; Clinical Brentford down Fulham

Brighton & Hove Albion went prime of the Premier League desk with a scientific 4-1 win at Wolverhampton Wanderers on Saturday, after scoring three objectives in a devastating nine-minute spell within the second half.

Brighton, which additionally beat Luton Town 4-1 in its league opener, has six factors and a wholesome aim distinction on the prime, whereas winless Wolves are backside underneath new supervisor Gary O’Neil, who took cost two days earlier than the season kicked off.

Kaoru Mitoma opened the scoring for Brighton within the fifteenth minute when he went on a mazy run earlier than placing on a sudden burst of velocity to race previous the final line of defence and curl the ball previous the onrushing keeper Jose Sa.

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The Japanese winger turned supplier within the first minute of the second half when he pounced on a parried save from Sa, drawing the defence in the direction of him earlier than reducing the ball again for the unmarked Pervis Estupinan to fireplace dwelling.

Solly March then scored twice in 4 minutes, with Julio Enciso aiding him on each events as they simply bought in behind Wolves’ excessive defensive position and exploited the acres of area at their disposal to make it 4-0 earlier than the hour mark.

Wolves lastly bought on the board when Hwang Hee-Chan scored with a header from a nook, however their day solely bought worse when Matheus Nunes was despatched off for a second yellow card after taking his frustration out by pushing Brighton gamers to the bottom.

Clinical Brentford win 3-0 at 10-man Fulham

Brentford’s Bryan Mbeumo celebrates scoring their third aim.
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Yoane Wissa and Bryan Mbeumo fired Brentford to a 3-0 win at Fulham within the Premier League on Saturday with the host lowered to 10 males from the sixty fourth minute when Tim Ream was despatched off after making a gift of a penalty.

The vigorous Wissa put the Bees forward within the forty fourth minute of their West London derby with a right-footed shot right into a gaping aim after Issa Diop was caught napping whereas trying a move again to goalkeeper Bernd Leno.

Mbeumo made it 2-0 from the spot within the 66th, slotting clinically dwelling with Leno barely transferring, after captain Ream was dominated to have felled Wissa and picked up a purple card for his second yellow.

Mbeumo then scored the third with a easy tap-in, assisted by Kristoffer Ajer, two minutes into time added because the sad dwelling followers headed for the exits.