Premier League: Gabriel atones Arsenal with winner; Liverpool equal record nine goals, Haaland hits Man City treble

London: Gabriel made amends for a dreadful error by scoring the winner in a 2-1 victory at home to Fulham on Saturday as Arsenal won their fourth straight game to start the Premier League season.

Aleksandar Mitrovic punished a mistake by Gabriel to give Fulham a surprise lead at 56 minutes, but Martin Odegaard equalised with a deflected effort just past the hour.

Gabriel bundled in after a scramble at a corner with five minutes to play to keep Mikel Arteta’s side two points clear of reigning champions Manchester City at the top.

“Big boost, winning like this is really nice,” Arteta told Sky Sports.

“We made a mistake and they punished us but then how we reacted against adversity… the way we went about it, the team believed. They wanted to win the match, they went for it and we managed to do it.”

Asked if Arsenal were primed to make a title challenge, Arteta downplayed expectations. “No, this is just the start of the season. We are in a long, long marathon,” he said.

Fulham suffered their first defeat in four outings on their top-flight return.

Having won their opening three games for the first time in 18 years, Arsenal made two changes to the team that beat Bournemouth with Thomas Partey and Oleksandr Zinchenko out injured.

What a game. What a comeback.

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— Arsenal (@Arsenal) August 27, 2022

Kieran Tierney came in at left-back and Mohamed Elneny lined up alongside Granit Xhaka in central midfield.

Former Arsenal goalkeeper Bernd Leno faced his old club on just his second start for Fulham, and the Germany international spread himself well to deny Bukayo Saka in the first half.

Gabriel Martinelli clipped the crossbar direct from a corner as Fulham continued to defend well, Leno pushing away Odegaard’s curling attempt early in the second half.

Fulham struck first though as Mitrovic robbed Gabriel inside the Arsenal box and rolled expertly beyond Aaron Ramsdale for his fourth goal of the campaign.

Arsenal’s response was timely. Saka burst towards goal before nudging the ball to Odegaard, with the Norwegian’s shot striking Tosin Adarabioyo and wrong-footing Leno.

The visitors didn’t back down and Ramsdale reacted sharply to turn away a Mitrovic header before William Saliba bravely blocked the follow-up from Bobby Reid.

Leno, who signed a three-year deal with Fulham earlier this month after losing his Arsenal place to Ramsdale, looked set to frustrate the Gunners as he saved well from Eddie Nketiah and Martinelli.

But Gabriel redeemed himself as Leno failed to deal with a corner under pressure from both Arsenal centre-backs, allowing the Brazilian to snatch a late winner.

Fulham nearly stole a point in the closing moments but Ramsdale kept out substitute Nathaniel Chalobah to preserve Arsenal’s perfect record.

Liverpool record nine Premier League goals

Liverpool equalled the Premier League’s record win with a 9-0 demolition of Bournemouth, while Erling Haaland’s hat-trick inspired Manchester City’s comeback 4-2 victory against Crystal Palace on Saturday.

On a remarkable day in the top-flight, 10-man Chelsea beat Leicester 2-1, while Manchester United’s revival continued with a 1-0 win at Southampton.

Liverpool stole the spotlight as they recovered from Monday’s lacklustre 2-1 loss at Manchester United in astonishing style.

After three games without a win, the Reds rebounded by equalling Manchester United’s 9-0 wins against Ipswich in 1995 and Southampton in 2021, as well as Leicester’s thrashing of Southampton in 2019.

Short and sweet from our hat-trick hero! 🎙

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— Manchester City (@ManCity) August 27, 2022

It took just three minutes for Luis Diaz to strike at Anfield as the Colombia winger headed home Roberto Firmino’s cross.

Three minutes later, Liverpool moved further ahead as Harvey Elliott bagged his first Premier League goal with a  20-yard curler.

Trent Alexander-Arnold rifled into the top corner from 25 yards in the 28th minute.

After providing three assists, Firmino scored himself with a close-range volley to put the result beyond doubt by the 31st minute.

Virgil Van Dijk headed in Andrew Robertson’s corner on the stroke of half-time as Liverpool scored five in the first half of a Premier League game for the first time.

Chris Mepham’s own goal from Alexander-Arnold’s 46th-minute cross was followed by Firmino grabbing the seventh in the 62nd minute.

Fabio Carvalho’s first goal since his summer move from Fulham made it eight in the 80th minute.

Diaz notched the historic ninth from Kostas Tsimikas’ corner with five minutes left as Liverpool equalled their biggest ever top-flight margin of victory, set against Palace in 1989.

Champions Manchester City staged another impressive rally as they came from 2-0 down to beat Palace at the Etihad Stadium.

Palace went ahead in the fourth minute as Eberechi Eze’s free-kick deflected off John Stones into the net for an own goal.

City fell further behind in the 21st minute when Palace defender Joachim Andersen was left unmarked to head in Eze’s corner.

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— Liverpool FC (@LFC) August 27, 2022

But the champions came from 3-1 down to draw at Newcastle last weekend and Bernardo Silva gave them hope of a repeat with a 53rd-minute effort that deflected in off Jeffrey Schlupp.

City equalised in the 62nd minute when Phil Foden’s cross reached Haaland and the former Borussia Dortmund striker headed his first home goal since joining in the close-season.

In the 70th minute, Haaland got his fifth in four games, prodding home from Stones’ pass after a flowing move. The Norwegian sealed his hat-trick from Silva’s pass in the 81st minute.

Raheem Sterling scored his first goal for Chelsea in a dramatic win over Leicester.

Chelsea midfielder Conor Gallagher was sent off in the 28th minute for a needless foul on Harvey Barnes just moments after being booked.

Sterling struck in the 47th minute, the former Manchester City forward’s shot deflecting off Daniel Amartey into the net.

Sterling doubled his tally in the 63rd minute as he tapped in from Reece James’ cross before Barnes squeezed in a low shot three minutes later.

Erik ten Hag said Manchester United have learned from their dismal start to the season after Bruno Fernandes clinched a hard-fought win against Southampton.

More compact

Ten Hag’s side sat bottom of the Premier League after losing their opening two games.

But United have recovered from that embarrassing start to secure successive league victories for the first time since February.

Fernandes netted in the 55th minute when he met Diogo Dalot’s cross with a volley from just inside the area.

“I think the players learnt some lessons from Brentford. We were more compact on the long balls. Of course, we were really happy,” Ten Hag said.

Debut and victory!! 👊🏽#MUFC #PL pic.twitter.com/ZOPn9o1qw2

— Casemiro (@Casemiro) August 27, 2022

Vitaly Janelt scored an 85th-minute equaliser as Brentford drew 1-1 with Everton, who took the lead through Anthony Gordon’s 24th-minute opener.

Brighton beat Leeds 1-0 with Pascal Gross’s 66th-minute goal at the Amex Stadium.

Arsenal will go back to the top if they beat Fulham in Saturday’s late game.

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