Premier League round-up as Spurs held at Brighton while pressure mounts on Graham Potter
ANALYSIS: Sports reporter Ben McCaffrey rounds up the Premier League action on Saturday afternoon
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The Premier League was back with a bang on Saturday, as 13 goals were seen across the four afternoon fixtures.
Tottenham rescued a point after they found themselves 2-0 down against Brighton, while Leeds toppled Wolves to secure their second win of the season.
Graham Potter and West Ham's woes continued, however, as they fell at home yet again to an ever-improving Crystal Palace side.
Ange Postecoglou also continued his winless start to life as Forest boss, as he oversaw a 1-1 draw at Burnley.
With that being said, here is a round-up of all the afternoon's action.
Wolves 1-3 Leeds
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The Molineux saw a frantic first half after Ladislav Krejci put the hosts ahead, but they could not hold onto their lead.
A ruthless 15-minute spell from Leeds, where Dominic Calvert-Lewin, Anton Stach and Noah Okafor all grabbed their maiden goals in white, put Wolves to the sword as the concerns grow significantly larger in the West Midlands.
A strange vote of confidence saw the Wolves board hand boss Vitor Pereira a new three-year contract just days ago, but they find themselves with five losses from five at the start of the Premier League season, which is a major cause for concern.
Leeds produced a commanding display to beat Wolves 3-1
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On the day, Wolves allowed Leeds too much of the ball, particularly in the first half, and did not look threatening when they did have it. They made three substitutions at half-time, which tells the tale.
They faced a Leeds side who had struggled in front of goal so far this campaign, but looked dangerous when going forward on the day. Calvert-Lewin’s first goal will be a huge boost to himself and the club, while Stach’s pearler of a free kick adds to what has been a great start to his Premier League career.
Daniel Farke will be delighted with a return of seven points from the opening five games, including two wins. They couldn't go and lose today's match, but they went and won it in what could prove a monumental three points in their bid to survive this year.
West Ham 1-2 Crystal Palace
Pressure is continuing to mount on Graham Potter after a miserable start to the season for West Ham
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In East London, West Ham suffered yet another league defeat as pressure continues to pile on Graham Potter.
The former Brighton boss has seen his side lose four of their opening five Premier League fixtures and have already conceded 10 goals at their home ground.
Set pieces continue to be one of many Achilles heels in this West Ham side, with Jean-Philippe Mateta the beneficiary for the visitors this time.
Jarrod Bowen profited from equally poor marking for the Hammers to level the score, but a thunderous Tyrick Mitchell volley means Palace continued their unbeaten start to the season.
Jean-Philippe Mateta and Tyrick Mitchell got on the scoresheet for Crystal Palace
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Concern and pressure are mounting on Potter, with the Hammers languishing firmly in the relegation zone. Their performances have not been good enough; weak from set pieces, conceding too easily and not looking threatening going forward. Questions continue to linger over his future.
It is a very different story in South London, however, where Oliver Glasner has seen his side continue their spectacular start to the season. Scoring goals had been a little hard to come by, so two away from home will certainly please the boss.
Brighton 2-2 Tottenham
Tottenham recovered from what was a nightmare first 30 minutes at the Amex to rescue a deserved point.
Thomas Frank will be pleased that his side showed the character to grapple back control of the match after the woeful opening period, and will take positives from the result.
Richarlison continued his strong start to the season with another goal, after Yankuba Minteh and a terrific Yasin Ayari effort put the hosts 2-0 up.
Spurs came from two goals down to nick a point against Brighton
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An unfortunate Jan Paul van Hecke own goal with under 10 minutes of time to go settled the scoreline.
Fabian Hurzeler, while being pleased to take a point from a good Spurs side, can’t help but feel disappointed after being two goals to the good at home.
Five points from 15 is not a strong start to the campaign from his side, but there is little cause for concern at this early stage.
Frank can be happy with his start to life as Spurs boss. The Amex is never an easy place to go, as Manchester City know, so to come away with a point, especially after being two down, will be pleasing.
Burnley 1-1 Nottingham Forest
Ange Postecoglou continued his winless start to life as Nottingham Forest boss as his side drew 1-1 with Burnley
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Another newly-promoted side will be content with their return for the afternoon, as Burnley put on a solid display against Ange Postecoglou’s Nottingham Forest to grab a well-earned point.
Neco Williams put Forest up in just the second minute, but this was cancelled out after Jaidon Anthony was the first to react in the box when a loose ball fell towards him.
Scott Parker’s side don’t promise to be particularly pretty, but they are dogged, determined and have the character to dig in and grind out results.
It has almost been seen in their defeats against Manchester United and Liverpool, where two late moments of madness have thrown it away.
On the other hand, Postecoglou is just a couple of weeks into the role but has already seen a difficult start. A hammering at the Emirates followed by a capitulation in the midweek Carabao Cup fixture against Swansea, and failure to beat newly-promoted Burnley.
Expectations are high now at the Forest Ground, and they will be firmly looking at their next league fixture against Sunderland as a game they must pick up three points to really kickstart the new era.
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