Manchester City Extend Win Streak to Three Matches to Claim Premier League Summit

London | September 06, 2026 – Manchester City's perfect start to the 2026-27 Premier League season continued on Saturday, while Crystal Palace produced a stirring comeback and Tottenham Hotspur endured a third straight match without scoring, as the opening weeks of the season began taking shape.

City Make It Three From Three

Manchester City secured their third consecutive win of the campaign, edging past newly promoted Coventry City 1-0 at the Etihad Stadium. Erling Haaland scored the decisive goal in the 26th minute. Coventry pushed for an equalizer late on but were unable to break through City's defense, allowing the home side to close out the win and maintain their perfect record through the opening rounds.

Crystal Palace Complete Stunning Turnaround

In another eventful fixture, Crystal Palace came from behind to defeat Fulham 3-2 at home, recovering after trailing twice in the match. Tyrick Mitchell scored twice, with Ben Chilwell netting the decisive goal to secure Palace's first win of the season.

Bournemouth's Frustrating Pattern Continues

Newcastle United and Bournemouth shared the points in a 2-2 draw, with Bournemouth taking the lead twice in the match but unable to hold on for the win. Jacob Ramsey scored a late equalizer for Newcastle. The result means Bournemouth has now scored first in all three of their opening matches this season without recording a single victory.

Tottenham Held Scoreless Again

Tottenham Hotspur were held to a goalless draw away to Nottingham Forest, extending their run without a goal to three consecutive league matches and raising questions over the team's attacking output. The match also saw a Nottingham Forest goal ruled out by VAR.

Results Across the Rest of the League

Elsewhere, Brentford and Sunderland played out a 1-1 draw, as did Brighton & Hove Albion and Leeds United, while Hull City and Aston Villa finished goalless. On Friday, Liverpool defeated Ipswich Town 2-0.

Sunday's fixtures include Everton against Manchester United, and Arsenal against Chelsea.

Source: QNA