EPL: Haaland double fires Man City past Ipswich as Liverpool edge Brentford 2-1

Erling Haaland has scored in six consecutive Premier League appearances | BBC/Getty

Manchester City held off a late Ipswich Town fightback to secure a 3-2 Premier League victory on Saturday, while Liverpool came from behind to beat Brentford 2-1 away from home.

At the Etihad Stadium, Phil Foden opened the scoring for City before Erling Haaland struck twice to help Enzo Maresca’s side claim all three points.

Ipswich responded through Daizen Maeda shortly after Foden’s opener, while Zian Flemming converted a late penalty to reduce the deficit and set up a tense finish.

Haaland’s second goal of the match restored City’s advantage after Ipswich had threatened to frustrate the hosts. City held on despite the visitors’ late pressure.

The victory extended Maresca’s winning start in charge of City, who maintained their position at the top end of the Premier League table.

At the Gtech Community Stadium, Liverpool recovered from conceding first to secure a 2-1 victory over Brentford in a match that saw the hosts finish with nine men.

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Keane Lewis-Potter put Brentford ahead in the 44th minute. Still, the game took a significant turn before half-time when Yehor Yarmolyuk was sent off following an incident involving Liverpool defender Jérémy Jacquet.

Liverpool capitalised on their numerical advantage after the break, with Víctor Muñoz equalising in the 62nd minute after receiving a pass from Florian Wirtz.

Alexander Isak completed the comeback eight minutes later, scoring in the 70th minute following an assist from Bradley Barcola.

Brentford’s difficulties deepened when Vitaly Janelt was dismissed late in the game, leaving the hosts with nine players as Liverpool held on for the win.

The result ended Brentford’s unbeaten start to the campaign and gave Liverpool three points after their previous defeat to Manchester City.

Saturday’s results provided contrasting victories for the two sides, with City surviving a late Ipswich push while Liverpool took advantage of Brentford’s disciplinary setbacks to secure their comeback win.

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