Man City beat Ipswich 3-2 for seventh straight win; Liverpool, Chelsea and Villa also win

Manchester City beat Ipswich Town 3-2 at the Etihad Stadium on Saturday 17 October, making Enzo Maresca the first Premier League manager to win his first seven games in charge of a team, The Guardian reported, citing Opta.

Phil Foden opened the scoring. Daizen Maeda equalised two minutes later, before Erling Haaland scored twice. Zian Flemming scored a 90th-minute penalty for Ipswich after a video review.

According to Opta, Haaland reached 100 non-penalty Premier League goals in 139 appearances, the fewest of any player. City are top of the table with 21 points from seven games, six points ahead of second-placed Arsenal, who have a game in hand, BBC Sport’s table showed before Sunday’s matches.

Other results on Saturday (BBC Sport): Everton 0 Chelsea 2; Brentford 1 Liverpool 2; Fulham 1 Hull City 0; Newcastle United 0 Aston Villa 1. The Guardian reported that Alexander Isak scored Liverpool’s winner and that Brentford finished with nine players.

Injury news: Haaland and Antoine Semenyo limped off at full-time, and Mateo Kovacic, Matheus Nunes and Nico O’Reilly also picked up injuries, The Guardian reported. Maresca was unsure of their severity, and no return dates were given. City host AEK Athens in the Champions League on Tuesday 20 October.