Commercial presentation Updated: 18/08/2024 17:21 Issued: 18/08/2024, 17:21
London – Manchester City won 2:0 at Chelsea at the beginning of the English football league. The defending champions entered the new season victorious thanks to goals from Erling Haaland and Mateo Kovačič. Brentford beat Crystal Palace 2:1 at home, despite the absence of English national team striker Ivan Toney. The star of the home team could be heading to Saudi Arabia, according to speculation.
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The Premier League’s top scorer for the past two years, Haaland opened the scoring in the 18th minute and scored his 91st goal in his 100th start for Manchester City. Since the 2022/23 season, the Norwegian gunner has scored more goals in August (13) than Chelsea (11) or Manchester United (9). Coach Enzo Mareska’s unsuccessful debut on the Chelsea bench was confirmed in the 84th minute by former player of the London club Kovačič.
Crystal Palace took the lead in the 26th minute when Eze surprised goalkeeper Flekken with a long-range free-kick, but the referee disallowed the goal due to a foul on midfielder Hughes in the wall. Three minutes later, they were happy to take the lead thanks to Mbeuma’s goal. Crystal Palace equalized in the 56th minute after an own goal by Pinnock, who dribbled the ball into the net during a defensive tackle. The win for the home team was decided by Wissa’s stop 14 minutes before the end.
Brentford – Crystal Palace 2:1 (29. Mbeumo, 76. Wissa – 57. owned by Pinnock), Chelsea – Manchester City 0:2 (18. Haaland, 84. Kovačič).
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