Arsenal, Man City seal comeback wins, Leicester clinch first win of season

Arsenal and Manchester City both came from behind to secure wins in their Premier League games on Saturday.

While the Gunners beat Southampton 3-1, Manchester City fought had to beat Fulham 3-2.

Cameron Archer had opened scoring at the Emirates Stadium for Southampton in the 55th minute before Kai Havertz equalised three minutes after.

Gabriel Martinelli and Bukayo Saka then added two more goals in the half to clinch a big win for the Mikel Arteta side.

At the Etihad Stadium, Super Eagles forward Alex Iwobi was in action for 77 minutes and helped his side put up a fight against the champions.

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Andreas Pereira gave Fulham the lead in the 26th minute but Mateo Kovačić scored a double – first in the 32nd minute and another in the 47th minute.

Jeremy Doku added a third for Manchester City in the 82nd minute and Rodrigo Muniz pulled one back six minutes later to create a frantic end to the game as the hosts held on to win.

Leicester City successfully clinched their first victory of the season as they defeated Bournemouth 1-0 at the King Power Stadium. Facundo Buonanotte scored the winner.

In the other Premier League games played concurrently, Brentford defeated Wolves 5-3 while West Ham thrashed Ipswich 4-1. Newcastle and Everton will face off later on Saturday.

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