PREMIER LEAGUE (HIGHLIGHTS)

The passing of Jimmy Greaves was fittingly remembered with a meeting of the two sides he spent most of his career at, Spurs and Chelsea. Although the Lilywhites put in a strong first half performance, the Blues were far superior in the second, winning 3-0 to go joint top with Liverpool. The Reds also won 3-0 against Palace with Mane and Salah both on target. Man U joined them on 13 points after a dramatic finish in which David De Gea saved an injury time penalty from not so super sub Mark Noble. Things are going right this year for Brighton, who surprisingly complete the top 4 after victory over the Foxes. Pep was left to rue comments made about attendance as City were held goalless at the Etihad by the unfancied Saints. There was little cheer for the bottom 5, as Newcastle and Leeds drew, Wolves were beaten 2-0 at home by the Bees, Burnley lost at home to Arsenal and Norwich’s Premier League losing streak under Daniel Farke reached a preposterous 15 in a row at home to Watford. Elsewhere, Villa completed an impressive 3-0 win over the Toffees.

LA LIGA (HIGHLIGHTS)

Ronald Koeman’s days at Barca appear to be numbered despite a late equaliser that salvaged a point at home to Granada. Real stay top thanks to two goals in the last five minutes that turned the tables on high-flying Valencia. The other top six clashes between Atletico and Athletic, and Sociedad and Sevilla both ended goalless. Things are looking grim for still pointless Alaves and Getafe, who were defeated 2-0 and 3-0 by Osasuna and Rayo respectively. Celta’s progress from last season has also stalled, with a disappointing home defeat to Cadiz leaving them stuck in 18th. The remaining fixtures ended up as draws, most entertainingly a 2-2 encounter featuring a stoppage time equaliser by Espanyol at Betis. Europa League champions Villarreal have drawn all four of their opening fixtures, scoring and conceding just two.

SERIE A (HIGHLIGHTS)

A towering Ante Rebic header secured a point for Milan in Turin that left Juventus stuck in the relegation zone after four matches. They are joined there by Cagliari, who battled to a point at Lazio, and Salernitana, who remain pointless after a 1-0 defeat to an Atalanta side struggling to catch fire. Roma’s stay at the top was short-lived as they crashed to a 3-2 defeat in Verona, leaving Napoli the only side with a 100% record after their impressive 4-0 win at Udinese. With the remaining members of the big 7 all stuttering, could this be their year? Despite the firesale, Inter are still seemingly in good health, Dzeko netting 2 in a 6-1 demolition of Bologna. Elsewhere, La Viola’s fine start continued with a win at Genoa, Caputo bagged two for his new side Samp in a 3-0 win at his old side Empoli, Spezia got their first win at Venezia, and Torino surprised Sassuolo to take a 1-0 away win.

BUNDESLIGA (HIGHLIGHTS)

Nagelsmann’s Bayern have officially clicked into gear, following up their midweek humiliation of Barca with a 7-0 humiliation of their supposed friends, Bochum. Wolfsburg have now been caught, as their old boss Oliver Glasner snatched a barely deserved point with his new side, Eintracht. Erling Haaland’s unstoppable form continued, scoring 2 in a 4-2 win over Union, while Florian Wirtz’s impressive form helped Bayer secure a 3-1 away win at Stuttgart, despite playing much of the match with 10 men. Leipzig’s poor start continued as they drew 1-1 at Koln, while the Foals find themselves in the relegation zone after a 1-0 defeat to Augsburg. Greuther Furth lost again after leading at Hertha to remain bottom. The other games failed to produce goals.

LIGUE 1 (HIGHLIGHTS)

The ref bailed out PSG for the second time already this season, as serial cheat Neymar won a penalty for dragging a defender to the ground by his neck to bring PSG level against Lyon. Icardi finished the job with a last-minute header. There were plenty of derbies to enjoy, as Strasbourg won the derby of the east 3-0 over Metz, Lens took the derby of the north 1-0 over struggling Lille, Nantes stunned SCO 4-1 in the derby of the west and the southern Cote d’Azur derby saw Nice share 4 goals with Monaco. Elsewhere, Marseille continued their bright start with a 2-0 victory, while Bordeaux won the heavyweight basement battle with les Verts thanks to two Hwang Ui-Jo strikes. Points were shared in the remaining fixtures.