Manchester City opened their Premier League campaign with a 2-1 victory over AFC Bournemouth at the Etihad Stadium on Sunday, securing late points in Matchweek 1.<\/p>\n
The visitors took an early lead through Marcus Tavernier in the 25th minute, holding off Manchester City until late in the second half. Marc Gu\u00e9hi leveled the match in the 83rd minute before Jo\u0161ko Gvardiol sealed the victory for the hosts with an injury-time strike in the 90+1st minute.<\/p>\n
In other Sunday Premier League action, Brighton & Hove Albion secured a dominant 4-0 home victory against Aston Villa at the American Express Stadium. Brighton led 4-0 by half-time following an own goal by Victor Lindel\u00f6f (7\u2032), a strike from Maxim De Cuyper (17\u2032), and a double from Jack Hinshelwood (29\u2032, 30\u2032). Aston Villa were reduced to 10 men in the 39th minute following a red card for Jo\u00e3o Gomes.<\/p>\n
At St. James\u2019 Park, Newcastle United and Liverpool played to a 2-2 draw. Anthony Elanga opened the scoring for Newcastle in the 4th minute before Cody Gakpo equalized for Liverpool in the 54th. Joe Willock restored Newcastle\u2019s lead in the 56th minute, but Dominik Szoboszlai converted a penalty kick in the 90+8th minute to earn Liverpool a point.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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