August The season began with Manchester City’s new £51m signing, Erling Haaland, scoring … a lot. The Norwegian struck twice on his Premier League debut at West Ham, scored another against Newcastle where City rescued a 3-3 draw, and then racked up back-to-back hat-tricks against Crystal Palace and Nottingham Forest. Contrast
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Andoni Iraola: master of organised chaos offers Bournemouth new identity
Championship roundup: Pukki and Norwich knock Bournemouth off top
Norwich claimed the lead in the Championship with a 1-0 win at Middlesbrough after Bournemouth came from two goals down to beat Reading 4-2 in the early kick-off at the Vitality Stadium to knock the Royals off top spot. Famara Diedhiou hits winner for Bristol City against Wayne Rooney's Derby Watford
Underrated Premier League players: part one, from Arsenal to Liverpool
Arsenal: Olivier Giroud Position Centre-forward Time at club 2012-2018 League apps/goals 180/73 Karim Benzema might take issue with the idea, but Giroud has always been more than a chugging go-kart. Perhaps his misfortune was that, for most of his time at Arsenal, there was someone else to take the limelight. Arriving in
Premier League: 10 talking points from the weekend’s action
1) Lloris quick to deliver emphatic reminder of his pedigree The debutant Steven Bergwijn will rightfully claim the headlines for Spurs but the contribution of Tottenham’s current third-longest serving player against Manchester City should not be forgotten. Hugo Lloris made one of the saves of the season to deny Sergio Agüero
The Dozen: Pickford flies and red skies – best Premier League photos
The Dozen: the weekend’s best Premier League photos
Premier League 2019‑20 preview No 3: Bournemouth
Guardian writers’ predicted position: 12th (NB: this is not necessarily Ben Fisher’s prediction but the average of our writers’ tips) Last season’s position: 14th Odds to win the league (via Oddschecker): 1,000-1 Eddie Howe is not one to hark back; it is against his better nature to bask in a sense of satisfaction
Premier League 2018-19 review: our predictions versus reality
Manchester City: predicted 1st, finished 1st What we said: “Pep Guardiola’s talented side look well placed to become the first team to retain the Premier League title since Manchester United did it in 2009.” What happened: Pep Guardiola’s talented side became the first team to retain the Premier League title since Manchester