In the English "Premier" League, three matches of the third round were played on Saturday.
The first match took place at "Old Trafford" stadium, where "Manchester United" and "Newcastle United" clashed. The spectators were not supposed to be bored watching the 90-minute battle, but the final result remained 0-0.
The "Red Devils" pressed the opponents and dominated with the ball throughout the match. Despite having great opportunities, "Man Utd" could not break through the "Magpies" defense and lost the first points.
Prior to this meeting, "Man Utd" had won two matches, with narrow victories over "Aston Villa" and London's "Tottenham". "Newcastle" still remains winless.
The "Hammers" later faced the excellent-starting "Leicester City" players. In a fierce match, there was no shortage of tough battles or opportunities to score goals.
Visitors from London managed to break the defense of Claudio Ranieri's wards after Dele Alli's header only in the 81st minute, but the "Leicester" leader Riyad Mahrez immediately scored in the next attack.
The teams could have scored several goals in the last ten minutes, but ultimately shared a point.
In another stadium in London, "West Ham" unexpectedly lost 3-4 at home to newcomers "Bournemouth".
Results:
"Man Utd" 0 - 0 "Newcastle"
"Crystal Palace" 2 - 1 "Aston Villa" [1-0] 71' Scott Dann [1-1] 77' Pape Ndiaye Souare (own goal) [2-1] 88' Bakary Sako
"Leicester" 1 - 1 "Tottenham" [0-1] 81' Dele Alli [1-1] 82' Riyad Mahrez
"Norwich" 1 - 1 "Stoke City" [0-1] 11' Mame Biram Diouf [1-1] 28' Russell Martin
"Sunderland" 1 - 1 "Swansea" [0-1] 45' Bafetimbi Gomis [1-1] 62' Jermain Defoe
"West Ham" 3 - 4 "Bournemouth" [0-1] 11' Callum Wilson [0-2] 28' Callum Wilson [1-2] 48' Mark Noble (penalty) [2-2] 53' Cheikhou Kouyate [2-3] 66' Marc Pugh 79' Carl Jenkinson (West Ham) sent off [2-4] 80' Callum Wilson (penalty) [3-4] 83' Modibo Maiga
League table:
