On Sunday, two more matches of the 5th round were played in the English Premier League.
The first game took place at the fortress of league newcomers - "Wolves" hosted "Burnley" at home. The "Wolves" proved their superiority by achieving a minimal victory.
The winning goal in the match was scored in the 61st minute by Mexican forward Raul Jimenez. He executed perfectly a chance created on the right flank, which cost the visitors three points.
"Wolves" now have 8 points and are ranked in ninth position. "Burnley" has only one point after five rounds and has suffered four consecutive losses.
In the last match of the evening, "West Ham" finally ended their streak of four consecutive losses and earned their first points. The "Hammers" defeated the first-time unsuccessful Liverpool's "Everton" on the road.
Andriy Yarmolenko led the "Hammers" to victory - the Ukrainian scored two goals in 20 minutes and already in the middle of the first half built a solid advantage for the visitors.
At the end of the half, the "Toffees" managed to reduce the deficit and bring the intrigue into the second half, but there the "West Ham" team performed better - Marko Arnautovic sealed the final result in the 61st minute.
West Ham earned their first three points and rose to 16th position. Everton have 6 points in their account.
Results:
Wolves 1 - 0 Burnley
61' [1 - 0] R. Jimenez
Everton 1 - 3 West Ham
11' [0 - 1] A. Yarmolenko
31' [0 - 2] A. Yarmolenko
45+2' [1 - 2] G. Sigurdsson
61' [1 - 3] M. Arnautovic
League Table:
