Liverpool's clash against Arsenal at Anfield headlined the third weekend of the 2017-18 Premier League season.
The Reds crushed the abject Gunners on Sunday after seeing Chelsea prove too strong for Everton earlier in the afternoon.
Manchester United kept their excellent start to the season going by defeating Leicester City on Saturday, but there was more misery for West Ham and Crystal Palace.
Goal has your complete guide to the third weekend of fixtures of the season.
PREMIER LEAGUE FIXTURES
| Date | Match | Time | TV? |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 26 | Bournemouth 1-2 Manchester City | 12:30 | Sky |
| Aug 26 | Crystal Palace 0-2 Swansea City | 15:00 | None |
| Aug 26 | Huddersfield Town 0-0 Southampton | 15:00 | None |
| Aug 26 | Newcastle United 3-0 West Ham | 15:00 | None |
| Aug 26 | Watford 0-0 Brighton | 15:00 | None |
| Aug 26 | Manchester United 2-0 Leicester City | 17:30 | BT |
| Aug 27 | Chelsea 2-0 Everton | 13:30 | None |
| Aug 27 | West Brom 1-1 Stoke City | 13:30 | Sky |
| Aug 27 | Liverpool 4-0 Arsenal | 16:00 | Sky |
| Aug 27 | Tottenham 1-1 Burnley | 16:00 | None |
There was late drama in Saturday's early kick-off, with Raheem Sterling netting a stoppage-time winner to earn Manchester City three points against Bournemouth before being sent off for celebrating with the travelling fans.
City's rivals Manchester United, meanwhile, made it three wins from three by seeing off Leicester thanks to goals from Marcus Rashford and Marouane Fellaini in the evening match.
In the 3pm kick-offs, Newcastle United got off the mark by seeing off struggling West Ham and Crystal Palace's predicament worsened with a home loss against Swansea City.
Chelsea had Spanish duo Cesc Fabregas and Alvaro Morata to thank for seeing them past Everton in one of Sunday's lunchtime contests, with Stoke ending West Brom's 100 per cent start in the other.
Attention then shifted to Anfield, with Liverpool proving far too strong for a disjointed Arsenal side, while Harry Kane saw his August hoodoo extended into another year as Tottenham endured further Wembley frustration.
PREMIER LEAGUE TABLE
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Manchester United | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | +10 | 9 |
| 2 | Liverpool | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | +5 | 7 |
| 3 | Huddersfield Town | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | +4 | 7 |
| 4 | Manchester City | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | +3 | 7 |
| 5 | West Brom | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | +2 | 7 |
| 6 | Chelsea | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | +2 | 6 |
| 7 | Watford | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | +2 | 5 |
| 8 | Southampton | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | +1 | 5 |
| 9 | Tottenham | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 4 |
| 10 | Burnley | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| 11 | Stoke | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| 12 | Everton | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 4 |
| 13 | Swansea City | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | -2 | 4 |
| 14 | Newcastle United | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| 15 | Leicester City | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 3 |
| 16 | Arsenal | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | -4 | 3 |
| 17 | Brighton | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | -4 | 1 |
| 18 | Bournemouth | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | -4 | 0 |
| 19 | Crystal Palace | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | -6 | 0 |
| 20 | West Ham | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | -8 | 0 |
PREMIER LEAGUE TV COVERAGE
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In the UK, Premier League games will be available to watch live on Sky Sports and BT Sport, with the BBC broadcasting highlights on Match of the Day. Viewers will also be able to stream games live online using Sky Go and the BT Sport app.
| UK TV channel | UK online stream |
|---|---|
| Sky Sports / BT Sport | Sky Go / BT Sport app |
In the US, up to 250 Premier League games will be available to watch live on television on NBC's various channels, including NBC, NBCSN and CNBC. These games can be streamed on NBC Sports Live.
The network also announced in June that a further 130 games would be exclusively available with the 'Premier League Pass' on NBC Sports Gold. The 'Premier League Pass' service will cost $50.
| US TV channel | US online stream |
|---|---|
| NBC Sports | NBC Sports Live |
LAST WEEKEND'S RESULTS
| Date | Match |
|---|---|
| Aug 19 | Swansea City 0-4 Manchester United |
| Aug 19 | Bournemouth 0-2 Watford |
| Aug 19 | Burnley 0-1 West Brom |
| Aug 19 | Leicester City 2-0 Brighton |
| Aug 19 | Liverpool 1-0 Crystal Palace |
| Aug 19 | Southampton 3-2 West Ham |
| Aug 19 | Stoke City 1-0 Arsenal |
| Aug 20 | Huddersfield Town 1-0 Newcastle |
| Aug 20 | Tottenham 1-2 Chelsea |
| Aug 21 | Manchester City 1-1 Everton |
Manchester United continued their impressive start with a second 4-0 win of the season, this time beating Swansea City with Romelu Lukaku and Paul Pogba among the goals.
Arsenal, on the other hand, suffered a disappointing defeat to Stoke City at the Britannia Stadium. Jese Rodriguez scored the winning goal on his debut for the Potters.
Liverpool had Sadio Mane to thank as they picked up their first win of the season at home to Crystal Palace, while Leicester City inflicted a defeat on newly promoted Brighton.
Southampton and West Ham were involved in the highest-scoring game of the weekend, with the Saints beating the Hammers 3-2 despite a comeback with 10 men from Slaven Bilic's side.
Elsewhere, Huddersfield Town continued to confound expectations by collecting their second win in as many games against Newcastle United and Chelsea bounced back from their opening-day loss with a hard-fought win over Tottenham at Wembley.
Manchester City rounded off the second round of games on Monday evening with a 1-1 draw against Everton. Raheem Sterling's late equaliser cancelled out a Wayne Rooney strike.
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