Premier League Scores on Aug. 23: Week 3

LONDON, Sporting Alert – The English Premier League scores and results in Week 3 after the games played on Saturday and Sunday.

Manchester City delivered another impressive performance to beat Everton 2-0 and climb to the top of the standings with nine points after collecting three wins from their three games.

Goals from Aleksandar Kolarov and Samir Nasri setup the win for the Citizens, who played solidly as a team overall on Sunday, although midfield playmaker David Silva again had an outstanding performance roaming around the pitch.

The Spanish international also hit the post in the second half after collecting a pass from Raheem Sterling inside the 18-yard box.

The victory sees Manchester City taking a two-point lead in the points standings, after Manchester United were held 0-0 at home by Newcastle United and Leicester City finished 1-1 with Tottenham at home as well.

Both teams had won their previous two opening games of the Premier League.

Defending champions Chelsea finally grabbed their first win of the season, following a narrow 3-2 positive result over West Bromwich.

New boy Pedro was an instant impact for the Blues – scoring the opening the goal and then setting up another in the victory, but captain John Terry was sent off in the 54th minute.

Diego Costa and Cesar Azpilicueta were also on target for Jose Mourinho’s side, while
James Morrison, who missed the chance to give the hosts the lead in the first half, netted both goals for West Brom in the defeat.

The other game on Sunday saw Watford and Southampton finishing 0-0.

Premier League Scores On Saturday

In action on Saturday, new boys Bournemouth collected its first win over the 2015-16 English Premier League season after coming out on top in a seven-goal thriller against 10-man West Ham at Boleyn Ground.

Callum Wilson scored a hat-trick and Marc Pugh added a fourth for Bournemouth in the exciting 4-3 victory at the Hammers, who got its goals from Mark Noble, Cheikou Kouyate and Modibo Maiga.

Bakary Sako netted an 87th-minute winner to guide Crystal Palace to a narrow 2-1 victory over Aston Villa.

Sunderland and Swansea finished 1-1, so too did Norwich and Stoke City, as well as Leicester City and Tottenham, while Manchester United failed to get going and were held scoreless by the traveling Newcastle United outfits at Old Trafford.