August 31, 2026 10:03 AM
Alonso’s vibrant Chelsea beat Brighton, Fernandes hits hat-trick for Man Utd
Chelsea's vibrant start to life under new manager Xabi Alonso continued with a 4-3 home win over Brighton & Hove Albion and Bruno Fernandes's hat-trick helped Manchester United to a crushing 5-2 win over Ipswich Town to ignite their Premier League season on Sunday. An early goal by Romeo Lavia and efforts by Pedro Neto and Joao Pedro put them 3-0 up after 32 minutes but the visitors hit back through Malick Yalcouye and a Joao Pedro own goal. Cole Palmer settled home nerves, though, with a ...