LONDON: Manchester Town staged an exhilarating fightback because the Premier League champions rescued a 3-3 draw in opposition to Newcastle, whilst Edouard Mendy’s embarrassing blunder condemned Chelsea to a 3-0 defeat at Leeds on Sunday.

Pep Guardiola’s facet had been in peril of a primary league defeat since February after falling 3-1 at the back of in the second one part at St James’ Park.

However Erling Haaland sparked Town’s revival along with his 3rd function for the membership sooner than Bernardo Silva’s equaliser finished the get away act.

2nd-placed Town stay unbeaten with seven issues from their first 3 video games, leaving them two issues at the back of leaders Arsenal.

Whilst Guardiola will likely be eager about the way in which Town had been carved open by means of Newcastle, the spirited comeback underlined why they’ve received the name 4 instances within the remaining 5 seasons.

Town wanted simply 5 mins to take the lead as Silva cleverly labored area to move against the unmarked Ilkay Gundogan, who fired house from 8 yards.

Newcastle equalised within the twenty eighth minute when Allan Saint-Maximin’s pin-point move was once bundled in by means of Miguel Almiron, with the function awarded by means of VAR after an preliminary offside flag.

Having conceded for the primary time within the league this season, Town’s defence was once breached once more within the thirty ninth minute.

Saint-Maximin was once Town’s tormentor once more with an excellent run and cross to Callum Wilson, who timed his run completely to fit previous Ederson.

Kieran Trippier grabbed Newcastle’s 3rd function with a surprising free-kick that whistled into the highest nook after 54 mins. However Haaland diminished the deficit with a close-range strike from Rodri’s flick at the hour.

From the depths of melancholy, Town had a lifeline and Silva seized it 4 mins later with a deft end from Kevin De Bruyne’s cross.

Trippier escaped a purple card when the right-back was once despatched off for slicing down De Bruyne, with VAR persuading referee Jarred Gillett to overturn the verdict.

Mendy distress

At Elland Street, Mendy’s pricey Thirty third-minute mistake was once the catalyst for Chelsea’s stunning implosion as Brenden Aaronson netted after catching the goalkeeper taking too lengthy in ownership.

Rodrigo’s fourth function in 3 video games this season doubled Leeds’ benefit within the thirty seventh minute.

Jack Harrison’s 69th-minute function finished Leeds’ first win over Chelsea since 2002 and their largest in opposition to their previous opponents since 1995.

Including to Chelsea’s distress, their Senegal defender Kalidou Koulibaly was once despatched off for a 2nd reserving after tripping Joe Gelhardt within the 84th minute.

Chelsea to find themselves within the ordinary place of sitting underneath their much less glamorous west London neighbours Fulham and Brentford within the desk.

Thomas Tuchel’s facet have taken 4 issues from their first 3 video games and the German was once alarmed on the approach his expensively rebuilt staff light after Mendy’s howler.

“The whole lot that may pass improper, did pass improper. It began the day gone by. We had no airplane to reach so we got here at the bus. The avid gamers may fly however for the training body of workers it was once a protracted experience at the bus. It endured nowadays. We misplaced the sport within the first 20 mins, the place we had been obviously higher and had large possibilities,” Tuchel stated.

“What do you are expecting in the event you provide two objectives to an opponent within the Premier League? We give objectives clear of large particular person mistakes too steadily.”

On the London Stadium, Brighton added to West Ham’s woes with an excellent 2-0 victory.

Alexis Mac Allister put Brighton forward within the twenty second minute after Danny Welbeck was once fouled by means of West Ham’s debutant defender Thilo Kehrer.

Kehrer claimed the foul had taken position out of doors the penalty house, however a VAR test made up our minds it was once simply inside of and Mac Allister evenly transformed the spot-kick.

Leandro Trossard raced via to bag Brighton’s 2nd function with a composed end previous Lukasz Fabianski within the 66th minute.

Brighton are in fourth position with seven issues from their first 3 video games, whilst West Ham slumped underneath Manchester United to the ground of the desk.