Bournemouth Sets Unwanted Premier League Record; Halali Plays Full Match

The third round of the English Premier League season saw Crystal Palace achieve a comeback victory over Fulham with a 3-2 scoreline. In another match, Newcastle drew with Bournemouth 2-2. Bournemouth held a 2-0 lead in the 37th minute but ultimately could not secure the win. This marks Bournemouth as the first team in Premier League history to score first in their opening three matches of a season without winning any of them.

Brentford drew 1-1 with Sunderland, and Brighton & Hove drew 1-1 with Leeds. Leeds took an early lead in the 15th minute through Jaden Bogle, but Luka Vuskovic equalized for Brighton in the 71st minute with his first goal for the club since his 54 million euro transfer from Tottenham.

In the Fulham versus Crystal Palace match, Israeli forward Anan Halali played the entire game for Crystal Palace, though he is deployed as a winger or midfielder for the club. Fulham led twice, first 1-0 in the 11th minute via Josh King and then 2-1 in the 42nd minute through Cesar Palacios after a disallowed goal for Daichi Kamada. Crystal Palace equalized both times, first through Tyrick Mitchell in the 14th minute and again in the 54th minute. Ben Chilwell scored the winning goal for Crystal Palace in the 77th minute.

Manchester City secured their third consecutive win, defeating Coventry 1-0 with a header from Erling Haaland in the 26th minute. Manchester City now leads the league, while Coventry has lost all three of their matches and has yet to score.

Nottingham Forest and Tottenham played to a goalless draw.