Liverpool produced yet another late show to beat Aston Villa 2-1 and maintain their six-point lead at the Premier League summit.
That margin could have been greater were it not for Manchester City s own fightback at home to Southampton, with Kyle Walker s goal four minutes from time sealing all three points for Pep Guardiola s side.
Manchester United reverted to type after a recent mini revival, slipping to an insipid 1-0 defeat at Bournemouth, while Chelsea were 2-1 winners over Watford at Vicarage Road.
Our Premier League Data Diary sheds some light on the detail behind the major stories from this weekend s big games.
LIVERPOOL LEAVE IT LATE AGAIN
Liverpool s stunning start to the season continued with a last-gasp win over Aston Villa.
The victory means Jurgen Klopp s side have earned 31 points from their opening 11 Premier League games. In English top-flight history, only Tottenham in 1960-61 (33, adjusted to three points for a win) have had more at this stage of a campaign.
Trezeguet looked to have sealed a famous win for Villa but Andy Robertson equalised three minutes from time. The Scotland international has now scored twice in his last six games – double the amount he scored in his first 88 appearances for the club.
That set the scene for yet another late show from the Reds, with Sadio Mane heading home deep into stoppage time. That was the 35th 90th-minute goal by Liverpool in the Premier League – 10 more than any other side in the competition s history.
AGUERO AND WALKER SAVE SHOT-SHY CITY
City were far from their fluid best against Southampton but late goals from Sergio Aguero and Walker ensure they remain within touching distance of Liverpool at the top.
James Ward-Prowse had earlier given the Saints a shock lead, taking advantage of a rare error from Ederson. Since the start of last season, only Danny Ings (11) has scored more Premier League goals than the midfielder.
An onslaught on the visitors goal failed to materialise after that, with Aguero s leveller in the 70th minute City s first shot on target. That was the longest they have had to wait for their first shot on target in a league match since December 2016.
That goal was teed up by Walker, who went onto to claim the winner in the closing stages. After 272 appearances in the Premier League, it was the first time he had scored and assisted in a game.
RED DEVILS SUFFER ANOTHER SETBACK
United s miserable start to the campaign continued on Saturday, with Bournemouth registering their first win against Ole Gunnar Solskjaer s side since December 2015.
They were undone by Josh King s first-half goal, the Norwegian ended Bournemouth s run of 358 minutes, three games and 50 shots without a Premier League goal.
That strike means United have failed to keep a clean sheet in their last 11 Premier League away games – their joint-longest run without one on the road in the competition (also 11 between August 2002 and January 2003).
United have amassed just 13 points from their opening 11 games of the campaign – their lowest tally at this stage of a league campaign since 1986-87 when they had 11 points.
BLUES INFLICT MORE MISERY ON HORNETS
Tammy Abraham and Christian Pulisic were on target for Chelsea as Frank Lampard s side extended Watford s winless start to the season.
The Hornets have now failed to win any of their opening 11 games to a league season for the first time in their history. They are the first team to do so in the Premier League since QPR in 2012-13.
Abraham got Chelsea on their way with yet another away goal. He has now scored seven in his six away appearances in the league this season – only Kevin Phillips in 1999-00, Edin Dzeko in 2011-12 and Sergio Aguero in 2016-17 (all eight) have scored more in their opening six away games of a Premier League season.
Pulisic then followed up his hat-trick against Burnley last weekend with the Blues second. The American has now been involved in nine goals in all competitions this season (four goals, five assists) – only Abraham (12) has been involved in more.
