Agency, Oct 25: Manchester City suffered their first defeat of the Premier League season after losing 2-1 to Aston Villa on Saturday, while Chelsea were beaten 2-0 by Tottenham Hotspur.
At Villa Park, Nicolas Jackson scored twice to secure victory for Aston Villa, ending Manchester City’s perfect start to the league campaign. Erling Haaland scored the visitors’ only goal.
Jackson opened the scoring in the sixth minute, giving Villa an early lead. Haaland equalised in the 52nd minute with a header, but Jackson restored Villa’s advantage in the 60th minute with his second goal of the match.
Manchester City were unable to find another equaliser as Villa held on for a 2-1 victory.
Despite the defeat, City remain at the top of the table with 21 points from eight matches, level on points with Arsenal. Aston Villa climbed to sixth place with 11 points.
In another match, Tottenham Hotspur secured a 2-0 victory over Chelsea at Stamford Bridge.
Tottenham took the lead in the 77th minute when Chelsea goalkeeper Mike Penders inadvertently turned the ball into his own net. Mathys Tel sealed the victory with a superb goal in the 87th minute.
Chelsea’s task became more difficult when Cole Palmer was sent off in the 80th minute after receiving a second yellow card.
The victory lifted Tottenham to 12th place with nine points from eight matches, while Chelsea remained fourth with 13 points.
