It looked so good for Luton on an emotional night on the south coast as first-half goals by Tahith Chong, Chiedozie Ogbene and Ross Barkley put them in complete control.
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The score was one apiece when the captain fell to the ground with no other player near him.
Brentford took the lead in the seventh minute when Mathias Jensen caught goalkeeper Neto unawares at his near post.
Despite taking their time to reinvest money generated from the sale of Declan Rice, the Hammers have enjoyed a strong start to the new Premier League campaign.
The breakthrough arrived in the latter stages of the first period, before Eze doubled his tally for the afternoon with a strike just before the hour, as Roy Hodgson’s side secured all three points in comfortable fashion.
Gary O’Neil’s squad leapfrogged West Ham United into 14th place with 36 points from 33 games, seven points clear of the drop zone.
Klopp’s side have little time to recover before Wednesday’s Champions League last-16 second leg against Real Madrid
Mikel Arteta’s side were trailing by two goals with just over half an hour left. But the Gunners showed they can cope with the pressure of the title race with a remarkable comeback that kept them five points ahead of second placed Manchester City, who defeated Newcastle United earlier in the day.
The Citizens picked off the Cherries when the two teams met in the reverse fixture back in August, cruising to a 4-0 victory at the Etihad Stadium.
The result sees Chelsea move up to eighth in the table, six points adrift of fourth-placed Tottenham with Bournemouth remaining in 14th
The Foxes visit the Vitality Stadium following a 4-0 thumping of local rivals Nottingham Forest, while the hosts have embarked on a four-game unbeaten run that sees them sitting in mid-table, some five points clear of their opponents.
All eyes were on the prolific Norwegian after his Premier League bow brought a match-winning brace at West Ham last weekend, but instead it was Ilkay Gundogan, Kevin De Bruyne and Phil Foden who did the damage at the Etihad Stadium before a late own goal from Jefferson Lerma.
The tie is set to broadcast this Saturday at 3:00pm on SuperSport Premier League (DStv channel 203) and Go Football (GOtv channel 31).
While the Cherries took second spot in the Championship last season, to regain their place in the English elite, Villa had to settle for a mid-table finish after a campaign beset by inconsistency.
Bournemouth, together with Championship title winners Fulham, secured automatic promotion to the Premier League.
The ex-Liverpool striker put the outcome beyond doubt after Jamal Lowe had opened the scoring in a clinical display by Scott Parker’s men that re-established their four-point advantage over the play-off chasing pack.
The Telegraph said the Magpies will continue to pursue both Solanke and Nketiah in the January transfer window.
Newcastle’s new owners believed they would land Villarreal boss Unai Emery as Steve Bruce’s replacement earlier this week.
The 35-year-old has been a free agent since leaving Crystal Palace at the end of last season and will step into the Championship for the 2021/22 campaign.
The 21-year-old midfielder moved to the Scottish champions after ending last season on loan to Wycombe Wanderers.