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16 Aug, 2025
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Premier League: Tottenham Hotspur Beat Burnley 3-0; Sunderland Upset West Ham 3-0
@Source: news18.com
Richarlison scored twice to give Tottenham manager Thomas Frank a dream home debut with a 3-0 win over Burnley on Saturday, while Sunderland shocked West Ham 3-0 on their return to the Premier League. Frank was moments away from launching his era in charge with a trophy until a late Paris Saint-Germain revival won the UEFA Super Cup on Wednesday. The former Brentford boss replaced Ange Postecoglou despite the Australian ending Spurs’ 17-year trophy drought by lifting the Europa League. However, Postecoglou was undone by a miserable return of six home league wins last season as Tottenham finished just above the relegation zone in 17th. Richarlison capitalised on the faith Frank showed in him as the Brazilian turned in Mohammed Kudus’ cross to open the scoring. The pair combined again on the hour in more spectacular fashion as Richarlison’s bicycle kick crashed in from Kudus’ delivery on the right. Brennan Johnson, Tottenham’s hero of the Europa League final with the only goal against Manchester United, began the new season by racing clear to slot in the third. Burnley, despite racking up 100 points in their Championship promotion campaign last season, did little to suggest they will buck the trend of sides being relegated straight back to the second tier. For the past two seasons, all three promoted teams have gone down. However, big-spending Sunderland enjoyed a dream return to the top-flight with a second-half demolition of West Ham. Former Arsenal and Bayer Leverkusen midfielder Granit Xhaka is among the pool of new signings attracted to the Stadium of Light. But it was three players key to their promotion back to the Premier League for the first time since 2017 who scored. Eliezer Mayenda’s looping header gave the Black Cats lift-off on the hour mark. Centre-back Dan Ballard headed in the second before Wilson Isidor rounded off a huge win in stoppage time. What Happened In Brighton Vs Fulham? Fulham’s Rodrigo Muniz struck in the 96th minute to salvage a 1-1 draw at Brighton after Matt O’Riley’s penalty put the Seagulls in front. (With inputs from AFP)
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