After the long awaited opening weekend of the Premier League season saw some surprises, gameweek two continued the trend to an extent.
Manchester United extended their stay at the top with a second consecutive 4-0 win as they eased past Swansea City.
Eric Bailly gave the visitors the lead just before half-time before a laterally saw three goals in four minutes as Romelu Lukaku, Paul Pogba and Anthony Martial struck.
Watford maintained their unbeaten start with a 2-0 win away at Bournemouth.
The sides remained locked at 0-0 past the hour mark before summer signing Richarlison put the Hornets ahead on 73 minutes with Etienne Capoué confirming the win with five minutes remaining.
West Bromwich Albion made it two wins in a row with a narrow 1-0 victory at Burnley.
The Baggies went ahead on 71 minutes courtesy of Hal Robson-Kanu's strike before the Welsh attacker was sent off seven minute from the end. The Clarets were unable to utilise the man advantage and draw level.
Newly promoted Brighton and Hove Albion slipped to consecutive losses with a 2-0 defeat at Leicester City.
The Foxes raced into the lead as Shinji Okazaki scored inside the opening minute and they were 2-0 to the good nine minutes after half-time after a strike from summer signing Harry Maguire.
Liverpool continued their unbeaten start with a narrow 1-0 win at home to Crystal Palace, ending a recent hoodoo against the Eagles. The crucial strike came on 73 minutes as Sadio Mané struck in consecutive games.
A five goal thriller saw Southampton claim a 3-2 win over bottom side West Ham United.
The Saints struck an 11th minute opener via Manolo Gabbidini before doubling the lead with a Dusan Tadic penalty five minutes after the dismissal of Marko Arnautovic for the Hammers. Summer signing Javier Hernandez made it 2-1 just before half-time before levelling at 2-2 with 17 minutes remaining. The hosts secured the win in added time as Charlie Austin slotted in a penalty.
The evening game saw Arsenal suffer a 1-0 loss at Stoke City.
The Potters secured their first points of the season with a strike two minutes after half-time from summer signing Jese Rodriguez.
Sunday's opening game saw newly promoted Huddersfield Town extend their 100% start to the season with a 1-0 win over fellow promoted side Newcastle United.
The winning goal came five minutes after half-time as Aaron Mooy struck to secure back-to-back wins for the Terriers.
Chelsea bounced back from their opening defeat to claim a 2-1 win over fierce rivals Tottenham Hotspur.
The Blues went ahead on 24 minutes courtesy Marcos Alonso's strike before looking to have gifted Spurs a point with a Michy Batshuayi own goal with eight minutes left.However, Alonso struck his second goal of the afternoon with two minutes left of the 90 to secure the win.
Monday night saw Manchester City and Everton share the points in a 1-1 draw.
Wayne Rooney put the Toffees ahead on 35 minutes and City suffered a second blow just before half-time as Kyle Walker was sent off. Raheem Sterling secured a draw with an 82nd minute strike ahead of a late blow for the visitors which saw Morgan Schneiderlin sent off.
Eric Bailly gave the visitors the lead just before half-time before a laterally saw three goals in four minutes as Romelu Lukaku, Paul Pogba and Anthony Martial struck.
Watford maintained their unbeaten start with a 2-0 win away at Bournemouth.
The sides remained locked at 0-0 past the hour mark before summer signing Richarlison put the Hornets ahead on 73 minutes with Etienne Capoué confirming the win with five minutes remaining.
West Bromwich Albion made it two wins in a row with a narrow 1-0 victory at Burnley.The Baggies went ahead on 71 minutes courtesy of Hal Robson-Kanu's strike before the Welsh attacker was sent off seven minute from the end. The Clarets were unable to utilise the man advantage and draw level.
Newly promoted Brighton and Hove Albion slipped to consecutive losses with a 2-0 defeat at Leicester City.
The Foxes raced into the lead as Shinji Okazaki scored inside the opening minute and they were 2-0 to the good nine minutes after half-time after a strike from summer signing Harry Maguire.
Liverpool continued their unbeaten start with a narrow 1-0 win at home to Crystal Palace, ending a recent hoodoo against the Eagles. The crucial strike came on 73 minutes as Sadio Mané struck in consecutive games.
A five goal thriller saw Southampton claim a 3-2 win over bottom side West Ham United.
The Saints struck an 11th minute opener via Manolo Gabbidini before doubling the lead with a Dusan Tadic penalty five minutes after the dismissal of Marko Arnautovic for the Hammers. Summer signing Javier Hernandez made it 2-1 just before half-time before levelling at 2-2 with 17 minutes remaining. The hosts secured the win in added time as Charlie Austin slotted in a penalty.
The evening game saw Arsenal suffer a 1-0 loss at Stoke City.The Potters secured their first points of the season with a strike two minutes after half-time from summer signing Jese Rodriguez.
Sunday's opening game saw newly promoted Huddersfield Town extend their 100% start to the season with a 1-0 win over fellow promoted side Newcastle United.
The winning goal came five minutes after half-time as Aaron Mooy struck to secure back-to-back wins for the Terriers.
The Blues went ahead on 24 minutes courtesy Marcos Alonso's strike before looking to have gifted Spurs a point with a Michy Batshuayi own goal with eight minutes left.However, Alonso struck his second goal of the afternoon with two minutes left of the 90 to secure the win.
Monday night saw Manchester City and Everton share the points in a 1-1 draw.
Wayne Rooney put the Toffees ahead on 35 minutes and City suffered a second blow just before half-time as Kyle Walker was sent off. Raheem Sterling secured a draw with an 82nd minute strike ahead of a late blow for the visitors which saw Morgan Schneiderlin sent off.
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