Aston Villa arrived at MKM Stadium still searching for their first shot on target, goal and point of the season - against a defence who were yet to concede this season. Nicolas Jackson's movement caused problems for the Hull backline and Villa created enough openings while generating an expected goals (xG) of 1.74, compared to Hull's xG of 0.58. The striker's departure to Saudi Arabia's Al-Hilal in the final week of the transfer window was always going to leave a void and Villa continue to search for a new identity after the arrival of a host of new names.
Champions Inter and Roma pull off stunning comebacksSchalke 0-0 Bayern Munich; Hoffenheim 2-3 DortmundLautaro Martínez scored in the 91st minute as Inter rallied from two goals down to secure a stunning 3-2 home victory over Napoli, continuing their 100% start to their Serie A title defence.Napoli looked to be on course for victory when Matteo Politano and Rasmus Højlund put them 2-0 up after 53 minutes, but Martínez’s first goal halved the deficit and Marcus Thuram equalised eight minutes from the end. Both sides had excellent chances to win it after that but it was Inter who took theirs when the Argentinian stabbed home the ball at the back post from a corner. Continue reading...
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