Man City make it three wins in a row, Palace earn first points

LONDON, Sept 5 : Manchester City scrambled a 1-0 Premier League victory over promoted Coventry City on Saturday that maintained their 100 per cent record but showed Enzo Maresca's side are a work in progress after completing their £450-million ($608.45-million) rebuild.

A third successive win was sealed in familiar fashion by Erling Haaland, with a little help from British-record-equalling signing Enzo Fernandez on his debut but City were made to sweat by a Coventry side still seeking a first point.

Crystal Palace earned their first league victory of the campaign as they twice came from a goal down to prevail 3-2 at Fulham, while four other games ended all square.

Newcastle United recovered from a two-goal deficit to draw 2-2 at home to Bournemouth who scored first for the third game in a row but are still without a victory.

Tottenham Hotspur picked up their first point of the season but failed to have a shot on target in a 0-0 draw at Nottingham Forest who had a goal ruled out by VAR for handball.

Brighton & Hove Albion drew 1-1 at home to Leeds United, Brentford versus Sunderland also finished 1-1, while promoted Hull City held visitors Aston Villa to a 0-0 draw.

CITY TRANSFER SPLURGE

After Manchester City's eye-watering splurge continued until Tuesday with the arrival of Argentina midfielder Fernandez from Chelsea and Everton forward Iliman Ndiaye, Coventry may have feared the worst at The Etihad Stadium.

Maresca handed debuts to Fernandez and fellow deadline-day signing Ndiaye, while midfielder Elliott Anderson, whose club-record £115 million arrival was surpassed by Fernandez, was also in the starting lineup.

Fernandez played a key role in Haaland's 26th-minute opener, sliding a pass through for Antoine Semenyo, whose cross