Man United win for first time in a month, Villa climb to fourth in table

MANCHESTER, England : Manchester United eased the pressure on coach Erik ten Hag with their first win in more than a month, a 2-1 victory over Brentford, while Aston Villa climbed to fourth in the Premier League standings by beating Fulham 3-1 on Saturday.

Tottenham Hotspur came from behind to thrash West Ham United 4-1 as the league returned from the international break, while Everton made it four games unbeaten with an easy 2-0 away win over Ipswich Town.

Brighton & Hove Albion beat Newcastle United 1-0 and Leicester City beat Southampton 3-2 away with a last-gasp goal, handing the 10-man hosts a club record 21 matches without victory in the English top-flight.

Alejandro Garnacho and Rasmus Hojlund got on the scoresheet as Manchester United bounced back after conceding a controversial goal at Old Trafford, lifting them to 10th in the table.

"Every game we win is important," said Ten Hag, whose job has been the subject of speculation. "This team, you see the togetherness, a fighting spirit. Today we had some determination to score goals, and that's what we need.

"Today we scored two brilliant goals and we are very pleased with it."

United had 10 men on the pitch when Ethan Pinnock headed in Brentford's goal from a corner deep in first-half stoppage time after referee Sam Barrott instructed Matthijs de Ligt to go to the touchline to stem the bleeding from a gash on his head.

Aston Villa extended their unbeaten run to six league games with a highly entertaining clash at Craven Cottage in which the home side missed a penalty and both teams had a man sent off.

"Very proud of our mentality here. At the moment we are getting good results," Villa manager Unai Emery said.

"Even when Fulham had a penalty and scored first, we focused