Defending champion Manchester City maintained their unbeaten start in the English Premier League after carving out a hard fought 2-1 win over Watford this afternoon.

City moved five points clear atop the standings and chalked up their 12th win on the trot.

Leroy Sane and Riyad Mahrez scored in the either half for man city who now sits on 41 points.

Abdoulaye Doucoure scrambled in Watford’s consolation in the 85th minute

West ham secured a second win in as many games with a 3-1 win over Cardiff thanks to Lucas Perez who came off the bench to score twice at London stadium.

In other games Callum Wilson and Ryan Fraser were on the scoresheet to help Bournemouth moved to sixth in the standings following their 2-1 2in over Huddersfield, while Brighton shut out Crystal Palace 3-1.