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Premier League wrap: Spurs ramp up pressure on Potter, Woltemade off the mark for Newcastle

Micky van de Ven (C) celebrates scoring Spurs' third
Micky van de Ven (C) celebrates scoring Spurs' third

Graham Potter found himself back under pressure as Tottenham returned to winning ways with a 3-0 London derby demolition of West Ham.

Pape Matar Sarr, Lucas Bergvall and Micky van de Ven got the goals as Spurs, playing their first match since the departure of chairman Daniel Levy, bounced back from the 1-0 home defeat by Bournemouth a fortnight ago.

But for West Ham, any of the confidence garnered from their surprise 3-0 win at Nottingham Forest evaporated as, for the second home game in a row, they wilted in front of a London rival.

To rub salt in the wounds, they had Tomas Soucek sent off and are now without a win in their last seven home matches – their worst run since moving to the London Stadium and a damning one which under-fire boss Potter needs to arrest quickly.

Newcastle welcomed a new goalscoring hero following the departure of Alexander Isak as Nick Woltemade struck a debut winner in a 1-0 defeat of Premier League bottom side Wolves.

The German, signed for £69m (€79.7m) from Stuttgart last month, headed home after 29 minutes at St James' Park, securing the Magpies' first win of the season and leaving Wolves still without a point after four matches.

BOURNEMOUTH, ENGLAND - SEPTEMBER 13: Antoine Semenyo of AFC Bournemouth scores his team's second goal from a penalty during the Premier League match between Bournemouth and Brighton & Hove Albion at Vitality Stadium on September 13, 2025 in Bournemouth, England. (Photo by Peter Nicholls/Getty Images
Antoine Semenyo slots home Bournemouth's winner

An Antoine Semenyo penalty just after the hour proved decisive as Bournemouth continued their bright start to the campaign by beating Brighton 2-1 at the Vitality Stadium.

Semenyo had also set up Alex Scott's 18th-minute opener for the Cherries, but that was cancelled out by Kaoru Mitoma after the break.

Gabriel Gudmundsson turned into his own net as Fulham snatched a last-gasp 1-0 win over Leeds - their first victory of the season - at Craven Cottage.

The game had looked destined to end goalless when the Swede got an unfortunate touch to a Fulham corner in the fourth minute of stoppage time.

Two other games in the top flight ended goalless, with Everton and Aston Villa playing out a stalemate at the Hill Dickinson Stadium and unbeaten Crystal Palace and Sunderland doing likewise at Selhurst Park.

Villa remain the only side in the top five tiers of English football still to score a goal this season.

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