Bruno Lage’s Wolverhampton Wolverhampton and Marco Silva’s Fulham were out of the second round this Saturday, short of a gap in the Portuguese meeting in the English Football League, in a second round in which City and Arsenal are interim leaders.

At the Molinho Stadium, goalkeeper José Sa was worthy of the Wolves, who stopped a penalty from Serbian Aleksandar Mitrovic in the 80th minute, a striker who was the hero a week ago (two goals) in a draw against Liverpool (2 goals). -2).

From the penalty mark, the Serbian international shot hard, but not close enough to the post, making it easier for José Sa to start at Wolves with Ruben Neves, Pedro Neto and Daniel Podense.

From 0 on the scoreboard, Lage moved in the second half, first with the entry of Gonzalo Guedes (57 minutes) and then Adama Traore and Nelson Semedo (78), but Nuri’s foul left Fulham on the edge of the lead, wasted in the box, at 81.

For Wolves, who were defeated in the first round, this is the first point, and on the side of the Londoners, champions of the championship, who return to the top tier this season, added Marco Silva, who had Paligna in the starting lineup. the second draw, despite the fact that the first was at the reception of the candidate for Liverpool.

The opening games of this second round leave champions Manchester City and Arsenal in the lead, albeit waiting for other opponents to take the field after City thrashed Bournemouth 4-0 and the Gunners beat Leicester (4:2).

In Manchester, it was a one-way game that was “resolved” by goals from Gundogan (19 minutes), De Bruyne (31) and Phil Foden (37), as well as Lerma’s own goal (79) after the Portuguese João Cancelo’s cross. .

The full-back, like Rubén Diaz, started in central defence, while Bernardo Silva, who is said to be very close to signing with Barcelona, ​​started again on the bench and came out in the 65th minute. replaced Haaland.

Citizens now have six points, as does Arsenal, who seem to have resurfaced and could once again delight their supporters this season.

Mikel Arteta’s team has Gabriel Jesus (ex-Man City) as a luxurious addition: the Brazilian scored for the national team in the 23rd and 35th minutes, while Xhaka in the 55th and Martinelli in the 76th made it 3-1 and 4. -2 respectively.

Unlike other seasons, the Gunners weren’t put off by the Foxes’ “threat” as they got to the marker thanks to Vardy’s own goal by Saliba (53) and Madison’s (74). .

There was no Cedric Soares at Arsenal, no injured Fabio Vieira, no injured Ricardo Pereira at Leicester.

In these first games of the day, we also celebrate a draw between Brighton and Newcastle (0-0) and Southampton-Leeds (2-2) as the Saints recover from a 2-0 loss (Rodrigo brace) thanks to goals. from Aribo (78) and Walker-Peters (81).

Previously, in a clash between two former and charismatic English midfielders, Steven Gerrard’s Aston Villa had the upper hand over Frank Lampard’s Everton, winning 2-1 and scoring their first points, while the Toffees are on two defeats.

At Everton, Andre Gomez is injured, while Ruben Vinagre has not left the bench.

Even today, also in the second round, Manchester United will host Brentford, in a game in which Dalot, Bruno Fernandes and Cristiano Ronaldo will start from the start, while the “great” Chelsea and Tottenham will play each other with a friend on Sunday, while Liverpool will host the Crystal Palace on Monday.