The champions, who were without the injured Erling Haaland, looked set for another shock setback when Elijah Adebayo headed in the opener for Rob Edwards' side just before the interval at Kenilworth Road.

But two goals in four minutes midway through the second half from Bernardo Silva and Jack Grealish earned City a much-needed victory.

Everton made it three wins in a row with a 2-0 defeat of Chelsea at Goodison Park to put distance between themselves and the bottom three.

After their stunning late salvo against Newcastle in midweek, the Toffees made the most of limited chances here.

Abdoulaye Doucoure struck early in the second half and young substitute Lewis Dobbin drilled home his first Premier League goal in added time to make sure of the points.

Fulham hit five goals for the second time in a week as they thrashed West Ham at Craven Cottage to move into the top half of the table.

Five different scorers struck in a fine 5-0 home win - just four days after Fulham beat Nottingham Forest by the same scoreline.

Raul Jimenez opened the scoring to take his personal tally to four in five games having previously not scored a Premier League goal since March 2022, when he was a Wolves player.

Willian and Tosin Adarabioyo goals then had the hosts coasting at the break before a fine effort from substitute Harry Wilson and a late tap-in from Carlos Vinicius added the gloss.

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