{
  "id": 15273250,
  "title": "EPL: Manchester City remain perfect with Ipswich win",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/17/epl-manchester-city-remain-perfect-with-ipswich-win",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-17T18:59:06.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Daily Trust",
    "slug": "daily-trust",
    "url": "https://dailytrust.com/epl-manchester-city-remain-perfect-with-ipswich-win/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Manchester City extended their winning start to the English Premier League (EPL) season with a thrilling 3-2 victory over Ipswich Town at the Etihad Stadium. Erling Haaland, the star of the match, scored two crucial goals to secure City's triumph. However, Ipswich put up a determined fight, making City work harder for all three points. Phil Foden opened the scoring for City in the 19th minute with a well-placed shot, but the lead was short-lived as Daizen Maeda equalized for Ipswich just two minutes later. Haaland restored City's lead on the 34th minute with a header and doubled it on the 69th minute with a low shot, giving the home side a comfortable lead. Ipswich managed to score a penalty in the 90th minute, which was converted by Zian Fleming, but it wasn't enough to overturn the result. The victory widened Manchester City's gap at the top of the table to six points, ahead of second-placed Arsenal, who have played one less match. Meanwhile, Ipswich remain in 10th position. Chelsea climbed to fourth place with a 2-1 win against Everton, thanks to Pedro Neto's brace, marking their first clean sheet in 22 EPL matches. Liverpool also moved up to fifth place after a 2-1 comeback win against Brentford, despite being down to 10 men. Alex Iwobi scored his first league goal of the season in Fulham's 1-0 win over Hull City, propelling the London team from the bottom of the table to 15th place with five points.",
  "summary": "Manchester City maintained their winning start to the English Premier League (EPL) season with a 3-2 victory over Ipswich Town at the Etihad stadium. Talisman Erling Haaland scored a brace to push Man City over the edge in the pulsating encounter, as Ipswich made City work hard for all three points. Phil Foden put Man […]",
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      {
        "outlet": "IOL",
        "title": "Bananas, red cards, and braces: Manchester City, Liverpool and Chelsea lead Saturday surge",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/17/bananas-red-cards-and-braces-manchester-city-liverpool-and-chelsea",
        "published": "2026-10-17T17:13:00.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Punch",
        "title": "EPL: Haaland double fires Man City past Ipswich as Liverpool edge Brentford 2-1",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/17/epl-haaland-double-fires-man-city-past-ipswich-as-liverpool-edge",
        "published": "2026-10-17T17:46:04.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Channel News Asia",
        "title": "City's flying start comes at a cost, with Haaland limping off",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/17/citys-flying-start-comes-at-a-cost-with-haaland-limping-off",
        "published": "2026-10-17T17:55:56.000Z"
      }
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}