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29 maltatoday | SUNDAY • 1 SEPTEMBER 2019 SPORTS FOOTBALL MANCHESTER City eased to victory over Brighton as Sergio Aguero hit two goals to con- tinue his record of scoring in all four of his team's Premier League games this season. Belgium midfielder Kevin de Bruyne set the reigning cham- pions on their way when he poked David Silva's low cross over the line after just 68 sec- onds. Aguero finished off a free- flowing move to double the lead before producing a sump- tuous curl from the edge of the penalty after half-time. Substitute Bernardo Silva completed the scoring with his second touch after replacing David Silva. However, City lost French defender Aymeric Laporte to injury. The former Athletic Bil- bao player was carried off on a stretcher after a collision with Adam Webster before being taken to hospital. Aguero hits two as Man City beat Brighton Kevin de Bruyne has been involved in eight goals in his last seven Premier League starts - two goals and six assists SHEFFIELD United battled back from two goals down to snatch a point after Kurt Zouma's late own goal at Stamford Bridge. The hosts were 2-0 up by half-time after striker Tam- my Abraham struck twice for his third and fourth goals of the season. But the Blades pulled one back in the first minute of the second half when Cal- lum Robinson, who had missed from close range in the first half, scored his first since joining the club in the summer. And they pulled level after 89 minutes when Robinson's cross towards substitute Lys Mousset was diverted into his own net by the unlucky Zouma to leave Frank Lam- pard still searching for a first home win since he be- came Chelsea manager. Chelsea struggled to threaten after United keep- er Dean Henderson made a brilliant save in the second half to deny Abraham a hat- trick. The result puts the visi- tors, who finished second in the Championship last sea- son, into eighth in the Pre- mier League table, one place above Chelsea. French defender Kurt Zouma deflected a late cross into his own net for Sheffield United's equaliser Blades snatch point after late Zouma own goal