Overview
- Tottenham beat West Ham 3-0 as Pape Matar Sarr, Lucas Bergvall and Micky van de Ven scored, with Tomás Soucek sent off and a first‑half Spurs goal from a corner chalked off after a foul was spotted.
- Bournemouth edged Brighton 2-1 with Alex Scott’s fine opener and an Antoine Semenyo penalty to rise to third in the Premier League.
- Newcastle defeated Wolves 1-0 through record signing Nick Woltemade’s debut header, handing Wolves a fourth straight league loss.
- Melbourne Storm overcame Canterbury 26-18 to secure a preliminary final and a week off, leaving the Bulldogs counting injuries including captain Stephen Crichton’s ankle issue before a sudden‑death semi in Sydney.
- Bayern Munich routed Hamburg 5-0 with a Serge Gnabry opener and a Harry Kane double in a confidence‑building tune‑up for Wednesday’s Champions League opener against Chelsea.