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Mainz - Hertha Berlin [1 - 1] Mainz bossed the game with 57% possession, but could manage only 2 shots on target, the same as Hertha managed with lesser possession. Hertha scored first in the 30th minute, with Mainz managing to equalize in the 94th minute. Augsburg - Bayern Munich [1 - 0] Bayern completely dominated possession, retaining the ball 77% of the time, but had little end product, having only 6 shots on target, with Augsburg managing 4 shots. Bayern ran into an in-form Rafal Gikiewicz, who saved 6 shots without conceding any goals. The loss was Bayern's first of the season, and it also means that they have gone 4 games in row without a win. They drop to fifth in the table. Borussia Dortmund - Schalke 04 [1 - 0] Easy win for Dortmund, who dominated possession by holding on to the ball 67% of the time. They had 5 shots on target, with Schalke not managing even a single such shot.  Youssoufa Moukoko became the youngest goalscorer in the Rivierderby, when he scored in th...

Aston Villa - Southampton [1 - 0] Villa's second win of the season sees them join Southampton with 7 points from 7 games. Nottingham Forest - Fulham [2 - 3] Battle of the newly promoted teams saw a Fulham win, that sees them move to sixth in the table, ahead of Chelsea and Liverpool (whose game against each other did not take place over the weekend). Fulham were the dominant team in the match retaining 60% of the possession and having 7 shots on target to Forests' 3. Forest are 19th in the table with 1 win from 7 games. Wolverhampton Wanderers - Manchester City [0 - 3] Man City bossed the game with 60% possession and 7 shots on target to Wolves' solitary attempt. The home team were hampered by a red card to Nathan Collins in the 30th minute. The offence was a Nigel de Jong type karate kick to Xabi Alonso in the 2010 World Cup final, except that the referee made the right call and sent off the aggressor. Wolves have 1 win from 7 games and are 17th in the table. City were top...