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Brighton leapfrog Man City as Liverpool climb and Chelsea stumble

Brighton moved above Manchester City into second place in the Premier League with a 2–0 win over Brentford on Sunday. Matchweek 10 also saw Liverpool win away at Crystal Palace and Chelsea fall to defeat at Sunderland.

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Diego Gómez opened the scoring for Brighton with a powerful strike in the 15th minute. Brentford were reduced to ten men when Igor Thiago was sent off in the 23rd, and Pascal Groß sealed the win from the penalty spot in the 42nd.

Liverpool won 3–1 at Selhurst Park through goals from Alexis Mac Allister, Florian Wirtz and Alexander Isak. Eddie Nketiah pulled one back for Crystal Palace with a stoppage-time penalty. The win lifted Liverpool from sixth to fourth on 18 points.

At the Stadium of Light, Enzo Le Fée’s 36th-minute penalty gave Sunderland a 1–0 win over Chelsea. Xabi Alonso’s side slipped to fifth, while Sunderland climbed off the bottom with their second win of the season. Bournemouth moved up to seventh with a 2–1 victory at Ipswich Town.

On Saturday, Arsenal beat Hull City 1–0 thanks to Martin Ødegaard’s 72nd-minute goal. The Gunners reached 27 points from ten games, equalling their best Premier League start, set in 2022–23.

Nottingham Forest handed Manchester City a third straight league defeat with a 3–1 win. Jair Cunha and Liam Delap put Forest two up inside 18 minutes, and Delap scored his second after Rayan Cherki pulled a goal back.

Leeds United beat Tottenham 1–0 thanks to a goal from substitute Noah Okafor, while Fulham drew 1–1 with Newcastle after Rodrigo Muniz cancelled out Jacob Murphy’s opener three minutes later.