Brighton thrash Palace 5‑0 as City stay top after Week 7
Brighton’s 5-0 win over Crystal Palace was the round’s biggest scoreline, while Manchester City preserved a three-point lead at the top.
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Brighton put five past Crystal Palace, and three of those goals arrived inside the opening 10 minutes. Jaydee Canvot’s own goal in the fourth minute was followed by strikes from Diego Gómez (7') and Yasin Ayari (10'); Charalampos Kostoulas (49') and Jack Hinshelwood (84') completed the 5-0. The round’s 10 matches produced 26 goals.
Chelsea beat Everton 2-0 through Pedro Neto, who scored in the 46th and 90th minutes. The result ended Everton’s eight-match unbeaten run and gave Chelsea their first Premier League clean sheet of the season.
Manchester City edged Ipswich Town 3-2. Phil Foden put City ahead in the 19th minute, Daizen Maeda levelled two minutes later, and Erling Haaland scored in the 34th and 69th. Zian Flemming converted a 90th-minute penalty for Ipswich.
Alex Iwobi’s 33rd-minute goal gave Fulham a 1-0 win over Hull City and their first league victory of the season. Fulham finished with 10 men after Ryan Sessegnon was sent off in stoppage time.
Liverpool came from behind to win 2-1 at Brentford: Keane Lewis-Potter scored in the 44th, before Víctor Muñoz (62') and Alexander Isak (70') turned it around. Brentford’s Yehor Yarmoliuk was sent off before half-time and Vitaly Janelt later saw red.
A Johan Manzambi header in the 36th minute earned Aston Villa a 1-0 win at Newcastle and Unai Emery his 100th Premier League victory.
Bryan Mbeumo put Manchester United ahead at Leeds in the 35th minute; Dominic Calvert-Lewin equalised in the 51st for a 1-1 draw. Leeds extended their unbeaten home run to nine matches, while United’s winless run reached six.
Bournemouth beat Sunderland 2-0, with Marcus Tavernier scoring in the sixth minute and Evanilson in the 48th. Sunderland played with 10 men from Kevin Danso’s 17th-minute dismissal.
Noni Madueke came off the bench to score Arsenal’s 80th-minute winner in a 1-0 victory at Nottingham Forest. Arsenal returned to second place; Forest suffered a third straight defeat.
Tottenham earned their first league win of the season by beating Coventry 3-1. James Maddison scored in the 14th minute, Jack Rudoni equalised in the 49th, then Omar Marmoush (58') and Ben Davies (90+6') sealed the result.
Manchester City lead on 21 points, with Arsenal on 18 and Brighton on 16. Chelsea sit fourth on 13, followed by Liverpool on 12. At the bottom, Fulham are 18th and Nottingham Forest 19th, both on five points; Sunderland are 20th on four.
Questions
What is a clean sheet?
A clean sheet means a team did not concede a goal. Chelsea kept one in their 2-0 win over Everton.
Who leads the Premier League after Week 7?
Manchester City lead on 21 points, three ahead of second-placed Arsenal.
Which teams are in the bottom three?
Fulham are 18th and Nottingham Forest 19th, each on five points. Sunderland are 20th on four.
