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Liverpool beat Crystal Palace 3-1, Brighton climb to second and Sunderland beat Chelsea 1-0

Liverpool beat Crystal Palace 3-1 in London, leaving the home side bottom of the table on seven points, while Brighton beat Brentford 2-0 to move up to second.

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How it came to this

Before half-timeAlexis Mac Allister heads Liverpool into the lead
Early second halfFlorian Wirtz makes it 2-0
Late in the matchAlexander Isak makes it 3-0
Stoppage timeEddie Nketiah scores a penalty to make it 3-1

Liverpool win at Selhurst Park

Liverpool beat Crystal Palace 3-1 on 8 November, sending the London club to the foot of the Premier League table. Palace had drawn with Hoffenheim at home on Thursday, 5 November, after an equaliser in stoppage time, so the defeat added to a hard week for coach Pierre Sage, who replaced Oliver Glasner. Liverpool arrived after defeats to Arsenal and Fenerbahçe, according to Telegraaf, and the win lifted them to 18 points. Virgil van Dijk and Cody Gakpo started for Liverpool, while Ryan Gravenberch and Jeremie Frimpong were out injured.

Palace started the stronger side in the first half, with a Yeremy Pino shot hitting the crossbar and Alisson Becker making two saves, according to de Volkskrant. Alexis Mac Allister headed Liverpool ahead just before half-time from a free kick by Dominik Szoboszlai. Florian Wirtz doubled the lead early in the second half, and Alexander Isak made it 3-0 in the closing stages. Eddie Nketiah scored a penalty in stoppage time to make it 3-1, the same forward who had won a match against Liverpool with a stoppage-time goal at Selhurst Park more than a year earlier, though this time the goal changed nothing.

Sunderland leave the bottom

Sunderland beat Chelsea 1-0, with Enzo Le Fée converting a penalty about ten minutes before half-time, according to Telegraaf. The spot kick followed a foul on Brian Brobbey, although de Volkskrant reported that footage suggested he had tripped over his own legs. Brobbey was returning from an injury he picked up with the Netherlands national team, and Robin Roefs kept a clean sheet in goal for Sunderland. The win moved Sunderland to eight points and 18th place, above Manchester United on seven points. Sunderland are also playing in the Europa League this season, which made the three points more valuable, de Volkskrant noted.

Brighton move above Manchester City

Brighton beat Brentford 2-0, with Bart Verbruggen in goal and Mats Wieffer in the squad. Diego Gómez opened the scoring early, and Pascal Groß doubled the lead from a penalty just before half-time. NOS reported that Brentford's Igor Thiago was sent off, which left the visitors with a numerical advantage for much of the match. Wieffer came on at the start of the second half and Brighton saw out the game without trouble. The win took Brighton to 22 points and second place, above Manchester City, who had lost 3-1 at Nottingham Forest on Saturday, 7 November.

Where the table stands

After the day's results, Arsenal lead the table on 27 points, ahead of Brighton on 22 and Liverpool on 18. NOS reported that Liverpool climbed to fourth with the win. Sunderland are on eight points, while Manchester United and Crystal Palace are both on seven, with United still to play Aston Villa.

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