Roundup of a huge matchweek of Premier League action before November’s international break.
Mohamed Salah set up Darwin Nunez then netted himself to keep Liverpool top of the table with a 2-0 home win over Aston Villa.
Manchester City slipped five points behind in second as Brighton’s 2-1 comeback win condemned them to a rare fourth straight defeat, in which Joao Pedro cancelled out Erling Haaland’s goal then set up Matt O’Riley’s winner.
Chelsea and Arsenal sit third and fourth after they played out a 1-1 draw at Stamford Bridge, in which Gabriel Martinelli’s effort for the Gunners was cancelled out by Pedro Neto’s 25-yard equaliser.
Nottingham Forest rounded out the top five despite a 3-1 home loss to Newcastle, having led through Murillo’s header before Alexander Isak, Joelinton and Harvey Barnes completed the Magpies’ second-half comeback.
Down in the relegation zone, Wolves moved off the foot of the table at Southampton’s expense with a 2-0 win at Molineux, with Pablo Sarabia and Matheus Cunha on the scoresheet.
Ipswich climbed out of the bottom three with a shock 2-1 win at Tottenham, as Sammie Szmodics and Liam Delap’s goals fired them to a first top-flight win since April 2002 despite Rodrigo Bentancur’s consolatory goal for Spurs.
Crystal Palace consequently slipped to third-bottom with a 3-0 home loss to Fulham, albeit with ten men due to Daichi Kamada’s red card amidst Emile Smith Rowe’s brace and Harry Wilson’s goal for the Cottagers.
Elsewhere, Brentford’s unbeaten home form continued with a 3-2 victory over Bournemouth, as Yoan Wissa’s brace and Mikkel Damsgaard’s effort proved key after Evanilson and Justin Kluivert twice put the Cherries ahead.
Bruno Fernandes’ brace and Alejandro Garnacho’s effort saw Manchester United beat Leicester 3-0, as the Red Devils ended Ruud van Nistelrooy’s interim spell unbeaten before Ruben Amorim’s arrival as manager.
Finally, West Ham played out a goalless draw at home to Everton.
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