Chelsea were sent off in a 3-1 defeat to Brighton for the second time in a row over the weekend.
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Enzo FFernández’s header gave the Blues adeserved lead at half-time.
However, the situation changed when Trevoh Chalobah was given a red card in the 53rd minute after a VAR review for cutting Diego Gomez off in a clear-on-goal situation.
Danny Welbeck headed in from Brighton to equalize before Maxim De Cuyper and Welbeck took the win in stoppage time.
Liverpool’s Perfect Start Ends
Similar to how Liverpool started off perfect in the Premier League with a 2-1 defeat at Crystal Palace on Saturday.
After extending their club record to 18 games in all competitions without losing, including three games against Liverpool, Palace are now the only Premier League team without a win.
After being bailed out by a number of late goals in their first five league games, the English champions were finally forced to pay for yet another disjointed performance.
After Liverpool couldn’t turn a corner, Ismaila Sarr gave the FA Cup winners an early lead.
When Federico Chiesa headed home a loose ball in the box to give Liverpool the lead in the 87th minute, it appeared to be saved by a second late goal.
The Reds were anticipating a late winner this time.
With almost the final kick of the game, Nketiah put together a composed finish in a dense penalty area.
Palace moves to the top of the table after beating Liverpool by three points, moving them to second.
When Arsenal travel to Newcastle on Sunday, they can reclaim second place and close the gap on their title rivals by two points.
At Elland Road, there was late drama as well, with Eli Kroupi’s goal a point win over Leeds in a 2-2 draw.
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