London/Manchester: Brighton moved up to second in the Premier League table with a 2-0 win over Brentford on Sunday, while Liverpool returned to the top four with a 3-1 victory over Crystal Palace. Sunderland ended their seven-game winless run with a 1-0 win over Chelsea.
Brighton's seventh win in 10 games left them five points behind leaders and defending champions Arsenal. Goals from Diego Gómez and Pascal Groß secured the victory at the Amex Stadium for Fabian Hürzeler's side, which has emerged as one of the season's surprise performers.
Liverpool bounced back from consecutive defeats to Arsenal in the league and Fenerbahçe in the Champions League to beat Crystal Palace at Selhurst Park.
Alexis Mac Allister opened the scoring with a header five minutes before half-time. Florian Wirtz doubled Liverpool's lead early in the second half with his first league goal of the season, before Alexander Isak added a third.
Palace scored a consolation goal through Eddie Nketiah, who converted a penalty in second-half stoppage time. The defeat was the team's fourth consecutive Premier League loss, leaving them bottom of the standings ahead of the international break and increasing pressure on manager Pierre Sage. Isak now has eight goals in all competitions for Liverpool this season.
Sunderland secured a 1-0 win over Chelsea at the Stadium of Light to end their seven-game winless run in the league and move off the bottom of the table.
Enzo Le Fée scored the decisive goal from the penalty spot in the 36th minute after Chelsea defender Levi Colwill brought down Brian Brobbey.
Sunderland had started strongly despite suffering a 2-0 defeat to Dinamo Zagreb in the Europa League on Thursday. Brobbey created several opportunities and played a key role in winning the penalty.
Chelsea had more possession after the break but struggled to find an equaliser against Sunderland's defence. The visitors created a few chances in the closing stages, but Sunderland held on to secure all three points. The result dropped Chelsea to fifth, while Sunderland climbed to 18th.
Bournemouth moved to seventh after a 2-1 win over Ipswich at Portman Road. Evanilson scored his seventh goal in eight games to put Bournemouth ahead, before a Leif Davis own goal doubled their advantage before half-time. Jack Clarke pulled one back for Ipswich with a second-half penalty.
Manchester United were scheduled to face Aston Villa in the later kick-off, with uncertainty surrounding the future of manager Michael Carrick.
(With agency inputs from AP via PTI, ANI)