Arsenal ensured they will end the weekend on top of the Premier League with a 3-1 victory over Tottenham Hotspur in the north London derby yesterday, but Liverpool’s problems continued as they drew 3-3 at home to Brighton & Hove Albion.
Graham Potter marked his first Premier League game in charge of Chelsea with a 2-1 victory at Crystal Palace, thanks to a late winner by Conor Gallagher.
Newcastle United thumped 10-man Fulham 4-1 at Craven Cottage to snap a run of draws while Everton enjoyed their first win of the season with a 2-1 victory at Southampton and Bournemouth drew 0-0 at home to Brentford.
Arsenal’s seventh win in eight matches this season left them on 21 points, four ahead of champions Manchester City, who host Manchester United today.
It was a well-deserved triumph for Mikel Arteta’s side, although they were helped by Tottenham self-destructing after the break when full-back Emerson Royal was red-carded.
Thomas Partey’s superb curled effort gave Arsenal an early lead but Harry Kane’s penalty levelled it up before the break. Kane became the first player to score 100 away goals in the Premier League and he now has a record 44 goals in London derbies — one ahead of Arsenal great Thierry Henry.
Those feats will mean little to Kane though as his side’s unbeaten start to the season came to a disappointing end. Shortly after half-time, Gabriel Jesus scored from close range after a howler by Tottenham keeper Hugo Lloris, and Tottenham’s Royal was then sent off for a daft foul on Gabriel Martinelli. “The red card killed the game,” Tottenham manager Antonio Conte said.
“Not because we had 10 men, but because the team we had was really offensive and, in that four or five minutes it took to make the substitutions, the team was really offensive, it was difficult to defend and we conceded the (third) goal.”
Granit Xhaka sealed the points for Arsenal.
Liverpool dropped more points as Brighton made light of the departure of Potter to mark the start of the Roberto de Zerbi reign with a point from a thriller. Leandro Trossard scored a hat-trick for Brighton, the first two to put his side 2-0 ahead inside 20 minutes and then later on to salvage a point after a powerful Liverpool fightback.
Roberto Firmino’s brace levelled it up for the hosts and when Adam Webster turned into his own goal, it seemed Liverpool would take the points, only for Trossard to strike again.
Brighton remained in fourth spot with 14 points while Liverpool are ninth on 10.
Chelsea were heading for a draw at Selhurst Park after Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang’s first goal for the club cancelled out Odsonne Edouard’s early opener for Palace. Gallagher, who spent last season on loan at Palace, curled in a superb winner in the 90th minute, also his first Chelsea goal.
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