LONDON, Oct. 5 (Xinhua) -- Arsenal moved to the top of the Premier League this weekend after a routine 2-0 win away to West Ham, while Liverpool suffered its third defeat in a week, losing to Chelsea at Stamford Bridge.
Declan Rice opened the scoring against his former club to put Arsenal ahead in coach Mikel Arteta's 300th match in charge, and Bukayo Saka sealed the victory from the penalty spot after Jurrien Timber was fouled.
The bad news for Arteta was another injury to captain Martin Odegaard, who limped off in the first half with a knee problem. Rice also left the field holding his back shortly after Saka's penalty had assured the points.
Estevao Willian scored a 95th-minute winner to give Chelsea a 2-1 victory at home to Liverpool, sliding in at the far post to spark wild celebrations from the home crowd and coach Enzo Maresca, who was shown a second yellow card for his reaction.
Moises Caicedo had put Chelsea ahead with a powerful strike, while Cody Gakpo equalized for Liverpool after reacting to Alexander Isak's mishit shot. Despite Liverpool threatening occasionally, Chelsea looked the stronger side, with Isak and Mohamed Salah again struggling to combine effectively before Estevao's dramatic late winner.
Erling Haaland scored the only goal as Manchester City edged Brentford 1-0, though Pep Guardiola's side lost midfielder Rodri Hernandez to a hamstring injury that is expected to keep him out for several weeks.
Nottingham Forest coach Ange Postecoglou is under mounting pressure after a 2-0 defeat away to Newcastle, who secured their second win of the season through second-half goals from Bruno Guimaraes and a Nick Woltemade penalty. Postecoglou has now gone seven games without a win since replacing Nuno Espirito Santo.
Everton came from behind to beat Crystal Palace 2-1 at Goodison Park, as Iliman Ndiaye's penalty and Jack Grealish's 93rd-minute strike overturned Daniel Munoz's first-half opener.
Aston Villa's resurgence continued with two goals from Donyell Malen securing a 2-1 home victory over Burnley, who pulled one back through Lesley Ugochukwu in the 78th minute.
Wolverhampton's search for a first win of the season went on after a 1-1 home draw with Brighton. Bart Verbruggen's first-half own goal put Wolves ahead before Jan Paul van Hecke equalized in the 86th minute.
Manchester United eased pressure on coach Ruben Amorim with a 2-0 win at home to Sunderland thanks to first-half goals from Mason Mount and Benjamin Sesko. Amorim will also take encouragement from the debut of goalkeeper Senne Lammens, who impressed and appears set to remain first choice.
Tottenham earned a 2-1 win away to Leeds, with Mathys Tel and man of the match Mohammed Kudus - who also provided the assist for the opener - securing the points.
On Friday night, Antoine Semenyo struck twice late on as Bournemouth came from behind to beat Fulham 3-1, scoring three times in the closing stages to seal the victory. ■
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