Premier League matchweek 9: Brighton stun City as Spurs, Brentford and Bournemouth win
Premier League matchweek 9 featured eight games on Saturday, 31 October. The big surprise came in Manchester, where Brighton beat City. Here is a round-up of every result.
Saturday's results
| Match | Score |
|---|---|
| Chelsea v Manchester United | 2-0 |
| Manchester City v Brighton | 0-1 |
| Bournemouth v Leeds United | 2-0 |
| Brentford v Nottingham Forest | 2-0 |
| Tottenham v Crystal Palace | 2-0 |
| Coventry City v Sunderland | 3-1 |
| Hull City v Ipswich Town | 2-2 |
| Aston Villa v Fulham | 1-1 |
On Sunday, Arsenal beat Liverpool 1-0. Newcastle v Everton was scheduled for Monday.
Brighton silence the Etihad
Brighton struck early through Yasin Ayari in the 11th minute and held on until the end. The south-coast club stay 3rd on 19 points and have the best goal difference in the league (+17).
Comfortable wins for Spurs, Brentford and Bournemouth
- Tottenham 2-0 Crystal Palace: Archie Gray and Jan Paul van Hecke scored against a Palace side reduced to ten men.
- Brentford 2-0 Nottingham Forest: a Nikola Milenković own goal and an Igor Thiago goal. Brentford are 6th.
- Bournemouth 2-0 Leeds: Evanilson opened the scoring and Amine Adli sealed it in stoppage time.
The promoted sides in focus
Coventry City beat Sunderland 3-1 with goals from Tatsuhiro Sakamoto, Taiwo Awoniyi and Jack Rudoni; Sunderland pulled one back through an Enzo Le Fée penalty. In a meeting of newly promoted teams, Hull City and Ipswich Town drew 2-2: Ipswich went ahead, Hull turned it around through Tyler Iroegbunam and Oli McBurnie, and Julio Enciso levelled.
Honours even in Birmingham
Aston Villa led through Nicolas Jackson, but an own goal brought Fulham level (1-1). Villa are 9th on 12 points.
Confused by disallowed goals? Read our article on VAR and when it can step in.