Premier League: Liverpool win 3-1 at Palace, Sunderland stun Chelsea, Brighton go second
PauseandPonderTV · Sun, 8 Nov 2026Wirtz scored his first league goal for Liverpool. Le Fee's penalty sank Chelsea, and Bournemouth won at Ipswich.
Liverpool ended a run of two straight defeats with a 3-1 win at Crystal Palace on Sunday, which lifts them into the top four.
Alexis Mac Allister headed the opener from a Dominik Szoboszlai free-kick, shortly after Palace's Daichi Kamada hit the crossbar. Florian Wirtz added a second early in the second half, his first Premier League goal for the club, and Alexander Isak finished a fast break in the 89th minute. Eddie Nketiah scored a stoppage-time penalty for Palace, who are bottom of the table. Liverpool now have 18 points from 10 games.
At the Stadium of Light, Sunderland beat Chelsea 1-0 thanks to an Enzo Le Fee penalty in the 36th minute. The win lifts Sunderland off the bottom to 18th, while Chelsea drop to fifth.
Brighton beat Brentford 2-0 to move up to second. Diego Gomez scored after 15 minutes and Pascal Gross added a penalty. Bournemouth won 2-1 at Ipswich Town, with goals from Evanilson and Ryan Christie before Jack Clarke pulled one back from the spot. Bournemouth are now seventh.
Manchester United host Aston Villa at Old Trafford in the last game of the weekend. The league then pauses for the international break.
Sunday's results: Brighton 2-0 Brentford; Crystal Palace 1-3 Liverpool; Ipswich 1-2 Bournemouth; Sunderland 1-0 Chelsea.
Source: this report is based on reporting by Liverpool FC, Sports Mole and NBC Sports.
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