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Arsenal's only shot on target proved enough to snatch victory at Nottingham Forest through Noni Madueke's deflected strike, keeping the champions within touching distance of Premier League leaders Manchester City and condemning Forest to the relegation zone. After 80 frustrating minutes at the City Ground, substitute Madueke cut inside from the left and fired towards goal. His strike deflected off Jair Cunha, wrong-footed Matz Sels and found the net to settle a game in which Arsenal had struggled to turn possession into chances. Arsenal had dominated the ball but registered no shots on target in the first half. Kai Havertz headed wide from a Declan Rice free-kick while Gabriel's set-piece effort was cleared almost off the line by Ousmane Diomande. Forest made life difficult for Mikel Arteta's side, defending resolutely and threatening on the counter. Murillo almost salvaged a point in stoppage time with a superb solo run, driving at the Arsenal defence before curling narrowly wide. Ezri Konsa then made a crucial late challenge to deny Liam Delap. However, despite their opportunities, it was the same old story for Oliver Glasner's side, who failed to find a breakthrough. The result takes Arsenal to 18 points, three behind leaders Manchester City. For Forest, the frustration deepens. They drop into the relegation zone and are still waiting for their first home league goal of the season. 19: Forest threaten - Riccardo Calafiori's mistake gives Forest an opening, but Dan Ndoye shoots into the side netting. 26: Arsenal nearly break through - Gabriel's effort deflects off Saliba and is cleared close to the line by Diomande. 37: Havertz misses - The German heads wide from Rice's free-kick. 46: Madueke replaces Eze - Arteta makes a half-time change. 54: Delap goes close - His effort takes a deflection and goes wide. 66: Arsenal make three changes - Jurrien Timber, Viktor Gyökeres and Mikel Merino come on. 80: GOAL! Forest 0-1 Arsenal - Madueke's strike deflects off Cunha and beats Sels. 89: Forest waste a chance - Callum Hudson-Odoi sets up Chris Wood, but Declan Rice blocks his shot. 90+2: Murillo nearly equalises - The defender drives forward and curls narrowly wide. 90+3: Konsa saves Arsenal - The defender times a vital challenge to deny Delap.

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Celtic cruised to victory against title rivals Hearts to move four points clear at the top of the Scottish Premiership. Hearts returned to Parkhead for the first time since their trophy heartbreak in May, hoping to exact some revenge, only for Celtic to pile on the misery. The Hoops raced into a two-goal lead inside the opening 10 minutes, with both goals coming from Mika Baur corners. Kieran Tierney headed home the opener before Benjamin Nygren's deflected volley doubled Celtic's advantage. Callum Osmand, who secured Celtic's title five months ago, marked his first start for the club with a quickfire double. He capitalised on a terrible pass from Sabri Guendouz to slot home before heading in the rebound after Camilo Duran was denied. Laurent Mendy pulled a goal back for Hearts, but their hopes of a comeback took another hit before the break when Stephen Kingsley and Jamie McCart combined to turn the ball into their own net. After missing a glorious chance, Duran made amends by curling home Celtic's sixth shortly after the restart, before Nygren added a seventh late on to cap a miserable afternoon for Hearts. It was a statement win for Martin O'Neill's side, who reminded Hearts - winless away from Edinburgh since January - of what it takes to claim the Premiership title. Got Sky? Watch the Scottish Prem on your phone 7: GOAL! Celtic take an early lead! Liam Scales gets on the end of Mika Baur's corner and he heads it to Kieran Tierney to nod into the net. 10: GOAL! Celtic's second corner, Celtic's second goal. Baur sends it in with Dane Murray flicking it on to Benjamin Nygren and his deflected volley hits the back of the net. 18: OFF THE POST! Haissem Hassan easily beats Stephen Kingsley and gets a shot away, but it smacks the upright. 36: GOAL! Callum Osmand celebrates his first start by taking advantage of Sabri Guendouz's terrible pass to slot home. 38: GOAL! Camilo Duran's first effort is saved by Reus. He pounces on the rebound and sends the ball to Osmand to head his second of the game. 41: GOAL! The visitors pull one back before the break as Laurent Mendy curls a powerful drive into the net from around 16 yards. 44: CLOSE! Duran is through on goal but sends it wide. That should be five. 45+1: GOAL! Baur cuts through the defence and flicks over Reus, and Kingsley knocks it over his own line off fellow defender McCart. 49: GOAL CELTIC! Tierney slips the ball through for Duran and he curls it into the net. 83: GOAL CELTIC! Kasper Hogh spins away from the Hearts defence and plays it out to Nygren and he slots the ball into the corner.

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Marcus Tavernier and Evanilson both struck in a comfortable 2-0 win over 10-man Sunderland as Bournemouth picked up their first Premier League win of the season. The hosts took a deserved early lead when Kevin Danso and Omar Alderete failed to deal with a routine long ball, allowing Evanilson to nip in and dink across for Tavernier to head in from close range. Sunderland's problems soon worsened when Danso was shown a straight red card after failing to deal with a bouncing ball and hauling down Evanilson as the Brazilian striker went through on goal. The away side managed to keep Bournemouth's lead down to just one goal in the first half, but went further behind within minutes of the restart. Evanilson capitalised on a loose back pass from Alderete and rounded Robin Roefs, before rolling the ball into the empty net. Evanilson and compatriot Rayan both had chances to extend Bournmouth's lead further, but Roefs made a number of good saves to help keep the scoreline in check. Bournemouth jump up to 15th with a much-needed three points, but it's a fourth straight loss for Sunderland, who are now 19th and next in action against Lech Poznan in the Europa League on Thursday. 6: GOAL! Evanilson gets free and the Brazilian unselfishly sets up a goal on a plate for the unmarked Tavernier to head in from close range. 17: RED CARD! Danso is shown a straight red card for hauling down Evanilson when through on goal. 22: SHOT! All Bournemouth as now Hill, with all the time in the world, flashes a drive past the left-hand post. 31: MISS! Rayan's shot is saved and the unmarked Smith blazes over on the rebound with the goal gaping 45: SAVE! Rayan lashes a shot at goal from 25 yards out, which is kept out by Roefs at his near post. 48: GOAL! Evanilson capitalises on another horrible mistake at the back by Alderete to double Bournemouth's lead. 60: CHANCE! It should be a third for the hosts after Rayan's initial effort is blocked but Evanilson cannot get the better of Roefs. 69: CLOSE! Rayan's ball in is hooked goalwards by Evanilson, but his effort floats wide of the near post. 90+2: CLOSE! Kluivert latches on to a poor clearance and flashes a strike inches past the far post with Roefs rooted to his line.

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Manchester United delivered a more committed performance in a changed formation but were held to a 1-1 draw by Leeds as pressure on Michael Carrick continues to grow. In a week that included defeat to Atletico Madrid and an explosive interview from Lisandro Martinez - who started at Elland Road - the noise was calmed somewhat by a display that showed character, if not enough quality to claim a second league win of the season. United played without a recognised striker for the majority, allowing Youri Tielemans a more offensive role and he combined with Bryan Mbeumo to open the scoring in the first half. But Carrick's side faded badly as the game went on, another fixture in which they were outrun, eventually pegged back by an instinctive Dominic Calvert-Lewin strike from a poorly defended corner. Leeds away was pitched as the worst game to end a fractious week. In reality, it forced United to scrap and that at least appeared to show appetite for the fight. "In isolation, going to Leeds and performing how they did was a decent result," reflected Jamie Carragher. They were helped by the fact that Daniel Farke's side were not at their battling best. Man Utd have won just one of their seven Premier League matches this season (D4 L2), their fewest number of victories at this stage of a top-flight campaign since 1986-87. There was, however, far more intent shown than in last week's drab draw with Spurs at Old Trafford, where disgruntled fans booed the team off, albeit results will read one Premier League win from seven - and none since August. Carrick will know that return is not good enough to dispel unwanted talk of pressure on his position. 27: CHANCE! Mbeumo connects with Tielemans' cross but heads off target unmarked. 35: GOAL! Mbeumo makes no mistake with his second chance from the boot of Tielemans, guiding a low finish past James Trafford. 45: SUB! Martinez is replaced at half-time by Noussair Mazraoui but Carrick sticks with back three formation. 51: GOAL! Calvert-Lewin latches onto Tarik Muharemovic's knockdown from a corner and beats Senne Lammens from close range.

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Brighton dismantled rivals Crystal Palace 5-0 as Diego Gomez scored from the halfway line in a very one-sided M23 derby. For Palace, it was a case of gone in 600 seconds as Brighton stormed into a 3-0 lead inside the opening 10 minutes, combining incredible intensity with jaw-dropping quality. The opener was a nightmare for Jaydee Canvot, whose own goal set the tone for a miserable afternoon for the visitors following a Pascal Gross delivery from the left. Palace needed to steady themselves. Instead, they completely lost their bearings. What followed was simply outrageous. Gomez spotted an opportunity from the halfway line and produced a moment of audacious brilliance, catching Palace off guard with a strike that could be replayed for years to come Before Palace could even catch their breath, Yasin Ayari made it 3-0 inside 10 minutes. Three goals, barely any time to process them and a derby that had threatened to be a contest being completely dominated by this brilliant Brighton side. Palace needed a reaction after the break, but Brighton had other ideas. The hosts struck again just three minutes into the second half to make it 4-0, with Charalampos Kostoulas getting the goal his performance deserved. A VAR check for handball threatened to spoil the moment, but the goal stood after yet more intelligent work down the flank from Gross. Jean Philippe-Mateta hit the bar for lacklustre Palace who conceded one final goal before the day was out when substitute Jack Hinshelwood bundled home a late fifth. Brighton have now taken 16 points from the first seven matches this season and this victory caps a big turnaround for boss Fabian Hurzeler, who was booed off in this fixture last season after Palace won 1-0.

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Callum Jones scored a second-half equaliser as Rangers were held to a 2-2 draw by Dundee and missed the chance to go top of the Scottish Premiership. Dundee opened the scoring when Rangers failed to deal with a routine long ball, with Bradley Fink capitalising to round the goalkeeper and slide home. The lead did not last long, though, as Badredine Bouanani cut inside and curled in a stunning equaliser to open his account for Rangers. Nico Raskin scored the goal of the game when his shot from outside the area went in off the underside of the crossbar. But Jones then caught Dan Neil dwelling on the ball and nicked it off the Rangers captain to slot home the Dundee equaliser. Rangers remain second and move one point behind Celtic, who host Hearts live on Sky Sports on Sunday from 2.30pm. Got Sky? Watch the Scottish Prem on your phone "Dundee are a good team. They're not there [in the table] by fluke or luck. "They've got a style of play, Steven Pressley has got a group of players willing to run themselves into the ground for him and that's hard to get. "They put in a shift and even when they're asked to dig in and suffer like they did for the first 20/25 minutes of that second half. "They then got a second wind and came back at Rangers and asked questions of them. "A draw was a fair result. It took wonder strikes to get Rangers two goals. "There was a lack of creativity at the top end of the pitch and it's something they're going to have to improve."

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Johan Manzambi came back to haunt Newcastle as his first-half goal was enough for Aston Villa to win 1-0 at St James' Park on Saturday Night Football. The midfielder had agreed a deal to join the Magpies in the summer before a late bid saw him move to the Midlands instead, and he has impressed since making his debut. He scored in the Champions League against Fernerbahce in midweek - on his 21st birthday - and continued his hot streak when he nodded home the only goal of the game in the 36th minute. In conceding, Newcastle set a new club record of 16 successive games in all competitions in which they have failed to keep a clean sheet. It came shortly after a controversial moment when Sven Botman should have been sent off. He was initially shown a yellow card for a reckless challenge on Nicolas Jackson, but VAR reviewed it for serious foul play. However, they decided not to upgrade the booking and Botman remained on the pitch. "If VAR can't see that's a red, we're in trouble," Sky Sports ' Jamie Redknapp said at half-time. "It is so dangerous. How he's not broken his leg there... I like to see aggression. I want to see 50/50 tackles, but you can't do that anymore." #NEWAVL – 17’The referee’s call of yellow card to Botman for the challenge on Jackson was checked and confirmed by VAR.REF: “I think it's reckless. Even though you get a touch on the ball, it's still reckless”. However, Newcastle ultimately ended the first half with no shots on target. There were some better openings in the second half for the Magpies - including a wonderful save from Zion Suzuki to deny Botman - but that proved to be their only shot on target in a game where they lacked the final touch. Newcastle were loudly booed at both half-time and the final whistle as the team's stuttering start under Matthias Jaissle continued. Aston Villa were also guilty of not finishing their chances but looked far more like the team Unai Emery wants. The three points sends them level on eight points with Newcastle and just a place behind. 9: CHANCE! Jackson is through on goal but his shot goes straight at Lukas Hornicek. 18: YELLOWS! Joelinton and Botman are both booked for hefty challenges, with a VAR review for Botman's foul on Jackson. 20: NO RED! VAR do not see a clear and obvious error and Botman does not receive a red card. 29: CHANCE! Jackson has another chance to score, but his effort comes off Botman's backside. 35: GOAL! Manzambi rises high to nod home Gomes' cross for Villa's opener. 39: OFF THE POST! Emi Buendia almost makes it two for Aston Villa, but hits the post. 49: HUGE SAVE! Botman's thunderous strike is pushed away by Suzuki's fingertips. 73: SAVE! From Hornicek this time as he pushes Ross Barkley's shot away.

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Oliver Arblaster's early strike and a strong defensive display saw Sheffield United take all three points from a 1-0 Championship victory over Bristol City at Ashton Gate. The visitors took a fifth-minute lead when a headed clearance fell to Arblaster, who connected with a sweet right-footed volley from just outside the box which gave City goalkeeper Sam Tickle no chance. It proved enough to settle a contest high on endeavour but low on entertainment from which the Blades emerged worthy winners. For the Robins it meant a second home defeat in the space of four days without scoring a goal and their fans were quick to signal their frustration after nine minutes of stoppage time. City midfielder Luke McNally made his first start in a home game since February 2025 when he sustained a serious knee ligament injury. Yu Hirakawa and Rio Cardines also came in, while Blades manager Chris Wilder made five changes, bringing in Arblaster, Mark McGuinness, Harrison Burrows, Kalvin Phillips and Jordan Ayew. The first half might have been a different story had Hirakawa capitalised on a golden opportunity to put City in front after four minutes. The winger broke clear, but with the goal gaping miscued his shot straight at United goalkeeper Michael Cooper. Wrexham 4-1 Preston: Ben Whiteman scores as Red Dragons thump four Southampton 0-0 Bolton: Saint held at home by Trotters Norwich 0-1 Portsmouth: Marko Milovanovic scores penalty in Pompey win West Brom 3-2 Blackburn: Baggies hit back to win in five-goal thriller Derby 0-1 Stoke: Luke Graham nets winner for Potters Swansea 0-1 West Ham: Divine Mukasa nets winner as Hammers sink Championship leaders The miss was made to look more costly when Arblaster fired United in front a minute later and they went on to look the better side in the opening period, winning most of the physical battles and easily nullifying City's predictable attacks. Hirakawa did break away again in the 13th minute, this time going down under challenge inside the box but referee Ben Speedie waved away his penalty appeals. Tom Cannon volleyed wide for United and Liam Kitching was unlucky to see a 27th-minute effort blocked for a corner as the Blades looked the more threatening outfit. The half-time whistle brought loud booing from City supporters. Home boss Michael Skubala made two attacking changes at the start of the second half, sending on Elijah Adebayo and Jed Wallace for Scott Twine and George Tanner, but still his team failed to create much until two chances in quick succession in the 65th minute. A Wallace shot was blocked by Burrows and from the resulting corner Dom Ballard headed over at the near post. Soon United were pressing at the other end and Tickle did well to smother a Japhet Tanganga header on his line. It was the visitors who looked more likely to score in the closing stages, Cannon having a shot blocked into the path of substitute Ryan One, who fired over from the rebound and also sent a late header wide. City remained toothless and could have no complaints over the result.

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Wrexham eased the pressure on Phil Parkinson with a 4-1 Sky Bet Championship win over rock-bottom Preston. Joe Worrall scored his first goal in more than two years and, after Alfie Devine briefly brought Preston level, former Lilywhites midfielder Ben Whiteman struck next to score his first goal in Wrexham colours. Sam Smith gave the hosts breathing space just before the hour and Kieffer Moore killed it off moments later. In a week that had seen former Liverpool skipper Steven Gerrard linked with the manager's job, Wrexham's third league win of the season was a vital one as they moved up to 14th. But Preston remain stuck on four points from 11 games, with Graham Alexander having lost his first three games in charge. Parkinson got a big show of support from the home fans before kick-off but his side started on the back foot, with Worrall heading Odel Offiah's lobbed effort off the line before Andrew Hughes headed narrowly wide. Parkinson had made four changes, bringing in Smith to add more firepower, but it took some time for them to start to put any pressure on struggling Preston. Callum O'Hare's stabbed effort was pushed around the post by Daniel Iversen and Smith had a low shot saved before the breakthrough came from an unlikely source. Worrall, a summer signing from Burnley, had not scored since a late winner for Besiktas against Rizespor in May 2024, but the big defender rose highest to head in Danny Imray's curled cross on his home debut. That was a little bit of unwanted history for Preston, who equalled a club record set in 1969-70 for the longest run of league matches without a clean sheet at 26. But Wrexham have been struggling at the back themselves this term, with their only clean sheet coming in a goalless draw with Swansea, and five minutes later the visitors were level. Moore lost possession in midfield and Preston quickly worked it wide to Johnny Kenny. His angled shot was deflected but the ball fell for Devine who made no mistake for his first goal since March - and Preston's first since Alexander took over last month. Wrexham's second was a painful one for the visitors. Imray's cross was only half-cleared and fell for former Preston man Whiteman to hit a low shot which left Iversen wrong-footed and the midfielder almost apologetically celebrating. O'Hare might have killed it in first-half stoppage time as he burst into the box but his close-range shot was blocked. Preston had chances to get back into it early in the second half but Brad Potts, just on as a substitute, missed the target at the end of a sweeping counter. That quickly proved costly as Smith headed in Whiteman's corner moments later, with Moore then ending the contest as he flicked in Callum Doyle's low free-kick.

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West Ham ended Swansea's four-match winning streak with a 1-0 away success that reduced the gap at the top of the Sky Bet Championship to a single point. Divine Mukasa's calm first-half finish proved the difference on an afternoon when a new attendance record of 20,973 was set at the Swansea.com Stadium. After West Ham's 6-0 thumping of Lincoln in midweek, this was a far more tactical affair but the importance of the win will not be lost on boss Nuno Espirito Santo. The Hammers climb to second, above Middlesbrough on goal difference, and to within a point of Swansea, who lost at home for the first time since April. Swansea had made their best start since 1923 by winning seven and drawing two of their opening 10 games. The Welsh outfit also boasted the tightest defence in the Championship, while West Ham's 29 league goals at a rate of almost three per game was the highest in England's top four divisions. There was a cup-tie feel to the occasion as the two teams battled for midfield supremacy, but openings were difficult to find. The first shot of any description took 34 minutes to arrive - but the Hammers made it count. Marko Stamenic was caught in possession and Pablo released Mohamadou Kante as Swansea defenders waited in vain for an offside flag. Kante showed good composure on the by-line to pick out the unmarked Mukasa, who slotted home his third goal of the season. It was only the third goal Swansea had conceded at home and the setback sparked the hosts in to action. Adam Idah and Ronaldo had shots deflected wide in the space of a minute before Ben Cabango shook the underside of the crossbar. Jay Fulton flighted a free-kick to the far post that was headed into Cabango's path by Moussa Yeo. Cabango swivelled in a congested penalty area to strike the frame of the Hammers' goal, and Swansea were unable to force the ball home in the ensuing goalmouth scramble. England international Jarrod Bowen had a quiet first half, but the Hammers skipper burst into life four minutes after the break to force a full-length stop from Lawrence Vigouroux. It was the Hammers who were starting to look like league leaders as Vigouroux produced two excellent saves to deny Pablo and Bowen. Idah fired just wide as Swansea rallied and Cabango made a hash of a bouncing ball in the penalty area as West Ham failed to clear Yeo's centre. Substitute Stephen Eustaquio was off target and Idah headed over as Swansea began to ask serious questions of the Hammers' back line. Bowen's mazy run deserved more than the careless finish from Manor Solomon that followed, but Ronald wasted a great chance to equalise in stoppage time.

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Banana-crazed fans, a tradition that started in the 1980s, made for a playful atmosphere, and City's players responded with another demonstration of dogged defiance to move six points clear at the top. Their focus on winning football matches despite the huge scrutiny the club is under cannot be questioned. Pep Guardiola was the guest of honour when PSG visited in the week. On Saturday, it was former director Txiki Begiristain, who oversaw an unprecedented period of domestic dominance during his time at the Etihad. City are maintaining a united front wherever possible. Erling Haaland was insatiable again, scoring once in each half to take his seasonal tally to 12. He's scored four just this week - and is now the fastest of any player in Premier League history to reach 100 non-penalty goals. VAR also denied him a hat-trick late on. It was the forgotten Phil Foden - starting for the first time since being sent off at Manchester United - who opened the scoring, benefitting from Jeremy Doku's trickery to beat Christian Walton with a guided low finish. Daizen Maeda had Ipswich level within 155 seconds of Foden's strike. The visitors had no answer for Haaland, though. Mateo Kovacic teed up an easy first for the striker to head home and Iliman Ndiaye slid him through for a well-taken second. City were cruising, but a jittery finish has become customary at the Etihad and after Zian Flemming made the scoreline 3-2 from the penalty spot, nerves jangled. But it would seem that nothing was going to stand in the way of Enzo Maresca becoming the first manager to win his first seven Premier League games in charge of a new club. With City fighting against the re-write of their recent history, that is one achievement that cannot be stripped away.

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Under-pressure Alvaro Arbeloa earned the first Premier League win of his managerial career as Fulham beat Hull City 1-0 at Craven Cottage to climb out of the relegation zone. With pre-match talk of his position relying on the next two fixtures after a difficult start to the season, the Spaniard got the response he needed as Alex Iwobi's first-half goal secured three vital points. Iwobi struck in the 34th minute, finishing a sweeping move as his effort trickled through goalkeeper Konstantinos Tzolakis' arms. Fulham dominated the first half, registering 10 shots, and continued to create chances after the break. Josh King was denied one-on-one before Tzolakis produced another important save to keep out Iwobi. Fulham should have extended their lead, with Iwobi curling narrowly wide before his excellent cross found Gonzalo Garcia, whose header struck the crossbar in the 74th minute. Hull struggled to impose themselves for much of the contest, although Fulham could not find the second goal to put the game beyond the visitors. The closing stages brought late drama when Ryan Sessegnon was sent off in stoppage time for a late challenge on Robinio Vaz, catching the Hull substitute around the heel and Achilles area. Fulham were reduced to 10 men for the final moments, but held on to secure a crucial victory. 3: IWOBI GOES CLOSE! Iwobi curls an early effort over the bar as Fulham make a positive start.34: FULHAM SCORE! Iwobi finishes a sweeping move to put Fulham ahead, although goalkeeper Tzolakis should do better as the ball trickles through his arms.54: BIG TZOLAKIS SAVE! The Hull goalkeeper denies King after a neat give-and-go with Charles.58: ANOTHER BIG SAVE! Iwobi goes one-on-one with Tzolakis after some superb one-touch play, but the goalkeeper comes out on top.70: IWOBI GOES CLOSE! The Fulham midfielder curls an effort narrowly wide as the hosts look for a second.74: OFF THE BAR! Garcia meets Iwobi's superb inswinging cross with a header, but the ball crashes against the crossbar.82: HULL WANT A PENALTY! Gelhardt goes down in the Fulham area, but the referee waves away the visitors' appeals.90: SESSEGNON SENT OFF! The Fulham substitute is shown a red card for a late challenge on Vaz, catching the Hull player around the heel and Achilles area. Analysis by Sky Sports' William Bitibiri at Craven Cottage: "Could this be the turning point in Alvaro Arbeloa's Fulham reign? "It is certainly a start. With reports suggesting the Spaniard had two games to save his job, he needed a response and his players delivered one. "Fulham played with an intensity and attacking fluency that had been missing during their winless start to the Premier League season. "They registered 10 first-half shots, moved the ball quickly and repeatedly exposed a Hull side who struggled to impose themselves. Alex Iwobi's goal was deserved, but the hosts could easily have won by a greater margin. "There were encouraging signs of an identity taking shape, with the performance even prompting thoughts of 'Arbeloa-ball' at Craven Cottage. "Yet one result cannot erase the concerns of the opening weeks, and Fulham made the closing stages unnecessarily nervy before Ryan Sessegnon's stoppage-time red card. "The win lifts them out of the relegation zone and gives Arbeloa breathing space. "Whether it proves a turning point depends on what follows. For now, he has bought himself time and shown what his Fulham side can be."

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Alexander Isak scored on his return from injury as Liverpool fought back from a goal down to clinch a 2-1 victory over Brentford, who had Yehor Yarmoliuk and Vitaly Janelt sent off. Isak, back in the side following a thigh problem, finished clinically from Bradley Barcola's knockdown in the second half as Andoni Iraola's side bounced back from their loss to Manchester City. Liverpool had appeared in trouble when Keane Lewis-Potter's header put Brentford in front moments after the visitors had penalty correctly overturned, but Yarmoliuk's moment of madness in first-half stoppage time changed the game. With only seconds remaining until the break, Yarmoliuk headbutted Jeremy Jacquet before a Liverpool corner, with referee John Brookes brandishing a straight red card for violent conduct after being sent to the pitch-side monitor by the VAR. Liverpool made their man advantage count after the break as Victor Munoz latched onto a Florian Wirtz through ball to score a superbly-taken equaliser, before Isak completed the turnaround. Brentford had a golden chance to equalise when Igor Thiago failed to convert from close range and they finished the game with nine men as Janelt was shown a second yellow card in stoppage time for a foul on Liverpool substitute Rio Ngumoha. The victory allows Liverpool to climb above Brentford into fifth in the Premier League table but it was not without problems. Dominik Szoboszlai had to come off with another injury in the first half on his return to the side, while half-time substitute Jeremie Frimpong only lasted seven minutes before being forced off. Iraola moved Munoz to right-back after Frimpong's injury but it did not stop the summer signing from charging forward to score the equaliser as Liverpool punished Yarmoliuk's ill-discipline to inflict Brentford's first defeat of the campaign. Isak seems to have it in for Brentford. His goal made it five in five games against them. Only Manchester City's Erling Haaland has a better 100 per cent hit rate against a Premier League side, with his total of six against Crystal Palace. Only Haaland has scored more goals than Isak this season too. The 27-year-old is up to five in the Premier League this season, despite having missed the Manchester City fixture due to injury. He only needs one more to double his tally from last season, when injury issues and poor performances prompted questions over his £125m signing from Newcastle. Now he finally looks like the player Liverpool thought they were getting. Isak was on the edges of the game during the first half. His goal came from one of only two shots before his 79th-minute substitution for Lewis Koumas. But the manner in which it was taken highlighted the ruthlessness that makes him so deadly at his best. He only had a split second, under pressure from Barcola's knockdown, to get his shot off. But his touch and snapshot were executed at dizzying speed, leaving Kelleher with little chance.

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Watford lifted the pressure on head coach Alessio Dionisi and quelled their supporters' rebellion against owner Gino Pozzo with a deserved 2-0 win against sluggish Charlton. After shipping nine goals in calamitous defeats by Burnley and Cardiff, Dionisi's side had slumped into the bottom three and the fans had turned their anger on Pozzo. But goals from Luca Kjerrumgaard and substitute Jordan Zemura - the Zimbabwe defender's first for the club - extended Charlton's worrying run to eight games without a win as the Addicks were booed off at Vicarage Road. Watford, on the other hand, kept their first clean sheet in 210 days with only their second win in three months. Despite the mood of insurrection swirling around Pozzo on social media, protests against his 14-year ownership outside the ground before kick-off were limited. In the stands, the atmosphere was entirely supportive as Watford made a bright start, Senegal World Cup star Krepin Diatta extending Charlton goalkeeper Arthur Okonkwo after a quarter of an hour. The Addicks should already have been ahead by then after the unmarked Miles Leaburn headed Ivan Mesik's cross wide from six yards. But Watford, lively and assertive despite six defeats in their previous seven games, made most of the running as Myron Boadu fired wide from the edge of the box before the same player was thwarted by Billy Koumetio's superb last-ditch tackle. At the other end, Koumetio was narrowly off target with a first-time effort from a half-cleared corner as Charlton finished the first half strongly, but the Hornets were soon back on the front foot after the break. Boadu, played clean through by Kjerrumgaard's chested pass, rolled his finish wastefully wide of Okonkwo's right-hand post but in the 58th minute Watford were in front. Edo Kayembe's shot from the edge of the box was only parried by Okonkwo and Kjerrumgaard devoured the rebound from close range, only his second goal of the season. If Okonkwo was at fault for the goal, he fared better when he tipped Kayembe's low, fizzing rocket round a post before the DR Congo international fired over from a favourable angle. Only with time running out did Charlton sustain any pressure on Watford's goal, with Addicks sub Charlie Kelman's prodded effort cleared off the line by Mamadou Doumbia. But on the break Watford spurned a succession of chances as Martin Payero's near-post header was brilliantly parried by Okwonko, Doumbia should have done better than a weak finish and Payero bent a 25-yarder just wide. Finally, four minutes into stoppage time, two substitutes combined to make the points safe, Zemura dinking an exquisite finish over the advancing Okwonko from Rocco Vata's pass.

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Will Lankshear stepped off the bench to inspire Middlesbrough's stirring second-half fightback in their 2-2 draw with 10-man Cardiff at the Riverside. The Bluebirds stunned high-flying Boro in the first half and led 2-0 at the interval after goals from Jack Moylan and Ollie Tanner. Lankshear, the Championship's top scorer, was surprisingly rested but the striker was brought on by Kim Hellberg at half-time, and within 16 minutes of his introduction Boro were level. Tommy Conway halved the deficit before Lankshear struck his 11th goal of the season in all competitions. Cardiff went down to 10 men with seven minutes to play when Gabriel Osho was given a straight red card for a reckless tackle on Lankshear, but Boro - who are now unbeaten in nine league games - could not force a winner. Middlesbrough started well and threatened a breakthrough inside two minutes when Callum Brittain broke down the right but Krystian Bielik did well to intercept his cross and deny Kyle Joseph - leading the line in the absence of the rested Lankshear - a tap-in. The visitors settled and were dominating possession but after Joseph pounced on some sluggish defensive play, Aidan Morris and Amario Cozier-Duberry both had shots blocked inside the penalty area. Neto Borges then blazed over after a Brittain cut-back. Boro were made to pay for their missed chances when Cardiff took the lead midway through the first half. Tanner was allowed to advance towards the Boro box before Moylan skipped past Borges and Morris with ease and beat Radek Vitek at his near post with a low drive. Cozier-Duberry had a close-range shot blocked by Alex Robertson before Nathan Trott denied the Brighton loanee with an acrobatic save. Boro should have levelled on the stroke of half-time when Cozier-Duberry squared for Joseph but the striker's attempt at a back-heel flick was blocked. Instead, they found themselves two goals down after Cardiff punished the hosts in a slick counter-attack from a Boro corner. The impressive Tanner was set away down the right, cut inside Adilson Malanda and curled beautifully into the far corner. Hellberg called on his top scorer at the break, with Lankshear introduced alongside United States midfielder Sebastian Berhalter, and the changes had the desired effect. Thirteen minutes into the second half, Conway met Brittain's low cut-back from the right and drilled home to halve the deficit. And just three minutes later, Lankshear curled into the bottom corner from the edge of the penalty area to draw Boro level. Osho was given a straight red for a tackle on Lankshear right in front of the technical area, but the Bluebirds clung on for a point.