•Brighton defender, Maxim De Cuyper (R), celebrates goal with teammates against Brighton and Hove Albion yesterday
For the second consecutive weekend, Chelsea were undone by a red card in a 3-1 defeat to Brighton.
The Blues deservedly led at half-time through Enzo FFernández’sheader, reports AFP.
However, the game changed when Trevoh Chalobah was sent off in the 53rd minute after a VAR review for chopping down Diego Gomez, who was racing clear on goal.
Brighton made the man advantage count as Danny Welbeck headed in to level before Maxim De Cuyper and Welbeck secured victory in stoppage time.
Liverpool’s Perfect Start Ends
Similarly, Liverpool’s perfect Premier League start came undone in a 2-1 defeat at Crystal Palace yesterday.
Palace are now the only undefeated team in the Premier League after extending their club record run to 18 games in all competitions without losing, including three games against Liverpool.
The English champions were finally made to pay for another disjointed performance after being bailed out by a series of late goals in winning their opening five league games.
Ismaila Sarr fired the FA Cup winners into an early lead after Liverpool failed to deal with a corner.
Liverpool looked set to be rescued by another late goal when Federico Chiesa swept home a loose ball in the box to equalise in the 87th minute.
This time, the Reds were on the other end of a late winner.
Nketiah produced a composed finish in a packed penalty area with almost the last kick of the game.
Victory takes Palace up to second and within three points of Liverpool at the top of the table.
Arsenal can move back into second and cut the gap on their title rivals to two points when they travel to Newcastle today.
There was also late drama at Elland Road, where Bournemouth snatched a point against Leeds thanks to Eli Kroupi’s strike in a 2-2 draw.
