ROUND-UP

Manchester City’s 3-0 win at Liverpool keeps them perfect in Regular Season - 6

The round in review — results, standouts and the table

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Manchester City’s 3-0 win at Liverpool keeps them first on 18 points, while Arsenal remain second. Chelsea, Brighton and Coventry also made notable gains, and late goals reshaped the bottom of the current table.

What changed

City’s statement win leaves Liverpool nine points behind

Manchester City delivered the round’s biggest result by beating Liverpool 3-0, with all three goals arriving in the second half. Erling Haaland put Manchester City ahead in the 65th minute, Jeremy Doku doubled the lead three minutes later and Rayan Cherki completed the scoring in the 78th minute. The result leaves Manchester City first on 18 points with a perfect W6 D0 L0 record, while Liverpool are ninth on 9 points. City are nine points ahead of Liverpool.

Coventry also produced a major table-changing win, defeating Newcastle 4-1. Jack Rudoni opened the scoring for Coventry with a penalty in the sixth minute, and Sidiki Cherif made it 2-0 in the 48th minute. Sven Botman pulled one back for Newcastle in the 70th minute, but Ellis Simms and Stephen Mfuni scored for Coventry in the 81st and 86th minutes. Newcastle remain 11th on 8 points, two points ahead of Coventry, who are 14th on 6 points.

Arsenal keep close to the leaders

Arsenal recovered from James Justin’s 55th-minute opener for Leeds to win 2-1. Riccardo Calafiori equalised for Arsenal in the 62nd minute before Bruno Guimarães put Arsenal ahead in the 70th minute. Arsenal are second on 15 points, six points behind Manchester City and six points ahead of Leeds, who are seventh on 9 points.

Brighton maintained third place after a 2-0 win at Sunderland. Maxim De Cuyper scored for Brighton in the 53rd minute and Jaouen Hadjam added the second in the 90th minute. Brighton have 13 points, while Sunderland are 17th on 4 points. Brentford remain fourth on 10 points after drawing 2-2 at Aston Villa. Yehor Yarmoliuk gave Brentford an early lead, Nicolas Jackson and John McGinn moved Aston Villa in front, and Kristoffer Ajer equalised in the 79th minute. Brentford are five points ahead of Aston Villa, who are 16th on 5 points.

Chelsea surge while late goals decide elsewhere

Chelsea overwhelmed Bournemouth 5-1. Jordan Henderson scored in the second and 70th minutes, while Morgan Rogers scored in the third minute and João Pedro struck in the 46th and 67th minutes. Francisco Evanilson’s 51st-minute goal was Bournemouth’s response. Chelsea are sixth on 10 points; Bournemouth are 18th on 3 points, leaving Chelsea seven points ahead.

Ipswich turned a late deficit into a 2-1 win over Fulham. Ryan Sessegnon put Fulham ahead in the 55th minute, but Abdoul Ouattara equalised in the 88th minute and Dara O’Shea completed Ipswich’s comeback in the 90th minute. Ipswich are 10th on 9 points, seven points ahead of Fulham, who are 20th on 2 points.

Manchester United led Tottenham through Bryan Mbeumo’s 73rd-minute goal, but Dominic Solanke equalised for Tottenham in the 90th minute. Manchester United are 13th on 6 points, three points ahead of Tottenham, who are 19th on 3 points. Crystal Palace beat Nottingham Forest 3-1 after Dan Ndoye’s early goal for Forest; Daichi Kamada, Jefferson Lerma and Yeremy Pino scored for Palace. Palace are 12th on 7 points, two points ahead of Forest.

Hull City and Everton drew 2-2. Joe Gelhardt and Mohamed Belloumi scored for Hull City, while Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall and Thierno Barry scored for Everton. Everton are fifth on 10 points, one point ahead of Hull City in eighth. Across the round’s 10 matches, teams scored 36 goals. Jordan Henderson and João Pedro were the round’s joint top scorers with two goals each.

The current table picture

Manchester City lead the current standings, with Arsenal and Brighton occupying the next two places. Brentford, Everton and Chelsea follow on 10 points, keeping the upper-table qualification places tightly grouped. At the bottom, Fulham are 20th, Tottenham 19th and Bournemouth 18th; Sunderland sit 17th on 4 points. These are the current positions after Regular Season - 6, not confirmed future outcomes.