LONDON, Nov. 8 (Xinhua) -- Brighton moved above Manchester City into second place in the Premier League with a 2-0 home victory over Brentford on Sunday.
The win left Brighton five points behind league leader Arsenal, which played on Saturday.
Diego Gomez put the host ahead in the 15th minute with a powerful long-range strike into the top corner.
Brighton's task became easier when Brentford forward Igor Thiago was shown a straight red card for striking Chema Andres in the face with his arm. The referee upgraded his initial yellow card following a VAR review.
Pascal Gross doubled Brighton's lead with an emphatic penalty in the 42nd minute, and the host comfortably controlled the second half against its 10-man opponent.
Liverpool ended a run of consecutive defeats with a 3-1 victory away to Crystal Palace, piling further pressure on Palace manager Pierre Sage, whose side suffered a fourth successive league defeat.
The match at Selhurst Park was evenly contested until Alexis Mac Allister headed Liverpool into the lead in the 40th minute.
Florian Wirtz doubled Liverpool's advantage in the 54th minute with a first-time finish, before Alexander Isak made it 3-0 in the 89th. Eddie Nketiah converted a stoppage-time penalty for Palace, but it came too late to prevent another defeat.
Manchester United twice came back from two goals down to salvage a thrilling 4-4 draw against Aston Villa at Old Trafford, although the result left Michael Carrick's side in the bottom three.
Villa made a stunning start, racing into a 2-0 lead inside the opening four minutes through Alysson and Nicolas Jackson. United responded with a Bruno Fernandes penalty before Youri Tielemans equalized in the 44th minute.
Villa regained the lead through John McGinn's penalty early in the second half, before Leon Goretzka extended its advantage to 4-2 in the 53rd minute.
United refused to give up, however, with substitute Joshua Zirkzee pulling a goal back in the 92nd minute. Patrick Dorgu then completed the comeback with a header from a Bruno Fernandes corner in the 96th minute.
Chelsea's inconsistent form under Xabi Alonso continued with a 1-0 defeat away to Sunderland, which had been bottom of the table heading into the weekend.
The only goal came in the 36th minute when Enzo Le Fee converted a penalty after Levi Colwill was penalized for a challenge on Brian Brobbey inside the box.
Elsewhere on Sunday, Evanilson continued his impressive scoring run as Bournemouth won 2-1 away to Ipswich Town.
On Saturday, Arsenal moved six points clear at the top of the table with a 1-0 home victory over Hull City. Nottingham Forest defeated Manchester City 3-1 at home, Fulham and Newcastle United drew 1-1, while Leeds United ended a five-match winless run with a 1-0 home victory over Tottenham. ■
