Brighton climb to second as Chelsea lose at Sunderland in Premier League Sunday

Brighton continued their impressive start to the Premier League season by beating Brentford 2-0 at home, a result that lifted them to second place in the table, five points behind leaders Arsenal, as reported by Placar and TuttoMercatoWeb.

Diego Gomez and Pascal Groß scored the goals for the Seagulls, who took advantage of the numerical superiority after Igor Thiago was sent off, according to Placar. The win came on the same weekend that Manchester City lost at Nottingham Forest on Saturday, allowing Brighton to move above them, as noted by Corriere dello Sport and Maxifoot.

Liverpool bounce back

Liverpool ended a short run of two defeats in all competitions with a convincing victory over Crystal Palace, according to Transfermarkt and So Foot. Florian Wirtz, the Germany international, scored for the Reds, who moved up to fourth place at the expense of Chelsea, as reported by Corriere dello Sport and Transfermarkt.

Chelsea stumble at Sunderland

Chelsea suffered a surprise loss at Sunderland, who were bottom of the table, according to Sports Mole and Maxifoot. The defeat came a day after Manchester City had also been beaten by a lower-ranked side, Nottingham Forest, as Maxifoot pointed out.

The roundup of Sunday's Premier League results was compiled by several outlets, including Sports Mole, which highlighted Brighton's climb and Chelsea's setback.