Estevao Willian struck deep into stoppage time to give Chelsea victory and condemn Liverpool to a third successive defeat in a dramatic climax at Stamford Bridge.
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Chelsea's winning goal, greeted with wild celebrations that ended with coach Enzo Maresca being sent off, was deserved but it was another bitterly disappointing outcome for the out-of-sorts Premier League champions.
Moises Caicedo made the breakthrough for the hosts after 14 minutes as he fired a rising 20-yard drive past Liverpool keeper Giorgi Mamardashvili, deputising for the injured Alisson.
Liverpool head coach Arne Slot dropped £116m summer signing Florian Wirtz to the bench after losses at Crystal Palace and Galatasaray, but he was introduced at the start of the second half in an attempt to provide some inspiration.
Chelsea remained in control, but Liverpool's equaliser came after 62 minutes, Cody Gakpo reacting quickly in the six-yard area to beat Robert Sanchez after Alexander Isak had touched on Dominik Szoboszlai's cross.
Mamardashvili made two important late stops from substitutes Estevao and Jamie Gittens, while Enzo Fernandez wasted a golden opportunity to give Chelsea victory in added time, heading against the outside of the post with the goal at his mercy.
It looked like the last act until Liverpool were undone in the dying seconds - as they were at Palace - with Brazilian teenager Estevao stealing in front of Andrew Robertson to turn Marc Cucurella's cross home.
The result leaves Arsenal top of the table - a point ahead of Liverpool - after they beat West Ham United earlier on Saturday.
Under-pressure Manchester United head coach Ruben Amorim marked his 50th game in charge with a crucial victory over Sunderland at Old Trafford.
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Mason Mount gave the hosts a perfect start with a well-taken goal after just eight minutes.
It was the earliest United had scored in the Premier League since Marcus Rashford's second-minute effort at Ipswich in Amorim's first game last November.
Benjamin Sesko doubled the home side's lead with a close-range finish for his second goal in as many games while United's first clean sheet of the season was Amorim's reward for handing a debut to £18.1m goalkeeper Senne Lammens.
Sunderland were awarded a penalty just before half-time but it was overturned after a video assistant refereee (VAR) check confirmed Sesko did not catch Trai Hume in the face with a high boot, as initially thought.
In a tenure littered with negative statistics, Amorim finally has some positive ones to look back on as United recorded a third-straight home win for the first time in over two years.
They have lost just once at home to Sunderland in 31 meetings and Amorim becomes the first United boss since Sir Alex Ferguson to win his 50th game at the helm.
It was enough for the home fans to go through a rendition of their catchy 'Ruben Amorim' tribute song which, amid such intense scrutiny over his longevity at Old Trafford, must at least have been some comfort for the Portuguese coach.
Vinicius Junior scored twice as Real Madrid bounced back from their humiliating thrashing by neighbours Atletico Madrid last weekend by beating Villarreal 3-1 on Saturday to go top of La Liga.
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After a frustrating first half which saw the Real players whistled off the pitch at the break, it took Vinicius just 90 seconds to break the deadlock at the start of the second period.
The Brazilian forward collected a flick-on from Kylian Mbappe, cut inside from the left flank and hit a shot that took a significant deflection off Santi Comesana and flew past Villarreal goalkeeper Arnau Tenas at the near post.
Vinicius was Real's main threat and in the 69th minute he squeezed a penalty under the dive of Tenas after being bundled over in the box by Rafa Marin.
But Villarreal posed a threat on the break all evening and, seconds after England midfielder Jude Bellingham - who started on the bench - was denied one on one by Tenas, Georgia striker Georges Mikautadze halved the deficit with a vicious strike past Thibaut Courtois into the bottom corner.
Villareal full-back Santiago Mourino was shown a second yellow card for pulling back Vinicius, and three minutes later Mbappe made the victory safe for Real by converting Brahim Diaz's selfless cut-back.
The sight of Mbappe limping off the pitch moments later with what appeared to be a foot injury took a little shine off the win.
Real have 21 points after eight games, two points more than Barcelona who play Sevilla on Sunday (15:15 BST). Villarreal remain third with 16 points.
Declan Rice scored his first goal of the season before Bukayo Saka added a second as Arsenal comfortably beat West Ham in manager Mikel Arteta's 300th game in charge.
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Arsenal have had an excellent start to the season losing just one game and Arteta looked to ensure that continued with his attacking selection.
The Arsenal manager named a midfield three of Rice, Martin Odegaard and Eberechi Eze as he utilised the options in his squad after a £250m spend in the summer.
However, that trio did not last long with Odegaard having to go off with an injury, the third Premier League home game in a row that he has been withdrawn early.
Rice was then pushed into a more advanced role as Martin Zubimendi was brought on and the former West Ham midfielder was on hand to finish smartly after Eze's shot was pushed back into the area by Alphonse Areola.
Arsenal dominated the majority of the game with West Ham restricted to speculative efforts whenever they got the rare chance to attack.
The Gunners sealed the win in the second half when Jurrien Timber was brought down by El Hadji Malick Diouf and Saka slotted the penalty confidently into the corner.
It was a great way for Saka to mark his 200th Premier League appearance and means that his impressive record now stands at 55 goals and 45 assists.
The win moves Arsenal to the top of the Premier League, supplanting Liverpool prior to their match against Chelsea later on Saturday.
Harry Kane continued his scoring run as Bayern Munich defeated Eintracht Frankfurt to preserve their flawless start to the Bundesliga season and stretch their lead at the top to four points.
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Kane, 32, now has 18 goals in 10 matches for Bayern this season and last week, became the quickest player this century to reach 100 goals for a club in one of Europe's top five leagues.
On Saturday, the England captain set another milestone by becoming the first to score 11 goals in the first six games of a Bundesliga season with a low drive from distance in the first half that doubled Bayern's lead in the first half.
Luis Diaz scored either side of Kane's strike to secure a win for Vincent Kompany's side who took full advantage of a slip from second-placed Borussia Dortmund, who dropped points in a 1-1 draw against RB Leipzig earlier in the day.
Bayern and Dortmund meet in a top-of-the-table encounter after the international break.
It took reigning champions Bayern just 15 seconds to find the breakthrough as Diaz stole in at the far post to convert Serge Gnabry's cross for the fastest Bundesliga goal of the season.
Kane had an effort ruled out for offside and Frankfurt captain Robin Koch's attempted clearance cannoned off his own crossbar as Bayern pressed to extend their advantage.
Dino Toppmoller's men thought they had found a way back when Jean-Matteo Bahoya curled an effort into the top corner only for it to be disallowed after a video assistant referee review for a handball by Ritsu Doan in the build-up.
Kane then settled Bayern's nerves by giving them a two-goal cushion to take to the interval and also hit the woodwork in the second half.
The Bayern defence stood firm against a Frankfurt side who had scored 17 goals in their first five league games before Diaz sealed a 10th consecutive win at the start of the 2025-26 season for the Bavarians with his second of the game.