EPL: Liverpool, Man United, Chelsea suffer shock defeats

Three big teams in the EPL – Liverpool, Man United and Chelsea – were handed shock defeats on match day 6 of the league on Saturday.
Liverpool suffered their first defeat of the season, losing 2-1 to Crystal Palace at Selhurst Park. The game was full of drama, with Eddie Nketiah netting a late winner for the hosts.
The Reds had set themselves up to grab all three points thanks to Federico Chiesa’s late equaliser, but Arne Slot’s men faced a nervous wait before that goal was confirmed.
VAR intervened and checked the goal for a potential infringement by Mohamed Salah, though it was ultimately decided that nothing done was illegal.
In another encounter, Manchester United skipper Bruno Fernandes had a second-half penalty saved as Ruben Amorim’s side slipped to a Premier League defeat at Brentford.
United were trying to fight their way back after Igor Thiago capitalised on some shambolic United defending inside the first 20 minutes to give the home side a two-goal cushion.
Benjamin Sesko pulled one back with his first goal since making a £74m summer move from RB Leipzig.
Fernandes was given the chance to level when Bees captain Nathan Collins dragged former Brentford forward Bryan Mbeumo back inside the area.
After a delay of almost five minutes, which included a video assistant referee red card check against Collins and Brentford making two substitutions, Fernandes’ low effort was turned away by Caoimhin Kelleher.
Brentford wrapped it up deep in stoppage time when Mathias Jensen drove a high shot past United goalkeeper Altay Bayindir from the edge of the area.
United have not won two successive league games under Amorim, who is coming up to a year in charge and has collected a meagre 34 points from 33 league games.
Meanwhile, Brighton came from behind to beat an ill-disciplined Chelsea side who had a player sent off for the second Saturday running.
Substitutes Danny Welbeck and Maxim de Cuyper scored during 11 minutes of added time as the visitors profited from Trevoh Chalobah’s 53rd-minute red card.
The Blues had been coasting to victory in the first half when Enzo Fernandez headed in Reece James’ cross, via a deflection off Brighton winger Kaoru Mitoma.
However, Mitoma played a key role in the game’s big turning point – as he won possession from Chelsea’s Andrey Santos, on his first Premier League start, leading to Chalobah’s desperate challenge on Georginio Rutter.
After a lengthy video assistant referee check, Chalobah was dismissed – seven days after goalkeeper Robert Sanchez was sent off early in their 2-1 defeat at Manchester United.
And Welbeck benefitted by scoring twice – getting his first, shortly after coming on, by heading in the equaliser at the far post in the 77th minute.
De Cuyper then headed Brighton in front from a corner in the second minute of stoppage time – before Welbeck finished from close range to seal victory in the ninth.
Chelsea, who dropped to seventh place, left the field to a smattering of boos. They have not won a Premier League match since the international break, with Liverpool next to visit west London.
Brighton rise to 10th place after another positive result against big six opposition.