Saturday’s Premier League matches witnessed multiple dramatic stoppage-time goals, including one that ended Liverpool’s perfect start to their title defence. Crystal Palace secured a 2-1 victory over the champions with Eddie Nketiah’s goal in the seventh minute of added time, extending their unbeaten streak to 18 games since April.Liverpool, after winning their first five games, now sees their lead reduced to three points. Crystal Palace has emerged as their unexpected nearest challenger in second place.Liverpool’s tendency to score late goals this season seemed to continue when Federico Chiesa found the net in the 87th minute, appearing to secure a draw or potentially setting up a sixth consecutive win.Chelsea faced difficulties against Brighton, playing with 10 men for most of the second half. They ultimately conceded two stoppage-time goals, resulting in a 3-1 loss, their second consecutive defeat.Manchester City’s Erling Haaland scored twice in the closing moments, with goals in the 90th minute and injury time, to complete their 5-1 victory over Burnley.Manchester United suffered another setback with a 3-1 loss to Brentford, sealed by a stoppage-time goal. The outcome might have been different if Bruno Fernandes had converted his 76th-minute penalty, which was saved by Brentford’s goalkeeper Caoimhín Kelleher.Bournemouth managed to secure a 2-2 draw at Leeds with a stoppage-time goal. The day’s schedule included Nottingham Forest hosting Sunderland and Tottenham facing Wolverhampton at home.Liverpool experienced their first dropped points of the season against Crystal Palace. The match began with Ismaila Sarr giving Palace the lead in the ninth minute.Palace created numerous opportunities to extend their lead, with striker Jean-Philippe Mateta notably missing several chances. Nketiah’s scrappy goal maintained Palace’s impressive unbeaten run under Oliver Glasner, who has kept the team performing well despite losing key midfielder Eberechi Eze to Arsenal during the transfer window.Manchester United’s challenging season continues with three losses in six league matches. They were also eliminated from the English League Cup by fourth-tier Grimsby Town, creating difficulties for coach Ruben Amorim and midfielder Bruno Fernandes.Fernandes’s penalty troubles continued, following a previous miss at Fulham last month. Kelleher’s save preserved Brentford’s advantage in the match.Brentford took an early lead through Igor Thiago’s double by the 20th minute. Benjamin Sesko scored his first English goal for United in the 26th minute. Mathias Jensen added Brentford’s third with a powerful shot from the edge of the area in stoppage time.United failed to build momentum after their recent win at Chelsea. They haven’t achieved consecutive victories under Amorim since his appointment in November last year.Erling Haaland leads the league’s scoring charts with eight goals, four more than his nearest competitor. Manchester City’s other goals came from unexpected sources, including two own goals by Burnley’s Maxime Esteve and a rare strike from Matheus Nunes.City has won three of their six games and sits five points behind Liverpool. Burnley’s Jaidon Anthony scored his fourth goal of the campaign.Chelsea’s match against Brighton saw another red card incident. After goalkeeper Robert Sanchez’s dismissal at Manchester United last weekend, Trevoh Chalobah received a straight red card in the 53rd minute for denying a clear goalscoring opportunity.Chelsea had led through Enzo Fernandez’s first-half header before Brighton took control. Danny Welbeck equalized in the 77th minute, followed by stoppage-time goals from Maxim De Cuyper and Welbeck again.
