🦁 Liverpool go top; Palmer hits four, Arsenal survive scare | OneFootball

Seven games take place on Saturday, with implications up and down the Premier League.

Here's how it's all going down.

Liverpool beat Wolves after conceding sloppy equaliser

Scorers: Konaté 45+2, Salah 60'; Aït-Nouri 56'

Liverpool came back to win 2-1 at Molineux to go top of the Premier League on Saturday evening.

Arne Slot's side started turning the screw as the half hour mark approached with a series of corners but still couldn't find a way through.

A dangerous ball into the box from Andy Robertson should really have been converted by Dominik Szoboszlai, but Wolves 'keeper Sam Johnstone pulled off the save.

Just before the half-time whistle blew, Diogo Jota put in a dangerous cross from the left and Ibrahima Konaté scored his first Premier League goal with a towering header into the back of the net.

Into the second half and some sloppy play Konaté near the dead-ball line allowed Wolves to steal the ball, and while Liverpool's defence struggled to recover, Rayan Aït-Nouri stabbed the ball home.

No sooner had Wolves scored, than Liverpool had a penalty when Nélson Semedo hauled Jota down in the box. That spot-kick was converted by Mo Salah and the Reds were able to see out the 2-1 win.

West Ham draw with Brentford

Scorers: Mbuemo 1'; Souček 54'

Brentford became the first side in Premier League history to score in the first minute of three consecutive games as Bryan Mbuemo opened the scoring against West Ham at the G-Tech Community stadium, but were forced to settle for a 1-1 draw.

The in-form forward found the top corner inside 60 seconds for the second successive week, piling the pressure on Hammers boss Julen Lopetegui in the process.

West Ham edged much of the rest of the half, racking up 11 attempts but managing to test the goalkeeper with just one of those as Brentford kept them largely at arms length.

Minutes into the second half, the visitors were level though as Tomáš Souček managed to latch onto a scuffed shot from Michail Antonio to divert it past Flekken to equalise.

The Hammers looked to capitalise on their fast start to the second half, but Antonio fired over when well placed. Though the Bees began to see more of the ball, it remained their east London counterparts who had the bigger threat across much of the second half.

However, there was no winner to be found for either side, and both sides were forced to settle for a hard-fought point.

Palmer scores four vs Brighton

Scorers: Palmer 21', 28', 31', 41'; Rutter 8', Baleba 34'

Brighton's unbeaten run was ended in emphatic fashion against Enzo Maresca's rejuvenated Chelsea side, falling to a 4-2 defeat.

The Seagulls threatened to continue their strong start as they took the lead after just eight minutes, with summer signing Georginio Rutter heading his side into the lead from 12 yards out.

Chelsea had the ball in the net only for the offside flag to deny them, while Cole Palmer hit the post.

But midway through the first half the Blues found a deserved response as once again Nicolas Jackson combined with Palmer, allowing the Englishman to fire the ball past the Brighton goalkeeper and level proceedings.

Moments later, they thought they had completed the turnaround, only for Jadon Sancho's effort to be ruled out for offside as they peppered the Brighton goal.

But the visitors' luck didn't hold, and Lewis Dunk was guilty of tripping Jadon Sancho before the half hour mark, which allowed Cole Palmer to add a second legal goal for Maresca's side.

The attacks kept coming, and as Chelsea added a third it was all about Palmer, who bent in an excellent free kick to complete a 10 minute hat-trick, before Carlos Baleba pulled one back for the Seagulls in a bonkers first half.

Palmer wasn't done yet though, and added a fourth for himself and Chelsea after being played in by Jadon Sancho, becoming the first player in Premier League history to score four in a first half.

He had the best chance to add a fifth on the hour mark, only to poke the ball wide on his weaker foot. But any Brighton comeback never came from the Seagulls, and it was Chelsea who had the better of the second half despite failing to add to the scoreline, racking up another impressive performance under Maresca to move them a point off top spot.

Everton beat Crystal Palace

Scorers: McNeil 47', 54'; Guehi 10'

Everton got their first win of the season as they came from behind to beat Crystal Palace 2-1 at Goodison Park.

It was Palace who took the advantage just 10 minutes in as Marc Guehi poked a loose ball past Jordan Pickford to hand his side the lead after chaos reigned from a set piece.

Sean Dyche's side looked to push for an equaliser, but it was Palace who had the better of the chances through the first half, with the Toffees failing to even register a shot on target heading into the break, while only a last ditch block prevented them being 2-0 down at half time as they left the pitch to some boos from the home fans.

They flew out of the blocks in the second half though, and found themselves level courtesy of a moment of magic from Dwight McNeil.

The winger picked the ball up from Ashley Young before curling an effort in off the left-hand post to level proceedings and hand the Toffees fans hope.

And the ex-Burnley man added a second in quick succession just minutes later to turn the game on it's head, smashing in at the near post from a corner to put Everton into a shock lead.

Palace continued to dominate and create plenty, but they could not find the finishing touches as Everton desperately held on for their first win of the season, to finally kick their campaign into life.

Arsenal strike late to beat Leicester

Scorers: Martinelli 20', Trossard 45+1', 90+5', Havertz 90+7'; Justin 46', 64' Arsenal left it late to beat Leicester City 4-2 in a game of two halves at the Emirates Stadium.

The Gunners started slowly, with it taking until the 15th minute before any of the Arsenal players tested Hermansen in the Leicester goal.

Moments later, they were handed a glorious chance to take the lead, only for Gabriel Martinelli to spoon the ball over the bar.

But just three minutes later the Brazilian made amends, with the winger found from a low cross by Jurrien Timber, allowing him to poke home from the penalty spot.

It was one way traffic from that point, and the Gunners found some breathing room in first half stoppage time as Martinelli turned provided to allow Leandro Trossard to double Arsenal's advantage.

But just a minute into the second half Leicester had pulled a goal back as James Justin headed in from a free kick, via the shoulder of Kai Havertz.

It made the game far from comfortable, and the Foxes grabbed a shock equaliser just after the hour mark as Justin provided an excellent volley which cannoned off the far post and past David Raya.

Arsenal pressed to regain the advantage but were met on every occasion by an excellent goalkeeping performance from Hermansen, who kept out efforts by both Havertz and Trossard from close range before moving to tip over a header from Calafiori.

Just as it looked that Leicester City were going to hold on, their hearts were broken as a corner was put past his own goalkeeper by Wilfred Ndidi deep into stoppage time to ensure that they took home a much-deserved but hard-fought three points.

There was still time to add a fourth as Kai Havertz tapped in with the final kick of the game, much to the relief of the Emirates crowd.

Fulham edge past Forest

Scorers: Jimenez 51' (pen)

Fulham edged past Nottingham Forest 1-0 in a very tepid game at the City Ground. Though it was an even affair, the two sides headed into the break with Fulham having had the only effort on target of the first half, courtesy of an effort from fullback Antonee Robinson.

The visitors took the lead just after the break though, when VAR adjudged Murillo to have fouled Andreas Pereira, handing the Cottagers a penalty which Raul Jimenez confidently dispatched.

Forest never really looked like getting back into the game, with Nuno Espirito Santo's side seeing just one effort test the goalkeeper, a long range strike from Jota Silva.

It was a low quality affair, with Forest failing to trouble Leno despite chasing the game for much of the second half, but in the end it was Marco Silva's side who snuck away with three points.

Newcastle hold Manchester City

Scorers: Gordon (pen) 57'; Gvardiol 35'

Top of the table Manchester City were held to a second consecutive draw as Newcastle held them to a 1-1 stalemate at St James' Park.

The home side flew out of the traps early and saw the first effort of the game blocked, but the game threatened to quickly set into a familiar pattern with Manchester City seeing most of the ball.

However, Newcastle's man-to-man approach saw the visitors frustrated and their early threat on the counter attack was clear, as Anthony Gordon raced through on one occasion before the attack eventually broke down.

Buoyed on by a vocal home crowd, the Magpies harried Pep Guardiola's side, who lacked their usual zip. Without generating any clear cut opportunities, it was the hosts who enjoyed the best of the opening half hour.

10 minutes before the break, their good work was undone though, as Joško Gvardiol cut inside before rolling the ball past Nick Pope into the far corner, handing his side a lead against the run of play.

It could have been two before the break, only for İlkay Gündoğan to waste a chance to lob Nick Pope when he was gifted the ball, while at the other end Joelinton fired a stinging volley at Ederson on the stroke of the break.

The second half saw Newcastle United come out firing though, and after Anthony Gordon broke through the offside trap, he was brought down by Ederson.

Dusting himself off, the Englishman stepped up to send the Manchester City goalkeeper the wrong way from the spot to level proceedings.

The Magpies were firmly in the ascendency, as Harvey Barnes tested the Man City goalkeeper and City began to look somewhat frayed.

But the introduction of Phil Foden calmed the visitors, and they began once more to threaten around the Newcastle United penalty area.

As the game headed towards it's conclusion, it remained tantalisingly in the balance as both sides sought the killer blow.

But none came, as Haaland headed straight at Pope in what proved to be the last chance of the game, which left City to rue two dropped points.

Still to come...

Sunday sees Ipswich Town take on Aston Villa and Manchester United host Tottenham at Old Trafford.