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| Joel Ward and Raheem Sterling in action at Selhurst Park |
Man U 1-1 Liverpool
Marcus Rashford scored his fourth goal of the season during Manchester United's 1-1 draw against Liverpool on Sunday, when the Red Devils became the first team to take points off the Premier League leaders this term.
The opening strike was confirmed following a check from the video assistant referee (VAR), and Sadio Mane had what would have been an equaliser ruled out shortly after due to a hand-ball in the buildup.
Adam Lallana came off the bench to equalise for Liverpool, who remain unbeaten in the Premier League but have had their eight-point lead over Manchester City cut to six.
Rashford's fourth strike of the Premier League campaign moves him level with Liverpool forward Mohamed Salah and into the competition's top 10 scorers.
MANCHESTER CITY
Manchester City got back to winning ways with a 2-0 victory against Crystal Palace, although they were made to sweat for the three points.
Pep Guardiola's side scored twice in 93 seconds after a stellar performance from Wayne Hennessey had kept them at bay for much of the opening period. Gabriel Jesus (39) nodded home his 50th Man City goal in all competitions before David Silva (41) tucked home through the goalkeeper's legs.
TOTTENHAM
Dele Alli rescued a point for Tottenham against Watford in controversial circumstances. Ben Foster spilled the ball and VAR was called in to adjudicate whether or not there was interference. The goal stood but no goal was projected onto the big screen at Tottenham Hotspur stadium leading to confusion.
ASTON VILLA
Aston Villa scored a last minute winner to beat Brighton who had Aaron Mooy sent off in the first half. Jack Grealish continued his good form with a goal and an assist.
CHELSEA
Chelsea dominated Newcastle throughout the contest at Stamford Bridge but had to wait until late in the second half to break the deadlock through Marcos Alonso.
Alonso's goal enough for Blues:
Marcos Alonso’s 73rd minute strike was enough for Chelsea to take all three points and go above Manchester City in the table, at least for now.
Chelsea were dominant throughout proceedings and deserved victory.
It could’ve been a lot more for the Blues as Tammy Abraham could’ve helped himself to three more goals, but for some great defending from Newcastle.
LEICESTER
Leicester City came out on top against Burnley as Chris Wood's second goal was ruled out by VAR. The late equaliser was cancelled out due to a foul on Jonny Evans in the build-up. Burnley manger Sean Dyche was furious with the decision.
WOLVES
Wolves and Southampton shared the points in another match heavily influenced by VAR. It took until Raul Jimenez found the back of the net for the third time for a goal to stand for Wolves. Jimenez scored a penalty to draw level after Danny Ings scored for a fourth successive game.
BOURNEMOUTH
Bournemouth and Norwich failed to score a goal between them in a draw that had few chances.
SEE OTHER RESULTS
GOAL SCORERS
Chelsea striker Tammy Abraham and City's Sergio Aguero lead the top-scorer charts with eight goals apiece this season, with Arsenal star Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang close behind on seven.
Top Scorers
1= Tammy Abraham, Chelsea: 8
1= Sergio Aguero, Manchester City: 8
3. Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang, Arsenal: 7
4= Teemu Pukki, Norwich City: 6
4= Raheem Sterling, Manchester City: 6
4= Jamie Vardy, Leicester City: 6
7= Sadio Mane, Liverpool: 5
7= Harry Kane, Tottenham Hotspur: 5
7= Callum Wilson, Bournemouth: 5
10= Marcus Rashford, Manchester United: 4
10= Mohamed Salah, Liverpool: 4
STANDINGS
Standings (played, won, goal difference and points)
1. Liverpool: 9, 8, +14, 25
2. Manchester City: 9, 6, +20, 19
3. Leicester City: 9, 5, +8, 17
4. Chelsea: 9, 5, +5, 17
5. Arsenal: 8, 4, +2, 15
6. Crystal Palace: 9, 4, -2, 14
7. Tottenham Hotspur: 9, 3, +2, 12
8. Burnley: 9, 3, +1, 12
9. Bournemouth: 9, 3, 0, 12
10. West Ham United: 9, 3, -2, 12
11. Aston Villa: 9, 3, +2, 11
12. Wolverhampton Wanderers: 9, 2, 0, 11
13. Manchester United: 9, 2, +1, 10
14. Everton: 9, 3, -5, 10
15. Sheffield United: 8, 2, 0, 9
16. Brighton & Hove Albion: 9, 2, -3, 9
17. Southampton: 9, 2, -7, 8
18. Newcastle United: 9, 2, -9, 8
19. Norwich City: 9, 2, -11, 7
20. Watford: 9, 0, -16, 4
United Slow Down Liverpool's title chase
A game of two halves ended with spoils shared at Old Trafford, where leaders Liverpool ended as the more dominant outfit following a surprisingly resilient opening half from the hosts.
Salah was missing for the Merseysiders after he was declared unfit following injury, while Paul Pogba failed to recover in time to make Ole Gunnar Solskjaer's squad.
Referee Martin Atkinson referred to the VAR following Rashford's opener to check a potential Victor Lindelof foul on Divock Origi, but the goal stood, via Sky Sports and NBC Sports (UK and U.S. viewers only).
The Red Devils arguably deserved their lead at the midway mark, while Liverpool looked to be missing Salah's additional energy in the buildup.
James assisted well for Rashford's opener and impressed as one of the hosts' livelier players in attack. Questions will still be asked of Fred and Andreas Pereira, who each had lacklustre moments, although the latter produced some of United's best creative moments.
Lallana failed to score in his previous 36 appearances for Liverpool (since May 2017), but his 85th-minute tap-in at the back post secured an important point for Klopp's men:
The occasion at times looked to weigh on Liverpool, who weren't able to generate their usual ingenuity in midfield through Fabinho and Georginio Wijnaldum, while Roberto Firmino was kept quiet for the most part.
Rashford's first goal from open play since the opening day of the season couldn't have come in a better setting, though it couldn't quite lead United to what would have been their best win so far this season.
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