You’d have to see it to believe it.Manchester City and Liverpool had an easy task ahead of them, but it proved to be a minefield for both.Crystal Palace stunned the Citizens at Etihad thanks to an early Wilfried Zaha’s goal and Conor Gallagher’s late winner (0-2), while Brighton & Hove Albion bounced back from a two-goal deficit at Anfield to hold on to a shocking draw against Jurgen Klopp’s outfit (2-2).Those outcomes, or shall we say – Saturday night presents – were welcomed gratefully by Chelsea, whose second-half perfect storm at Newcastle (0-3) launched turned them into Premier League leaders.##EDITORS_CHOICE##Pep Guardiola’s side is going through a rough time after West Ham previously eliminated them from the EFL Cup on Wednesday. What followed was this terrible home loss to Patrick Viera’s slot. Zaha’s early goal didn’t upset them too much at that moment, but the result on the scoreboard remained the same after the final whistle.Zaha goal for Crystal Palace against Manchester City pic.twitter.com/yV1ylRpiTA— Live News For All (@LiveNewsForAll_) October 30, 2021 The Londoners proved to be a ruthless opponent, not disturbed with City’s quality and shots on target. The hosts even scored in the second half, but Gabriel Jesus’ incredible volley was rightfully disallowed due to a previous Phil Foden’s offside.On the other end, Palace killed the game near the stoppage time after a furious counter-attack. Zaha was impeccable again, kickstarting an action that would eventually end with young Gallagher’s missile into the back of the net.Gallagher goal for Crystal Palace against Manchester City pic.twitter.com/sEYEqBqwhU— Live News For All (@LiveNewsForAll_) October 30, 2021 At the same time, Liverpool unexpectedly slipped against die-hard Brighton, although it seemed like a one-sided game after the first 25 minutes. Henderson opened the scoring shortly after the kick-off, while Mane doubled the lead pretty soon. When the Senegalese nailed the third Reds’ goal a few minutes later, following the keeper’s mistake, things were looking beautiful for Klopp. However, the goal was disallowed for Mane’s handball, and from that moment on, it was a totally different ball game.Zambian gem Enock Mwepu nailed an absolute belter. His maiden Premier League goal is probably the most beautiful we’ve seen in the whole season so far.Enock Mwepu’s first half versus Liverpool by numbers:30 touches21/24 passes completed3/4 final third passes completed3/5 tackles won1 foul wonTwo goals in three days. 🇿🇲 #BHAFC #LIVBHA pic.twitter.com/WAUH9UOjpE— Albion Analytics (@AlbionAnalytics) October 30, 2021 That was just a divining prelude for what is about to happen in the second half. Firstly, Trossard equalised, but the celebration was cut short when the referee denied it for an apparent offside. Still, Trossard kept the necessary pace and determination, which eventually provided his side with a 2-2 on a scoreboard. With indisposed Salah, whose delivery was slightly off today, Liverpool struggled to take back the lead and clinch a significant victory.Liverpool 2-2 BrightonCity 0-2 PalaceNewcastle 0-3 ChelseaChelsea in control of the Premier League title race 💥 pic.twitter.com/x7wZ3C56Hm— B/R Football (@brfootball) October 30, 2021 With those two upsets, Chelsea had only one job – to win at Newcastle and sit comfortably at the top of the table. And they pulled it off, thanks to three goals in the second half. Reece James is becoming Thomas Tuchel’s special agent in the attack – today’s brace proved crucial for the Blues win. Finally, it was Jorginho who sealed a victory from the spot and gave his side plenty of reasons to be happy about.PREMIER LEAGUE – ROUND 10SaturdayLiverpool – Brighton & Hove Albion 2-2 (2-1)/Henderson 4, Mane 24 – Mwepu 41, Trossard 65/Man City – Crystal Palace 0-2 (0-1)/Zaha 6, Gallagher 88/Burnley – Brentford 3-1 (3-0)/Wood 4, Lowton 32, Cornet 36 – Ghoddos 79/Newcastle – Chelsea 0-3 (0-0)/James 65, 77, Jorginho 81/Watford – Southampton 0-1 (0-1)/Adams 20/19:30: (2.85) Tottenham (3.40) Man.Utd. (2.60)Sunday14:00: (3.35) Norwich (3.50) Leeds (2.25)18:30: (2.90) Aston Villa (3.35) West Ham (2.60)Monday22:00: (2.30) Wolverhampton (3.20) Everton (3.60)
