Liverpool's late victory over Brighton puts them atop the Premier League table.

Following their elimination from the League Cup by Tottenham in midweek, City suffered their second consecutive 2-1 loss across all competitions, including their first league loss of 2024. The reigning champion now trails Liverpool by two points.

"We lost the game today because we were unable to handle their intensity," Guardiola stated.

Following Newcastle's victory in the early kickoff, Brighton dominated the first half at Anfield and had a good chance of leading by more than one goal at halftime. However, Liverpool turned the tide in less than three minutes in the second half. All three of the top title contenders appeared destined to lose.

Mohamed Salah's incredible goal in the 72nd minute sealed the victory, while Cody Gakpo's attempted cross in the 69th minute went over Brighton's defence and teammate Darwin Nunez into the net for the equaliser.

On a swift counter, Trent Alexander-Arnold released Salah down the right, who then cut past a defender and curled an unstoppable shot into the net with his left foot to give Liverpool a two-point lead over City in first place.

Liverpool manager Arne Slot stated, "We were outplayed in the first half and needed another second-half performance." "They were more aggressive without the ball and better with it." Then, because the second half was so different, everything changed.

After Nottingham Forest defeated 10-man West Ham 3-0, Arsenal dropped to fourth position, seven points behind the leaders. If Chelsea and Aston Villa both win on Sunday, the Gunners might end up in sixth place.

Adam Armstrong's goal in the 85th minute of Southampton's 1-0 victory over Everton also won the team its first victory of the season and helped them move up from last place. However, after allowing an equaliser in injury time in a 1-1 draw with Leicester, fellow promoted team Ipswich is still searching for its first victory.

Even after falling down early, Arsenal appeared to lack inventiveness at St. James' Park, and the absence of injured midfielder Martin Odegaard proved costly once more.

Eddie Howe's club ended a five-game league losing streak with an early header from Alexander Isak, and the home team easily shut off Arsenal's faltering effort the rest of the way. Newcastle defeated Arsenal 1-0 at home for the second consecutive year.

In the third minute of injury time, Declan Rice had the finest opportunity for the visitors, but he missed a cross from Bukayo Saka.

Mikel Arteta, the manager of Arsenal, stated, "We needed more answers, we didn't (have them)."

Chris Wood, Nottingham Forest's free-scoring striker, is turning out to be the season's biggest surprise.

With a strong display against a West Ham club that had Edson Alvarez sent off for a second booking in first-half injury time, Forest secured its highest top-flight ranking in 26 years, and Wood scored his eighth goal of the season.

Ola Aina and Callum Hudson-Odoi also scored for Forest, which defeated Liverpool away earlier in the season and won its third straight game.

The heat is back on Everton manager Sean Dyche after a five-game league winning streak stopped with a humiliating loss to Southampton, who had just one point going into the match, even though Forest is revitalised under Nuno Espirito Santo.

After a protracted VAR review, Everton believed it had equalised through substitute Beto in injury time, but it was ruled for offside.