Premier League matchday 6: Manchester City win at Anfield to stay perfect, Arsenal beat Leeds, Coventry stun Newcastle

Manchester City scored three times in 13 minutes after Liverpool went down to ten men on Sunday, won 3–0 at Anfield and have taken 18 points from 18. Arsenal came from behind to beat Leeds 2–1 and stay three points behind, and Brighton won at Sunderland with ten men to climb to 13. On Monday night Coventry beat Newcastle 4–1 for a second win in a row. The round brought 36 goals in ten matches: five home wins, two away wins and three draws.

Saturday

Arsenal 2–1 Leeds turned in eight minutes after the break. James Justin put Leeds ahead on 55 from Gudmundsson's pass, Riccardo Calafiori equalised on 62 from Ben White's cross, and Bruno Guimarães won it on 70 from Declan Rice. Arsenal had 13 shots to eleven and six on target to five. It was Leeds's first league defeat of the season; the Premier League's website notes they had lost 5–0 and 4–0 to Arsenal last season, and Mikel Arteta spoke of "an incredible response" after the opener.

Aston Villa 2–2 Brentford was level twice. Yehor Yarmolyuk scored for Brentford on 10 and Nicolas Jackson equalised for Aston Villa on 12; John McGinn, from Manzambi, put Villa ahead on 77 and Kristoffer Ajer, from Jaidon Anthony, levelled again on 79. Villa had 20 shots to 14, seven on target. Brentford are still unbeaten, with four draws in six.

Chelsea 5–1 Bournemouth was 2–0 inside three minutes. Henderson scored on 2 from Cole Palmer's pass and Morgan Rogers on 3 from Henderson; João Pedro added the third on 46 from Pedro Neto. Evanilson pulled one back for Bournemouth on 51, and João Pedro, from Chavarria, on 67 and Henderson on 70 completed it. Chelsea scored five from six shots on target; Bournemouth had seven corners to one and are still without a win under Marco Rose. At 36, Henderson became the oldest Chelsea player on record to be directly involved in three or more goals in a league match, according to the Premier League's website.

Ipswich 2–1 Fulham was won in the last two minutes. Ryan Sessegnon put Fulham ahead on 55; Ouattara equalised for Ipswich on 88 and O'Shea, from Clarke, won it on 90. It was Ipswich's third win this season from a goal in the 90th minute or later, the league's website notes. Fulham are bottom on two points, and Álvaro Arbeloa is still waiting for his first league win.

Sunderland 0–2 Brighton was won by ten men. Maxim De Cuyper scored on 53 from Pascal Gross's pass, and four minutes later Pascal Struijk was sent off for a professional foul as the last man, the yellow card upgraded to a red after a VAR review. Sunderland had 62 per cent of the ball and seven corners but three shots on target, and Hadjam, from Georginio Rutter, made it 2–0 on 90. Brighton have now won three league matches in a row without conceding, their first such run since October 2018, according to the Premier League's website.

Manchester United 1–1 Tottenham was settled in the last 20 minutes. Bryan Mbeumo put Manchester United ahead on 73 from Matheus Cunha's pass, Rodrigo Bentancur was sent off for violent conduct on 78, and Dominic Solanke equalised for ten-man Tottenham on 90 from Sandro Tonali. Each side had twelve shots. Bentancur was dismissed for a movement of the head towards Luke Shaw, which set off a fight between the two benches, Sky Sports reports. Michael Carrick said he was not happy "with the amount of points"; Roberto De Zerbi, who had made Solanke captain for the day, said his side "did not deserve to lose, for sure". Tottenham are still without a win, and the point lifts them off the bottom.

Sunday

Crystal Palace 3–1 Nottingham Forest went to Crystal Palace despite Forest's 24 shots. Dan Ndoye scored for Nottingham Forest on 3; Daichi Kamada, from Timber, equalised on 41, Jefferson Lerma, from Adam Wharton, put Palace ahead on 45, and Yeremy Pino made it 3–1 on 59. Palace scored three from seven on target.

Hull City 2–2 Everton had all four goals after half-time. Joe Gelhardt scored for Hull City on 48 from Thomas; Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall, from Ainsley Maitland-Niles, equalised on 55 and set up Thierno Barry's goal on 68, and Mohamed Belloumi, from Stroud, levelled on 74. Everton had 65 per cent of the ball and are unbeaten after six.

Liverpool 0–3 Manchester City turned on a second yellow card. Ryan Gravenberch was booked on 47 and again on 62 and sent off; Erling Haaland scored on 65, Jérémy Doku on 68 from Elliot Anderson's pass, and Rayan Cherki on 78 from Joško Gvardiol. City had 65 per cent of the ball; Liverpool had 13 shots and six on target. It was Liverpool's first league defeat of the season, and City's first match since an independent commission found them guilty of breaching the league's financial rules, a ruling the club is appealing; Sky Sports reports City were booed in the warm-up. The red card was for a second foul, on Doku, that Gary Neville called "very soft". Enzo Maresca said his side "need to learn how to deal with the noise".

Monday

Coventry 4–1 Newcastle was Coventry's from the start. Jack Rudoni scored a penalty on 6 and Sidiki Cherif made it 2–0 on 48; Sven Botman, from Nico González, pulled one back on 70, before Ellis Simms, from Brandon Thomas-Asante, on 81 and Stephen Mfuni, from Jay Dasilva, on 86 finished it. Newcastle had 66 per cent of the ball and 19 shots; Coventry scored four from six on target. Coventry lost their first four matches and have now won two in a row; Sky Sports reports it was their first home win in the Premier League in 25 years, and Frank Lampard said they "played like the team we want to be".

The table after matchday 6

#	Team	P	W	D	L	GD	Pts
1	Manchester City	6	6	0	0	+11	18
2	Arsenal	6	5	0	1	+5	15
3	Brighton	6	4	1	1	+13	13
4	Brentford	6	2	4	0	+6	10
5	Everton	6	2	4	0	+3	10
6	Chelsea	6	3	1	2	+2	10
7	Leeds	6	2	3	1	+3	9
8	Hull City	6	2	3	1	+2	9
9	Liverpool	6	2	3	1	0	9
10	Ipswich	6	3	0	3	−3	9
11	Newcastle	6	2	2	2	−3	8
12	Crystal Palace	6	2	1	3	−3	7
13	Manchester United	6	1	3	2	0	6
14	Coventry	6	2	0	4	−6	6
15	Nottingham Forest	6	1	2	3	−3	5
16	Aston Villa	6	1	2	3	−5	5
17	Sunderland	6	1	1	4	−6	4
18	Bournemouth	6	0	3	3	−6	3
19	Tottenham	6	0	3	3	−6	3
20	Fulham	6	0	2	4	−4	2

City lead Arsenal by three points and Brighton by five. The points race shows City and Arsenal level after each of the first four matchdays, and the gap of three opened when Arsenal lost at Brighton in the fifth. Brentford, Everton and Chelsea are on ten; Liverpool are ninth on nine. At the bottom, Bournemouth, Tottenham and Fulham are the three sides without a win.

Numbers to know

• City have won all six and are the only side with a perfect record; Brentford and Everton are the other unbeaten sides.
• Haaland leads the scorers with six, a goal ahead of João Pedro, who has five goals and three assists.
• Three red cards, and two of the sides who lost a player still took something: Brighton won with ten, Tottenham drew with ten.
• Brighton have scored 18, the most in the league; Tottenham have scored three, the fewest.

Next up

Matchday 7 opens on Saturday 17 October with Everton v Chelsea at 11:30 UTC; Manchester City host Ipswich and Brentford play Liverpool at 14:00 UTC, and Newcastle v Aston Villa follows at 16:30 UTC. On Sunday 18 October, Leeds v Manchester United and Brighton v Crystal Palace kick off at 13:00 UTC and Nottingham Forest v Arsenal at 15:30 UTC. Tottenham v Coventry closes the round on Monday 19 October at 19:00 UTC. The full round is on the Premier League page.

Sources for the context: Premier League, Tottenham Hotspur, Sky Sports, Sky Sports, Sky Sports.