IMAGES from the English Premier League matches played on Sunday.
Manchester United poured on the misery for flagging Premier League champions Manchester City as late goals by Bruno Fernandes and Amad Diallo snatched an unlikely 2-1 away victory from the jaws of defeat on Sunday.
Ruben Amorim's side were heading for a third consecutive league defeat as they trailed to Josko Gvardiol's header.
But a scrappy derby short of quality had a stunning late twist as a mistake by Matheus Nunes led to a penalty which allowed Fernandes the chance to level from the spot in the 88th minute.
City had hardly got over that shock when seconds later Diallo sent the visiting fans into delirium with a superb finish from the tightest of angles.
City have now won only once in 11 games in all competitions and stay fifth in the table. United moved up to 12th.
Neither side started the game brimming with any fluency after bleak recent results and United did not have a shot on target before the interval.
United manager Ruben Amorim flexed his muscles ahead of his first Manchester derby, leaving Marcus Rashford and Alejandro Garnacho out of his match-day squad and he was then forced to make an early switch as Mason Mount hobbled off after 14 minutes to be replaced by Kobbie Mainoo.
It took 20 minutes for City to muster a shot at goal as Phil Foden's half-volley went wide. At the other end Diallo struck the outside of the post with a shot but he was offside anyway.
City's fans were becoming restless but the tension lifted around the Etihad Stadium in the 36th minute as, from a short corner, De Bruyne's cross was deflected and dropped invitingly for Gvardiol to guide a header past Andre Onana.
It was the eighth goal United have conceded from a corner this season, a figure only topped by Wolverhampton Wanderers.
Tempers boiled over soon afterwards as City's Kyle Walker and Rasmus Hojland came together like two rutting stags and Walker fell theatrically to the ground, earning both players yellow cards after a melee involving several more.
United kept themselves in the game in the second half and should have equalised when Bruno Fernandes was played through on goal but his dinked finish drifted agonisingly wide.
City failed to even have a shot on target after the break and were left devastated as their world collapsed around them.
Nunes's terrible back pass was seized upon by Diallo and he then compounded the error by hacking down the United player.
Fernandes tucked away the penalty, but worse was still to come for the hosts as Diallo nipped in to grab the winner.
Chelsea beat Brentford; close in on Liverpool
Buoyant Chelsea moved within two points of leaders Liverpool on Sunday as goals from Marc Cucurella and Nicolas Jackson earned them a 2-1 victory over neighbours Brentford, their fifth Premier League win in a row.
Chelsea pushed Brentford back from the start, with 15 attempts on goal in the first half, but it was not until the 43rd minute that Cucurella raced into the area and dived athletically to head Noni Madueke's cross past goalkeeper Mark Flekken. It was the Spain fullback's first Premier League goal for Chelsea.
But his triumphant night was spoiled after the fulltime whistle when he received a second yellow card for shoving Kevin Schade.
Ten minutes from the end, Jackson had squeezed the ball inside the near post for his ninth Premier League goal of the season after latching on to a pass from Enzo Fernandez. Jackson said the players had listened to their manager and followed his game plan. "We did that. It was more difficult at the end because they wanted to score again," the striker said.
Jackson's goal gave Chelsea a much-needed cushion after Brentford came out fighting in a breathless second half, shifting swiftly from last-ditch defending to dangerous breaks down the pitch.
Bryan Mbeumo, Yoane Wissa and Keane Lewis-Potter gave Chelsea's defence some awkward moments and in the 73rd minute goalkeeper Robert Sanchez pulled off a spectacular save from Christian Norgaard, tipping his shot over the bar.
Three minutes later substitute Fabio Carvalho's shot hit the underside of Sanchez's crossbar and bounced just before the goal line.
"Our second half was fantastic, and I think we were a little bit unlucky not to get something out of it," Brentford coach Thomas Frank told reporters.
Brentford, whose Premier League tally of 32 goals scored is second only to Chelsea's 37, finally got on the scoresheet when the ever busy Mbeumo pulled a goal back in the last minute of regulation time to give Chelsea, now four points clear of third-placed Arsenal, a nervy finish.
While the Stamford Bridge faithful celebrated victory, Cucurella was being consoled by his teammates as he made his way off the pitch.
Chelsea coach Enzo Maresca reiterated that he did not feel his side should be considered contenders for the Premier League title because his rivals had too much experience.
"No matter how many games we win, I don’t think we are ready," he said.
"One of the reasons why is because I think the teams know how to compete for titles. They are not going to concede goals like we do... We cannot concede how we did and open the game and give them a chance."
He said the fans could dream about the title but "If you ask me, I will tell you what I think. For me, we are not ready but we are happy the fans can dream."
Five-star Tottenham thrash Southampton
Tottenham Hotspur scored five goals in the opening half of a Premier League game for the first time in their history as they thrashed bottom club Southampton 5-0 away on Sunday.
James Maddison scored twice, his first after 36 seconds and his second on the stroke of halftime, while Son Heung-min, Dejan Kulusevski and Pape Matar Sarr were also on target.
As Southampton imploded, many of their fans left well before the interval, although those that stayed at least watched their team recover a modicum of pride in the second half.
Victory was a welcome boost for Spurs who had managed only one point from their last three league games. They moved up to 10th with 23 points from 16 games.
Southampton's 13th league loss of the season left them on five points and they look destined for a rapid return to the Championship as they languish nine points from the safety zone.
Some supporters voiced their disapproval at manager Russell Martin with one fan's banner calling for him to be sacked.
"I'm hurt at the first half. We just don't respond very well to setbacks as a group," Martin said. "I didn't recognise our team in the first half. It's a tough night.
"We have no choice but to work and fight, it's all I've done since I've been in this job."
Injury-hit Tottenham have looked fragile in recent weeks, winning only once in eight games in all competitions, and Southampton may have sensed an opportunity.
But from the moment Djed Spence's sublime pass sent Maddison clear to fire the opener past Alex McCarthy the confidence flooded back, although they were helped by a shocking first-half display by Saints.
Son thumped in the second after 12 minutes as Southampton failed to cut out a cross and a couple of minutes later the South Korean's pass into the area fell to the feet of Kulusevski to score from close range.
Sarr showed great footwork after controlling Son's pass to slot home Tottenham's fourth goal by which time the St Mary's stands were rapidly emptying.
Maddison netted his second in first-half stoppage time, latching onto Son's pass and scoring from a tight angle into the opposite top corner.
Spurs took their foot off the gas after the break and ended the game with four teenagers on the pitch as manager Ange Postecoglou rung the changes ahead of a League Cup quarter-final at home to Manchester United on Thursday.
"It was outstanding by the players. We had a tough European game away on Thursday night," Postecoglou said, referring to the 1-1 draw away to Rangers in the Europa League.
"We had 10 first-team players unavailable tonight and for the lads to come out with that much energy was great."
Palace end Brighton's unbeaten home run
Crystal Palace winger Ismaila Sarr scored a brace as his side beat arch-rivals Brighton & Hove Albion 3-1 at the Amex Stadium on Sunday, handing the Seagulls their first home defeat in the Premier League this season.
It was the visitors who drew first blood when centre back Trevoh Chalobah fired into the top corner from close range in the 27th minute thanks to a quality corner from Will Hughes which had led to some confusion in the Brighton box.
Brighton goalkeeper Bart Verbruggen made a double save before being beaten as the home side found themselves two goals down six minutes later when Sarr met a deep cross from left back Tyrick Mitchell with a brilliant header.
Brighton responded with a wave of attacks after the interval but Sarr scored his second goal of the afternoon to leave the home side with a mountain to climb before centre back Marc Guehi scored a own goal in the 87th minute.
Unbeaten in their last five league games, Palace now climb to 15th place in the table with 16 points from as many matches. Brighton drop to ninth with 24 points, four behind fourth-placed Nottingham Forest.
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