Liverpool responded calmly at Anfield to inflict Chelsea its first league loss since the first round, after City required an injury-time header from John Stones to defeat last-place Wolves 2-1 in the early start.

Liverpool and City took advantage of the fact that third-place Arsenal lost against Bournemouth on Saturday, casting doubt on the Gunners' chances of winning the championship, to open a little lead at the top of the rankings. With eight games played, Arne Slot's squad has 21 points, one more than City and four more than Arsenal. The victory was masterfully executed by Curtis Jones, who earned a penalty for Mohamed Salah's first-half goal and then scored to give Liverpool the lead again in the 51st minute, just after Nicolas Jackson had equalized for Chelsea.