Premier League round-up: Liverpool-Arsenal win, Cole Palmer blasts four goals, Manchester City held by Newcastle

Premier League round-up: Liverpool-Arsenal win, Cole Palmer blasts four goals, Manchester City held by Newcastle (Reuters)

Premier League round-up: Ibrahima Konate headed home his first ever Premier League goal and Mohamed Salah converted a penalty as Liverpool climbed to the top of the Premier League table with a 2-1 victory over struggling Wolverhampton Wanderers on Saturday. Arne Slot's men have 15 points after six games, one more than both Manchester City and Arsenal, while Wolves are bottom with a single point.

"Feels good (to be top), you want to be up there but it doesn't tell me that much at the moment," Slot told Sky Sports. "If you look at Wolves they are down in the table but they played much better than that today. After 19 games, it'll tell me something but not after six."

Konate scored in first-half injury time after Diogo Jota beat his man down the left then served up a pinpoint cross that the 25-year-old centre back leapt to head home. Wolves capitalised on some sloppy defending by Konate, however, to level in the 56th minute. The French centre back appeared to be leaving the ball to run out for a goal kick but Jorgen Strand Larsen kept it in, and Rayan Ait-Nouri scored from close range.

Yet Salah silenced the celebratory home crowd at Molineux five minutes later when Liverpool were awarded a penalty for Nelson Semedo's foul on Jota, Salah sending keeper Sam Johnstone the wrong way.

Liverpool's victory comes amid a busy schedule, with Slot's side crushing West Ham United 5-1 in a League Cup third-round tie on Wednesday, while they host Bologna in a Champions League match in four days' time.

Gary O'Neil's struggling Wolves side have gone 18 games without a clean sheet, since a 1-0 win last February at Sheffield United.

Arsenal score two stoppage-time goals to beat Leicester

Leandro Trossard erased the memory of his red card last week as he played a crucial role in Arsenal's 4-2 Premier League win over Leicester City after the Londoners had somehow squandered a two-goal lead on Saturday. The Belgian had put Arsenal 2-0 ahead on the stroke of halftime and it was his back-post shot that deflected in off Leicester's Wilfred Ndidi that restored Arsenal's lead in the fourth minute of stoppage time. Kai Havertz then made totally sure of the victory that lifted Arsenal level with leaders Manchester City on 14 points.

When Trossard's cool finish doubled Arsenal's lead it seemed the hosts would go on to win by a big enough margin to replace City as leaders on goal difference after Pep Guardiola's side were held to a 1-1 draw at Newcastle United.

But James Justin's double -- his second a superb volley in the 63rd minute -- stunned the hosts as Leicester, almost non-existent in the opening period, got themselves back to 2-2.

Arsenal peppered the visitors' goal in search of the three points and winless Leicester's rearguard eventually cracked as Trossard got on the end of Bukayo Saka's corner and his goalbound shot bounced in off Ndidi.

The goal was initially given to Trossard but changed to an own goal, although Arsenal were questioning that decision.

While it was not the best Arsenal display it was the ideal statement after being denied victory at City by a last-gasp equaliser after playing the entire second half with 10 men following the red card for Trossard who served his one-match ban by missing his side's League Cup victory this week.

Even better news for the Gunners was the sight of Gabriel Martinelli back in form after a lean spell. His angled finish to put Arsenal in front after 20 minutes was his first goal for the club since March and he then set up Trossard's goal just before halftime.

Leicester will take some heart from the way they battled back into the game and looked like taking an unlikely point as Hermansen made several superb saves as Arsenal piled forward in response to frittering away their lead.

Palmer scores all four as Chelsea beat Brighton 4-2

Chelsea's Cole Palmer scored four first-half goals, including a stunning long-range free kick and a penalty, in a breathless 4-2 Premier League victory over Brighton and Hove Albion on Saturday. Goalkeeping errors at both ends, high defensive lines and speedy counter-attacks contributed to a thrilling encounter with Brighton's French forward Georginio Rutter putting the visitors ahead in the seventh minute before 22-year-old Palmer's 11-minute hat-trick. Howls of derision from the Brighton supporters greeted their former goalkeeper Roberto Sanchez who came out of his goal in a scramble and missed the ball, giving Rutter a free header.

But Chelsea, now the league's top scorers this season, turned on the pressure and Palmer hit the post and had a goal disallowed for offside before his scoring spree.
The first after 20 minutes came from a Nicolas Jackson interception. The Senegal striker raced on goal before squaring the ball to Palmer who tapped home.

Palmer's second came from the spot when he sent Bart Verbruggen the wrong way after Jadon Sancho was brought down in the penalty area.

The former Manchester City trainee has been dubbed "ice Cole" and he showed his cool once again with his 10th successful penalty in 10 attempts since joining Chelsea last season.

Palmer completed his hat-trick on the half hour with an elegant free kick from some 30 metres out which curled perfectly beyond Verbruggen into the top corner.Carlos Baleba pulled a goal back for Brighton in the 32nd minute after a second error from Sanchez, who fluffed a clearance.

Palmer made it four shortly before halftime getting on the end of a perfectly weighted Jadon Sancho assist.

The rampant Palmer, became the first player to score four goals in the first half of a Premier League match and he should have added a fifth in the second half but put the ball wide with only keeper Bart Verbruggen to beat.

The second half involved less mayhem and greater defensive security but there were still chances at both ends and some improved goalkeeping as well as Adam Webster's last gasp interventions kept Chelsea from running amok.

The result lifted Chelsea to third in the table and ended Brighton's unbeaten start to the season.

Man City held at Newcastle in gruelling 1-1 draw

Reigning champions Manchester City were held to a second straight draw in the Premier League after Newcastle United's Anthony Gordon cancelled out Josko Gvardiol's opener in a feisty 1-1 draw at St. James' Park on Saturday. City, who drew with title rivals Arsenal last weekend, stay provisionally top with 14 points from six games as they wait for Liverpool, Aston Villa and the Gunners to play their games this weekend. Newcastle are fifth with 11 points.

In a scrappy affair where eight yellow cards were handed out, City struggled to maintain a tempo with key midfielders Kevin De Bruyne and Rodri out injured. Meanwhile, league top scorer Erling Haaland failed to find the net for the first time this season as the Newcastle defence restricted the Norwegian striker to just one shot on target.

Newcastle, meanwhile, looked to counter-attack with winger Gordon leading the line in the absence of the injured Alexander Isak and Callum Wilson.

City took the lead in the 35th minute when winger Jack Grealish spotted Gvardiol making a run into the box, and after the full back received the ball he skilfully turned defender Dan Burn before finding the bottom corner. But Newcastle struck back from the spot in the 58th minute when City goalkeeper Ederson tripped Gordon while reaching for the ball as the England international rounded him.

Ederson was booked, and Gordon stepped up himself to send the Brazilian the wrong way to score his second goal of the season and level the game at 1-1. Newcastle had another penalty appeal when Joelinton went down in the box under pressure from Kyle Walker, but referee Jarred Gillett waved it away.

Bernardo Silva nearly won it for City in second-half added time when he turned in the box and fired a volley on target but goalkeeper Nick Pope reacted well to deny him as both teams shared the spoils.