Manchester City back on top after second-half show against Brighton

Manchester City struck three times in the second half to reclaim top spot in the Premier League with an ultimately convincing 3-0 victory over Brighton.

The scoreline did not tell the full story of a nervy contest at the Etihad Stadium in which the champions were frustrated by Graham Potter’s resolute side before the break.

It took deflected strikes from Riyad Mahrez and Phil Foden for them to break through and the sense of relief that swept round the ground after an anxious opening period was tangible.

Bernardo Silva settled any nerves completely with a fine third goal for the hosts eight minutes from time.

Bukayo Saka banished his Euro 2020 final penalty shoot-out ghosts by converting a spot-kick as Arsenal toppled Chelsea 4-2 to reignite their bid for a top-four finish.

The England forward slotted his first-ever penalty for the Gunners to seal a vital win over the Blues, drawing Mikel Arteta’s men level with fourth-placed Tottenham in the league table.

Saka missed the last penalty in England’s 3-2 shoot-out defeat to Italy in the Euro 2020 final, but came good to seal a crucial three points.

Eddie Nketiah had twice seized upon poor defending to drive Arsenal into a 3-2 lead.

Timo Werner’s deflected effort had Chelsea level quickly after Nketiah’s first goal, with captain Cesar Azpilicueta then cancelling out a fine finish from Emile Smith Rowe before half-time.

Richarlison grabbed a crucial added-time equaliser against Leicester to give Everton a much-needed boost in their battle to avoid relegation.

An eighth home league defeat looked on the cards for the Toffees after they went behind in just the fifth minute to a goal from Harvey Barnes.

But in the second of five minutes additional-time, the Brazil international,