Early strikes from Julian Alvarez and Haaland secured three points against Brighton.

But there was another VAR issue for Darren England to deal with after Neal Maupay had an early header ruled out.

Matheus Cunha cancelled out Dominic Solanke’s opener.

The Blues had slipped off the top of the table after defeats to Wolves and Arsenal.

Thomas Frank celebrated five transformative years at Brentford this week, during which he has established the club in the Premier League. This season had threatened to be his most difficult yet through injuries, the absence of Ivan Toney and – perhaps – a diminishing novelty value. A first home win of the season, a first anywhere since August and over a …

Philippe Clement’s tenure as the Rangers manager got off to a turbo-charged start with a thumping 4-0 Premiership win over Hibernian at Ibrox.The 49-year-old Belgian was appointed as Michael Beale’s successor last Sunday and he was given a huge ovation from the Light Blues fans before the game in which Rangers began in a more energetic and direct …

Bournemouth’s decision to sack Gary O’Neil in the summer looked harsh at the time and it is not looking any wiser with winter looming. Their former manager reminded them of his worth on his return, with Wolves overturning a half-time deficit to earn a deserved victory with a late winner from the substitute Sasa Kalajdzic.The defeat, with Bournemouth …

There were moments when Roy Hodgson simply shook his head and others when he glanced, somewhat wistfully, at the electronic clock on the stadium scoreboard.As his Crystal Palace players looked increasingly in peril of being submerged by the relentless waves of defence-shredding, high-intensity Newcastle attacks, Hodgson must have longed to fast forward the …

A lot has happened since Manchester City’s FA Cup third round victory over Chelsea at the Etihad Stadium in January. That was the start of a record-breaking run that helped City win a historic treble. Such triumphs can make it a struggle to find the motivation to keep improving but a 21st straight home victory in all competitions over Brighton, to surpass …

OLI GAMP AT THE GTECH COMMUNITY STADIUM: Brentford were dominant here and could have scored five or six, but you can bet they would have bitten your hand off for the 3-0 win they got.

RYAN WALKER AT THE VITALITY STADIUM: Revenge is a dish best served late as Sasa Kalajdzic's 88th-minute strike completed victory for Gary O'Neil's side

TOM COLLOMOSSE AT THE RIVERSIDE: In his first game in charge, Rooney's men had ridden their luck but with two minutes remaining, Rogers turned home.

MATT BARLOW AT THE CITY GROUND: Adebayo came off the bench to complete a dramatic fight back by Luton at Nottingham Forest, who were leading 2-0.

HENRY CLARKE AT CARROW ROAD: As far as returns to your former club go, this was one even Daniel Farke couldn't have possibly dreamed of. For long periods, though, his homecoming threatened to become a nightmare.

Sir Geoff Hurst is the last remaining World Cup winner from England's triumphant 1966 squad

Kilmarnock winger Danny Armstrong hopes a dominant Scottish Premiership victory over Livingston, which ends a seven-game winless run, can be "the catalyst" for a top-six finish.

Luton Town scored twice late on, including an injury-time effort from Elijah Adebayo, to come back from 2-0 down to draw 2-2 at Nottingham Forest.

Philippe Clement's reign as Rangers manager is off to a perfect start with a comfortable Scottish Premiership win to end Nick Montgomery's unbeaten Hibernian run.