Manchester United Draw 4-4 With Aston Villa After Two Stoppage-Time Goals as Brighton Go Second
Villa led 2-0 and 4-2 at Old Trafford before Zirkzee and Dorgu rescued a point. Liverpool won at Palace, Sunderland beat Chelsea 1-0 and Bournemouth won again before the international break.
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Manchester United were 2-0 down in under four minutes, 4-2 down early in the second half, and still found a way to draw. Sunday's Premier League programme ended at Old Trafford with a 4-4 draw against Aston Villa, ESPN reported, after United's two substitutes, Joshua Zirkzee and Patrick Dorgu, scored in stoppage time.
It was the last game before the international break, and it left United 18th, in the relegation zone, with one league win all season and an eight-game winless run. Elsewhere on a busy Sunday, Brighton went second, Liverpool won at Selhurst Park, and Sunderland beat Chelsea.
What happened in Manchester United 4-4 Aston Villa?
Alysson and Nicolas Jackson put Villa two up inside the first four minutes. Bruno Fernandes pulled one back from the penalty spot after Boubacar Kamara's challenge on Matheus Cunha, and United were level before half-time. Then Villa hit back again: John McGinn scored from the spot at the start of the second half and Leon Goretzka made it 4-2.
Zirkzee, off the bench, scored in stoppage time, and Dorgu headed in Fernandes's corner in the 97th minute to level it, ESPN said. Villa's Zion Suzuki appealed for a foul on Dorgu without success. Michael Carrick told Sky, "We haven't won enough games", while saying he expects the team to keep moving forward.
Who else won in the Premier League on Sunday?
Brighton beat Brentford 2-0 at the Amex, with Diego Gomez scoring in the 15th minute and Pascal Gross adding a penalty just before the break, according to NaijaNews. Brentford's Igor Thiago was sent off eight minutes after Gomez's goal, and the visitors failed to register a shot on target. The win lifted Brighton above Manchester City into second, which the Associated Press put five points behind leaders Arsenal.
At Selhurst Park, Liverpool won 3-1. Alexis Mac Allister headed in just before half-time, Florian Wirtz scored 14 minutes into the second half and Alexander Isak made it three in the 89th minute. Eddie Nketiah converted a stoppage-time penalty for Crystal Palace, whose fourth straight league defeat leaves them with seven points from a possible 30 under Pierre Sage, per NaijaNews. Liverpool moved up to fourth.
Did Sunderland and Bournemouth win too?
They did. Enzo Le Fee's 36th-minute penalty, awarded after Levi Colwill pulled down Brian Brobbey, gave Sunderland a 1-0 win over Chelsea at the Stadium of Light, ending a winless league run that stretched back to August. Chelsea stayed fifth. Sunderland climbed off the foot of the table, AP said, though NaijaNews has them in 18th and a point from safety, so check the standings before you quote the exact position.
At Portman Road, Bournemouth beat Ipswich 2-1. Evanilson scored his seventh goal in eight games, a Leif Davis own goal made it 2-0, and Jack Clarke's penalty gave Ipswich a late way back, AP reported. It was Bournemouth's fourth consecutive league win and took them to seventh.
The league now pauses for international fixtures. For Carrick, the draw gives a point and plenty of questions about a defence that conceded four at home; for Brighton, it gives a fortnight to enjoy second place.
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