Brighton defeated Liverpool 2-1 in a Premier League match, with Danny Welbeck scoring twice for Brighton against Liverpool. Welbeck has had his best-ever Premier League season with 12 goals, and Brighton recorded their biggest win of the season against Liverpool. Liverpool's performance against Brighton was faltering, compounded by injuries to Mohamed Salah and Alisson for Liverpool against Brighton.
In another Premier League fixture, Sunderland lost 1-0 to Brighton, with Yankuba Minteh scoring a fortuitous winner for Brighton against Sunderland. ' Bournemouth drew 1-1 with Sunderland in a Premier League match, extending their unbeaten run to eight games with the draw against Sunderland, while Sunderland ended a three-game losing streak with the draw against Bournemouth. Eliezer Mayenda scored for Sunderland in the 18th minute against Bournemouth, his first league goal since the opening day of the season, coming after Djordje Petrovic parried Habib Diarra's shot.
Evanilson scored an equalizer for Bournemouth against Sunderland after being benched initially, equalizing in the 63rd minute with a shoulder/header from Marcus Tavernier's cross, confirmed after a VAR check for handball. Sunderland had a late goal disallowed for offside against Bournemouth, and Sunderland was denied an early penalty against Bournemouth, deemed 'normal contact' by VAR. Tyler Adams received only a yellow card for a studs-up challenge on Granit Xhaka in the Bournemouth-Sunderland match, with VAR upholding the decision.
' Bournemouth remains eighth in the Premier League table after the draw with Sunderland, and Sunderland moves to 11th in the Premier League table after the draw with Bournemouth, though positions could change after other fixtures. Bournemouth has shown an ability to recover from losing positions this season, while Sunderland has poor away form this season. In a Women's Super League match, Brighton and Liverpool drew 0-0, with late chances for both sides in the Women's Super League match between Brighton and Liverpool.