Manchester City cruise past Crystal Palace, while Brighton and Leicester share the spoils

Manchester City continued their dominant start to the season with a convincing 5-2 victory over Crystal Palace at the Etihad Stadium. Goals from Ferran Torres, Gabriel Jesus, and a hat-trick from Raheem Sterling secured the three points for Pep Guardiola's side. Despite a valiant effort from Crystal Palace, who scored through Wilfried Zaha and Conor Gallagher, they were unable to contain City's attacking prowess. Meanwhile, Brighton and Leicester played out an entertaining 2-2 draw at the Amex Stadium. Neal Maupay opened the scoring for Brighton before Harvey Barnes equalized for Leicester. A late strike from Marc Cucurella looked to have sealed the win for Brighton, but Youri Tielemans rescued a point for Leicester with a last-minute goal. In other matches, Everton secured a narrow 1-0 victory over Nottingham thanks to a goal from Demarai Gray. Southampton were soundly beaten 3-0 by Aston Villa, with goals from Ollie Watkins, Matty Cash, and Leon Bailey. Arsenal were held to a 1-1 draw by Brentford, with Ivan Toney cancelling out Emile Smith Rowe's opener for the Gunners. Manchester City's victory sees them maintain their spot at the top of the Premier League table, with 12 points from four matches. Brighton sit in fifth place with eight points, while Leicester are in seventh with seven points. Everton's win lifts them to ninth place, while Aston Villa climb to 11th. Southampton's loss sees them drop to 14th, while Arsenal's draw leaves them in 16th place. The results from these matches have implications for the Premier League standings, with Manchester City looking like early title contenders once again. Brighton's strong start to the season continues, while Leicester will be disappointed to drop points against Brighton. Everton will be pleased with their win, while Aston Villa will take confidence from their convincing victory. Southampton and Arsenal will be looking to bounce back from their respective defeats and draws in the next round of fixtures.