Wirtz helps fire Liverpool to win, Brighton second and Chelsea lose

Liverpool's Florian Wirtz celebrates scoring his side's second goal with teammates during the English Premier League soccer match between Crystal Palace and Liverpool at Selhurst Park. (is associated with: «Wirtz helps fire Liverpool to win, Brighton second and Chelsea lose») John Walton/PA Wire/dpaFlorian Wirtz scored his first Premier League goal of the season as fourth-placed Liverpool beat struggling Crystal Palace 3-1 at Selhurst Park on Sunday.Under-pressure Eagles boss Pierre Sage's side showed promise in the first half, when they had a goal disallowed for offside, hit the crossbar, and forced Alisson Becker into several good saves.But it was the familiar manner in which they conceded the 40th-minute opener to Alexis Mac Allister - from a set-piece - and after a promising spell, that would have especially frustrated Sage.Wirtz, whose last Premier League goal came against the same opponents in April, doubled the Reds' advantage nine minutes into the second half.Alexander Isak added to the visitors' lead in the 89th minute, but Andoni Iraola's side were denied a clean sheet after Eddie Nketiah scored a stoppage-time penalty.Diego Gomez scored another stunner Brighton enjoyed a happy homecoming by climbing to second with a 2-0 win over 10-man Brentford at the Amex Stadium.Albion have clocked up thousands of kilometres since thumping rivals Crystal Palace 5-0 three weeks ago, playing Conference League fixtures in Czechia and Spain either side of a trip to Liverpool and two visits to Manchester City.Midfielder Gomez, who scored from the halfway line against Palace, rifled a thunderous, left-footed shot into the top left corner to give the high-flying Seagulls a 15th-minute lead.Brentford striker Igor Thiago was sent off eight minutes later and Pascal Gross sealed a comfortable victory for the hosts with a 42nd-minute penalty.Sunderland ended their winless run in the Premier League with a hard-fought 1-0 win over Chelsea at the Stadium of Light.The Black Cats entered Sunday's game on a worrying run of form, but an energetic first-half display against the Blues was rewarded when Enzo Le Fee scored from the penalty spot.Chelsea enjoyed the bulk of possession after the break but struggled to make it count as they slipped to a fourth league defeat of the season and dropped out of the top four.Another Evanilson goal helped fire Marco Rose's Bournemouth to an eighth straight victory with a hard-fought 2-1 win at Ipswich.