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Sunderland beat Chelsea as Manchester United salvage 4-4 draw

Sunderland ended their Premier League winless run with a 1-0 victory over Chelsea on Nov. 8, while Manchester United scored twice in added time to draw 4-4 with Aston Villa.

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ESPN. (EconoTimes)
ESPN. (EconoTimes)

Sunderland ended their winless run in the Premier League with a 1-0 victory over Chelsea at the Stadium of Light on Nov. 8, ESPN reported in its match coverage.

Enzo Le Fée scored the only goal from the penalty spot in the 36th minute. Elsewhere, Manchester United recovered from two goals down in second-half added time to draw 4-4 with Aston Villa.

United conceded twice in the opening four minutes at Old Trafford, where ESPN's scoreboard recorded an attendance of 74,149. Alysson opened the scoring in the first minute, and Nicolas Jackson added Villa's second in the fourth.

Bruno Fernandes scored a penalty in the 16th minute to cut United's deficit to 2-1. Youri Tielemans scored in the 44th minute to give Villa a two-goal advantage again before halftime.

John McGinn converted a penalty in the 48th minute to put Villa 4-1 ahead. Leon Goretzka scored five minutes later, leaving United two goals behind with the score at 4-2.

Joshua Zirkzee scored in the second minute of added time to bring United within a goal. Patrick Dorgu then headed the equaliser in the sixth minute of added time to complete the scoring.

Liverpool beat Crystal Palace 3-1 at Selhurst Park, with Florian Wirtz scoring his first Premier League goal of the season. Alexis Mac Allister opened the scoring with a header in the 40th minute.

Wirtz added Liverpool's second in the 54th minute, and Alexander Isak made it 3-0 in the 89th. Eddie Nketiah scored Palace's goal from the penalty spot in the fifth minute of added time.

Bournemouth extended their winning run to eight matches with a 2-1 victory over Ipswich Town at Portman Road. The match drew an attendance of 29,396.

Evanilson put Bournemouth ahead in the fifth minute, and a Leif Davis own goal doubled their lead in the 46th. Jack Clarke converted a penalty for Ipswich in the 73rd minute to make it 2-1.

Brighton & Hove Albion beat Brentford 2-0 at the American Express Stadium in front of 31,629 spectators. Diego Gómez scored in the 15th minute, and Pascal Gross converted a penalty in the 42nd.

Brentford finished with 10 players, while Brighton scored both their goals before halftime. All five matches took place on Nov. 8, with the draw at Old Trafford producing eight goals, the most among the day's completed games.

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