Ten-man Chelsea hold on for point away to Liverpool

DPA Berlin Chelsea saw out the entire second half with 10 men to earn a 1-1 draw with Liverpool in Saturday’s contest between two Premier League title hope...

DPABerlinChelsea saw out the entire second half with 10 men to earn a 1-1 draw with Liverpool in Saturday’s contest between two Premier League title hopefuls.The sides entered the game with identical records of six points, five goals scored and none conceded from their first two games, and there was nothing between them at Anfield.Kai Havertz opened the scoring for Chelsea with a sublime header, but the flow of the game changed following a huge call by referee Anthony Taylor in first-half stoppage time.Reece James was sent off for a handball on the line, with Mohamed Salah converting the subsequent penalty, but Liverpool could not make their possession dominance count.Juergen Klopp’s men had gone four games without conceding in the league stretching back into last season, but their defence was breached by Chelsea with 24 minutes on the clock.Havertz made a late run to the near post and brilliantly sent James’ delivery looping over Alisson for his first competitive Chelsea goal since netting the winner in May’s Champions League final.A big chance went begging for Mason Mount when flashing a shot across the face of goal and that proved a big moment as Liverpool were level late in the first half.Joel Matip headed the ball against the crossbar and Sadio Mane’s follow-up bounced off James’ leg and onto his arm, which the referee deemed worthy of a penalty and red card.Salah made no mistake in tucking away from 12 yards and momentum was with Liverpool for the vast majority of the second period.Chelsea keeper Edouard Mendy was required to keep out attempts from Virgil van Dijk, Fabinho and the returning Andy Robertson, while Jordan Henderson fired just wide.Thomas Tuchel’s men gave their opponents a couple of scares when getting forward, with substitute Mateo Kovacic denied by Alisson late on, though there was to be no winning goal at either end as both teams’ perfect starts came to an end.Everton remain unbeaten with easy win at Brighton Demarai Gray and Dominic Calvert-Lewin fired Everton to a commanding 2-0 win at Brighton as the Toffees extended their unbeaten start to the new Premier League campaign.Everton jumped into the embryonic table’s top four on Saturday thanks to two wins and a draw, with Gray claiming his second goal of the season and Calvert-Lewin making it three in three games.Brazil forward Richarlison had a petulant strop when denied the chance to take a penalty, with Calvert-Lewin instead coolly dispatching the spot-kick.Boss Rafael Benitez insisted on Friday he was “99.9 per cent” sure Richarlison would stay at Goodison Park despite strong interest from Paris St Germain.The 24-year-old appeared ready to tangle with anyone in his way at the Amex Stadium, but looked sharp and certainly never lacked passion.Captain Seamus Coleman won the penalty that Richarlison so wanted to take, and the skipper sorted out the mess for Calvert-Lewin stepping up as per team orders.Albrighton fires Leicester to victory as VAR denies Norwich a pointNorwich were denied a first point of the new Premier League season after Marc Albrighton’s deflected 76th-minute strike earned Leicester a 2-1 victory at Carrow Road before the video assistant ruled out a late leveller. After Jamie Vardy and Teemu Pukki had ended their respective goal droughts in the first half, a frantic second period produced more drama in Norfolk. Albrighton punished the promoted Canaries with a sucker-punch before celebrations by the hosts late on were cut short when Kenny McLean’s header was ruled out for offside.Saints snatch late point as Newcastle fans turn on Steve BruceJames Ward-Prowse snatched a point with a last-gasp penalty as Southampton twice came from behind to draw at Newcastle and keep the pressure on Magpies boss Steve Bruce.The Saints skipper struck to make it 2-2 six minutes into stoppage time after the Magpies found themselves on the wrong end of a video assistant referee decision for the third successive Premier League game.It was no more than the visitors deserved after out-playing and out-thinking their hosts for much of a contest they probably should have won at a canter, but found themselves chasing after Callum Wilson and Allan Saint-Maximin had struck either side of Mohamed Elyounoussi’s equaliser.Newcastle head coach Bruce, who endured chants of “We want Brucie out” during a dreadful first half, must have thought his luck had changed when Saint-Maximin scored as the clocked ticked into added time, but Ward-Prowse ensured his side are still awaiting their first victory of the campaign.