Chelsea drew 1-1 with Manchester United at Stamford Bridge, with Jorginho scoring a penalty to move the Blues to fourth place in the EPL table with 21 points, while Casemiro combined with Shaw to score for Man United, who moved to fifth place with 20 points.
Manchester City defeated Brighton 3-1, with goals from Erling Halaand (2 goals) and Kelvin De Bryune propelling the Cityzens to second place in the New EPL table with 26 points, while Trossard scored for Brighton, who dropped to eighth place with 15 points. Everton defeated Crystal Palace 3-0, with goals from Gordon, Calvert Lewin, and McNeil propelling the Toffees to 11th place in the Premier League table with 13 points, while Crystal Palace dropped to 12th place with 13 points.
Liverpool lost 1-0 to Nottingham Forest at City Ground; Awoniyi's goal propelled Nottingham Forest to 19th place in the EPL table with 9 points, while Liverpool is seventh with 16 points.
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Danny Murphy names the two players Liverpool can't live without
Danny Murphy believes two players are crucial to Liverpool after their shock defeat at Nottingham Forest on Saturday.
Jurgen Klopp's side fell 1-0 to Forest, thanks to a goal from former Reds youngster Taiwo Awoniyi and a masterful goalkeeping performance from Dean Henderson.
After the game, Klopp expressed his frustration with his team's inability to break down Forest's compact and defensive set-up, and he mentioned the number of changes he had to make to his starting XI due to injury.
Forwards Darwn Nunez and Luis Diaz were absent, as was midfielder Thiago Alcantara, who was suffering from an ear infection just hours before the game.Trent Alexander Arnold was also left on the bench, as the right-back is still not fully recovered from his recent injury problems.
Former Liverpool midfielder Murphy believes the absences of Thiago and Alexander-Arnold were the most damaging to the Reds against Forest.
'Once Thiago and Trent are gone from that XI, you don't have anyone with the courage to keep looking up and splitting a packed defence,' Murphy explained on Match of the Day.
'Trent played in midweek, so maybe Klopp didn't want to risk him, but I think there's a case to be made for strengthening the midfield.'Klopp had no choice but to play the kids [Harvey Elliott and Curtis Jones], and the forwards were also injured.'
Liverpool have had numerous injuries this season, but Klopp was hesitant to sign a new midfielder in the summer, though he may reconsider when the transfer window reopens in January.
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