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Premier League talking points: Ange Postecoglou defiant as Nottingham Forest fall to their latest defeat Postecoglou is still winless as Forest manager; having gone his opening seven games without picking up three points 'I'd much rather be here. I love a fight', says Postecoglou in his post match media The underlying stats don't look good for Postecoglou's side who sit just above the Premier League's bottom three I just think we've got to give the respect to Ange Postecoglou, just to give him time, because he's only been three and a half weeks, says Robert Earnshaw Your views: Can Postecoglou turn things around at Forest? ICYMI: Arsenal favourites for the Premier League and Champions League as Liverpool's struggles continue Click 'Get Involved' at the top of this page to have your say Written by Craig Nelson, Charlotte Coates, Mel Edwards & Alex Fletcher. Click 'Get Involved' at the top of this page to have your say Crisis is a bold term to describe Liverpool. There's issues to address in the side no doubt, but one point off top and 15 from 21 points is not a bad start. Think people need to take a step back and really look at the reality. Mike Chelsea 2-1 Liverpool Phil Mc Nulty BBC Sport chief football writer Estevao Willian struck deep into stoppage time to give Chelsea victory and condemn Liverpool to a third successive defeat in a dramatic climax at Stamford Bridge. Chelsea's winning goal, greeted with wild celebrations that ended with coach Enzo Maresca being sent off, was deserved but it was another bitterly disappointing outcome for the out-of-sorts Premier League champions. Moises Caicedo made the breakthrough for the hosts after 14 minutes as he fired a rising 20-yard drive past Liverpool keeper Giorgi Mamardashvili, deputising for the injured Alisson. Liverpool head coach Arne Slot dropped £116m summer signing Florian Wirtz to the bench after losses at Crystal Palace and Galatasaray, but he was introduced at the start of the second half in an attempt to provide some inspiration. Chelsea remained in control, but Liverpool's equaliser came after 62 minutes, Cody Gakpo reacting quickly in the six-yard area to beat Robert Sanchez after Alexander Isak had touched on Dominik Szoboszlai's cross. Mamardashvili made two important late stops from substitutes Estevao and Jamie Gittens, while Enzo Fernandez wasted a golden opportunity to give Chelsea victory in added time, heading against the outside of the post with the goal at his mercy. It looked like the last act until Liverpool were undone in the dying seconds - as they were at Palace - with Brazilian teenager Estevao stealing in front of Andrew Robertson to turn Marc Cucurella's cross home. Chelsea 2-1 Liverpool If you missed Saturday's drama at Stamford Bridge, or just want to play it endlessly on a loop, here are the highlights. .. This video can not be played Estevao scores 95th minute winner in dramatic win against Liverpool Chelsea 2-1 Liverpool Until the 97th minute of their game at Selhurst Park, Liverpool were yet to lose in the league this season. Eddie Nketiah's stoppage-time winner for Crystal Palace began a bad week for Arne Slot's champions, who have now lost three games in a row and dropped to second in the table. Having travelled to Palace they were then beaten by Galatasaray away from home in the Champions League in midweek before conceding another late goal against Chelsea in their loss at Stamford Bridge. Whilst they have rescued plenty of matches in the closing stages this season, entering an international break following a week of very few positives is a slight cause for concern. Just the the small matter of a game against Manchester United when the Premier League returns. .. Click 'Get Involved' at the top of this page to have your say Craig Nelson BBC Sport reporter Can Manchester City win the Premier League for the seventh time in nine seasons under Pep Guardiola? Well, with their track record, you wouldn't put it past them, would you? One thing you can be sure about, defending champions Liverpool will not give up their title without a fight. And it looks like a title fight is exactly what they face. We will come to table-toppers Arsenal in a moment, but what should we make of Liverpool's three consecutive defeats over the past week? A brief wobble, a mini-crisis or something deeper than that? And what does manager Arne Slot need to do to turn it around? Get in touch with your thoughts using the Get Involved button at the top of this page. Brentford 0-1 Man City Manchester City Potentially the most chilling aspect of the weekend, from the perspective of the Premier League's title challengers, was the positively giddy mood Pep Guardiola approached his Friday news conference. At times last season the Manchester City boss looked to be weighed down by the club's problems, but he seems to have slowly - and with some notable acquisitions in the transfer market - managed to dig himself and his team out of the hole they were in. They head into the international break in a positive frame of mind after going unbeaten in six matches. And the Spaniard thinks things can only get better for his team: "The most happiest feeling is how we have improved. I love that feeling. And the feeling that I think we can do better. "That is the feeling that I like as a manager. The feeling we are creating again - the tempo, the pace. Everything is a little bit more fluid and consistent. But we can do better and I love that. " Brentford 0-1 Man City And here is the all-important run-in for Man City. That home game against Arsenal on 18 April could be absolutely huge! Brentford 0-1 Man City Manager Pep Guardiola knows a good thing when he sees one. “Can you tell me one club who wouldn’t want Haaland as a dream? ”, he said even before the Norwegian striker's matchwinner at Brentford on Sunday “I understand it’s a dream for all the clubs in the world, if he wasn’t at City it would be a dream to have Erling. “He has a long contract here and is doing very well, scoring a lot of goals. " On whether other clubs are interested in signing his star striker, Guardiola added: “I think Erling’s not stupid enough to sign something he doesn’t want to accomplish, but football, who knows what will happen? " Brentford 0-1 Man City Interestingly, Erling Haaland spoke in depth after Sunday's victory about how well Manchester City defended their one-goal lead against Brentford and the part he played in that. “Of course we prepare for what’s going to come, ” Haaland told the club website. “We knew long throws were going to come, long balls whenever possible were going to come and you could see we were prepared. “Everyone knew it and we did really well, solid at the back and of course another massive game from the big Italian [Gianluigi Donnarumma] in goal. “Of course it feels good, you get a small break and to help the team defending as well. I think defending and attacking, it’s of course a team sport and we need to stick together and we did. “I’m really proud of everyone. ” Who could be the shock winner you're thinking of, Neil? Are we in for another Leicester situation? Click 'Get Involved' at the top of this page City can challenge like five or six other sides. Three weeks ago everyone said Liverpool will dominate, failing to sign Guehi will be the failings of Liverpool this season. Arsenal now look slight favourites but there could be some shock title winners this season. Neil Liverpool aren't as good as they were last season. Man City aren't as good as they were a few seasons ago. Arsenal have looked okay, but they're Arsenal. Chelsea have looked good occasionally, but they're too inconsistent. This is looking like a very open title battle. Jonathan Brentford 0-1 Man City Erling Haaland's start to the season may have been fast but his pace has been bettered by England captain Harry Kane. Kane currently has 18 goals for Bayern Munich in all competitions after just 10 games so far this campaign. The 32-year-old recently became the fastest player this century to reach 100 goals for a club playing in one of Europe's top five leagues in just 104 games, beating the record held by Cristiano Ronaldo and Haaland, who did it in 105. Whilst Kane picked up one goal for England against Serbia in September to take his combined total for the season to 19, Haaland scored six goals in two games during the last international break for Norway, putting him on 18 for club and country. Eye-watering numbers. FYI, according to the Ballon d'Or awards, Viktor Gyokeres is the best striker in the world after winning the Gerd Muller trophy. Charlotte Coates BBC Sport journalist I did make the decision to get Erling Haaland in my FPL side out of fear of being left behind. He did not disappoint. One of the key reasons behind Manchester City's improvement this season has been the form of Erling Haaland. Unbelievably, the Norwegian striker has scored 18 goals in 11 appearances for club and country this season. The only club to stop Haaland scoring in that run was Tottenham in the second game of the Premier League season: Brentford 0-1 Man City Every game in the Premier League these days seems to be tough but here are five Man City matches to mark down in the calendar. That Liverpool game is fast approaching. .. Brentford 0-1 Man City The sight of Manchester City's midfield lynchpin Rodri limping off in the first half at Brentford cast a shadow over the result. Pep Guardiola later confirmed that the Spanish international will not be sidelined for longer than "two or three weeks". The 29-year-old midfielder missed the vast majority of last season with a ruptured anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) and looked cresftallen on Sunday as he left the pitch. "It's muscular, " Guardiola confirmed. "Of course I don't want to lose him even a little bit - it is a pity because he is such an important player. We tried to take care of him, but it is what it is. " The City boss also pointed to questions he faced from journalists before the game about why he had taken off Rodri with 30 minutes to play in their Champions League game at Monaco, where they conceded a late equaliser. "I remember the press conference [asking] why I substitute Rodri in Monaco. 'Why do this, why do that? ' I would love to have Rodri every three days but after one year it happens all the time, it is so demanding. That is why we tried to be gentle, play 60-65 minutes but it cannot happen more. " Brentford 0-1 Man City But, one thing that could derail Man City is, of course, an injury to this man. .. Man City's schedule is really starting to fill up with five games in three competitions to play once the international break is done and dusted. Here's how their next five look. It was all looking rosy for Man City this time last year, wasn't it? Oh, how the tide turns in the Premier League. Can't see it happening again this season, though. Despite finishing 13 points behind champions Liverpool in third, Man City were actually in a better position after seven games last season. Pep Guardiola's side were set in second on 17 points - one behind Liverpool - having won five and drawn two. Things quickly took a downward spiral for City as November came around. Copyright © 2025 BBC. The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites. Read about our approach to external linking.