LONDON, United Kingdom (AFP) — Liverpool’s Premier League title challenge suffered another massive blow in a 1-0 defeat to Nottingham Forest as Erling Haaland returned Manchester City to winning ways with a 3-1 victory over Brighton.

Chelsea and Manchester United both missed the chance to close on the leaders as Casemiro’s stoppage-time header cancelled out Jorginho’s 87th-minute penalty in a 1-1 draw.

City’s first defeat of the season to Liverpool last weekend looked to have kick-started the Reds’ season, but Jurgen Klopp’s depleted side slumped to a shock defeat at City Ground.

Forest began the day bottom of the table but their first win since August lifted Steve Cooper’s men to within one point of safety.

Taiwo Awoniyi, who spent six years at Anfield without making an appearance, scored the only goal 10 minutes into the second half.

Without the injured Darwin Nunez, Diogo Jota and Luis Diaz and with Thiago Alcantara missing due to illness, Liverpool lacked the guile to break Forest down from open play. But they did have plenty of opportunities from set pieces as Virgil van Dijk missed three big chances.

Defeat leaves Liverpool still down in seventh, 11 points adrift of leaders Arsenal having played a game more.

United missed the chance to leapfrog Chelsea into fourth but were happy to salvage a point, thanks to Casemiro’s first goal for the club.

Scott McTominay looked to have cost the Red Devils the game when he hauled down Armando Broja from a corner late on and Jorginho coolly converted the resulting spot kick.

Chelsea remain unbeaten under Graham Potter but back-to-back draws leave the Blues six points behind Arsenal after they failed to hold out.

Casemiro rose highest to power in Luke Shaw’s cross despite Kepa Arrizabalaga’s best attempts to keep it out in the 94th minute.

Normal service was resumed at Etihad as City moved to within a point of the top, with Haaland taking his tally for the season to 22.

The Norwegian failed to score for the first time in 10 games at club level at Anfield last weekend but quickly made amends by showing his immense pace and power to latch on to Ederson’s long ball, round Robert Sanchez, and barrel Adam Webster off the ball to tap into an empty net.

Haaland then smashed home his 17th Premier League goal of the campaign from the penalty spot.

Brighton are still to win under new boss Roberto De Zerbi but did push the champions back after the break when Leandro Trossard fired in at the near post.

But another piece of City brilliance, this time from De Bruyne, killed the game off as the Belgian curled in from outside the box.

Everton ended a run of three straight defeats by beating Crystal Palace 3-0 at Goodison Park.

Dominic Calvert-Lewin’s return from injury is a huge boost for Frank Lampard’s men, and the England international showed quick feet to fire home his first goal of the season early on.

Anthony Gordon then tapped in the second just after the hour mark before Dwight McNeil rounded off the scoring six minutes from time.