Erling Haaland scored twice as Manchester City held on for a 3-2 win over Ipswich Town at the Etihad Stadium on Saturday. Meanwhile Liverpool came from behind to beat Brentford 2-1 at the Gtech Community Stadium.
Phil Foden opened the scoring for Manchester City in the 19th minute. Daizen Maeda equalised for Ipswich two minutes later.
Haaland restored the lead in the 34th minute with a header from a Mateo Kovacic cross. He added a second in the 69th minute after collecting a through pass from Iliman Ndiaye and finishing past Christian Walton.
Zian Flemming converted a late penalty for Ipswich in the 90th minute. City survived the late pressure to secure their seventh successive Premier League victory under manager Enzo Maresca. The result left them six points clear at the top of the table.
Haaland took his tally to 12 goals for the season. VAR later denied him a hat-trick.
Brentford took the lead in the 44th minute when Keane Lewis-Potter headed home from an Igor Thiago cross.
The match turned into first-half stoppage time. Referee officials sent off Yehor Yarmoliuk for a headbutting action against Jeremy Jacquet after a VAR review.
Victor Muñoz equalised for Liverpool in the 62nd minute after a pass from Florian Wirtz. Alexander Isak then scored the winner in the 70th minute. Bradley Barcola headed the ball into his path and the Sweden striker finished emphatically.
Vitaly Janelt received a second yellow card in stoppage time. Brentford finished with nine players. Isak marked his return from injury with his fifth goal of the campaign.
