Brighton defeats Sunderland to reach third in Premier League

Brighton secured a 2-0 away victory against Sunderland in the sixth round of the Premier League. Despite being reduced to ten men in the 57th minute following a direct red card for Pascal Struyk, Brighton maintained their defensive organization. Maxim De Cuyper opened the scoring in the 53rd minute, and Jauwene Hajam sealed the win with a goal in stoppage time. This result moves Brighton up to third place in the standings, trailing only Arsenal and Manchester City.

In another match, Ipswich Town completed a late comeback to defeat Fulham 2-1 at Portman Road. After Fulham took the lead through Ryan Sessegnon in the 55th minute, Ipswich equalized in the 88th minute via Gemingsongi Watara. Dara O'Shea scored the winning goal for Ipswich during stoppage time.