Manchester: Manchester United secured its third consecutive win on Saturday, defeating Brighton 4-2 in Round 9 of the English Premier League. Matheus Cunha opened the scoring in the 24th minute, followed by goals from Carlos Casemiro and a brace from Bryan Mbeumo in the 61st and 90+7th minutes. Brighton responded with goals from Danny Welbeck and Charalampos Kostoulas in the 74th and 79th minutes.

According to Qatar News Agency, with the win, United moved temporarily into fourth place with 16 points, three behind league leaders Arsenal, who face Crystal Palace on Sunday. Brighton remains 12th with 12 points. Elsewhere in the round, Sunderland edged Chelsea 2-1 at Stamford Bridge. Alejandro Garnacho gave Chelsea an early lead in the fourth minute, but Sunderland rallied with goals from Wilson Isidor and Moroccan midfielder Chemsdine Talbi in the 22nd and 90+3rd minutes.

Sunderland climbed to second place with 17 points, while Chelsea sits eighth with 14. Newcastle also claimed a 2-1 victory over Fulham. The opener came via an own goal from Fulham defender Eddie Murphy in the 18th minute, with Bruno Guimaraes sealing the win in the 90th. Sasa Lukic scored Fulham's lone goal in the 56th minute.

Newcastle now holds 10 points in 11th place; Fulham remains 16th with eight. The round concludes Sunday with four fixtures: Wolverhampton vs. Burnley, Bournemouth vs. Nottingham Forest, Manchester City vs. Aston Villa, and Everton vs. Tottenham Hotspur.