Diego Gomez sensationally scored from the halfway line as Brighton & Hove Albion struck three goals in the opening 10 minutes en route to thrashing bitter rivals Crystal Palace 5-0 on Sunday, while champions Arsenal won 1-0 at Nottingham Forest.
The Albion midfielder spectacularly opened his account for the season by pinging the ball over stranded Palace goalkeeper Walter Benitez from fractionally inside opposition territory.
His 51-metre finish conjured memories of David Beckham's eye-catching effort against Wimbledon 30 years ago and was the longest-range Premier League goal since Wayne Rooney scored from 58 metres for Everton against West Ham in November 2017.
Jaydee Canvot's own goal had set the Seagulls on course for a fourth successive top-flight win before Yasin Ayari's deflected finish quickly added to Gomez's stunner in a remarkable opening to the contest.
Charalampos Kostoulas added the fourth before Jack Hinshelwood completed the scoring after Eagles substitutes Jean-Philippe Mateta and Jefferson Lerma were denied consolations by the goal frame.
Brighton's resounding victory was a first over Palace at the fifth attempt under head coach Fabian Hürzeler to move the high-flying south-coast club on to 16 points and third place from seven games.
Above them are leaders Manchester City (21) and Arsenal (18), whose Noni Madueke came on for the second half to earn the toothless champions victory at Forest with a deflected effort in the 80th minute.
The goal was Arsenal's only shot on target in a disjointed performance that lacked attacking quality, although the champions' ability to grind out a result cannot be questioned.
It was a third 1-0 home defeat of the season for Forest, who are struggling to adapt to life under Oliver Glasner, and they have not scored in five home matches in all competitions after missing two big late chances.
Dominic Calvert-Lewin's second-half equaliser extended Manchester United's winless Premier League run to five matches as they were held 1-1 at Leeds United.
Bryan Mbeumo stole in to fire the visitors into a half-time lead, but Leeds hit back early in the second period through Calvert-Lewin's thumping finish.
Leeds fans held high hopes of securing their first home win over the Red Devils in 45 years after Michael Carrick's side had won only one of their previous six league games this season.
There was little in terms of quality on show from either side in a full-blooded derby clash, but Carrick will have no complaints about his players' application as they matched Leeds' intensity to earn a deserved point.
Evanilson scored and contributed an assist as Bournemouth comfortably beat 10-man Sunderland 2-0.
The Brazilian got himself stuck in early, unselfishly teeing up Marcus Tavernier, who nodded in a sixth-minute opener. Evanilson was then dragged down by central defender Kevin Danso, who was dismissed in the 17th minute. Three minutes after the restart Evanilson capitalised on an error to double the scoring and mark a career century of goals.
