Everton's James Rodriguez celebrates after scoring his side's third goal during the English Premier League match against Brighton at the Goodison Park stadium in Liverpool, England on Saturday — Reuters LONDON, United Kingdom, Oct 04 (AFP): Manchester City were forced to settle for a pulsating 1-1 draw against Leeds as Rodrigo punished Ederson's mistake, while Chelsea's big spending began to bear fruit as they thrashed Crystal Palace 4-0 on Saturday.
While Chelsea clicked into gear and City struggled to find their rhythm, James Rodriguez guided Everton to the top of the Premier League by scoring twice in a 4-2 win over Brighton.
City were humiliated last weekend when Leicester won 5-2 at the Etihad and Pep Guardiola responded by splashing out on Benfica defender Ruben Dias.
Everton will head into the Merseyside derby against Liverpool after the international window with maximum points from their first four games as James again shone for Carlo Ancelotti's men.
The Toffees also have the Premier League's form striker in their armoury as Dominic Calvert-Lewin opened the scoring by heading home his ninth goal of the season.
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