Maxim De Cuyper scores, Meunier injured as Sunderland host Belgium
Maxim De Cuyper gave Brighton the lead as the Belgian side visited Sunderland on Saturday, the sixth round of the Premier League, while fellow countryman Thomas Meunier limped off with an injury after 34 minutes. He was replaced by Malick Fofana as Brighton eventually secured a 2‑0 victory.
Brighton secure win despite Meunier injury
De Cuyper, the Diables Rouges forward, struck from the second post in the 53rd minute, leaving Sunderland keeper Robin Roefs with no chance. A red card for Pascal Struijk in the 57th minute saw the Seagulls double their advantage through Jaouen Hadjam in stoppage time, 90+3. Brighton moved to third place on 13 points, while Sunderland slipped to sixteenth with four points. Videos of the decisive moments were posted on the club’s official channels.
Bornauw’s own goal costs Hoffenheim
In the Bundesliga, Belgian defender Sebastian Bornauw inadvertently equalised for Hamburg in the 45+6 minute, his own goal turning a 1‑0 deficit into 1‑1. Youssouf Poulsen had opened the scoring for Hamburg in the 12th minute, and Terem Moffi restored their lead at 83 minutes. Hoffenheim’s Miro Muheim then clinched a 2‑3 defeat in the 90+4 minute. Albert Sambi Lokonga, another Belgian, was substituted in the 76th minute. Hoffenheim remain seventeenth with three points.
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Further action saw Chelsea dominate Bournemouth 5‑1 on the same Saturday, with early goals from Jordan Henderson (2’, 70’) and Morgan Rogers (3’). Joao Pedro added a double in the second half (46’, 67’) and Evanilson reduced the deficit (51’). Roméo Lavia entered the fray at 72 minutes as the Blues climbed to fifth place on ten points.
In England’s lower division, Ipswich Town earned a 1‑1 draw at Fulham before snatching a 2‑1 win in stoppage time. Ryan Sessegnon gave Fulham the lead (55’), but Abdoul Ouattara equalised (88’) and Dara O’Shea secured the victory (90+1). Timothy Castagne watched from the bench for the Cottagers. Ipswich sit ninth with nine points, while Fulham remain nineteenth with two.
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Germany’s Bayern Munich were held to a 2‑2 draw by Augsburg in the Bundesliga’s fifth round. A record‑fast own goal by Robin Fellhauer after eight seconds gave Augsburg the lead, before Manuel Neuer’s error allowed the equaliser. Ismaïl Saibari (55’) and Rodrigo Ribeiro (64’) restored Augsburg’s advantage, but Nathaniel Brown (80’) rescued a point for Bayern. Bayern sit second on eleven points.