It was a day of goalkeeping blunders in the English Premier League.
Liverpool and Manchester City, seemingly set for another duel for the title, benefited from two of them in hard-fought away wins on Saturday.
Liverpool eked out a 1-0 victory at Sheffield United but only after home goalkeeper Dean Henderson let a volley from the edge of the area by Georginio Wijnaldum slip through his arms and legs in the 70th minute.
That's seven straight wins to open the campaign for Liverpool, and 16 in a row in the league stretching back to March. Two more and the Reds will equal the top-flight record set by City in 2017.
City, meanwhile, was drawing 1-1 against Everton and dipping below its usual high level when Riyad Mahrez took aim with a free kick in the 72nd minute. Goalkeeper Jordan Pickford should have had it covered but the ball went under his hand and crept inside the far post, before Raheem Sterling wrapped up a 3-1 win with a late goal.
The gap between Liverpool and second-place City stayed at five points. West Ham, in third spot, is a further four points adrift.
Capping a forgettable day for goalkeepers, Tottenham's Hugo Lloris was dispossessed near his own line to concede a goal against Southampton. His teammates rescued him by winning 2-1 despite playing with 10 men for an hour, lifting the side to fourth.
TOP TWO DIG IN
Neither Liverpool nor City was at their fluent best, but still found ways to win. It is not yet October and they are already pulling clear of the rest.
Liverpool, in particular, was put off its game by the intensity and work rate of Sheffield United before Henderson's mistake cost the promoted side. Henderson is on loan from Man United, traditionally Liverpool's fiercest rival.
It was just a second clean sheet in the league for Liverpool, which kept a league-high 21 last season.
"Eight times 1-0 is more important than one time 8-0," said Liverpool manager Jürgen Klopp, referring to City's massive win by that score against Watford last weekend.
City never reached those heights against Everton, though Kevin De Bruyne excelled once again, collecting his eighth assist in the league with a curling cross headed home by Gabriel Jesus.
Dominic Calvert-Lewin equalized for Everton, which forced City goalkeeper Ederson Moraes into some smart saves.
"They are on an incredible run," City manager Pep Guardiola said of Liverpool. "They don't drop points and they win well. We know it, the players know it. It is not easy."
DEFIANT SPURS
Lloris' mistake was probably the worst of the day.