Yoane Wissa and Bryan Mbeumo were among the goal scorers as Brentford silenced Newcastle United 4-2 at the Gtech Community Stadium.
It took the Bees just seven minutes to take the lead through Mbeumo. The Cameroonian star picked up a cross from Christian Norgaard, found space for himself before curling a strike past goalkeeper Nick Pope.
Alexander Isak restored parity for the visitors three minutes later after heading home Jacob Murphy’s shot. Nevertheless, in-form Wissa put Brentford ahead in the goal-laden first half in the 28th minute.
Despite Harvey Barnes levelling matters for the Magpies, goals from Nathan Collins and Kevin Schade gave the London side all maximum points in the six-goal thriller.
At the King Power Stadium, Ghana international Tariq Lamptey scored his first goal of the 2024-25 campaign as Brighton and Hove Albion played out a 2-2 draw at Leicester City.
In the keenly contested affair, the 24-year-old put his team ahead to end his four-year wait for an English top-flight goal.
The Seagulls were on course for a vital away win after substitute Yankuba Minteh made it 2-0 with 11 minutes left with a fine finish.
However, the Foxes fought back to earn one point thanks to strikes from Jamie Vardy and Bobby De Cordova-Reid in the closing stages.
Ademola Lookman continued with his brilliant form for Atalanta as he scored the winner in their 2-1 home win over AC Milan.
After Marco Carnesecchi superbly denied Christian Pulisic early on, Charles De Ketelaere gave the home team the lead. The forward rose above his marker to head in Marten De Roon’s free-kick in the 12th minute.
The lead lasted for just ten minutes after Alvaro Morata restored parity thanks to a good cross from Rafael Leao.
When it looked like the encounter would end on a no winner, no vanquished note, Nigeria international had the final say with the winner at the Gewiss Stadium as Atalanta overtook Napoli at league leaders.
In Spain, Ghana striker Inaki Williams inspired Athletic Bilbao to a 2-0 win over Villarreal in LaLiga.
As a reward for their early dominance, the hosts took a 15th-minute lead through Aitor Paredes before Williams sealed the result with his 69th-minute strike.
DR Congo international Samuel Essende got his third Bundesliga goal of the season in Augsburg’s 2-2 away draw at Eintracht Frankfurt.
The Fuggerstadter went into the game still basking in the excitement of their back-to-back wins over Bochum and Karlsruhe in their last two outings.
Against the Frankfurt-based side, they met a strong resistance in the hosts and after the first 45 minutes, scores remain goalless.
Nevertheless, the hosts took a 55th-minute lead through France youth international Hugo Ekitike but the visitors levelled scores through Phillip Tietz five minutes later.
Essende's strike in the 71st minute put Augsburg ahead, but Can Uzun leveled the score for Eintracht Frankfurt with a goal in the 74th minute, ensuring the match ended in a draw.
In another encounter, Bayer Leverkusen continued to impress without their injured Nigerian striker Victor Boniface as they secured a 2-1 win over St. Pauli who got their only goal through Guinea international Morgan Guilavogui.
Moses Simon was Nantes' hero having scored the only goal in their slim 1-0 win over Rennes in the French top flight.
With the keenly contested fixture heading for a draw at Stade de la Beaujoire, the Nigeria international separated both sides with his 89th-minute effort thanks to an assist from Nicolas Pallois.
