Curtis Jones struck Liverpool's winner in a 2-1 victory over Chelsea at Anfield to keep Arne Slot's side top of the Premier League table on Sunday.

Mohamed's Salah's 29th-minute penalty put the hosts in front against the run of play but Chelsea levelled after the break as Nicolas Jackson was played through to score.

Chelsea were not level for long though as midfielder Jones got on the end of Salah's low cross to beat visiting keeper Robert Sanchez from close range.

It was never comfortable for Liverpool against a Chelsea side who had more goal attempts but they passed their biggest test of the Premier League season so far.

They have 21 points from eight games, one more than second-placed Manchester City who beat Wolverhampton Wanderers 2-1 earlier. Chelsea stayed in sixth place with 14 points.

SAN ROQUE, Spain -- Julien Guerrier needed nine playoff holes in his 230th tournament to claim his first European tour win on Sunday.

Guerrier made an 8-foot par putt on the record-equaling ninth playoff hole to beat Spaniard Jorge Campillo after they finished tied at 21-under par following 72 holes. The nine playoff holes matched a DP World Tour record.

"I'm feeling great and I can't believe I made it. Because it's been a really long time I've been waiting for it," the Frenchman said. "We work really hard every week for that but we have to stay patient."

Guerrier had forced the playoff by making a 16-foot par putt on the 18th for a final round of 2-under 70.

Campillo also shot 70 in a round that included three bogeys on his final seven holes.

Jon Rahm, playing in his third European tour event in the past four weeks, finished four shots back in sixth place after a final round of 67.

Rahm, No. 14 in the world, was the top-ranked player in the tournament, which marks the final event of the year on European soil for the tour.

The Associated Press contributed to this story.

Texas officials issued an apology Sunday for fans throwing trash onto the field after a controversial pass interference call in the No. 1 Longhorns' 30-15 loss to No. 5 Georgia on Saturday night.

"While we deeply appreciate the passion and loyalty of our fan base at The University of Texas at Austin, we do not condone the unsportsmanlike conduct that was exhibited by some individuals throwing objects onto the field during last night's game and sincerely apologize to the University of Georgia players, coaches, and fans, as well as the Southeastern Conference and officiating crew," said a statement from Texas Board of Regents chairman Kevin Eltife, UT president Jay Hartzell and athletic director Chris Del Conte.

"This type of behavior will not be tolerated."

Trailing 23-8 in the third quarter, Texas safety Jahdae Barron stepped in front of Georgia's Arian Smith and intercepted a pass, returning it 36 yards to the Georgia 9 and giving Texas new life. Officials called pass interference on Barron, however, and the 15-yard penalty was marked off.

Texas fans booed the call while watching multiple replays on the stadium's videoboard, and trash started streaming down onto the field from near the student section, stopping play for a few minutes. While Texas coach Steve Sarkisian walked all the way to the 10-yard line to tell fans to stop, staff members and security cleaned up the bottles as officials conferred again.

The call was overturned after the stoppage, which raised concerns that the behavior actually helped the Longhorns.

"Now we've set a precedent that if you throw a bunch of stuff on the field and endanger athletes that you've got a chance to get your call reversed," Georgia coach Kirby Smart said after the game. "And that's unfortunate because, to me, that's dangerous. That's not what we want, and that's not criticizing officials. That's what happened."

In a statement early Sunday morning, the SEC said officials "gathered to discuss the play, which is permitted to ensure the proper penalty is enforced."

Early Sunday morning, Georgia athletic director Josh Brooks said in a post on X that he was "disappointed and frustrated" with how the call was reversed.

"Disagreeing with a singular call is natural and will happen several times in every football game. I can accept that," Brooks said in his post. "What I cannot accept is the manner in which this specific call was reversed. The official claimed he erred in the call. My question is when did he realize the error?

"If it was before the delay that occurred due to fans throwing objects on the field, what stopped him before the head official made the announcement and spotted the ball? I have faith we, as a conference, will learn from this and get better. We must, because in the SEC it just means more."

In 2021, the SEC fined the Volunteers $250,000 after fans threw objects on the field in Lane Kiffin's return against Tennessee, where he had formerly coached. Fans threw bottles, cans and other projectiles at the Ole Miss sideline, including a golf ball that hit Kiffin. Tennessee had just been stopped on fourth down after a questionable spot by officials.

Texas officials said they will take steps to ensure the incident does not happen again.

"We appreciate the support of Longhorn Nation and are confident that, moving forward, we will continue to represent our university with pride and respect," the statement said.

ESPN's Mark Schlabach contributed to this report.

Oregon became the fourth team this season to hold the No. 1 ranking in The Associated Press college football poll, moving into the top spot on Sunday for the first time in 12 years after Texas lost at home to Georgia.

Vanderbilt made its first appearance since the 2013 season, at No. 25, and defending national champion Michigan fell out after a second straight loss dropped it to 4-3.

Unbeaten Oregon followed its one-point home win over Ohio State with its first road shutout in 32 years, a 35-0 rout of Purdue, and received 59 of 61 first-place votes.

Georgia, which has won three straight games since its loss to Alabama, made a three-spot jump to No. 2 on the strength of its 30-15 win at previously No. 1 Texas. The Bulldogs got the other two first-place votes.

No. 3 Ohio State and No. 4 Penn State were idle Saturday and held their spots. Texas dropped to No. 5 after Georgia held the Longhorns to 28 points under their scoring average.

Miami prevailed in a wild game at Louisville and remained No. 6, and Tennessee rose four spots to No. 7 following its win over Alabama. LSU, Clemson and Iowa State rounded out the top 10.

No team this season has held the No. 1 spot for more than three straight weeks. Georgia topped the poll in the preseason but a one-point win at unranked Kentucky in Week 3 bumped the Bulldogs out. Texas took over for two weeks, then gave way to Alabama following the Crimson Tide's win over Georgia.

Alabama lasted one week at No. 1, getting upset at Vanderbilt after its win over Georgia. That allowed Texas to return to the top for two weeks.

Chip Kelly was coach of the only other Oregon teams to reach No. 1. The 2012 Ducks, led by Heisman Trophy winner Marcus Mariota, were in the top spot for one week in November 2012 after following a 10-0 start with a loss to Stanford. The 2010 team, which lost to Auburn in the BCS title game, spent six weeks at No. 1.

POLL POINTS

This marks the first time since 2012 that four teams will play a game as the No. 1 team in the same season. Oregon was among the four that year. The others were USC, Alabama and Notre Dame. The other seasons since 2000 with four or more No. 1 teams were 2007 (4), 2008 (6) and 2010 (4).

Tennessee's 24-17 win over Alabama produced the biggest moves in the poll. The Volunteers jumped from No. 11 to No. 7. The Crimson Tide dropped eight spots to No. 15, their lowest ranking since 2010.

Texas' loss to Georgia was the first by a No. 1 team at home against a top-five opponent since Miami beat Florida State 17-16 in 1991.

WHO'S IN; WHO'S OUT

Vanderbilt's previous ranking was No. 24 in the final poll of the 2013 season. The Commodores, who beat Ball State to improve to 5-2, are off to their best start since opening 5-0 in 2008. That also was the last time Vandy was ranked in the regular season.

Michigan, which scored its fewest points in a game since 2014 in its 21-7 loss at Illinois, had been ranked in 54 consecutive polls since 2021.

CONFERENCE CALL

SEC: 9 (Nos. 2, 5, 7, 8, 14, 15, 18, 21, 25).

Big Ten: 5 (Nos. 1, 3, 4, 13, 20).

ACC: 4 (Nos. 6, 9, 19, 22).

Big 12: 3 (Nos. 10, 11, 16).

American: 2 (Nos. 23, 24).

Mountain West: 1 (No. 17).

Independent: 1 (No. 12).

RANKED VS. RANKED

No. 20 Illinois at No. 1 Oregon: The Illini play the top-ranked team for the first time since 2007. They won 28-21 at Ohio State that year.

No. 5 Texas at No. 25 Vanderbilt: First matchup since these teams met 12 times between 1899-1928. Commodores haven't beaten two Top 25 opponents in the same season since 2008.

No. 8 LSU at No. 14 Texas A&M: This has become one of the SEC's better series lately. The teams have split their last three meetings.

No. 12 Notre Dame at No. 24 Navy: This will be the 11th time in 97 meetings, and first since 2019, that both teams are ranked when they meet.

No. 21 Missouri at No. 15 Alabama: Nothing comes easily for either team this season. The two-loss Crimson Tide haven't dropped three games before November since 2006.

MINNEAPOLIS, Minn. -- After falling behind 10-0, running back Jahmyr Gibbs gave the Detroit Lions a much-needed lift with a 45-yard rushing touchdown, which was the longest of his career.

He exploded down the field after juking out Vikings safety Camryn Bynum with a cut back to find the end zone behind a goal-line block from receiver Jameson Williams.

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Gibbs' touchdown came on the series after his backfield mate David Montgomery was helped off the field with a knee injury, though Montgomery returned soon thereafter.

Detroit's offense continued to find a groove as All-Pro receiver Amon-Ra St. Brown broke free up the middle for a 35-yard receiving touchdown from Jared Goff to give the Lions a 14-10 edge at 8:39 in the second quarter.

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It was St. Brown's fourth straight game with a touchdown, which is tied for the second-longest streak of his career.

With those explosive plays, the Lions now have multiple 30-yard touchdowns in a quarter for the first time since Sept. 14, 2008, versus Green Bay, per ESPN Research.

LOS ANGELES -- The New York Mets are down 3-2 to the Dodgers in the National League Championship Series, facing two potential elimination games on the road, but they hardly seem fazed.

Been there, done that.

Remember the Mets' come-from-behind road win to clinch a playoff spot on the Monday before the postseason began? How about the down-to-the-last-out victory they pulled off in the wild-card round, when Pete Alonso took Milwaukee Brewers closer Devin Williams deep in the ninth? New York's subsequent four-game division series upset over the Philadelphia Phillies seems anticlimactic in comparison.

And then came Game 5 of this series on Friday. The Mets pummeled Dodgers starter Jack Flaherty for eight runs in three innings, keeping their World Series hopes alive after losing Games 3 and 4 at home the previous two nights.

Now comes their toughest test to date. At Dodger Stadium, with its hostile crowd of more than 50,000 fans, the Mets need two wins against the team with the best record in baseball. In other words, the Mets have the Dodgers right where they want them.

"It wouldn't be our story if it didn't go this way," veteran J.D. Martinez said with a smile after the Mets' 12-6 win in Game 5. "This is how we do things."

New York is looking to become the ninth postseason team to win Games 6 and 7 on the road -- and recent history is on its side: Just last season, the sixth-seeded Arizona Diamondbacks went to the World Series after beating the Phillies twice at Citizens Bank Park.

It can be done. Will it happen is another question. Here are three reasons Mets players believe they can -- and will -- pull it off.

1. Their starting pitching has 'carried us all year'

The Mets will have Sean Manaea starting on full rest in Game 6, followed by Luis Severino if they make it to Game 7. Both have come up big this postseason, particularly Manaea. Meanwhile, the Dodgers have a bullpen game scheduled for Sunday, followed by a diminished Walker Buehler, who hasn't won a game in October yet, in a potential finale. New York could also use Jose Quintana out of the pen in either game.

"You could make a case that one of the big reasons we're here is because of our starting pitching and their ability to go deep in games," Mets manager Carlos Mendoza said this week.

But Manaea, Severino and Quintana haven't looked sharp in their starts against the Dodgers this series. Combined, they pitched a total of only 13 innings across Games 2, 3 and 4. It was the first sign of fatigue from them this month.

"We also have to understand where we're at in the season and where they're at physically," Mendoza said, "They're in territory now where nobody expected it."

Then again, Flaherty seemed to hit a wall in his latest outing, and Buehler needed 90 pitches to get through four innings in Game 3. Both teams might be looking at some gassed pitchers.

All things being equal -- workloads included -- the Mets think their starting pitchers put them in a good position.

"You have to be able to rise to the occasion and do whatever is asked of you," outfielder Brandon Nimmo said. "Those guys have done that. Everyone has seen how they've pitched. There is so much confidence there.

"It's carried us all year."

2. Their lineup 'broke through the dam'

It's hard to make a case that any offense can go toe-to-toe with the Dodgers, who scored 30 runs in the first four games of this series, while adding six more in a Game 5 defeat. Even without a healthy Freddie Freeman, Los Angeles has done plenty of damage. But so, too, have the Mets -- especially recently.

The Mets view Game 4 as a turning point. They scored just twice in a blowout loss, but had 13 runners reach base. Then in Game 5, they launched a 14-hit attack and scored 12 runs.

"We're capable of putting together games like this, especially when one through nine, we're clicking, we're not chasing," Mendoza said.

That might be more than manager-speak. For one, the bottom of the Mets' order is starting to do some damage. Catcher Francisco Alvarez, who has hit in the nine-hole each game this series, credits a conversation he had with Starling Marte as a confidence boost.

"He came to me and he told me, 'Hey, be happy,'" Alvarez recalled. "'Play your game. Don't try to do too much.' But the real thing from Marte is he doesn't talk too much, and I feel like he talked to me from the heart, and I appreciate him doing that."

Alvarez is four for his past five in the series, while Marte has gotten hot as well. Marte, who hit sixth in Game 5, has nine hits over the past four games after going 0-for-4 in Game 1. On Friday, the Mets' lineup looked as lengthy as the Dodgers'.

"Preventing their starters from going deep in games and getting to their bullpen, that's huge, especially over this marathon-type of a series," Alonso said. "And as an offense, that doesn't happen if you don't have quality at-bats. We're having them now."

Nimmo said: "We broke through the dam."

3. They have 'storybook-type stuff'

The "Meme Team," as some like to call the Mets, doesn't mind the corny nature of looking to Grimace or a lucky pumpkin for inspiration. It works for them. Some teams give off a buttoned-up attitude when they come to work, while others go with the flow. New York fits firmly in the latter category.

"We're a frickin' zoo in here," Martinez said. "Would we be the Mets if we weren't?"

No one epitomizes that fun -- and belief -- more than Alonso. The longtime Met might be in his final days with the team -- he's a free agent after this season -- but he won't let that distract him. In fact, it has kept him grounded and motivated, looking to keep this dream season going for as long as possible.

"This is what we all live for and play for," Alonso said. "This is such a blast. And I think all of us -- we're just relishing in the moment and we're looking to capitalize on opportunities.

"It's storybook-type stuff."

Alonso arrived in Los Angeles with the team's Playoff Pumpkin intact, which the slugger seems more intent to talk about than his game-changing home runs this postseason. It's managed with special care.

"White-glove service," Alonso told ESPN with a big smile. "The pumpkin is taken care of almost as well as the Stanley Cup."

Alonso keeps the pumpkin in his luggage, but carefully transports it from plane to hotel, from hotel to bus, from bus to clubhouse.

"On the road I've taken it back to the hotel because I don't want any clubbies or anybody messing with it," Alonso explained. "It's kept safe every day."

Pumpkins, mascots and "OMG" signs won't be in the batter's box when the first pitch is thrown in Game 6. But for the Mets, these things are part of who they are. Playing like this, with an unwavering spirit even with their season nearly always on the line, creates a winning atmosphere. Ahead of two win-or-go-home games, New York is banking on it.

"It's something you learn by being here for a while," Nimmo said. "You learn to not panic. If any team can do it, we can. We've played with our backs against the wall all year. We've risen to the occasion. Some might say we're at our best in this time."