Chelsea, Arsenal suffer defeats, United stays at top

West Ham 3 - 1 Chelsea

Rafael Benitez's troubled start to life at Chelsea plumbed new depths at Upton Park, as West Ham produced an incredible second-half comeback to snatch a memorable victory.
Chants of "sacked in the morning" and "one Di Matteo" rang out as Chelsea allowed a 1-0 half-time lead to slip, with West Ham roaring back thanks to goals from Carlton Cole, Mohamed Diame and Modibo Maiga.

Juan Mata fired Chelsea in front early in the first half and the visitors might have increased their advantage before the interval, only to see a series of good chances go to waste.
Carlton Cole headed West Ham level, before Diame fired in with a ferocious low shot. With time running out West Ham broke again, allowing Maiga to turn in a rebound.
To make matters worse, 26 points from 15 matches represents Chelsea's worst Premier League start in the Abramovich era.

Arsenal 0 - 2 Swansea

Arsenal's worst start to a season under Arsene Wenger continued as Michu scored two late goals to leave Arsenal 10th in the Premier League table.
Spanish striker Michu struck with two minutes left, curling the ball home after a neat one-two with Luke Moore.
Nathan Dyer's persistence then sent Michu clear and another composed finish gave Wojciech Szczesny no hope.
Gervinho wasted Arsenal's best chance when he made a mess of a free header in front of goal.
The midweek draw at Everton had already given Arsene Wenger his lowest points tally at this stage of the season - 21 points from 14 games - since taking over at Arsenal 16 years ago.

Fulham 0 - 3 Tottenham

Jermain Defoe struck twice against Fulham to help Tottenham to a third straight Premier League victory.
Fulham keeper Mark Schwarzer was at fault as Sandro opened the scoring from 30 yards following a goalless first half, before Defoe struck from close range to make it 2-0 soon after.


Liverpool 1 - 0 Southampton
Liverpool centre-back Daniel Agger earned his side's third home league win of the season to leave Southampton embedded in the bottom three.
The Reds had the better of the chances and a Jonjo Shelvey strike hit the post, while a Luis Suarez free-kick came back off the crossbar.



Man City 1 - 1 Everton
Manchester City continued their unbeaten start to the Premier League season but had to settle for a point against a battling Everton side.
Everton scored when Marouane Fellaini turned in Leighton Baines's cross after Joe Hart saved his initial header.
Carlos Tevez levelled from the spot after Fellaini dragged down Edin Dzeko.
City had the better of a tight second half but struggled to create chances and Everton almost snatched victory with Nikica Jelavic's free-kick.


Reading 3 - 4 Man Utd

Manchester United remain top of the Premier League after beating Reading in a remarkable seven-goal thriller.
United fell behind when Hal Robson-Kanu lashed in but hit back via Anderson's finish and a Wayne Rooney penalty.

The Royals reclaimed the lead when Adam Le Fondre and Sean Morrison both headed in from corners.
The visitors swung the game their way through neat finishes from Rooney and Robin van Persie, who also had a shot that crossed the line not given.
United came into the game knowing a point would be enough to return them to the top of the Premier League table.



- BBC.co.uk