Magpies Stun Holders City

Ahead of a seven week break before the quarter finals, the Capital One Cup fourth round took place across Tuesday and Wednesday with a few surprises on the cards.

Tuesday night began with the first upset of the round as Championship high-fliers AFC Bournemouth played host to top flight West Bromwich Albion with the Cherries sealing a 2-1 win. Eunan O'Kane put the hosts ahead in the 49th minute but hopes of a famous win were dented five minutes from the end as Tommy Elphick's own goal served as a leveller for the Baggies. However, Bournemouth responded instantly and regained the lead with a strike from Callum Wilson which proved to be enough to secure a place in the last eight.

In an all Championship meeting, Fulham hosted Derby and the Cottagers looked to be in control ahead of the interval after taking a 2-0 lead courtesy of a brace from Moussa Dembele in the 27th and 45th minutes. Derby made it 2-1 with a Chris Martin penalty just before half-time. However, the second half proved to be a showcase of a comeback from Derby who levelled in the 47th minute through Johnny Russell before going ahead with Simon Dawkins 54th minute strike. Fulham were in danger of horrific turnaround when Jeff Hendrick gave the Rams a 4-2 lead with the win sealed three minutes later with Simon Dawkins second goal for 5-2. 

Sheffield United staged a superb late fight back to advance into the last eight at the expense of Milton Keynes Dons with the Dons taking a 67th minute lead after Benik Afobe converted from the penalty spot. The Blades levelled through Michael Higdon in the 86th minute before the striker fired in a second in the 90th minute to complete the comeback and seal the win. 

In an all Premier League meeting, Liverpool hosted Swansea with the Swans looking to complete a Merseyside double after dumping out Everton in the previous round. The visitors went ahead in the 65th minute when Marvin Emnes fired across goal and beat Brad Jones to open the scoring. Liverpool levelled superbly in the 86th minute with a clever cross from Fabio Borini finding Mario Balotelli who fired past Gerhard Tremmell. Extra time looked to be on the horizon as time ticked down but Liverpool sealed the win after Federico Fernandez was dismissed with the resulting set-piece finding Dejan Lovren who headed the winner at the back post.

Despite looking like a mismatch on paper, League Two side Shrewsbury Town came just nine minutes away from forcing extra time at home to Premier League table toppers Chelsea who claimed a 2-1 win. Didier Drogba put the visitors in front in the 48th minute before the Shrews levelled in the 77th minute through Andy Mangan but they were dealt a cruel blow in the 81st minute when Jerome Grandison was powerless to prevent scoring an own goal that sealed Chelsea's place in the last eight. 

Wednesday night began with top-flight Tottenham sealing a 2-0 win at home to Championship side Brighton and Hove Albion with Eric Lamela giving Spurs the lead in the 54th minute before the win was sealed in the 74th minute by Harry Kane who continued his fine scoring spree.

In the first of two all Premier League meetings, Stoke City hosted in-form Southampton with the Saints living up to their billing as favourites by taking a sixth minute lead through Graziano Pellé's strike. Shane Long increased the lead to 2-0 on the half hour mark before Steven N'Zonzi reduced the deficit in the 49th minute. Mame Diouf levelled for the Potters in the 82nd minute before they suffered a double blow in the 88th minute with the dismissal of Peter Crouch followed Graziano Pellé's second goal which sealed a 3-2 win. 

The final game of the round saw a repeat of last season's fourth round as holders Manchester City hosted Newcastle United but there was no repeat of the result as the Magpies stunned the Blues with a 2-0 win that started superbly as Rolando Aarons put them in front inside six minutes. Despite naming a strong side, City were unable to draw level and saw their grasp on the trophy ended in the 75th minute after a superb run from Moussa Sissoko saw him fire past Willy Caballero to seal a famous victory.

The fifth round draw saw the three remaining Football League sides all drawn at home with the pick of the ties being Bournemouth being drawn against Liverpool while Derby host Chelsea and Sheffield United will play host to Southampton. There will be at least one top flight side in the last four after Tottenham and Newcastle were drawn to face each other in the remaining tie.

Two ties will be televised with the matches between Sheffield United/Southampton and Tottenham and Newcastle on Tuesday 16th December missing out to Derby v Chelsea on that night while Liverpool's trip to Bournemouth will be televised on Wednesday 17th December with both covered by Sky Sports.
 

Hammers Stun City

Ahead of the midweek League Cup programme, Premier league sides had a quieter weekend in comparison with recent weeks with only one team reaching a trio of goals while five sides kept a clean sheet.

West Ham moved into the top four with a superb 2-1 win at home to Manchester City with the hosts taking a 21st minute lead through Morgan Amalfitano as they looked to continue a fine start to the season. City fell further behind in the 75th minute when Diafra Sakho extended his stellar scoring spree with the Hammers second but City fought back with a 77th minute strike from David Silva but were unable to level as West Ham sealed a famous victory.

Liverpool and Hull shared the points in a 0-0 draw that ended Liverpool's 48 game streak without a goalless draw which was the longest in the league but both sides had good chances in both halves to break the deadlock with Jake Livermore's 45th minute deflected shot the best chance for the visitors after Dejan Lovren had an eighth minute header cleared of the line for the hosts.

Southampton continued their stunning start to the season by moving up to second after a 1-0 win at home to Stoke with Sadio Mane striking the crucial winning goal in the 33rd minute which left the visitors just three points outside of the bottom three.


Sunderland continued their poor run of form with a 2-0 defeat at home to Arsenal with the Gunners taking a 30th minute lead through Alexis Sanchez before the Chilean added a second in the final minute to seal all three points.

West Brom salvaged a point in a four goal thriller at home to Crystal Palace as they came from 2-0 down to 2-2 with the Eagles taking a 16th minute lead through Brede Hangeland before Mile Jedinak converted a 45th minute penalty for 2-0. The Baggies reduced the deficit in the 51st minute through Victor Anichebe and sealed a point late on when Saido Berahino converted a 90th minute penalty. 

Swansea closed up on the top four with a 2-0 win at home to Leicester in the evening game on Saturday with Wilfried Bony giving the hosts the lead in the 34th minute before doubling the tally in the 57th minute to seal all three points.

Everton moved into the top half after a comfortable 3-1 win away to Burnley with Samuel Eto'o putting the Toffees ahead after only four minutes before Danny Ings equalised for the Clarets in the 20th minute. Everton regained the lead through Romelu Lukaku in the 29th minute before the win was sealed in the 85th minute as Samuel Eto'o struck a superb third that nestled in the top corner.

Newcastle moved out of the bottom three with a 2-1 win away to Tottenham but the Magpies had to come from behind after Emmanuel Adebayor had put the hosts in front in the 18th minute before Sammy Ameobi levelled just seven seconds into the second half. Newcastle completed the comeback in the 58th minute when Ayoze Perez put them in front with a strike that proved to be good enough for all three points.

Chelsea missed the chance to six points clear at the top as they suffered a late blow away to Manchester United, The blues took a 53rd minute lead through Didier Drogba and looked to be on the way to all three points until Branislav Ivanovic was dismissed in injury time for a second booking and from the resulting set piece, Robin Van Persie salvaged a point for the hosts.

The final game of the weekend saw QPR seal a 2-0 win at home to Aston Villa with Charlie Austin giving the hosts a 17th minute lead before sealing the win with a second strike in the 69th minute which
confirmed all three points. 

Europa League Matchday Three Summary

In what is becoming a week of high scoring games, the Europa League's third matchday continued the trend with seven sides hitting four or more goals in a game with Groups A and C featuring 20 goals between them.

A
Villarreal moved two points clear at the top with a comfortable 4-1 win at home to FC Zurich which saw the hosts take a sixth minute lead with a Calmanche strike before the visitors levelled in the 43rd minute through Schonbacher. Villarreal took control with two strikes in three minutes as Vietto and Llido struck in the 57th and 60th minutes to open up a 3-1 lead which was extended in the 78th minute by Dos Santos whose effort secured all three points.

Borussia Monchengladbach sit second after crushing Apollon Limassol in a 5-0 drubbing which saw an early lead as Traoré put the Germans ahead in the 11th minute, Hrgota added a second in the 56th minute before Traoré struck again to make it 3-0 in the 66th minute. Hermann added a fourth in the 83rd minute before Apollon contributed to their own misery as Angell hit into his own net in the final minute.

B
Torino moved to the top of the group after securing a 2-0 win at home to HJK Helsinki with the Italian's taking a 35th minute lead via a Molinaro strike before the lead was doubled just before the hour mark as Amauri struck in the 58th minute for 2-0 which proved to be enough for all three points.

Club Brugge sit second after a salvaging a point in the final minute against Copenhagen after the Danes had taken an 89th minute lead through Amartey which was surely enough to claim a win until the Belgians levelled with seconds remaining as Vazquez made it 1-1 to ensure a share of the points.

C
Besiktas remain top of the group after a comfortable 4-0 win away to Partizan Belgrade with the visitors leading 2-0 at the interval courtesy of efforts from Kaulak and Ba in the 18th and 44th minutes. Ozykaup added a third to put the Turkish side in control before the rout was completed two minutes later via Tore's strike.

Tottenham sit second but level on points with Besiktas after a superb 5-1 win at home to Asteras Tripolis which had a bizarre ending but began with Harry Kane's opener and a stunning strike from Eric Lamela in the 13th and 29th minutes putting them 2-0 in front at the interval. Lamela scored his second and Tottenham's third in the 66th minute before Kane completed his hat-trick with goals in the 75th and 81st minute. However, the striker was soon picking the ball out of his own net as Hugo Lloris was sent off in the 87th minute and was replaced by Kane whose first action between the posts saw him aid a shot from Barrales in the 89th minute for 5-1.

D
Celtic and Red Bull Salzburg sit joint top on seven points after both registering wins with the Scottish champions securing a 2-1 win at home to Astra Giurgiu with two goal in the space of six minutes from Scepovic (73rd) and Johansen (79th) put the hosts in control but Astra set up a tense finish after Enache pulled a goal back in the 81st minute but Celtic held on for all three points.

Red Bull Salzburg secured a 4-2 win over Dinamo Zagreb whose late charge proved to be in vain after the Austrians had strolled into a 2-0 lead at the interval after a brace from Carvalho in the 13th and 45th minutes. Ramalho added a third in the 49th minute before Carvalho completed his hat-trick just three minutes later for a 4-0 lead but the visitors fought back and reduced the arrears with an 81st minute effort from Ademi before Iturra made it 4-2 in the 89th minute which proved to be only a consolation.

E
Dinamo Moscow moved five points clear at the top as they extended their 100% record with a 2-1 win away to Estoril Praia with the Russians taking a 52nd minute lead via a Kokorin strike before Zhirkov doubled the lead in the 80th minute. Estoril fought back and struck in the 90th minute through Tavares but were unable to salvage a draw.

PSV sit second after letting a 1-0 lead slip at home to Panathinaikos who salvaged a 1-1 draw late on, Depay put the Dutch side ahead in the 43rd minute and the win looked to be safe as time ticked down in the final minutes before Karelis levelled for the Greeks in the 87th minute and PSV's evening got worse when Bruma was dismissed in the 89th minute which could have an effect in the reverse meeting in a fortnight.

 
F
Inter Milan remain clear at the top of the group despite only claiming a point at home against St Etienne who moved to three points in the 0-0 stalemate while FK Qarabag moved up to second after securing all three points in a 1-0 win over Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk with the winning goal coming after only 21 minutes via a Muarem strike.  




G
Sevilla remain top of the group after claiming a point in a 0-0 stalemate away to Standard Liege while Rijeka moved off the bottom of the group after a 3-1 win at home to Feyernoord. The Croatians took the lead in the 63rd minute with an opener from Kramaric before the Dutch side levelled inside three minutes through Toornstra. However, Kramaric completed a brace and a hat-trick in the space of six minutes as he scored in the 70th minute before converting a penalty in the 76th minute for 3-1. 



H
Everton remain top of the group despite only claiming a point when they drew 0-0 away to Lille in a game which was shrouded by stories of crowd trouble both before and after the game which could see sanctions ahead of the reverse meeting.

Wolfsburg moved into second after a hard fought 4-2 win away to Krasnodar with Granqvist's own goal putting the Germans ahead before De Bryune made it 2-0 in the 46th minute. Krasnodar battled back and Granqvist redeemed himself by converting from the penalty spot in the 51st minute.  De Bruyne made it 3-2 wih his second effort in the 79th minute before Gustavo made it 4-1 in the 74th minute though Krasnodar had the last say as Carneiro made it 4-2 four minutes from the end.

I
The group sees a three-way tie at the top between Sparta Prague, Napoli and Young Boys with the Czech side top on goal difference after securing a 3-0 win away to Slovan Bratislava in a game that was suspended for half and hour in the 42nd minute due to crowd trouble. The match resumed and it was the Czechs who hit the front with two goals in the space of five minutes as Lafata (56th) and Konate (61st) struck. The win was confirmed in the 82nd minute with a third goal from Krejcl.

Young Boys staged a surprise as they secured a 2-0 win at home to Napoli with goals from Hoarau and Bertone in the 52nd and 90th minutes handing the Italians their first defeat.

J

Alike group J, this group also has a three way tie at the top with Steaua Bucharest, Dynamo Kiev and Aalborg all on three points with the Romanian's top on goal difference after claiming a 2-1 win at home to Rio Ave who are still without a point this season. The visitors went behind in the 17th minute to an opener from Rusescu who continued his scoring spree with a second strike in the 45th minute. Rio Ave reduced the deficit in the 48th minute with a goal from Del Valle but were unable to prevent the hosts from securing the win.

Aalborg ended Dynamo Kiev's 100% record with a comfortable 3-0 win at home to the Ukranian's with Enevoldsen putting the Danes ahead in the 11th minute with Thomsen scoring in the 39th minute to give them a 2-0 lead at the interval, the win was confirmed in the final minute when Thomsen scored his second and Aalborg's third to secure the points.

K
Fiorentina moved five points clear at the top of the group after a 1-0 win away to PAOK with the winning goal coming in the 38th minute via Vargas while Guingamp sit second after a 0-0 stalemate away to Dinamo Minsk.  

L
Legia Warsaw maintained their 100% record at the top of the group with a 1-0 win away to Metalist Kharkiv with Duda striking at 28th minute winner while Trabzonspor sit second after securing a 2-0 win at home to Lokeren with Yatabare striking the opener in the 54th minute before Constant confirmed the win with a strike in the 86th minute. 

Champions League Matchday Three Summary

A record matchday saw a stunning set of results with Tuesday's games featuring a total of 40 goals including 20 from just three teams as the group stage reached the midway point.

A
Atletico Madrid cruised to a 5-0 win over Malmo but at the halfway point, the sides were level at 0-0 before Koke opened the scoring in the 48th minute. Two strikes in as many minutes from Mario Mandzukic and Antoine Griezmann put the hosts in control at 3-0 before two late goals from Diego Godin and Cerci in the 87th and 90th minutes completed the rout.

Olympiakos also secured a win as they edged past Juventus who as a result are three points off the top two with former Fulham striker Pajtim Kasami struck the winning goal in the 35th minute.

B
Real Madrid continued their 100% record in the group stage with a comfortable 3-0 win over Liverpool who were shown just how far away they are from challenging in Europe and went behind to a stunning strike from Cristiano Ronaldo in the 23rd minute. The lead was doubled on the half hour mark by a clever header from Karim Benzema before the French forward tapped in a second in the 41st minute for a 3-0 lead at the interval. Liverpool did well to keep Real out in the second half but were unable to reduce the deficit as Real claimed a 3-0 win.

Ludogorets claimed their first points with a last-gasp strike from Minev securing a 1-0 win over 10-man Basel who played two thirds of the game with with a disadvantage after Serey Die was dismissed in the 18th minute.

C
Bayer Leverkusen moved to the top of the group after claiming a 2-0 win at home to Zenit with Donati opening the scoring in the 58th minute before Papadopoulos added a second just five minutes later in the 63rd minute and despite suffering a blow in the 79th minute with the dismissal of Borges, they held on for a comfortable win.

Benfica claimed their first point of the campaign as they drew 0-0 away to Monaco and did well to hold on after having Lopez dismissed with 14 minutes remaining of the 90.


D
Arsene Wenger came close to a disastrous 65th birthday when his Arsenal side fell behind away to Anderlecht but a late charge from the Gunners secured a 2-1 win. Anderlecht went ahead in the 71st minute when Najar struck but with time ticking down Kieran Gibbs rifled in a 89th minute leveller before Lukas Podolski snatched the win in the final minute.

Borussia Dortmund continued their 100% record with a comfortable 4-0 win away to Galatasaray who as a result sit eight points behind the Germans. Pierre Aubameyang put Dortmund in control with two early strikes in the sixth and 18th minutes before a third from Marco Reus left the Turks with a huge deficit to overturn. Galatasaray were unable to score and had their night made even worse when Andre Ramos completed the rout in the 83rd minute.

E
Manchester City's mixed start to the campaign continued as they let a 2-0 lead slip away to CSKA Moscow with the Russians securing a point in a 2-2 draw. Sergio Aguero and James Milner put City in control at the interval with strikes in the 29th and 38th minute before Doumbia reduced their lead in the 64th minute. However, City suffered a late blow as a controversial penalty was awarded to CSKA with Natcho converting to level the score n the 86th minute and deny City a vital win.

Bayern Munich sit comfortably at the top of the group after a devastating 7-1 win away to a lacklustre Roma side who fell behind inside nine minutes when Arjen Robben struck before four goals in the space of 13 minutes left Roma in big trouble. Mario Gotze made it 2-0 in the 23rd minute before Robert Lewandowski added a third two minutes later, Arjen Robben hit his second and Bayern's fourth on the half hour before Thomas Muller converted a penalty in the 36th minute for a 5-0 lead.

Roma reduced the arrears with a strike from former Arsenal forward Gervinho in the 66th minute but it proved to be only a consolation when a duo of strikes from Franck Ribery and Xherdan Shaqiri in the 78th and 80th minutes completed a stunning 7-1 victory.

F
PSG sit atop the group after sealing a late 1-0 win away to Apoel with Edinson Cavani striking the vital winning goal in the 87th minute. Barcelona also look comfortable in second place after a 3-1 win at home to Ajax with Neymar opening the scoring in the seventh minute before Lionel Messi struck in the 24th minute for 2-0.

Ajax reduced the gap to one with an 88th minute goal from El Ghazi but their hopes of salvaging a draw were ruined when Ramirez fired in a third for the Catalan side to confirm the win.


G
Chelsea continued their good start by easing to a 6-0 win at home to Maribor with summer signing Loic Remy opening the scoring in the 13th minute and injuring himself in the process with hit replacement Didier Drogba converting from the spot in the 23rd minute for 2-0. John Terry tapped in a third in the 31st minute before Viler hit into his own net in the 54th minute for 4-0 and the rout was completed by a brace from Eden Hazard who converted a penalty in the 77th minute before striking in the 90th minute.

Schalke left it late to come out on top in a seven goal thriller at home to Sporting with the visitors opening the scoring in the 16th minute via Nani before suffering a double blow in the 33rd minute when Dos Santos was dismissed and Obasi levelled for Schalke just seconds later. Klass-Jan Huntelaar put Schalke ahead in the 50th minute before Howedes made it 3-1 on the hour but Sporting responded well with a brace from Silva in the 64th and 78th minutes levelling the score at 3-3. Both sides looked to hit a late winner and it came in the final minute as Choupo-Moting secured a 4-3 win.

H
FC Porto sit atop the group after securing a 2-1 win at home to Atletico Bilbao with the hosts opening the scoring on half-time as Herrera struck but Bilbao levelled in the 58th minute when Hierro's effort made it 1-1 but Bilbao's hopes of securing a point were dented in the 75th minute when Ricardo Quaresma secured all three points for the hosts.

Shakthar ran riot in their away trip to BATE as they demolished the hosts in a 7-0 thumping which began with an 11th minute opener from Teixeira before Luis Adriano took control of the game with four goals in 16 minutes before halftime. The Shakthar forward converted from the penalty spot in the 28th minute before adding further strikes in the 37th, 40th and 44th minutes with Douglas Costa also scoring in the 35th minute as they stormed to a 6-0 lead. BATE's only positive from the game will be that they kept Shakthar to just one goal in the second half as Luis Adriano hit his fifth and the Ukranian's seventh in the 82nd minute with his second penalty.

Saints Stuff Eight Past Woeful Sunderland

In what was possibly the most exciting weekend of the season so far, Southampton stole the headlines with an eight goal haul with the schedule as a whole featuring six crucial strikes in the final minutes as part of a total of 40 goals.

Saturday's lunchtime kick off saw Tottenham travel to face Manchester City looking to avenge last season's 6-0 defeat at the Etihad but they suffered an early blow as Sergio Aguero put the hosts ahead in the 13th minute. The visitors levelled instantly through Christian Eriksen before Aguero regained the lead with a 20th minute penalty before blowing the chance to complete his hat-trick after Hugo Lloris saved the Argentine's spot kick.

Tottenham also wasted a penalty as Joe Hart saved from Roberto Soldado in the 65th minute but paid the price when Fazio was dismissed just two minutes later and Sergio Aguero completed his hat-trick from the spot for 3-1. The Argentine completed a near perfect performance with his fourth strike in the 75th minute to secure a comfortable 4-1 win over the Spurs.

Arsenal looked to improve on a mixed start to the season when they hosted Hull and the Gunners made a good opening with Alexis Sanchez putting them in front in the 13th minute, Hull responded well and drew level just four minutes later through Mo Diame. Hull went ahead just three minutes into the second half via a strike from Abel Hernandez and with the final minutes ticking down they looked to be on for a surprise win before Danny Welbeck salvaged a draw for the hosts in injury time.

West Ham continued their good start to the season with a comfortable 3-1 win away to Burnley who due to other results are the only team without a win this season and the Clarets suffered a double blow early in the second half. Diafra Sakho extended his scoring streak with the opener in the 49th minute before Enner Valencia doubled the lead in the 54th minute. George Boyd reduced the deficit for the hosts on the hour mark but Carlton Cole confirmed the win for the Hammers with a strike in the 70th minute for 3-1.

Chelsea regained their five point lead at the top with a London derby win away to Crystal Palace with the Blues taking a sixth minute lead after Oscar's superb free-kick, Both sides went into the interval with 10 men after Cesar Azplicueta and Damien Delaney were dismissed in the 40th and 43rd minutes.

Cesc Fabregas extended the lead for the visitors in the 51st minute and the win looked to be comfortable in the final minutes until Fraizer Campbell set up a tense finish with a 90th minute strike but Chelsea held on to claim the win.


Everton secured only their second win of the season with a comfortable 3-0 win at home to Aston Villa with Phil Jagielka putting the Toffees ahead in the 18th minute, Romelu Lukaku doubled the just three minutes into the second half before the win was wrapped up in the 76th minute after a strike from Seamus Coleman.


After an hour's delay due to an unsafe big screen, Newcastle secured their first win of the season at the eighth attempt as they claimed a 1-0 win over Leicester with the crucial strike coming in the 71st minute from Gabriel Obertan.

The highlight of the 3pm kick-offs came at St Mary's as Southampton demolished Sunderland with a crushing 8-0 victory that put them just one goal away from equalling the all time record of 9-0 set back in March 1995 when Manchester United defeated Ipswich Town. 


The Saints were given a superb start as Sebastian Vergini scored a contender for goal of the season as he volleyed into his own net from 18 yards in the 12th minute, Graziano Pelle made it 2-0 just six minutes later before Jack Cork sent the hosts into the interval 3-0 ahead courtesy of a strike in the 37th minute. Liam Bridcutt was unfortunate to score an own goal in the 63rd minute for 4-0 before Graziano Pelle added his second and Southampton's fifth in the 69th minute.

A miserable afternoon turned into humiliation as the Saints struck three times in the space of eight minutes to complete an 8-0 rout with Dusan Tadic striking in the 78th minute to add to his haul of assists, Victor Wanyama scoring just after the restart and Sadio Mané completing the rout in the 86th minute.

Super Sunday began fairly quiet but spurred into action in the final minutes of the opening game as Liverpool left it achingly late to claim a 3-2 win away to QPR, The hosts had been the better of the two sides and hit the bar twice before Richard Dunne tapped into his own net in the 67th minute to put the Reds ahead.

Eduardo Vargas came off the bench to level in the 87th minute to surely salvage a draw but just minutes later, Liverpool looked to have snatched a win as Phillipe Coutinho slotted in a second goal for 2-1. QPR levelled again with Vargas securing a brace with two minutes of a possible five added minutes played. Liverpool were not to be denied the win as they secured the most bizarre of victories after a break from Raheem Sterling saw his cross turned into his own net by Steven Caulker for 3-2.

Part two of Super Sunday saw Stoke claim a 2-1 win at home to Swansea despite having to come from behind after the Swans took a 34th minute lead with Wilfried Bony's slotting in a penalty but the Potters levelled with a penalty of their own as Charlie Adam struck in the 43rd minute. Both sides looked set to share the points until Jon Walters sealed the win for the hosts with a 76th minute strike. 



The final game of the weekend saw West Brom and Manchester United face off in Monday Night Football with a superb eight minute opener from Stephane Sessegnon putting the Baggies in front before substitute Marouane Fellaini made an instant impact with a leveller in the 48th minute.

West Brom regained the lead with a strike from Saido Berahino in the 66th minute as the young striker continued his superb start to the season but the Baggies joy was soured with just three minutes left of the 90 as Daley Blind salvaged a draw for the visitors with a powerful strike from distance to claim a 2-2 draw.

Blues Derby Victory Increases Gap

Ahead of the second International break of the season, this weekend saw the number 'two' dominate the stats with 11/20 teams scoring two or more goals while only five sides kept a clean sheet.

Saturday's early kick-off saw Hull secure a 2-0 win at home to Crystal Palace with the Tigers securing all three points with a duo of strikes in the second half. Mohamed Diame put the hosts in front on the hour mark before the win was confirmed with just a minute left of normal time with Nikica Jelavic striking for 2-0.

A four-goal thriller saw Leicester and Burnley share the points in a 2-2 draw with the hosts opening the scoring in the 33rd minute through Jeffrey Schupp before Micheal Kighthly levelled in the 39th minute but Leicester regained the lead instantly as Riyad Mahrez headed for 2-1 in the 40th minute. As the game entered the final minutes, Leicester looked to be on their way to a place in the top half but were halted in the 90th minute by a superb equaliser as Ross Wallace buried a free-kick past Kasper Schmeichel.

Liverpool secured their first win since August with a 2-1 win at home to West Brom who missed the chance to move into the top half but went into the interval behind after a first goal of the season for Reds summer signing Adam Lallana. The Baggies levelled jut six minutes into the second half after Dejan Lovren was adjudged to have fouled Saido Berahino with the young striker converting from the resulting penalty for 1-1. However, Liverpool bounced back just five minutes later with a stunning strike from Jordan Henderson which proved to be enough to secure all three points.

Sunderland moved away from the bottom three with a 3-1 win over Stoke who despite falling to a defeat sit four points clear of the danger zone themselves. Connor Wickham put the hosts in front inside four minutes before Charlie Adam equaliser for the Potters in the 15th minute but Sunderland went into the interval ahead after a 23rd minute strike from Steven Fletcher. Fletcher confirmed the win for Sunderland when he struck for a second time in the 79th minute for 3-1.

Swansea missed the chance to move into the top four as they were held to a 2-2 draw by Newcastle who still sit in the bottom three despite securing a point.The Swans went ahead in the 17th minute through Wilfried Bony's strike but were pegged back just before the interval as Papiss Cisse made it 1-1 in the 43rd minute. Swansea regained the lead just five minutes into the second half with Wayne Routledge striking for 2-1 but the win was denied by Papiss Cisse's second strike in the 75th minute which ensured a share of the points.

The late kick-off saw Manchester City retained second place with a 2-0 win away to Aston Villa but left it late to secure the win with Yaya Toure putting them ahead with just eight minutes left before Sergio Aguero continued his superb scoring spree with a strike in the 90th minute to confirm the win. 

Sunday's lunchtime kick-off saw Manchester United move into the top four after securing a 2-1 win over Everton who sit just outside the bottom three as a result. Angel Di Maria put the hosts in front in the 27th minute before Everton drew level in the 55th minute through Steven Naismith. United regained the lead just seven minutes later as Radamel Falcao scored his first goal of the season which proved to be enough to secure all three points.


Chelsea maintained their five point lead at the league's summit after securing a 2-0 win over Arsenal in the London derby with Eden Hazard putting the Blues in front from the penalty spot in the 28th minute. Arsenal attempted to draw level but their efforts eventually proved to be in vain as Diego Costa confirmed the win in the 78th minute to continue his and Chelsea's superb start to the season.

Tottenham moved up to sixth with a 1-0 win against a Southampton side who missed the chance to go second with the crucial strike coming just before the interval as Christian Eriksen struck in the 40th minute. The final game of the weekend saw West Ham secure a 2-0 win in a London derby against QPR. The Hammers were gifted the lead inside five minutes after Nedum Onuoha's own goal before the sealed the win just before the hour mark with a strike from the in-form Diafra Sakho.