West Ham United netted twice inside the opening seven minutes en route to a 3-1 victory over Liverpool at Upton Park. The hosts burst out of...
West Ham United netted twice inside the opening seven minutes en route to a 3-1 victory over Liverpool at Upton Park.
The hosts burst out of the blocks and saw their early endeavour rewarded as Winston Reid bundled home inside 90 seconds and Diafra Sakho doubled their advantage soon after.
Raheem Sterling was able to pull one back for Brendan Rodgers’ visitors, who have now lost three of their opening five fixtures, but a poor clearance from Mamadou Sakho late on led to Morgan Amalfitano being teed up to seal the win for Sam Allardyce’s side.
Danny Welbeck scored his first goal for Arsenal in their 3-0 Premier League win at Aston Villa, while Newcastle came from two goals down to draw 2-2 with Hull.
Three goals in as many first-half minutes sealed the deal for Arsenal against previously in-form opponents at Villa Park.
Mesut Ozil began the scoring just after the half-hour, with a left-foot shot from Welbeck's cross.
Then England striker Welbeck headed in his first for the Gunners since his move from Manchester United, thanks to an Ozil cross, and an Aly Cissokho own goal made it 3-0 after only 36 minutes.
Papiss Cisse was the saviour for under-pressure Newcastle manager Alan Pardew with two second-half goals in a 2-2 draw at home to Hull.
The visitors' Nikica Jelavic struck just after the break, and then Mohamed Diame made it 2-0 with 20 minutes to go. But substitute Cisse replied in the 73rd and 87th minutes to salvage a point after all for the Magpies.
Southampton are up to second after continuing their fine early-season form with a 1-0 win away to 10-man Swansea
Swansea striker Wilfried Bony was sent off after two first-half bookings, and Victor Wanyama's first goal for the Saints settled the outcome in the 80th minute.
Burnley and Sunderland took a point from their goalless stalemate at Turf Moor.
In the lunchtime kick-off, a late equaliser in each half earned QPR a point in a 2-2 draw at home to Stoke.
An 11th-minute header from Mame Birame Diouf and then Peter Crouch's left-foot shot in the 51st put Stoke manager Mark Hughes on course for victory on his return to one of his former clubs.
But each time the hosts came up with a response, Steven Caulker heading them level three minutes before the break and then a Nico Kranjcar free-kick making it all square again with just two minutes left.
