TOTTENHAM 1 - MAN UNITED 3

Premier League champions Manchester United overcame the second-half dismissal of Paul Scholes to end Tottenham Hotspur's 100% start to the season with a 3-1 win at White Hart Lane. Jermain Defoe gave Spurs the lead after 47 second but couldn't hold off United.

 

Jermain Defoe gave Spurs, who had won their previous four matches, a dream start by scoring inside the opening 60 seconds before Ryan Giggs curled home a delightful free-kick.

 

Anderson's first goal for United put the visitors ahead and Wayne Rooney wrapped up the points after Paul Scholes had been sent off for two bookable offences.

 

Man Utd moved up to second in the table after inflicting a 3-1 defeat on Tottenham at White Hart Lane.

 

BOLA BOYZ  MAN UTD

STOKE 1 - CHELSEA 2

Carlo Ancelotti saw his Chelsea side stretch their 100% record to five matches at the Britannia Stadium as a stoppage-time goal from Florent Malouda secured a 2-1 victory.

 

Florent Malouda scored an injury-time winner as Chelsea battled back from a goal down to beat Stoke 2-1 at the Britannia Stadium.

 

The France international broke Stoke hearts after Didier Drogba's goal in first-half injury-time had cancelled out Abdoulaye Faye's opener for the hosts.

 

BOLA BOYZ  CHELSEA

LIVERPOOL 4 - BURNLEY 0

In 2008/09 the Reds' Premier League title challenge was undermined by home draws against supposedly lesser opposition, but they had no such problems on Saturday as three goals from Yossi Benayoun sandwiched around a Dirk Kuyt strike earned the points.

 

Benayoun helped himself to a hat-trick as Liverpool produced a devastating performance to crush Burnley 4-0 at Anfield. Benayoun opened the scoring for the Reds and netted twice in the second half after Dirk Kuyt had also got in on the act.

BOLA BOYZ  LIVERPOOL

MAN CITY 4 - ARSENAL 2

Emmanuel Adebayor had the last laugh on Arsenal as he scored the decisive third goal in a pulsating encounter from which Manchester City emerged with a 4-2 win and their 100% record intact.

 

When Shaun Wright-Phillips sent over a vicious cross, the £25million man had no intention other than to find the net, which he duly did, sending a capacity crowd into ecstasy.

 

Manuel Almunia's own goal gave City a first-half lead before Robin van Persie drew the Gunners level just past the hour mark. Craig Bellamy, Adebayor and Shaun Wright-Phillips put the game to bed for City before the returning Tomas Rosicky scored a late consolation.

 

BOLA BOYZ   ARSENAL