Chelsea 4-1 Norwich: Chelsea remain unbeaten despite the off-field disciplinary actions against Ashley Cole and John Terry. Norwich now make it 37 Premier League away games without a clean sheet. It started a lot better for Norwich when Grant Holt half-volleyed them the lead after 11-minutes. Chelsea were level within four minutes when Fernando Torres headed his sixth goal of the season past John Ruddy. A great passing move was the source on Chelsea's second on 22-minutes, after two shots had been initially blocked, the ball came back out to Frank Lampard to hammered the ball home. In contrast, Chelsea's third goal was a clinical swift counter attack. Juan Mata ended up feeding the ball through to Eden Hazard and the Belgian placed it into the bottom corner just after the half hour mark. The rout was completed 14-minutes from the end when Branislav Ivanovic fired a volley home after a fortunate flick from Mata.
Wigan 2-2 Everton: Everton move up to an early third place after Wigan prevent themselves from losing a fourth successive game. Wigan took the lead when Arouna Kone diverted a Shaun Maloney cross/shot home, but the Ivorian looked very much offside on ten minutes. Everton were level straight from kick-off when an off target Steven Pienaar effort was headed through Ali Al-Habsi's legs by Nikica Jelavic. Franco Di Santo made it 2-1 with a thumping effort into the roof of the net after a Kone pull back on 23-minutes. Marouane Fellaini was perhaps lucky to still be on the field for the second half after he slapped an arm across Maynor Figueroa, the contact was only made by his flat hand and without any malice so a yellow card was probably the right decision. Everton managed to seal a point with only three points remaining; after a couple of good previous penalty claims turned down, they were finally awarded a penalty when Kevin Mirallas was fouled. Former Latic, Leighton Baines, stepped up and smashed the spot kick into the top corner.
West Brom 3-2 QPR: QPR remain without a win and rooted to the bottom of the table as their new look side still struggles to gel together and Mark Hughes continues to have never won at the Hawthornes. West Brom took the lead after just five minutes when a Shane Long cross was headed home by James Morrison. It was 2-0 on 22-minutes when Zoltan Gera finished from a loose ball that was poorly cleared by Anton Ferdinand who slipped. Abel Taarabt made it two goals in two games with a crisp chest and volley effort ten minutes before half-time. The hosts were 3-1 up with minutes to go when a crisp passing move was finished off by Youssouf Mulumbu from a Gonzalo Jara pull back. Esteban Granero made it 3-2 in injury time with sublime turn and floated finish into the top corner.
West Ham 1-3 Arsenal: Arsenal also had to come from behind to see of London rivals West Ham. the lead was taken after 21-minutes when Mohamed Diame made a great run before curling a fantastic shot around Vito Mannone from a tight angle, his first goal for West Ham. Arsenal did level four minutes before half-time when Olivier Giroud scored his first Premiership goal following a stab from a Lukas Podolski cross. It took Arsenal a while but they finally took the lead on 77-minutes when Theo Walcott slipped the ball past Jussi Jaaskelainen after being played through by Giroud. The win was sealed seven minutes from the end when Santi Cazorla fired a fantastic long range effort into the the corner.
Manchester City 3-0 Sunderland: In a battle of unbeaten sides, Sunderland were the team to lose with City remaining without defeat. It also became the first game where Steven Fletcher had a shot on target this season without scoring. City were ahead after five minutes when Aleksandar Kolarov fired in another free-kick past Simon Mignolet. City doubled their lead on the hour mark when Kolarov's low cross was directed in by the returning Sergio Aguero. The three points were wrapped up in the final minute when James Milner wrapped a free-kick into the goal.
Swansea 2-2 Reading: Swansea end a three game drought to come from behind and prevent Reading from winning their first game of the season. Reading took the lead just after the half hour mark when Pavel Pogrebnyak scored, although his shot somehow went through Michel Vorm after he parried the ball through his legs and into the net. It was 2-0 just before half-time when Noel Hunt volleyed home a deflected effort, Reading's second shot and second goal. Michu pulled a goal back with his fifth of the season when he headed a deflected cross home on 71-minutes. The hosts were then level seven minutes later when Wayne Routledge finished off a neat one-two with Luke Moore.
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