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CHELSEA maintained their unbeaten start to the season to move top of the Premier League as Leicester and Arsenal celebrated claiming maiden victories yesterday.
First-half goals from Eden Hazard and Willian put the home side in charge against Burnley at Stamford Bridge before Victor Moses made absolutely certain of a 3-0 victory a minute from time.
That made it three wins out of three for Antonio Conte’s side and took them to the top of the table with Manchester United.
As Leicester were beating Swansea, Arsenal eased the pressure on manager Arsene Wenger with a 3-1 win at Watford which was effectively sealed before the interval at Vicarage Road.
Santi Cazorla opened the scoring from the penalty spot after 10 minutes and Alexis Sanchez doubled the lead five minutes before halftime.
Mesut Ozil then rubbed salt into Watford’s wounds with a third in first-half stoppage time and although substitute Roberto Pereyra pulled one back after 57 minutes, Arsenal comfortably secured all three points.
David Moyes secured his first point as Sunderland manager with a 1-1 draw at Southampton, but will have been disappointed not to have claimed all three at St Mary’s.
Jermain Defoe gave the visitors the lead from the penalty spot after 80 minutes, but the Black Cats could not hold on to their advantage for long, with substitute Jay Rodriguez equalising five minutes later – his first Premier League goal in more than two years after serious injuries.
A penalty did prove decisive at Goodison Park as Everton moved second in the table thanks to a 1-0 victory over Stoke in fortunate circumstances.
After former Swansea skipper Ashley Williams had been brought down in the area by Phil Bardsley, Leighton Baines scuffed his 51stminute penalty, but saw it come back off the post, hit goalkeeper Shay Given and cross the line.
Alan Pardew’s Crystal Palace claimed their first point of the season with a last-minute equaliser against Bournemouth, who had taken the lead in the 11th minute through Joshua King.
Yohan Cabaye saw his 16th-minute penalty saved by goalkeeper Artur Boruc and it looked as though the visitors would claim all three points until Scott Dann headed home in stoppage time.
In the day’s early kick-off, Liverpool and Tottenham drew 1-1 after Danny Rose cancelled out James Milner’s first-half penalty.
In the late kick-off, Marcus Rashford’s 92nd-minute goal gave Manchester United a 1-0 win at Hull after the Tigers had looked like weathering a tide of visiting attacks.