Chelsea 1-2 Crystal Palace, Liverpool 0-3 West Ham: Barclays Premier League as it happened
- Joel Ward condemns Jose Mourinho to only a second defeat in 100 Premier League home games in charge of Chelsea
- Bakary Sako had given Crystal Palace the lead, while Radamel Falcao equalised for the hosts
- Manuel Lanzini, Mark Noble and Diafra Sakho strike to sink Liverpool
- Philippe Coutinho and Noble both dismissed at Anfield
- Goals from Raheem Sterling and Fernandinho secure a 10th consecutive league win for Manchester City
Full-time: Aston Villa 2-2 Sunderland
Full-time: Bournemouth 1-1 Leicester
Full-time: Chelsea 1-2 Crystal Palace
Full-time: Liverpool 0-3 West Ham
Full-time: Manchester City 2-0 Watford
Full-time: Stoke 0-1 West Brom
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Another superb victory for Crystal Palace under Alan Pardew, while Chelsea's decidedly iffy start to their title defence continues after last weekend's brief respite at West Brom. That was just Jose Mourinho's second defeat across two spells and 100 home Premier League games in charge of the Blues.
A dismal 90 minutes for Liverpool too, who lost Coutinho to a red card and were soundly beaten by a West Ham side who have been strangely inconsistent since Bilic succeeded Sam Allardyce and also ended the match with 10 men.
Sunderland will no doubt be glad to have taken a share of the spoils from Villa Park after throwing away a 1-0 goal lead and subsequently going 2-1 down, while Leicester's positive start to life with Claudio Ranieri continues with a point on the south coast.
A victorious return to the Potteries for Tony Pulis, although he may be slightly concerned that his West Brom team only managed to score once past an ill-disciplined Stoke outfit who were reduced to nine men before the break.
A crazy few minutes at Stamford Bridge as former Manchester United loanee Falcao produces an excellent diving header to convert home debutant Pedro's cross before Palace immediately restore their lead through an unlikely source.
Right-back Ward nets a header of his own after Sako makes good contact with Bolasie's ball in. Can the Eagles hold on?
Jose Mourinho has only lost once in 99 previous home games in charge of Chelsea but that record could be under threat here as Sako sees an initial shot blocked before firing into the back of the net.
The hosts have responded by bringing on Radmael Falcao for Willian. Brazilian Kenedy is also sent on for his debut.
A flurry of activity as Fernandinho doubles Manchester City's lead against Watford after swapping passes with David Silva and firing an effort past Heurelho Gomes.
Things continue to go from bad to worse at Anfield, meanwhile, as Coutinho receives a second yellow card for a foul on Dimitri Payet. A desperately disappointing end to the afternoon for a player who has greatly impressed during the early stages of the season.
Even Pulis' ultra-combative Stoke side would have struggled to match this. The Potters have now been reduced to nine men on the half-hour mark as Adam is dismissed for a reported stamp on Craig Dawson.
West Brom respond by introducing Rickie Lambert in place of Claudio Yacob. They are going for the jugular and for good reason.
Pulis was treated to a standing ovation upon his return to the Britannia Stadium, but Stoke supporters will no doubt have been eager for their side to prove that they have come a long way and radically changed their previously physical style under the management of Mark Hughes.
Affelay, a summer arrival from Barcelona, will not have helped that cause after being given his marching orders by referee Michael Oliver for a silly push to the face of West Brom midfielder Craig Gardner.
Wilson was Bournemouth's key marksman on their way to promotion last term and he provided a timely reminder of his quality with a hat-trick in the 4-3 win at West Ham last week.
He seems to be at it again this afternoon, where a superb overhead kick has given Eddie Howe's team a first-half lead against Leicester.
A quiet start at Stamford Bridge, where Chelsea are yet to serious test Alex McCarthy in the Crystal Palace goal. Eden Hazard scored in the corresponding fixture last season and that 1-0 victory secured the title for Jose Mourinho's side.
Also goalless between Manchester City and Watford, Bournemouth and Leicester and in Tony Pulis' first return to Stoke City as manager of West Brom.
Stoke v West Brom
Stoke: Butland, Johnson, Cameron, Muniesa, Pieters, Whelan, van Ginkel, Shaqiri, Adam, Afellay, Diouf
Subs: Given, Ireland, Arnautovic, Joselu, Wilson, Crouch, Bojan
West Brom: Myhill, Dawson, McAuley, Olsson, Lescott, Gardner, Fletcher, Yacob, Morrison, McClean, Rondon
Subs: Rose, Gamboa, McManaman, Gnabry, Lambert, Ideye, Anichebe
Manchester City v Watford
Manchester City: Hart, Sagna, Mangala, Kompany, Kolarov, Fernandinho, Yaya Toure, Silva, Sterling, Navas, Aguero
Subs: Caballero, Maffeo, Roberts, Nasri, Iheanacho, Delph, Demichelis
Watford: Gomes, Nyom, Prodl, Cathcart, Holebas, Behrami, Capoue, Jurado, Ighalo, Abdi, Deeney
Subs: Arlauskis, Hoban, Watson, Layun, Anya, Diamanti, Vydra
Bournemouth v Leicester
Bournemouth: Boruc, Francis, Elphick, Cook, Daniels, Ritchie, O'Kane, Surman, Gradel, Tomlin, Wilson
Subs: Federici, Distin, Smith, Mings, MacDonad, Pugh, Kermorgant
Leicester: Schmeichel, De Laet, Morgan, Huth, Schlupp, Mahrez, Kanté, Drinkwater, King, Albrighton, Vardy
Subs: Schwarzer, Okazaki, Ulloa, Fuchs, Benalouane, Inler, Dodoo
Aston Villa v Sunderland
Aston Villa: Guzan, Hutton, Richards, Clark, Amavi, Bacuna, Gana, Westwood, Sanchez, Sinclair, Gestede
Subs: Bunn, Bennett, Gil, Cole, Veretout, Kozak, Ayew
Sunderland: Pantilimon, Jones, van Aanholt, O'Shea, Kaboul, Cattermole, M'Vila, Rodwell, Lens, Defoe, Graham
Subs: Larsson, Toivonen, Coates, Fletcher, Watmore, Gooch, Mannone
Liverpool v West Ham
Liverpool: Mignolet, Clyne, Skrtel, Lovren, Gomez, Lucas, Can, Milner, Firmino, Coutinho, Benteke
Subs: Bogdan, Ings, Origi, Sakho, Rossiter, Moreno, Ibe
West Ham: Randolph, Tomkins, Reid, Ogbonna, Cresswell, Obiang, Kouyate, Lanzini, Noble, Payet, Sakho
Subs: Spiegel, Jarvis, Oxford, Lee, Cullen, Samuelsen, Knoyle
Chelsea v Crystal Palace
Chelsea: Courtois, Ivanovic, Cahill, Zouma, Azpilicueta, Matic, Fabregas, Pedro, Willian, Hazard, Diego Costa
Subs: Begovic, Baba, Mikel, Loftus-Cheek, Kenedy, Remy, Falcao
Crystal Palace: McCarthy, Ward, Dann, Delaney, Souare, McArthur, Cabaye, Zaha, Puncheon, Sako, Wickham
Subs: Hennessey, Mariappa, Chung-yong Lee, Mutch, Ledley, Bolasie, Gayle
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