Chris Maduewesi
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Manchester United,Chelsea,and Manchester City all secured wins in their Premier League games on Saturday.
Such was not the case for Liverpool and Arsenal who both settled for draws in their derby games.
Of the top teams who were in action on Saturday,only Chelsea didn't need to break much sweat in their own game to emerge victorious.
They comfortably secured victories in their games,with their opponents not doing much to have scared them.
Chelsea were too powerful for Aston Villa with goals from Oscar,Diego Costa and Willian ensuring that the Blues eased past their visitors with a 3-0 victory at Stamford Bridge.
Manchester City put seven goals past Sheffield United in midweek,and they had to call on those goals again in their 4-2 win over Hull City.
Manchester City were given a scare in the game at one point,playing a 2-2 draw until they pulled away with goals from Edin Dzeko and Frank Lampard.
If Man City got a scare,their City neighbours Manchester United got a fright in their game against West Ham.
United had to dig deep to secure their 2-1 win,defending astutely in a game that they almost bottled it.
Wayne Rooney did not lead by example,picking up a callous red-card that left his team rudderless.
Coach Louis Van Gaal will be delighted with their defending,particularly for the younger players who came in to feel the spaces left by injured players.
Meanwhile,Liverpool and Arsenal all dropped valuable points at home in their games against their city rivals.
Phil Jagielka thumped in a late equaliser against Liverpool,helping Everton secure a 1-1 draw.
And in London Alex Oxlaide Chamberlain made sure they didn't drop full points at the Emirates,after he pounced on a loose ball to cancel out Nacer Chadli's 56th minute goal.
Results:
Liverpool 1 - 1 Everton
Chelsea 3 - 0 Aston Villa
Crystal Palace 2 - 0 Leicester
Hull 2 - 4 Man City
Man Utd 2 - 1 West Ham
Southampton 2 - 1 QPR
Sunderland 0 - 0 Swansea
Arsenal 1 - 1 Tottenham
Such was not the case for Liverpool and Arsenal who both settled for draws in their derby games.
Of the top teams who were in action on Saturday,only Chelsea didn't need to break much sweat in their own game to emerge victorious.
They comfortably secured victories in their games,with their opponents not doing much to have scared them.
Chelsea were too powerful for Aston Villa with goals from Oscar,Diego Costa and Willian ensuring that the Blues eased past their visitors with a 3-0 victory at Stamford Bridge.
Manchester City put seven goals past Sheffield United in midweek,and they had to call on those goals again in their 4-2 win over Hull City.
Manchester City were given a scare in the game at one point,playing a 2-2 draw until they pulled away with goals from Edin Dzeko and Frank Lampard.
If Man City got a scare,their City neighbours Manchester United got a fright in their game against West Ham.
United had to dig deep to secure their 2-1 win,defending astutely in a game that they almost bottled it.
Wayne Rooney did not lead by example,picking up a callous red-card that left his team rudderless.
Coach Louis Van Gaal will be delighted with their defending,particularly for the younger players who came in to feel the spaces left by injured players.
Meanwhile,Liverpool and Arsenal all dropped valuable points at home in their games against their city rivals.
Phil Jagielka thumped in a late equaliser against Liverpool,helping Everton secure a 1-1 draw.
And in London Alex Oxlaide Chamberlain made sure they didn't drop full points at the Emirates,after he pounced on a loose ball to cancel out Nacer Chadli's 56th minute goal.
Results:
Liverpool 1 - 1 Everton
Chelsea 3 - 0 Aston Villa
Crystal Palace 2 - 0 Leicester
Hull 2 - 4 Man City
Man Utd 2 - 1 West Ham
Southampton 2 - 1 QPR
Sunderland 0 - 0 Swansea
Arsenal 1 - 1 Tottenham
