Arsenal cruised to a 3-1 victory over Stoke City while Hull City and Crystal Palace played out to a 3-3 draw in a six-goal thriller in the Premier League on Saturday.
The Gunners temporarily replaced Chelsea at the summit of the Premier League as goals either side of halftime by Theo Walcott and Mesut Ozil helped them to come back and secure a comfortable 3-1 victory over the Potters at the Emirates Stadium.
The Potters broke got off to a better start than Arsene Wenger’s side and broke the deadlock in the 29th minute when a rash challenge from Granit Xhaka on Joe Allen gave Charlie Adam the chance to put Stoke ahead from the penalty spot. and the midfielder made no mistake from the spot-kick to.
The midfielder stepped up to take the penalty kick and made no mistake from the spot-kick to make it 1-0 in favour of his side.
However, the Gunners responded well and made it 1-1, three minutes before the half-time interval when Theo Walcott slotted the ball into the back of the net from a Hector Bellerin low cross.
The Gunners were not done as Mesut Ozil made it 2-1 from a looping header over Stoke keeper Lee Grant to put Arsenal ahead five minutes into the second half before substitute Alex Iwobi gave his side a two-goal as they walked away with all three points.
Meanwhile, Hull City and Crystal Palace played out to a 3-3 draw at Kingston Communications Stadium in a six-goal thriller, as a last gap goal from Fraizer Campbell saw both side’s share the spoils in the Premier League.
Swansea City climbed off the bottom of the Premier League follow their crucial 3-0 victory over Sunderland at the Liberty Stadium through goals by Gylfi Sigurdsson and a brace from Fernando Llorente.
Burnley scored twice in the space of three minutes to end a run of three straight defeats with a 3-2 victory over Bournemouth in the first Premier League meeting between the sides at Turf Moor.
Burnley then made it 1-0 when Jeff Hendrick unleashed a stunning half-volley from 25 metres in the 13th minute to broke the deadlock before Stephen Ward scored his first Premier League goal this season within a space of three minutes.
Bournemouth put themselves back into the match when Benik Afobe was left unmarked to slot the ball past Burnley goalkeeper Tom Heaton two minutes into stoppage -time in the first-half. before
However, George Boyd restored his side’s two-goal lead in the 75th minute to extended their lead to 3-1.
Charlie Daniels reduced the deficit to one goal in the 91st-minute following his long-range strike to beat Heaton, however Burnley held on for their fifth home win of the season to move into 13th place on the Premier League table.
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