LONDON (Sporting Alert) — English Premier League results and summaries from the matches that were played on Saturday (27).
Leaders Chelsea cruised to their fifth win of the season from the opening six games after a 3-0 victory over Aston Villa at Stamford Bridge.
First half goal from Oscar and two in the second half from Diego Costa and Willian, pushed Jose Mourinho’s side to the victory, as the Blues moved six points clear of second place Southampton.
The Saints, through goals from Ryan Bertrand and Graziano Pelle defeated Queens Park Rangers 2-1.
Defending champions Manchester City fended off the challenges from Hull City to pick up a 4-2 road win, while Manchester United held off West Ham United for a 2-1 result. Captain Wayne Rooney picked up a second half red card for the Red Devils.
English Premier League Results and Summaries
Chelsea 3 vs Aston Villa 0
Chelsea Scorers: Oscar 7, Diego Costa 59, Willian 79
Aston Villa 0
Halftime: 1-0; Attendance: 41,616
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Crystal Palace 2 vs Leicester City 0
Crystal Palace Scorers: Fraizer Campbell 51, Mile Jedinak 54
Leicester City 0
Halftime: 0-0; Attendance: 24,311
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Hull City 2 v Manchester City 4
Hull City Scorers: Eliaquim Mangala 21 (own goal), Abel Hernandez 32 (pen)
Manchester City Scorers: Sergio Aguero 7, Edin Dzeko 11,68, Frank Lampard 87
Halftime: 2-2; Attendance: 22,859
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Manchester United 2 vs West Ham United 1
Manchester United Scorers: Wayne Rooney 5, Robin van Persie 22
Red Card: Wayne Rooney 59
West Ham United Scorer: 1 Diafra Sakho 37
Halftime: 2-1; Attendance: 75,317
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Southampton 2 vs Queens Park Rangers 1
Southampton Scorers: Ryan Bertrand 54, Graziano Pelle 68
Queens Park Rangers 1 Charlie Austin 66
Halftime: 0-0; Attendance: 30,504
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Arsenal 1 vs Tottenham Hotspur 1
Arsenal Scorer: Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain 74
Tottenham Hotspur Scorer: Nacer Chadli 56
Halftime: 0-0; Attendance: 59,900
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Sunderland 0 vs Swansea City 0
Red Card: Angel Rangel 81
Halftime: 0-0; Attendance: 41,325
