Fernando Torres scored twice to help Liverpool overcome battling West Ham.
Zavon Hines hit the post before Torres poked in the opener, but Alessandro Diamanti scored a debatable penalty that he appeared to touch twice.
Dirk Kuyt stabbed in Steven Gerrard's header and West Ham fought back with Carlton Cole nodding in Mark Noble's corner just before the interval.
With the Hammers tiring in the second half, Ryan Babel burst forward to chip in for Torres to head the winner.
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The Hammers, looking for their first win since the opening day of the season, started off brightly and came within a whisker of taking the lead within only two minutes.
The Jamaican-born Hines, making his second Premier League start, stole possession from the napping Carragher on the edge of the box but could only curl his shot against the upright.
It was a wake-up call for the visitors and Yossi Benayoun, facing his former club, dinked his way into the box but shot only tamely into the grateful arms of goalkeeper Robert Green.
The Reds though, adopting a 4-2-3-1 formation with Torres as the solo striker, poured forward and grabbed the opener on 20 minutes thanks to a dash of Spanish magic.
The packed West Ham midfield, always pretty but often careless, handed the ball to Emiliano Insua and his through-ball found Torres on the left who weaved around James Tomkins before blasting over the on-rushing Green.
Manager Gianfranco Zola, recently celebrating his one-year anniversary at Upton Park, looked bemused on the sidelines, and his cause was not helped after 25 minutes, seeing Matthew Upson and a tearful Valon Behrami limping off.
Within three minutes of the enforced substitutes they were amazingly level after a sloppy challenge by Carragher on the dangerman Hines down the left-hand side of the box.
Up stepped Italian Diamanti for the spot-kick and although the ball flew over Pepe Reina, the Liverpool bench were incensed, claiming the striker had kicked the ball twice after slipping.
Back came Liverpool and they grabbed the lead again with Kuyt's boot getting on the end of a towering Gerrard header from an inswinging Benayoun corner.
For all of Liverpool's possession, West Ham's frontline was always threatening and stunned the visitors on the stroke of half-time when Cole outjumped three defenders to nod in the equaliser.
The second period was a case of West Ham hanging on with a handful of players suffering from cramp and their substitute options severely limited.
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Benayoun twice went on dazzling runs and only last-ditch sliding tackles denied the Israeli midfielder fromscoring wonderful goals.
Even the legs of the battling Diamanti proved too weary for the final onslaught as he was taken off to a standing ovation, replaced by former England star Kieron Dyer.
It was a flood of players in white desperate to break down the resolute Hammers defence, and with 15 minutes remaining they bagged the all-important strike.
Johnson, another player up against his former employers, stormed down the right wing and with Babel picking up possession, the Dutchman delicately chipped over to Torres who headed down brilliantly to regain the lead.
Still the hosts were not finished as they managed one last throw of the dice with Radoslav Kovac denied at the end by Reina's outstretched hand.
Burnley 3 - 1 Sunderland
On-loan striker David Nugent climbed off the bench to score a second-half double that extends Burnley's winning run at Turf Moor to nine games.
The hosts had been ahead through Graham Alexander's spot-kick after Anton Ferdinand's foul on Wade Elliott.
Steve Bruce's men pulled level through a cool Darren Bent finish, but Nugent met Elliott's cross with a powerful header to restore the lead.
The 24-year-old then curled home from just inside the box to wrap up the win.
Seven successive clean sheets had been the backbone of Burnley's home form but the pace of Bent and Fraizer Campbell, preferred to Kenwyne Jones, soon hinted at the frailties that have seen them concede nine in the last three games away from Turf Moor.
Steven Fletcher's solid but stray long-range strike had been the hosts' only attempt at goal before Alexander's pass sent Elliott hurtling down the right channel.
Centre-back Anton Ferdinand seemed to have effectively tracked the run, but then rashly clattered in and Alexander drove the resulting spot-kick straight down the middle.
Poor decision-making at the heart of the home defence almost threw away the advantage as Clarke Carlisle and Andre Bikey got in each other's way under a high ball, but a rushed finish from the unmarked Bent trailed weakly into Brian Jensen's legs.
With the speed of the opposition front two, Burnley's offside trap always felt less than watertight.
Bikey was fortunate that the referee called a halt to a Sunderland attack as Campbell dispossessed him and burst towards goal, before it eventually sprung by a neat ball from Andy Reid.
Darren Bent scored his fifth league goal of the season
With Clarke Carlisle failing to keep pace with his team-mates' advance, Bent delayed his run expertly to exploit the centre-back's lack of alertness, latch on to Reid's pass and slip the ball past Jensen.
Burnley came close to an immediate response as substitute Joey Gudjonsson, on after Chris McCann twisted his knee in a challenge with Michael Turner, flicked on Blake's corner, but none of his colleagues could get a touch as the ball crossed the face of the goal.
The second half started with optimistic shouts for a penalty for a handball against Stephen Fletcher, before Jensen had to be alert to repel a forceful shot from Campbell as Bent's dummy bought his strike partner some space in the box.
Elliott sidestepped Kieran Richardson before shooting over at the other end but his next contribution was more telling.
An inviting cross picked out Nugent who buried a muscular header beyond Craig Gordon to restore the lead.
It was a sweet moment for the forward who turned down a move to Sunderland before agreeing a switch to Portsmouth in 2007, but then scored only three league goals in two years on the south coast.
The introduction of Jones just after the hour failed to sharpen the visitors' cutting edge, and a Lorik Cana header which drifted on to the roof of the net was as close as they came to shutting the gap.
Nugent, who made his Burnley debut from the bench against Liverpool last week, looked instilled with confidence as he scored a fine second.
Tyrone Mears' pass found Nugent with Turner and Cana at his back, but the former Preston man nonchalantly turned and and stroked the ball into the top corner.
Deserved yellow cards for frustrated challenges from Phil Bardsley and Richardson capped a dismal second half from Steve Bruce's side.
The hosts had been ahead through Graham Alexander's spot-kick after Anton Ferdinand's foul on Wade Elliott.
Steve Bruce's men pulled level through a cool Darren Bent finish, but Nugent met Elliott's cross with a powerful header to restore the lead.
The 24-year-old then curled home from just inside the box to wrap up the win.
Seven successive clean sheets had been the backbone of Burnley's home form but the pace of Bent and Fraizer Campbell, preferred to Kenwyne Jones, soon hinted at the frailties that have seen them concede nine in the last three games away from Turf Moor.
Steven Fletcher's solid but stray long-range strike had been the hosts' only attempt at goal before Alexander's pass sent Elliott hurtling down the right channel.
Centre-back Anton Ferdinand seemed to have effectively tracked the run, but then rashly clattered in and Alexander drove the resulting spot-kick straight down the middle.
Poor decision-making at the heart of the home defence almost threw away the advantage as Clarke Carlisle and Andre Bikey got in each other's way under a high ball, but a rushed finish from the unmarked Bent trailed weakly into Brian Jensen's legs.
With the speed of the opposition front two, Burnley's offside trap always felt less than watertight.
Bikey was fortunate that the referee called a halt to a Sunderland attack as Campbell dispossessed him and burst towards goal, before it eventually sprung by a neat ball from Andy Reid.
Darren Bent scored his fifth league goal of the season
With Clarke Carlisle failing to keep pace with his team-mates' advance, Bent delayed his run expertly to exploit the centre-back's lack of alertness, latch on to Reid's pass and slip the ball past Jensen.
Burnley came close to an immediate response as substitute Joey Gudjonsson, on after Chris McCann twisted his knee in a challenge with Michael Turner, flicked on Blake's corner, but none of his colleagues could get a touch as the ball crossed the face of the goal.
The second half started with optimistic shouts for a penalty for a handball against Stephen Fletcher, before Jensen had to be alert to repel a forceful shot from Campbell as Bent's dummy bought his strike partner some space in the box.
Elliott sidestepped Kieran Richardson before shooting over at the other end but his next contribution was more telling.
An inviting cross picked out Nugent who buried a muscular header beyond Craig Gordon to restore the lead.
It was a sweet moment for the forward who turned down a move to Sunderland before agreeing a switch to Portsmouth in 2007, but then scored only three league goals in two years on the south coast.
The introduction of Jones just after the hour failed to sharpen the visitors' cutting edge, and a Lorik Cana header which drifted on to the roof of the net was as close as they came to shutting the gap.
Nugent, who made his Burnley debut from the bench against Liverpool last week, looked instilled with confidence as he scored a fine second.
Tyrone Mears' pass found Nugent with Turner and Cana at his back, but the former Preston man nonchalantly turned and and stroked the ball into the top corner.
Deserved yellow cards for frustrated challenges from Phil Bardsley and Richardson capped a dismal second half from Steve Bruce's side.
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Bolton 1 - 1 Stoke
Matt Taylor's late penalty rescued a point for Bolton just as Stoke City looked on the brink of maintaining their impressive start to the season with victory at the Reebok.
Dave Kitson's composed finish eight minutes after the interval appeared to have given Stoke their first away win in the league this season.
But Bolton were handed a lifeline - and their first home point of the season - with only a minute left when a reckless challenge from Danny Collins on Sam Ricketts saw referee Mark Clattenburg point to the spot.
Taylor calmly slotted away the penalty to give Bolton a draw and ease the pressure on manager Gary Megson, who felt the full force of the frustration of the home fans at half-time in an encounter that was high on endeavour but low on quality.
Stoke boss Tony Pulis will be bitterly disappointed at seeing victory squandered after Kitson continued his rehabilitation following an undistinguished first season in The Potteries which saw him loaned back to former club Reading.
He has returned to Stoke determined to make his mark on the Premier League, and the manner in which he took his goal was a rare moment of class in a drab affair.
For Bolton, Taylor's penalty gave them great relief after their earlier efforts to mount a comeback were thwarted when Stoke keeper Thomas Sorensen saved brilliantly from new signing Ivan Klasnic, on as a substitute, and defender Zat Knight blazed wildly over the bar with the goal at his mercy.
Even the equaliser was not enough to convince many Bolton fans, who still vented their anger at the final whistle despite seeing their side snatch a draw.
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In a first half that made a nonsense of its billing as entertainment, Stoke at least gathered early momentum before being dragged down to mediocrity alongside Bolton.
Matthew Etherington had a shot blocked after good work by Ricardo Fuller, who was the booked by referee Clattenburg for diving as he went to ground under a challenge from Gavin McCann.
Bolton's response was a Gary Cahill header that flew off target and a long-range free-kick from Taylor that was collected with ease by Sorensen.
Both keepers had effectively been unemployed until Whelan tested Jussi Jaaskelainen with another free-kick that produced a fine diving save from the Bolton veteran.
The lack of action was producing a furious response from Bolton's fans, who broke out into several rounds of jeering towards the end of the first half - and their mood was not improved when striker Kevin Davies, who was giving a typically combative performance, was also shown a yellow card for diving.
Megson acted decisively during the interval and sent on Ricardo Gardner for Fabrice Muamba and gave new signing Klasnic his home debut in place of Gretar Steinsson.
It almost brought immediate rewards when Gardner's long ball released Taylor, but his finish was narrowly wide. And Stoke then made the most of the reprieve to sweep to the other end of the field and take the lead after 53 minutes.
Fuller's header allowed Kitson to turn Ricketts before sliding a precise finish low into the corner beyond Jaaskelainen.
Bolton twice had opportunities to equalise in the space of seconds after 64 minutes, first when Sorensen made a fine one-handed save from Klasnic and then when Knight blazed over from only eight yards after Stoke failed to clear the resulting corner.
Stoke were protecting their advantage without too many alarms until the late rush of blood from Collins gave Bolton a point their performance barely deserved.
Dave Kitson's composed finish eight minutes after the interval appeared to have given Stoke their first away win in the league this season.
But Bolton were handed a lifeline - and their first home point of the season - with only a minute left when a reckless challenge from Danny Collins on Sam Ricketts saw referee Mark Clattenburg point to the spot.
Taylor calmly slotted away the penalty to give Bolton a draw and ease the pressure on manager Gary Megson, who felt the full force of the frustration of the home fans at half-time in an encounter that was high on endeavour but low on quality.
Stoke boss Tony Pulis will be bitterly disappointed at seeing victory squandered after Kitson continued his rehabilitation following an undistinguished first season in The Potteries which saw him loaned back to former club Reading.
He has returned to Stoke determined to make his mark on the Premier League, and the manner in which he took his goal was a rare moment of class in a drab affair.
For Bolton, Taylor's penalty gave them great relief after their earlier efforts to mount a comeback were thwarted when Stoke keeper Thomas Sorensen saved brilliantly from new signing Ivan Klasnic, on as a substitute, and defender Zat Knight blazed wildly over the bar with the goal at his mercy.
Even the equaliser was not enough to convince many Bolton fans, who still vented their anger at the final whistle despite seeing their side snatch a draw.
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In a first half that made a nonsense of its billing as entertainment, Stoke at least gathered early momentum before being dragged down to mediocrity alongside Bolton.
Matthew Etherington had a shot blocked after good work by Ricardo Fuller, who was the booked by referee Clattenburg for diving as he went to ground under a challenge from Gavin McCann.
Bolton's response was a Gary Cahill header that flew off target and a long-range free-kick from Taylor that was collected with ease by Sorensen.
Both keepers had effectively been unemployed until Whelan tested Jussi Jaaskelainen with another free-kick that produced a fine diving save from the Bolton veteran.
The lack of action was producing a furious response from Bolton's fans, who broke out into several rounds of jeering towards the end of the first half - and their mood was not improved when striker Kevin Davies, who was giving a typically combative performance, was also shown a yellow card for diving.
Megson acted decisively during the interval and sent on Ricardo Gardner for Fabrice Muamba and gave new signing Klasnic his home debut in place of Gretar Steinsson.
It almost brought immediate rewards when Gardner's long ball released Taylor, but his finish was narrowly wide. And Stoke then made the most of the reprieve to sweep to the other end of the field and take the lead after 53 minutes.
Fuller's header allowed Kitson to turn Ricketts before sliding a precise finish low into the corner beyond Jaaskelainen.
Bolton twice had opportunities to equalise in the space of seconds after 64 minutes, first when Sorensen made a fine one-handed save from Klasnic and then when Knight blazed over from only eight yards after Stoke failed to clear the resulting corner.
Stoke were protecting their advantage without too many alarms until the late rush of blood from Collins gave Bolton a point their performance barely deserved.
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Aston Villa 2 - 0 Portsmouth
Aston Villa maintained their impressive form to consign Portsmouth to a sixth successive Premier League defeat.
James Milner opened the scoring from the penalty spot after Nadir Belhadj upended Villa skipper Stilian Petrov.
Gabriel Agbonlahor then underlined Villa's superiority, converting a Milner flick-on with aplomb after a lapse of concentration by Tal Ben Haim.
The defeat makes Pompey the first top-flight side to lose their opening six games in over a quarter of a century.
Leicester City were the last team to start a top-flight campaign in similarly desultory fashion.
And while Portsmouth can perhaps take heart from the fact that the Foxes eventually recovered to finish the 1983/84 season in 15th place, they will need to tighten up significantly at the back if history is to repeat itself.
After a fifth successive win in all competitions, Villa have no such problems.
Nigel Reo-Coker's training-ground contretemps with manager Martin O'Neill overshadowed the prelude to the game, but a vibrant performance will have done much to lighten the mood in the claret-and-sky-blue camp.
O'Neill dealt with the absence of Reo-Coker, who was sent home from training on Thursday but will be considered for return to first-team contention next week, by restoring John Carew alongside Agbonlahor in attack.
The result was an infusion of attacking impetus that was evident from the opening seconds, when Agbonlahor's purposeful run towards the Pompey goal required a lunging intervention from Belhadj.
Villa's enterprise almost reaped an early reward when a left-wing cross from Ashley Young took a deflection off the forehead of Pompey midfielder Aaron Mokoena, forcing a sprightly save from England veteran David James.
James Milner opened the scoring from the penalty spot after Nadir Belhadj upended Villa skipper Stilian Petrov.
Gabriel Agbonlahor then underlined Villa's superiority, converting a Milner flick-on with aplomb after a lapse of concentration by Tal Ben Haim.
The defeat makes Pompey the first top-flight side to lose their opening six games in over a quarter of a century.
Leicester City were the last team to start a top-flight campaign in similarly desultory fashion.
And while Portsmouth can perhaps take heart from the fact that the Foxes eventually recovered to finish the 1983/84 season in 15th place, they will need to tighten up significantly at the back if history is to repeat itself.
After a fifth successive win in all competitions, Villa have no such problems.
Nigel Reo-Coker's training-ground contretemps with manager Martin O'Neill overshadowed the prelude to the game, but a vibrant performance will have done much to lighten the mood in the claret-and-sky-blue camp.
O'Neill dealt with the absence of Reo-Coker, who was sent home from training on Thursday but will be considered for return to first-team contention next week, by restoring John Carew alongside Agbonlahor in attack.
The result was an infusion of attacking impetus that was evident from the opening seconds, when Agbonlahor's purposeful run towards the Pompey goal required a lunging intervention from Belhadj.
Villa's enterprise almost reaped an early reward when a left-wing cross from Ashley Young took a deflection off the forehead of Pompey midfielder Aaron Mokoena, forcing a sprightly save from England veteran David James.
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Arsenal 4 - 0 Wigan
Arsenal produced an incisive, attacking display to cruise to a comfortable victory against a lacklustre Wigan.
Centre-back Thomas Vermaelen rose to head the Gunners into the lead from a corner before curling in his second from the edge of the box.
Arsenal's third came when a shot by Eduardo found the net courtesy of a deflection from Emmanuel Eboue, who may well ultimately claim it.
A back-heel finish by Cesc Fabregas in injury time crowned a superb win.
Headlines in the week leading up to the game had been dominated by the fall-out from the more unsavoury aspects of Arsenal's 4-2 defeat at Manchester City.
Seven days on, and without a pumped-up former Gunner in the opposition ranks, Arsenal showcased the authoritative, possession football that is their staple.
However, in the early stages a quality final ball was lacking and the home side were limited to a brace of long-range snap-shots from Robin van Persie and Abou Diaby and a free-kick from the former which flashed past the post.
Van Persie was presented with a better opportunity after 20 minutes when Eboue was released down the right before driving over a cross from near the byline, but the ball was just behind the striker and he was only able to steer a tame effort wide of goal.
After softening up their opponents with these early jabs, Arsenal landed the first hammer blow from which Wigan never recovered, when Van Persie swung over a corner and Vermaelen rose above a trio of Wigan defenders to plant a powerful header past keeper Chris Kirkland.
The Gunners maintained the pressure following the goal and Van Persie again carved out a good opportunity, threading in Eboue behind the Wigan defence on the right but the midfielder's shot flashed across goal.
Having demonstrated his nerves early on with a header outside the area that almost gifted Wigan a chance, young goalkeeper Vito Mannone made a fine save to preserve Arsenal's lead, parrying Emmerson Boyce's six-yard header from a corner.
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Centre-back Thomas Vermaelen rose to head the Gunners into the lead from a corner before curling in his second from the edge of the box.
Arsenal's third came when a shot by Eduardo found the net courtesy of a deflection from Emmanuel Eboue, who may well ultimately claim it.
A back-heel finish by Cesc Fabregas in injury time crowned a superb win.
Headlines in the week leading up to the game had been dominated by the fall-out from the more unsavoury aspects of Arsenal's 4-2 defeat at Manchester City.
Seven days on, and without a pumped-up former Gunner in the opposition ranks, Arsenal showcased the authoritative, possession football that is their staple.
However, in the early stages a quality final ball was lacking and the home side were limited to a brace of long-range snap-shots from Robin van Persie and Abou Diaby and a free-kick from the former which flashed past the post.
Van Persie was presented with a better opportunity after 20 minutes when Eboue was released down the right before driving over a cross from near the byline, but the ball was just behind the striker and he was only able to steer a tame effort wide of goal.
After softening up their opponents with these early jabs, Arsenal landed the first hammer blow from which Wigan never recovered, when Van Persie swung over a corner and Vermaelen rose above a trio of Wigan defenders to plant a powerful header past keeper Chris Kirkland.
The Gunners maintained the pressure following the goal and Van Persie again carved out a good opportunity, threading in Eboue behind the Wigan defence on the right but the midfielder's shot flashed across goal.
Having demonstrated his nerves early on with a header outside the area that almost gifted Wigan a chance, young goalkeeper Vito Mannone made a fine save to preserve Arsenal's lead, parrying Emmerson Boyce's six-yard header from a corner.
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