Everton delivered an early blow to Chelsea's title hopes as they won 1-0 at Goodison Park, while Arsenal went top with victory over Sunderland
and Manchester United beat ten-man Crystal Palace at Old Trafford.

Elsewhere, Tottenham cruised to victory over Norwich, Manchester City were held to a frustrating draw by Stoke -- and their former City boss Mark Hughes -- Newcastle recorded a
second successive league win, at Aston Villa, Fulham drew with West Brom and Cardiff earned a point at Hull.

Jose Mourinho suffered the first Premier League defeat of his second spell as Chelsea manager as Steven Naismith's first-half goal gave Everton a 1-0 victory at Goodison Park.
The goal came against the run of play near the end of the first half, with Naismith heading home from close range, but the hosts were deserving
of the three points by the end of a keenly- fought encounter.

Two goals from Aaron Ramsey helped Arsenal to a 3-1 victory in a topsy-turvy encounter against Sunderland at the
Stadium of Light.

With debutant Mesut Ozil pulling the strings, the visitors dominated the first half, only for Sunderland to pull level and have two goals disallowed -- including one by Jozy Altidore -- in
between Ramsey's double in the second half.
The win puts Arsenal level on points with Tottenham and Liverpool, with the latter, who have a game in hand, facing Swansea on Monday night.

David Moyes earned his first Old Trafford win as a first-half Robin van Persie penalty and a late Wayne Rooney goal helped Manchester United
to see off ten-man Crystal Palace 2-0.
Palace had kept things tight until Kagisho Dikgacoi was red-carded after he was viewed to have brought down Ashley Young -- earlier booked for simulation -- inside the area.

The decision was controversial, but Van Persie made no mistake in giving United the advantage just before the break.
Ian Holloway's men kept the hosts at bay until the 81st minute, when Rooney, returning to action after missing the international break with
a head wound, fired in a fine free-kick to complete the victory.

Gyfli Sigurdsson scored a brace as Tottenham secured a comfortable 2-0 win over Norwich at White Hart Lane. New Spurs signing Christian Eriksen slotted a perfect through ball for Sigurdsson's opener, a shot curled past John Ruddy from 15 yards. Sigurdsson made sure of the win shortly after the break when finishing Paulinho's cross from five yards out; again, the superb Eriksen proved
influential in the move.

Stoke spoiled Manuel Pellegrini's 60th birthday weekend as they claimed a 0-0 draw against Manchester City at the Britannia Stadium.
former City boss Mark Hughes was left the happier, with neither side able find the winning touch. City took time to settle and were reduced to long range efforts as Alvaro Negredo curled one over from 25 yards. At the other end, Stoke grew in confidence as Kenwyne Jones capitalised on a Samir Nasri mistake. However, Joe Hart was equal to the shot and spared Nasri's blushes.
results
Manchester United 2-0 Crystal Palace
Aston Villa 1-2 Newcastle United
Fulham 1-1 West Bromwich Albion
Hull City 1-1 Cardiff City
Stoke City 0-0 Manchester city
Sunderland 1-3 Arsenal 
Tottenham Hotspur 2-0 Norwich City
Everton 1-0 Chelsea