Florent Malouda's stoppage-time winner helped Chelsea continue their perfect start to the Barclays Premier League campaign as they came from behind to secure a 2-1 win over Stoke City. A rare Petr Cech mistake allowed the hosts to take the lead when Abdoulaye Faye's header looped over the Chelsea goalkeeper who was stranded in no-man's land.

But Chelsea's pressure eventually told and Didier Drogba fired across the goalkeeper into the top corner on the stroke of half-time. It looked as if the match was set to end all square, but Malouda smashed the ball home after it had been laid back to him by substitute Nicolas Anelka to snatch all three points for Chelsea.

Gunners fall
Arsenal endured another nightmare visit to the north west as they lost 4-2 to Manchester City, with former player Emmanuel Adebayor on the scoresheet for the hosts. Having lost a fortnight ago to bitter rivals Manchester United, Arsenal were looking for a better result at the City of Manchester Stadium.

It started badly for the visitors as a bizarre own-goal gave City the lead when Manuel Almunia pushed Micah Richards' header against the post only for it to bounce back, hit the goalkeeper's head and go into the net. The Gunners deservedly levelled when Tomas Rosicky fed a superb pass through to Robin van Persie who rifled a perfectly-placed shot into the corner, beyond Shay Given's despairing dive. However, three goals in ten minutes gave City the three points.

Craig Bellamy restored his side's lead before Adebayor headed home against his former side and Shaun Wright-Phillips sealed the victory. Rosicky grabbed a second for Arsenal two minutes from time.

Benayoun and Reds roll
A Yossi Benayoun hat-trick enabled Liverpool to down a spirited Burnley side 4-0. The hosts were always in control and took the lead in the 27th minute when Benayoun ran onto Glen Johnson's pass before side-footing it past Brian Jensen. They doubled their lead shortly before half-time when Jensen could only parry Benayoun's shot and it fell to Dirk Kuyt, who slotted home.

Benayoun grabbed his second of the game when he tapped in Steven Gerrard's pass after the England midfielder had battled his way past two men in the box. The Israel striker, who had an earlier effort ruled out for offside, completed his hat-trick late on, tapping home Andriy Voronin's pass.

First win
Blackburn Rovers triumphed 3-1 to record their first home win of the campaign with a comfortable victory over Wolverhampton Wanderers. Elsewhere Manchester City struck three times in ten minutes to defeat Arsenal 4-2, as Bolton Wanderers got a late strike to surpass Portsmouth. Sunderland cruised to a 4-1 victory over Hull City and Wigan Athletic edged West Ham United 1-0.