LONDON: Arsenal broke down a determined Everton defence to win 2-0 on Sunday, with Alexandre Lacazette and Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang scoring two second-half goals in two minutes to give the Gunners their fourth straight Premier League win.
In the early match, Chelsea dropped their first points of the season as West Ham held Maurizio Sarri's team to a 0-0 draw to leave Liverpool out on their own at the top of the Premier League.
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Sunday's results
West Ham United 0-0 Chelsea
Arsenal 2-0 Everton
Saturday's Results
Fulham 1-1 Watford
Burnley 4-0 AFC Bournemouth
Cardiff City 0-5 Manchester City
Crystal Palace 0-0 Newcastle United
Leicester City 3-1 Huddersfield Town
Liverpool 3-0 Southampton
Manchester United 1-1 Wolverhampton Wanderers
Brighton & Hove Albion 1-2 Tottenham Hotspur
Everton had created most of the early chances as they looked for their first victory at Arsenal since January 1996, but they were unable to find their way past goalkeeper Petr Cech.
French striker Lacazette broke the deadlock just short of the hour mark for the Gunners, running in from the left before elegantly curling the ball into the far corner just beyond the reach of outstretched England keeper Jordan Pickford.
Gabon international Aubameyang doubled the lead two minutes later from what appeared to be an offside position, sending Pickford the wrong way from close range.
The win - and Arsenal's first clean sheet of the season - pushes the Gunners up to sixth in the table, while the Toffees stay in 12th place.
At the London Stadium, Chelsea had 72% possession but failed to create many clear-cut chances and had to deal with West Ham's constant threat on the break.
Sarri bemoaned his side's failure to kill the game off and said West Ham -- who lost their first four matches of the season -- were tough opponents.
"In my statistics we had seven opportunities against three," he said. "I knew that West Ham is a very good team. I don't know why they lost their first four matches in the Premier League."
Chelsea hogged the ball in the first half but West Ham were dangerous when they were able to break out, Michail Antonio proving a real handful.
After a cagey opening spell, Chelsea established control but the home side could have taken a lead against the run of play just before the half hour.
Felipe Anderson was quick to seize on a loose ball and played in Antonio, who blasted over with his left foot.
That chance breathed new life into the home crowd and the players and Antonio drew a smart save from Kepa Arrizabalaga in the West Ham goal just two minutes later after a fine run from Andriy Yarmolenko.
As the sun came out at the London Stadium, Chelsea again established control and nearly took the lead when N'Golo Kante headed wide.
The match fell into a similar pattern in the second half, Chelsea searching for openings around the West Ham box but Felipe Anderson and Yarmolenko looked dangerous when the home side broke forward.
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