Gunners win again, Man Utd held

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Arsenal retained their place at the top of the Premier League with a comfortable 4-1 win over Norwich on Saturday afternoon.

Jack Wilshere’s maiden Premier League goal at the Emirates Stadium put them ahead at half-time as he scored his second in successive games, having gone almost three years without scoring in the league.

Norwich threatened on a couple of occasions before Mesut Ozil struck his first Premier League goal for Arsenal just before the hour mark, the Germany international heading home Olivier Giroud’s cross.

Jonny Howson’s driven finish from the edge of the area after a poor piece of defending from Per Mertesacker gave the Canaries hope.

But any ideas of an unlikely comeback were ended by substitute Aaron Ramsey as he hammered home his ninth goal of the season before Ozil added his second late on.

A late goal from Adam Lallana gave high-flying Southampton a 1-1 draw at Manchester United.

Robin van Persie gave David Moyes’ side the lead with his first goal in four games before both he and Wayne Rooney saw efforts hit the crossbar.

But the hosts could not kill off the game and were made to pay as Lallana was on hand to tap in from a corner.

Sergio Aguero scored two and set up a third as Manchester City climbed into the top four of the Premier League with a 3-1 victory against West Ham at Upton Park.

The opening goal came in the 16th minute when Fernandinho’s slide-rule pass was allowed to run by Alvaro Negredo, putting the West Ham defence on their heels and giving Aguero the opportunity to ghost into the box and finish with aplomb beyond Jussi Jaaskelainen.

The Argentina international then accepted a gift-wrapped second from the home side early in the second half as he was left unmarked eight yards out to power a header in at the near post.

West Ham reduced the deficit when Ricardo Vaz Te’s overhead kick found the bottom corner.

But City’s first away win in the Premier League this season was sealed with 10 minutes remaining as Aguero turned provider, setting up Silva to make it 3-1.

Liverpool were held to a 2-2 draw by 10-man Newcastle in the day’s early kick-off at St James’ Park.

Yohan Cabaye fired the Magpies ahead with a fantastic long-range effort before Steven Gerrard notched up his 100th Premier League goal from the penalty spot to level the game before half-time.