Sublime Sanchez fires Gunners

 Alexis Sánchez scores Arsenal's third goal in the 3-0 win against against Stoke.

A sublime Alexis Sanchez scored twice and created a third as Arsenal climbed level on points with fourth-placed Southampton following a 3-0 Premier League victory against Stoke City yesterday.

After Laurent Koscielny headed Arsenal into a sixth-minute lead from a Sanchez cross the outstanding Chilean fired in a brilliant second before scoring with a deflected free-kick for his 18th goal in all competitions this season.

Arsenal's win was soured somewhat by a serious looking injury to defender Mathieu Debuchy but the Gunners were able to welcome back German World Cup-winner Mesut Ozil following a length injury absence.

Victory lifted Arsenal above rival Tottenham Hotspur to fifth, level with Southampton, which travels to Manchester United, one point and place above it, in yesterday's late game.

On Saturday, Chelsea beat Newcastle United 2-0 for a 10th straight home win at Stamford Bridge to reassert itself as Premier League leader while Manchester City drew 1-1 at Everton.

Jose Mourinho's team had relinquished control in the title race in recent weeks with City roaring back to close an eight-point deficit and draw level but goals from Oscar and Diego Costa edged it two points clear at the top.

City, which had collected 25 points from the last 27 on offer, took the lead late on at Goodison Park through Fernandinho but Steven Naismith's header secured a point for the hosts to leave City manager Manuel Pellegrini frustrated.

Chelsea, which was second best during the first half before Oscar's well-worked 43rd minute opener, has 49 points from 21 games with City on 47. A clash between the two title favorites looms later this month.

Mourinho, who has found himself in trouble with the FA after some of his recent comments about a so-called "anti-Chelsea" conspiracy, declined to talk to reporters after the match, sending assistant Steve Holland out instead.

"It is important that when you don't play as well as you'd like you still get the result," said Holland.

With Southampton at third-placed Manchester United on Sunday, Tottenham Hotspur had the chance to move into the top four but despite another goal for in-form striker Harry Kane it went down 2-1 at Crystal Palace.

Kane's eighth league goal low into the corner put Spurs ahead after halftime but Palace, with Alan Pardew in charge for the first time in the league, hit back through Dwight Gayle's penalty and Jason Puncheon's winner to escape the bottom three.

Queens Park Rangers fell into the relegation zone after a 1-2 loss at Burnley in the process becoming the first Premier League side to lose its first 10 away games of the season. Danny Ings scored Burnley's winner.

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