The English football side Arsenal has rediscovered its Premier League form with a 3-0 victory over Newcastle United at the Emirates Stadium.
Meanwhile Portsmouth has ended a run of six successive league defeats when they won 3-0 at Everton while Hull City's flying start ended emphatically when they were thrashed 5-0 at home by Wigan Athletic.
In other games, West Ham United beat Blackburn Rovers 4-1, Middlesbrough beat Stoke City 2-1 and Bolton Wanderers' game against West Bromwich Albion finished goalless.