EPL: Man City humiliate Chelsea 3-0

Manchester City went top of the Premier League table with a dominant victory over reigning champions Chelsea.
Sergio Aguero was denied three times by Chelsea keeper Asmir Begovic before he marked his first game of the season with a goal after Yaya Toure’s pass.
City were dominant, Eden Hazard forcing Joe Hart into his only serious save.
Vincent Kompany made it 2-0 with a header from David Silva’s corner before Fernandinho fired home from 18 yards.
And in the first game of the day, Arsenal recovered from their opening-day defeat by West Ham to record a hard-fought victory at Crystal Palace.
Alexis Sanchez had three shots blocked as Arsenal began aggressively but it was Olivier Giroud who got the opener.
The Frenchman’s scissor kick put away a Mesut Ozil cross but the lead lasted 12 minutes before Joel Ward’s driven shot from outside the box drew Palace level, reports the BBC.
Connor Wickham hit the post on his home debut before Damian Delaney sliced a Sanchez header into his own net.
Speaking to Sky Sports after the match, Olivier Giroud said:  “I said before the game we really needed these three points to bounce back after the performance at home when we lost against West Ham.
“We could have scored more goals in doing a better choice with the last pass but we are really happy to get the three points.
“You always get criticised when you lose, especially at home. We said at the beginning of the championship that we want to win the league so we will join the title race.
“When you say that you have to face expectations. It was a bad performance (last week) but even though we lost last week the most important in football is to bounce back the week after and keep your faith in your game, which is what we tried to do and succeeded to do today.”
EPL RESULT
Man City 3 – 0 Chelsea
Palace 1 – 2 Arsenal