…as Brentford maintain unbeaten run with draw at Villa
Jordan Henderson scored his first Chelsea goals to help his new side to a dominant victory over Bournemouth.
The 36-year-old midfielder, making his home debut, fired in off the post after just 68 seconds, before adding a second after the break. Joao Pedro also scored twice, while Morgan Rogers was on target.
Evanilson pulled one back to briefly give Bournemouth hope at 3-1, but the Cherries remain winless in the Premier League under new manager Marco Rose.
Chelsea’s romp began in the second minute when Henderson scored with their first shot of the game, curling a shot in off the inside of the post after being played through by Cole Palmer, who signed a new contract until 2034 in the hours before kick-off.
Chelsea’s first win in four matches lifts them into the top five. Bournemouth, meanwhile, are only outside of the relegation zone on goal difference.
Arsenal produced an excellent second-half fightback to put their title defence back on track, as they marked their return to Premier League action with a hard-fought victory over Leeds United.
Having begun their reign as champions with four consecutive wins, conceding just a single goal, the Gunners were left to stew over a humbling 3-0 loss to Brighton during the three-week international break.
Terrifically organised in defence and brave in attack, Leeds were fully deserving of their opener once it arrived 10 minutes after half-time.
James Justin sent the travelling support into raptures, in an away fixture they have not celebrated a league victory in since May 2003, when he slammed in from Gabriel Gudmundsson’s pull-back.
Arsenal appeared uninspired and unsettled but found a much-needed quick response when Riccardo Calafiori converted at close range after being teed up by Ben White.
Substitute Bruno Guimaraes completed the comeback eight minutes later with an assured finish from the edge of the penalty area, rounding off a wonderful, free-flowing move by the home side.
Ipswich scored two late goals to secure a dramatic 2-1 victory and leave Alvaro Arbeloa still searching for his first win as Fulham boss.
Also on Saturday afternoon, Brighton maintained their strong pre-international break form with victory at Sunderland, despite playing half an hour with 10 men in controversial circumstances.
Goals from Maxim de Cuyper and Jaouen Hadjam meant the Seagulls stay third in the table – two points behind joint-leaders Manchester City and Arsenal.
Meanwhile, Brentford hi maintained their stunning unbeaten run as they came from behind to earn a point and end Aston Villa’s hopes of a first Premier League home win this season with the game ending 2-2.
