Manchester United fought back from 2-0 down to triumph 3-2 at Aston Villa, and Arsenal chucked away a two-goal lead to draw 3-3 with Fulham in the English Premier League on Saturday.

Javier Hernandez's double and Ron Vlaar's own goal completed the turnaround that took United four points clear of Chelsea at the top of the table. Chelsea hosts Liverpool on Sunday.

"We did put pressure on ourselves today but we came through it," United manager Alex Ferguson said. "The lesson is we need to do better defensively. I admire the tenacity of the performance, though. When they need to do it, they do it."

At Arsenal, Mikel Arteta had a penalty saved in stoppage time as the draw prolonged the north London team's worst start to a league season since Arsene Wenger took charge in 1996.

Olivier Giroud and Lukas Podolski put Arsenal ahead, but Fulham drew level before halftime as Dimitar Berbatov and Alex Kacaniklic scored from free headers. Berbatov put Fulham ahead from the penalty spot after the break but Giroud headed Arsenal level with his second goal.

Everton beat Sunderland 2-1 to stay fourth and ahead of West Bromwich Albion, which won at Wigan by the same scoreline.

Queens Park Rangers is bottom after losing 1-0 at Stoke, but Southampton moved a point further up after drawing 1-1 with Swansea, while Reading drew 0-0 with Norwich.

United had looked set to lose its third match of the season when Andreas Weimann scored twice.

In first-half stoppage time, he was true with a rising first-time shot from just inside the penalty area, and in the opening five minutes of the second half, Weimann smashed the ball in after being set up by Gabriel Agbonlahor.

But Hernandez, who replaced Ashley Young at halftime, began United's comeback in the 58th, slipping the ball past Brad Guzan after latching onto Paul Scholes' pass.

Five minutes later, United was level after Hernandez's shot from Rafael da Silva's cross deflected in off Vlaar past Guzan.

After United twice hit the woodwork, Hernandez sealed the three points for United in the 88th by heading in from Robin van Persie's free kick.

Hernandez, though, was claiming a hat trick.

"I think I hit the target and the defender touched the ball," the Mexico striker said of United's second goal. "That's the decision of the referee but I've just seen the replay and that was definitely hitting the target."

There was as much drama earlier at Emirates Stadium where Arsenal threw away a two-goal lead just like against Schalke in Tuesday's 2-2 draw in the Champions League.

Theo Walcott set up the 11th-minute opener for Giroud to head in, and Arsenal went further ahead when Arteta cut the ball back past Chris Baird to Podolski six yards from goal and the Germany forward swept the ball home in the 23rd.

Fulham's fightback began in the 29th when Berbatov rose unmarked to meet Bryan Ruiz's corner and he sent the downward header with ease over the line. From another free header, Kacaniklic equalized after meeting Podolski's cross.

After the break, just as Arsenal seemed to be taking control, Arteta tangled with Ruiz and referee Phil Dowd awarded a penalty kick. Berbatov coolly slotted into the bottom left from the spot in the 67th.

The lead lasted only two minutes, with Giroud heading home after an initial effort hit the post and fell to Walcott, who returned the ball to the France international.

"It was frustrating because we had the opportunities to win," Wenger said. "We were caught in a bit too comfortable of a position because we did the most difficult thing — we scored two goals to go 2-0 up. At that moment we lacked urgency defensively."

At Goodison Park, David Moyes' 400th league match in charge of Everton was marked with a victory that ended a run of four straight draws.

Adam Johnson grabbed his first goal for Sunderland on the stroke of halftime, but Marouane Fellaini and Nikica Jelavic scored within three minutes after the break to clinch Everton's win.

West Brom is behind Everton only on goal difference.

James Morrison headed West Brom in front at Wigan after Chris Brunt's deflected cross looped over Wigan goalkeeper Ali Al Habsi.

Wigan captain Gary Caldwell sent the ball into his own net after being hit by Billy Jones' cross. Arouna Kone pulled one back for Wigan just before halftime.

QPR's miserable start to the season continued as Charlie Adam scored his first goal since joining Stoke in August, netting at the start of the second half after Jon Walter nodded a free kick onto the Scotland midfielder.

QPR is still searching for its first win.

Southampton looked on course for just its second win since gaining promotion when Morgan Schneiderlin headed the south-coast side ahead in the 64th.

But the Saints conceded their 29th goal in 11 matches when winger Nathan Dyer netted from the edge of the area for Swansea.

 

English Premier League

  GP W D L GF GA Pts -Manchester United 11 9 0 2 29 16 27 -Chelsea 10 7 2 1 22 10 23 -Manchester City 10 6 4 0 18 9 22 -Everton 11 5 5 1 21 14 20 -West Brom 11 6 2 3 17 12 20 -Tottenham 10 5 2 3 17 14 17 -Arsenal 11 4 4 3 18 11 16 -Fulham 11 4 4 3 24 19 16 -West Ham 10 4 3 3 13 11 15 -Newcastle 10 3 5 2 12 14 14 -Swansea 11 3 4 4 16 15 13 -Stoke 11 2 6 3 9 10 12 -Liverpool 10 2 5 3 13 15 11 -Wigan 11 3 2 6 12 18 11 -Norwich 11 2 5 4 8 18 11 -Sunderland 10 1 6 3 7 11 9 -Aston Villa 11 2 3 6 10 17 9 -Reading 10 0 6 4 12 18 6 -Southampton 11 1 2 8 15 29 5 -Queens Park Rangers 11 0 4 7 8 20 4 Saturday, Nov. 10

Arsenal 3, Fulham 3

Everton 2, Sunderland 1

Reading 0, Norwich 0

Southampton 1, Swansea 1

Stoke 1, Queens Park Rangers 0

Wigan 1, West Brom 2

Aston Villa 2, Manchester United 3

Sunday, Nov. 11

Manchester City vs. Tottenham, 1330 GMT

Newcastle vs. West Ham, 1500 GMT

Chelsea vs. Liverpool, 1600 GMT

Saturday, Nov. 17

Arsenal vs. Tottenham

Liverpool vs. Wigan

Manchester City vs. Aston Villa

Newcastle vs. Swansea

Queens Park Rangers vs. Southampton

Reading vs. Everton

West Brom vs. Chelsea

Norwich vs. Manchester United

Sunday, Nov. 18

Fulham vs. Sunderland

Monday, Nov. 19

West Ham vs. Stoke

English Championship

  GP W D L GF GA PTS -Crystal Palace 16 10 3 3 32 22 33 -Middlesbrough 16  10 2 4 28 20 32 -Cardiff 16 10 1 5 33 23 31 -Hull 16 9 1 6 24 21 28 -Leicester 16 8 3 5 23 16 27 -Huddersfield Town 16 8 3 5 22 21 27 -Blackburn 16 6 7 3 22 19 25 -Brighton & Hove Albion 16 6 6 4 22 14 24 -Derby County 16 6 5 5 25 21 23 -Millwall 16 6 5 5 29 26 23 -Nottingham Forest 16 5 8 3 23 20 23 -Watford 16 7 2 7 25 23 23 -Burnley 16 7 2 7 30 31 23 -Blackpool 16 6 4 6 27 24 22 -Wolverhampton Wanderers 16 6 4 6 22 21 22 -Bolton 16 5 5 6 23 25 20 -Leeds 16 5 5 6 23 28 20 -Birmingham 16 5 5 6 18 23 20 -Charlton Athletic 15 4 5 6 20 23 17 -Sheffield Wednesday 16 4 3 9 21 29 15 -Barnsley 16 4 3 9 15 24 15 -Ipswich 16 3 4 9 13 32 13 -Peterborough United 16 4 0  12 18 25 12 -Bristol City 15 3 2  10 24 31 11 Friday, Nov. 9

Middlesbrough 3, Sheffield Wednesday 1

Saturday, Nov. 10

Leicester 2, Nottingham Forest 2

Barnsley 0, Huddersfield Town 1

Blackburn 1, Birmingham 1

Blackpool 2, Bolton 2

Cardiff 2, Hull 1

Ipswich 2, Burnley 1

Leeds 1, Watford 6

Millwall 2, Derby County 1

Peterborough United 1, Crystal Palace 2

Wolverhampton Wanderers 3, Brighton & Hove Albion 3

Sunday, Nov. 11

Bristol City vs. Charlton Athletic

Saturday, Nov. 17

Birmingham vs. Hull

Bolton vs. Barnsley

Bristol City vs. Blackpool

Burnley vs. Charlton Athletic

Cardiff vs. Middlesbrough

Crystal Palace vs. Derby County

Huddersfield Town vs. Brighton & Hove Albion

Leicester vs. Ipswich

Nottingham Forest vs. Sheffield Wednesday

Watford vs. Wolverhampton Wanderers

Peterborough United vs. Blackburn

Sunday, Nov. 18

Millwall vs. Leeds

England League One

  GP W D L GF GA Pts -Tranmere Rovers 17 11 4 2 35 14 37 -Sheffield United 17 8 8 1 19 11 32 -Stevenage 17 9 5 3 24 21 32 -Crawley Town 17 9 3 5 25 23 30 -Notts County 17 8 5 4 29 18 29 -Swindon Town 17 8 5 4 25 14 29 -MK Dons 17 8 5 4 20 11 29 -Brentford 17 7 7 3 24 18 28 -Doncaster 16 8 3 5 20 15 27 -Preston 17 7 5 5 30 21 26 -Yeovil Town 17 8 1 8 27 24 25 -Bournemouth 17 6 6 5 27 28 24 -Crewe Alexandra 17 6 5 6 19 23 23 -Colchester United 17 5 5 7 19 23 20 -Carlisle United 17 5 5 7 21 30 20 -Leyton Orient 17 6 1 10 13 20 19 -Walsall 17 5 4 8 19 27 19 -Portsmouth 17 5 3 9 22 26 18 -Oldham Athletic 16 4 5 7 16 18 17 -Coventry 17 4 5 8 19 25 17 -Scunthorpe 17 4 4 9 17 29 16 -Bury 17 3 6 8 19 28 15 -Shrewsbury Town 17 3 5 9 18 24 14 -Hartlepool United 17 1 5 11 13 29 8 Saturday, Nov. 10

Brentford 2, Carlisle United 1

Bury 2, Portsmouth 0

Coventry 1, Scunthorpe 2

Crewe Alexandra 3, Colchester United 2

Doncaster 0, Bournemouth 1

Leyton Orient 2, Shrewsbury Town 1

MK Dons 1, Sheffield United 0

Notts County 1, Crawley Town 1

Oldham Athletic 0, Tranmere Rovers 1

Stevenage 1, Preston 4

Walsall 0, Swindon Town 2

Yeovil Town 1, Hartlepool United 0

Friday, Nov. 16

Tranmere Rovers vs. MK Dons

Saturday, Nov. 17

Bournemouth vs. Oldham Athletic

Carlisle United vs. Leyton Orient

Colchester United vs. Bury

Crawley Town vs. Walsall

Hartlepool United vs. Coventry

Portsmouth vs. Doncaster

Preston vs. Brentford

Scunthorpe vs. Notts County

Sheffield United vs. Stevenage

Shrewsbury Town vs. Crewe Alexandra

Swindon Town vs. Yeovil Town

England League Two

  GP W D L GF GA PTS -Gillingham 17 11 4 2 32 12 37 -Port Vale 17 9 5 3 35 18 32 -Cheltenham Town 17 9 5 3 23 17 32 -Bradford City 17 8 4 5 26 18 28 -Fleetwood Town 17 7 7 3 24 16 28 -Rochdale 17 7 6 4 25 22 27 -Burton Albion 17 7 5 5 25 22 26 -Torquay United 17 6 7 4 23 19 25 -Rotherham United 16 7 4 5 24 23 25 -Exeter City 17 7 3 7 25 26 24 -Southend United 17 6 5 6 22 19 23 -Northampton Town 17 6 5 6 25 24 23 -York City 17 5 8 4 21 22 23 -Dagenham & Redbridge 17 5 7 5 28 24 22 -Morecambe 17 6 4 7 22 22 22 -Accrington Stanley 16 6 3 7 20 26 21 -Oxford United 17 6 2 9 24 30 20 -Chesterfield 17 4 7 6 19 21 19 -Plymouth Argyle 17 4 6 7 23 25 18 -Bristol Rovers 16 4 5 7 19 28 17 -AFC Wimbledon 17 5 2 10 21 31 17 -Wycombe Wanderers 16 3 4 9 14 25 13 -Barnet 17 3 4 10 15 30 13 -Aldershot Town 17 3 4 10 12 27 13 Saturday, Nov. 10

Accrington Stanley 2, Northampton Town 4

Aldershot Town 0, Bradford City 2

Bristol Rovers 3, Chesterfield 2

Cheltenham Town 1, Burton Albion 0

Dagenham & Redbridge 5, Rotherham United 0

Exeter City 2, Fleetwood Town 2

Morecambe 4, Barnet 1

Oxford United 0, Torquay United 0

Plymouth Argyle 2, Gillingham 2

Southend United 0, Port Vale 0

Wycombe Wanderers 1, Rochdale 2

York City 0, AFC Wimbledon 3

Friday, Nov. 16

Barnet vs. Accrington Stanley, 2000 GMT

Saturday, Nov. 17

AFC Wimbledon vs. Aldershot Town

Bradford City vs. Exeter City

Burton Albion vs. Dagenham & Redbridge

Chesterfield vs. Oxford United

Fleetwood Town vs. Plymouth Argyle

Gillingham vs. Morecambe

Northampton Town vs. Wycombe Wanderers

Port Vale vs. York City

Rochdale vs. Bristol Rovers

Rotherham United vs. Cheltenham Town

Torquay United vs. Southend United