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