Match Reports archives

Demba Ba's hat-trick sealed a 3-1 win for Newcastle at Stoke to maintain their unbeaten start and moves them up to third in the table.

Two goals from Gareth Bale and one from Rafael van der Vaart helped Tottenham Hotspur secure a 3-1 victory at home to QPR.

Connaught are the architects of their own downfall, as a sloppy second half display allows Cardiff to take the points back to Wales

Saracens impressive away record continues, as they come from behind to snatch the points away from Gloucester in the dying minutes

Two first half goals helped Liverpool to a comfortable victory over West Bromwich Albion at the Hawthorns.

Stephane Sessegnon scored late on as Sunderland twice came from behind to snatch a point against Aston Villa.

Norwich City showed great spirit to hit back from two goals down to draw 3-3 with Blackburn in an entertaining Carrow Road clash.

Fulham recorded their first away win of the season to send Wigan to the bottom of the Premier League table.

Manchester City maintain their lead at the top of the Premier League thanks to a hard-fought win over Wolves.

Ricardo Gardner was sent off as Swansea City ran out comfortable winners against a dismal Bolton Wanderers at the Liberty Stadium.

A try from Mike Brown and 14 points from the boot of Nick Evans helped Harlequins to a 19-13 victory over Exeter Chiefs.

Northampton comfortably saw off the challenge of Newcastle 44-15 at Franklin's Gardens as they welcomed back a host of internationals.

Scarlets followed up on last week's win against Cardiff Blues, as they saw off Ulster to record a much needed win at Parc Y Scarlets

A try and late penalty goal from Sam Vesty helped Bath to a dramatic away victory over London Irish at the Madejski Stadium.

Treviso secured a first ever bonus point victory in the competition with a 50-24 win over the Dragons in Brendan Williams' 200th game.

Robin van Persie scored a hat-trick as Arsenal hit five past Chelsea in a thrilling London derby.

Manchester United had to work hard but held on to a 1-0 lead to take all three points against Everton at Goodison Park.

Munster ground out an unconvincing 18-6 victory over Aironi at Musgrave Park to continue their excellent RaboDirect Pro 12 form.

Richard Birkett's last-gasp try saw London Wasps record a narrow 14-12 Aviva Premiership victory over Worcester Warriors at Sixways.

Leicester racked up 31 unanswered second half points to record an impressive 34-13 victory over Sale and boost their faltering season.

Leinster battled to a 36-28 victory over Edinburgh at Murrayfield to cement their place in the top-four in the RaboDirect Pro12.

Duncan Weir's 23 point haul helped the Glasgow Warriors make it four wins from five games as they beat league leaders the Ospreys 2

Heidar Helguson scored the only goal for QPR in a fiery West London derby in which Chelsea were reduced to nine men before half-time.

Rafael van der Vaart grabbed a brace as lacklustre Tottenham edged to a fortunate 2-1 win at Blackburn Rovers.

Robin van Persie came off the bench to score twice as Arsenal sealed a hard-fought win over Stoke.

Manchester City put six goals past Manchester United at Old Trafford in a thrilling contest in the Premier League derby on Sunday.

Late goals from Louis Saha and Jack Rodwell stole the points for Everton from a scrappy encounter with Fulham.

Liverpool have only themselves to blame after missing a host of chances as Norwich City earned an unlikely draw at Anfield.

Yohan Cabaye's late strike saw Newcastle maintain their unbeaten record as they edged past Wigan in a frenetic game at St James Park.

Stephane Sessegnon and Nicklas Bendtner were on target for Sunderland as they secured a deserved victory at Bolton.

West Bromwich Albion came from a goal down to beat ten-man Aston Villa 2-1 at Villa Park, with Chris Herd sent off for the home side.

Jamie O'Hara completed a dramatic late comeback as Wolves came from two goals down to snatch a point against Swansea.

A stunning late strike from Shola Ameobi preserved Newcastle United's unbeaten league record as they drew 2-2 at home to Tottenham.

Robin van Persie's double secured a vital Arsenal win against a Sunderland side who were unlucky to leave the Emirates with nothing.

Peter Odemwingie was on the scoresheet as West Brom moved out of the relegation zone with a derby win over Wolves.

Workmanlike Chelsea failed to reach any heights but were still far too good for Everton, strolling to a 3-1 victory at Stamford Bridge.

Stoke capitalised on Fulham's second half indiscipline to run out comfortable winners in a scrappy game.

Anthony Pilkington scored twice as Norwich recorded their third win of the season to move into the top half of the Premiership.

Bolton deservedly moved off the foot of the table after easing to a comprehensive 3-1 victory at hapless Wigan Athletic.

Manchester City scored four to go top of the Premier League table with a convincing win over Aston Villa at Eastlands.

Blackburn Rovers slip back to the bottom of the Premier League as they are held to a draw by Queens Park Rangers at Loftus Road.

Javier Hernandez's late equaliser maintained Manchester United's unbeaten record, after Steven Gerrard had scored on his first start.

Tries from wings Christian Wade and Tom Varndell and 17 points from the boot of Nick Robinson steered Wasps to a 27-24 win over Bath.

Tries from Joe Maddock, Alex Goode and James Short helped Saracens make it five wins in a row against Newcastle Falcons.

Four second-half tries helped London Irish to a comprehensive victory over Worcester and their third win in four matches.

Ospreys come from behind to win in the battle of the top two in the RaboDirect Pro , to make it two defeats on the spin for Munster

Leinster came from behind to record a third straight victory at the expense of local rivals Connacht and move second in the table.

Harlequins remain unbeaten at the top of the Aviva Premiership table after beating Leicester 27-18 at Welford Road.

A try in the first half from David Seymour helped Sale Sharks edge a close contest with Gloucester at Edgely Park.

Tries from James Downey, Paul Diggin and Scott Armstrong helped Northampton Saints to a comfortable victory over Exeter.

Cardiff Blues returned to winning ways after three straight defeats as they recorded a hard-fought 37-26 victory over Aironi.

Duncan Weir supplied all his side's points as Glasgow beat Newport Gwent Dragons 24-19 at Firhill.

Kristopher Burton's 18 points helped Treviso make it three wins in a row for the first time by beating Ulster 23-12.

Kristopher Burton's 18 point tally helped Treviso make it three wins in a row for the first time in the RaboDirect Pro12 competition.

A man-of-the-match display from Adam Warren helped Llanelli Scarlets end a run of four straight defeats with victory over Edinburgh.

Kyle Walker's second half thunderbolt led Tottenham Hotspur to a hard fought 2-1 win over Arsenal in the North London derby at the Lane

Five Jimmy Gopperth penalties were enough to get Newcastle Falcons' season up and running with victory over Leicester Tigers.

Danny Graham scored his first Premier League goal as Swansea City coasted to a two goal victory over a labouring Stoke City side.

Andy Johnson scored a hat-trick as Fulham ended their winless start to the season by thrashing abject QPR 6-0 at Craven Cottage.

Frank Lampard netted a hat trick as Chelsea strolled to an emphatic 5-1 victory over a well below-par Bolton side at the Reebok.

Duncan Weir kicks 12 points and Colin Gregor puts in a man of the match performance as Glasgow run out a comfortable 34-13 winners.

Nine points from Isa Nacewa helped Leinster overcome a stubborn Aironi Rugby side to record a bonus point 26-7 victory.

Manchester United stay top of the Premier League as goals from Anderson and Danny Welbeck secured a hard-fought win over Norwich.

Bath seal victory with a late penalty to win by the narrowest of margins, despite Jeremy Staunton scoring all of Leicester's points

First half goals from Demba Ba and Jonas Gutierrez saw Newcastle home against a gutsy Wolves side who almost snatched a point.

Goals from Gabriel Agbonlahor and Darren Bent saw Villa cruise past a Wigan side that created few chances.

Saracens keep the pressure on Harlequins at the top of the Aviva Premiership, beating the in-form Exeter at Sandy Park to stay second

Two tries from Mike Brown helped Harlequins to a entertaining victory over Sale in the Autumn sunshine.

Sunderland fought back from two goals behind in the opening five minutes to earn a 2-2 draw at home to West Bromwich Albion.

Manchester City thrashed a poor Blackburn Rovers side 4-0 at Ewood Park to round off a difficult week in style.

Tries either side at half-time from Ludovico Nitoglia and Brendan Williams helped Treviso to a 20-10 victory over Scarlets.

Tries from Tom Voyce and Darren Dawidiuk helped Gloucester to a narrow victory over London Irish at a sun-drenched Kingsholm.

Andy Carroll and Luis Suarez are on target as Liverpool defeat ten man Everton in a controversial Merseyside derby.