London, England (SportsNetwork.com) - Liverpool suffered its third defeat in four Premier League outings as it was dismantled in a 3-1 loss to West Ham United at Upton Park on Saturday.
The Reds were humiliated in a narrow home loss to Aston Villa last time out, but things managed to get worse as they found themselves trailing the Hammers by two goals within seven minutes of the opening whistle on Saturday.
The hosts took a shock lead after only 75 seconds as a free kick was headed back across goal where Winston Reid was waiting to convert from close range.
The Hammers doubled their advantage in the seventh minute when Diafra Sakho capped a well-worked move by sending a brilliant chip over the head of Simon Mignolet and into the back of the net.
Liverpool got back within touching distance in the 27th minute when Mario Balotelli's blocked shot fell kindly to Raheem Sterling, who smashed the loose ball just inside the far post with a first-time half-volley.
But as the visitors pushed vigorously for an equalizer in the second half, West Ham put the result out of Liverpool's reach in the 88th minute when Stewart Downing's threaded pass was slipped past Mignolet by Morgan Amalfitano.
The goal sealed a momentous week for West Ham that saw the club take four points from two potentially tricky fixtures. The club climbs to eighth place in the top flight with seven points.
Liverpool, meanwhile, only sits 10th in the table with six points.
Arsenal 3, Aston Villa 0
Birmingham, England - Arsenal bagged three goals in as many minutes to cruise to a 3-0 victory over Aston Villa at Villa Park on Saturday.
The Gunners were held scoreless until the 33rd minute when the floodgates opened, beginning with a goal from Mesut Ozil.
Danny Welbeck opened his scoring account with Arsenal just one minute later before an own goal from Aly Cissokho in the 36th left the Villans with a giant mountain to climb.
They were unable to close that deficit as they suffered their first defeat of the season, though they remain above Arsenal in the table; Villa has 10 points through five games, one more than the unbeaten Gunners.
Southampton 1, Swansea City 0
Swansea, Wales - Southampton's strong start to the season continued on Saturday as the club secured a narrow 1-0 win over 10-man Swansea City at the Liberty Stadium.
Swansea was reduced to 10 men in the 39th minute when Wilfried Bony was issued a second yellow card.
It appeared as though the Swans had done enough to claim a point from the match until Victor Wanyama broke through in the 80th minute for the lone goal.
Despite a host of summer departures, the Saints have won three of their opening five contests to climb into the top-three with 10 points. Swansea, meanwhile, has dropped two straight after opening the campaign with three straight wins.
Newcastle 2, Hull City 2
Newcastle, England - Papiss Cisse scored twice inside the final 16 minutes at St. James' Park on Saturday to help Newcastle salvage a point from a 2-2 draw with Hull City.
With pressure mounting in recent weeks, things appeared to be going further south for Newcastle manager Alan Pardew after Hull City grabbed a two-goal lead through Nikica Jelavic's 49th-minute opener and Mohamed Diame's 68th- minute strike.
But Cisse put the Magpies on his back and gave the club a share of the spoils, halving the deficit in the 74th minute before equalizing three minutes from time.
Newcastle improves to three points on the season to climb out of the Premier League cellar while Hull City climbs to an impressive six points from five games.
QPR 2, Stoke City 2
London, England - Niko Kranjcar netted a late goal at Loftus Road to help QPR get a point from a 2-2 draw against Stoke City on Saturday.
The two sides were level by halftime after Steven Caulker had canceled out Mame Biram Diouf's early goal, and Stoke wasted little time in restoring its lead in the second half as Peter Crouch struck in the 51st minute.
But Kranjcar was able to help give QPR a share of the spoils, scoring in the 88th minute to secure the draw and lift the club to four points on the season.
Burnley 0, Sunderland 0
Burnley, England - There was no separating Burnley and Sunderland at Turf Moor on Saturday as the two clubs played to a 0-0 stalemate.
Scoring chances were at a premium both sides were made to settle for a point, bringing Sunderland to four points and Burnley on three.
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