Premier League: Saturday's matches – in pictures

Fulham 1-3 Arsenal The brollies are out at Craven Cottage Photograph: Jamie McDonald/Getty Images

And so are the brickbats Photograph: Jamie McDonald/Getty Images

The teams walk onto the pitch Photograph: Jamie McDonald/Getty Images

Olivier Giroud notches his third in three games when he pokes the ball past David Stockdale in the 14th minute Photograph: Stefan Wermuth/Reuters

A combination of a slippery surface and the presence of Santi Cazorla sends Adel Taarabt sliding to the floor Photograph: Jamie McDonald/Getty Images

Lukas Podolski, right, extended Arsenal's lead in the 41st and 68th minutes, his second being a particular beauty, lashing a rocket into the bottom right corner Photograph: Carl Court/AFP/Getty Images

Dimitar Berbatov hoofs the ball away from Carl Jenkinson as the rain pelts down Photograph: Jamie McDonald/Getty Images

Fulham pull one back in the 77th minute when substitute Darren Bent steers the ball home after Wojciech Szczesny parried the ball. However it's too little too late as the final whistle goes and Arsène Wenger and his side head back to North London with three points in the bag and a performance that will hopefully silence his doubters Photograph: Alan Walter/Action Images

Everton 0-0 Norwich A dedicated Toffees fan Photograph: Jason Cairnduff/Action Images

Some more Everton fans, though these chaps particularly like Everton boss Roberto Martinez and midfielder Marouane Fellaini Photograph: Alex Livesey/Getty Images

Here's the man himself tussling with West Brom's Youssuf Mulumbu Photograph: Andrew Yates/AFP/Getty Images

Everton's Leighton Baines and Leon Osman clear their lines Photograph: Alex Livesey/Getty Images

Hull City 1-0 Norwich City More protests, this time at The Kingston Communications Stadium where the Hull fans are protesting about the proposed changing of the team name to Hull City Tigers Photograph: Craig Brough/Action Images

The danger posed by Ricky Van Wolfswinkel is snuffed out by James Chester and Curtis Davies Photograph: Laurence Griffiths/Getty Images

There's a decent crowd in the stadium today and the orange and black section will be pleased with the win, courtesy of a Robbie Brady penalty in the 22nd minute Photograph: Laurence Griffiths/Getty Images

Southampton 1-1 Sunderland Sunderland captain John O'Shea applauds the travelling Sunderland fans as he leads out his team. Just three minutes in it was the Black Cats' fans who were applauding after an unmarked Emanuele Giaccherini headed home from six yards out Photograph: Clive Rose/Getty Images

Southampton's new signing Daniel Osvaldo had a flat debut, here his header doesn't trouble Keiren Westwood in the Sunderland goal Photograph: Jed Leicester/Action Images

Sunderland manager Paolo Di Canio was his usual animated self on the touchline Photograph: Jed Leicester/Action Images

With two minutes to go the home side earned a share of the points when Southampton centre-back José Fonte headed in James Ward-Prowses's free-kick Photograph: Jed Leicester/Action Images

Newcastle United 0-0 West Ham United Another game, another protest. This time it's part of the Toon Army unhappy with their director of football Joe Kinnear. The result wouldn't have made them alter their opinion Photograph: Scott Heppell/AP

Hatem Ben Arfa evades the challenge of Joey O'Brien Photograph: Ed Sykes/Action Images

Here's Ben Arfa again, this time firing in a shot at goal through West Ham's captain Kevin Nolan, left, and Mark Noble Photograph: Scott Heppell/AP

During stoppage time Yoan Gouffran had a gilt edged chance to win the game for the home side when Sammy Ameobi's cross rebounded back off a post but he toe-poked the ball over from point blank range Photograph: Greig Cowie/BPI/Rex Features

He can't believe that he missed ... Photograph: David Rogers/Getty Images

Alan Pardew and his staff can't believe it either Photograph: Matthew Lewis/Getty Images

Stoke City 2-1 Crystal Palace Checking out the merchandise outside the Britannia Stadium Photograph: Christopher Lee/Getty Images

Joy for the visiting fans just after the half hour mark when a lovely goal by Marouane Chamakh gives Palace the lead Photograph: Carl Recine/Action Images

Their lead lasts just twenty seven minutes after Charlie Adam tucked the ball away from close range Photograph: Christopher Lee/Getty Images

The home fans then roared on their side and it seemed to work, as just four minutes later Ryan Shawcross poked the ball home to give the home side the lead, which they never looked like relinquishing Photograph: Alex Morton/Action Images

Aston Villa 0-1 Liverpool Liverpool named an unchanged side and were rewarded with their best start to a league campaign for five years. That's how long it has been since the first two matches produced wins. Here new signing Kolo Toure tussles with Aston Villa's Christian Benteke Photograph: Andrew Couldridge/Action Images

Midway through the first half Daniel Sturridge rounds Villa keeper Brad Guzan to score the opening goal of the game Photograph: Michael Steele/Getty Images

Just before half-time Aston Villa are within a whisker of equalising when Andreas Weimann's shot takes a deflection and whizzes just over the bar Photograph: Olly Greenwood/AFP/Getty Images

As the Villa strikeforce tried to find a way back into the game they consistantly found their path obstructed by Daniel Agger Photograph: Stu Forster/Getty Images