Chelsea hit sorry Norwich for seven in a one-sided demolition to take an early four-point lead at the Premier League summit.
Mason Mount struck his first Blues hat-trick as the leaders ran riot against the top-flight’s bottom club at Stamford Bridge.
Later on Saturday, new-look Newcastle were somewhat lucky to have come away with a draw at Crystal Palace after a late winner from Christian Benteke was ruled out by VAR.
Claudio Ranieri got off the mark at Watford with a dramatic win over Everton while Manchester City ran out 4-1 winners away at Brighton.
Arsenal’s resounding 3-1 win over Aston Villa saw them extend their unbeaten run on Friday evening and up the Premier League table.
Sunday brought some mouthwatering fixtures and none more so than at Old Trafford, where Liverpool hammered Manchester United 5-0.
Earlier in the day, West Ham beat Tottenham at the London Stadium, while Brentford went down 2-1 at home to Leicester City.
Premier League table 2021/22
Premier League 2021/22 fixtures, gameweek 9
Friday, October 22
2000 | Arsenal 3-1 Aston Villa
Saturday, October 23
1230 | Chelsea 7-0 Norwich
1500 | Crystal Palace 1-1 Newcastle
1500 | Everton 2-5 Watford
1500 | Leeds 1-1 Wolves
1500 | Southampton 2-2 Burnley
1730 | Brighton 1-4 Man City
Sunday, October 24
1400 | Brentford 1-2 Leicester
1400 | West Ham 1-0 Tottenham
1630 | Man United 0-5 Liverpool
