Man U drop first points, City beats Everton 2-0

Premier League leader Manchester United surrendered its perfect start to the Premier League season by drawing 1-1 with Stoke as Manchester City and Chelsea both claimed victories to narrow the gap at the top on Saturday.Despite being without injured star striker Wayne Rooney, United looked like grabbing a sixth straight win when Portugal winger Nani opened the scoring in the 27th minute.However, England striker Peter Crouch stopped the United juggernaut by equalizing with a powerful header 12 minutes after halftime, his first goal for Stoke since joining for a club record 10 million pounds ($15.5 million) on transfer deadline day.United is now only first on goal difference from City, which needed second-half goals by substitutes Mario Balotelli and James Milner to earn a 2-0 win over Everton.Chelsea is three points further back after beating visiting Swansea 4-1, with Spain striker Fernando Torres scoring for the second straight game but then getting sent off for the hosts.Demba Ba grabbed a hat trick for Newcastle in a 3-1 home win over Blackburn, consolidating fourth position for the in-form northeast club, while Liverpool climbed to fifth by beating Wolverhampton Wanderers 2-1 at Anfield the teams first win in three league games.Resurgent Tottenham beat Wigan 2-1 away to claim a third straight win while Netherlands striker Robin van Persie scored twice for Arsenal his second the 100th for the club in a 3-0 victory over Bolton that eased the pressure on under-fire manager Arsene Wenger.In the days other match, Fulham held West Bromwich Albion to a 0-0 draw in a game between two of the divisions bottom four.