Man City stays clear of United, Chelsea loses 5-3

Man City stays clear of United, Chelsea loses 5-3
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Summary Manchester City stayed on top of Premier League table with 3-1 win over Wolverhampton Wanderers.

Manchester City stayed five points ahead of Manchester United at the top of the Premier League on Saturday, while Chelsea lost ground on the leaders with a 5-3 defeat against visiting Arsenal.City overcame a second-half red card for Vincent Kompany to beat Wolverhampton Wanderers 3-1 and defending champion United won 1-0 at Everton, but the most notable result was at Stamford Bridge, where Robin van Persie scored a hat trick for the visiting Gunners.Andre Santos and Theo Walcott got Arsenals other goals as their club recorded its best win at Chelsea since 1934.Victory took Arsenal to 16 points, just three fewer than third-place Chelsea.Also Saturday, Liverpool won 2-0 at West Bromwich Albion, Blackburn drew 3-3 with Norwich, Aston Villa drew 2-2 at Sunderland, Swansea beat Bolton 3-1 and Fulham won 2-0 at Wigan.

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