English Premier League

Blackburn 4 Arsenal 3

Arsenal self-destructed in a terrible second-half display against Blackburn to leave manager Arsene Wenger once more in the firing line.

This match was preceded by a march of Blackburn fans demanding the head of Steve Kean - but by the final whistle there was only one club left looking in crisis.

Own goals by Alex Song and Laurent Koscielny, plus two poachers goals by Rovers debutant Ayegbeni Yakubu, dealt crushing blows to the Gunners, who had been apparently cruising at half-time thanks to goals from Gervinho and Mikel Arteta.

Maroune Chamakh's header made it 4-3 and a nervy last five minutes for Kean, but the league table now shows Blackburn above Wenger's men.

This must have had a look of painful familiarity to Arsenal fans - some great attacking play but hopeless fragility at set-pieces and a vulnerability to the pace of Junior Hoilett and Martin Olsson.

Aston Villa 1 Newcastle 1

England striker Darren Bent squandered two golden chances as Aston Villa and Newcastle maintained their unbeaten start by sharing the spoils at Villa Park.

Leon Best earned Newcastle a deserved point as his third goal of the campaign cancelled out Gabriel Agbonlahor's early opener.

Bent should have punished the Magpies only for his predatory instincts to desert him, and he completed a miserable afternoon by limping out of the action in the closing stages.

Charles N'Zogbia is also still struggling to adapt to life at Villa Park after his summer move from Wigan but Newcastle looked full of confidence with midfielder Cheick Tiote a key figure.

Villa were indebted to a fine display from former Magpies keeper Shay Given and defender James Collins in holding on for a point despite Bent's opportunities.

Bolton 1 Norwich 2

Quickfire first-half strikes from Anthony Pilkington and Bradley Johnson secured Paul Lambert's Norwich their first top-flight away win in 17 years at the Reebok Stadium.

The Canaries new boys struck their first goals for the club in the 38th and 44th minutes before Bolton had Ivan Klasnic sent off for an apparent head-butt.

But the visitors' long-awaited victory - their first since winning at Crystal Palace in 1994 - did not come easy as the 10-man Trotters reduced the deficit with a Martin Petrov penalty.

And Norwich keeper John Ruddy had to make a brilliant point-blank save to deny Bolton substitute David Ngog in injury time as home keeper Jussi Jaaskelainen also pressed forward.

Everton 3 Wigan 1

Everton left it late to secure their first home win of the season after it appeared they would again finish disappointed having dominated throughout.

David Moyes' side laboured in front of goal, as they have done so far season, but managed to eke out victory without a recognised front-line striker.

Three goals in their previous three matches had pointed to a familiar problem for the Toffees.

And on a day when one centre-forward they let go in the summer was the match-winner a few miles up the road in Lancashire, and the one genuine striker they have left departed Goodison Park in a huff before kick-off it seemed they might pay for their lack of bite up front.

Ayegbeni Yakubu, deemed surplus to requirements by Moyes in the summer and allowed to leave for little over £1million, scored twice for Blackburn on his debut against Arsenal.

Louis Saha, he of the perennial injury problems, was left out of the squad again and reacted by venting his frustration on Twitter.

With Tim Cahill now reclassified as a striker by Moyes, who has few other options at the moment, it highlighted how short the resources are.

Swansea 3 West Brom 0

Swansea ended their goal drought in style as they claimed a first Premier League win at the Liberty Stadium.

Scott Sinclair ended the hosts' 374-minute wait for a top-flight goal as he coolly slotted home a 14th-minute penalty.

Leroy Lita nodded home his first for the club 10 minutes later before Nathan Dyer secured the points shortly after the break, with Brendan Rodgers' side also keeping a third straight clean sheet at home.

The only concern for the Swans was a nasty head injury suffered by full-back Neil Taylor in an aerial clash with Peter Odemwingie which saw the striker booked.

The visitors had few clear chances, with Shane Long and Graham Dorrans having their best efforts saved by Michel Vorm.

Swansea were boosted by the return of captain Garry Monk, making his first appearance of the season after a foot injury.

Monk's availability to partner Ashley Williams in the centre of defence was a timely boost for Rodgers, with Alan Tate and Steven Caulker injured.

Wolves 0 QPR 3

QPR's new-look team put in an impressive display as they ran out comfortable winners against Wolves at Molineux.

Hoops captain Joey Barton scored his first goal for the club in the eighth minute when he converted a cross from Shaun Wright-Phillips, and it was 2-0 in the 10th thanks to Alejandro Faurlin's strike as Wanderers were made to pay for slack defending.

The visitors added a deserved third with three minutes of normal time remaining, substitute DJ Campbell opening his own account for the Rs by sliding in Armand Traore's pass.

Manager Neil Warnock will take huge encouragement from the performance as his side - featuring the five permanent signings recruited since Tony Fernandes' takeover of the London club - ran rings around their opponents at times.

With the likes of Barton and Wright-Phillips instrumental in proceedings, it seems a new era for the Loftus Road outfit has now truly begun.