Chelsea were held to a 1-1 draw by lowly Burnley as rivals Manchester City thrashed Newcastle United 5-0 to leave Jose Mourinho smouldering with rage after the title race was injected with new life yesterday.

Leaders Chelsea offered a chink of light to City after a stormy game at Stamford Bridge where Nemanja Matic was sent off for retaliating to an awful challenge from Burnley’s Ashley Barnes and the hosts were denied two strong penalty claims.

City made the most of their lifeline, emphatically exposing Newcastle’s failings with two goals from David Silva among the highlights of a crushing victory that reduced their deficit at the top of the Premier League to five points.

It was another ominous display from second-placed City who have scored nine goals in their last two games and look back to their very best.

In typical fashion, all of yesterday’s action, that included a 2-1 win for Arsenal at Crystal Palace and defeat for Manchester United at Swansea City by the same scoreline, was largely overshadowed by the simmering Mourinho.

It began so brightly for Chelsea as Branislav Ivanovic’s knack of scoring crucial goals looked to have set the hosts on the way to a routine win after 14 minutes.

Then an Ivanovic shot struck Michael Kightly’s arm and Diego Costa was pushed over by Jason Shackell but both penalty appeals were waved away by referee Martin Atkinson who then became public enemy number one.

Barnes flew into an ugly challenge on Matic, catching the Serbian enforcer on the shin. The Burnley player escaped without a booking while Matic, who chased the striker before throwing him to the floor, was dismissed with 20 minutes left.

Any sense of injustice may have been mitigated had the home side clung on but Ben Mee rose to power in a header at the back post and Mourinho was left to seethe.

“I am punished when I refer to these situations and I don’t want to be punished,” he told the BBC.

His mood would not have improved when Manchester City took the lead in yesterday’s late game after two minutes, with Sergio Aguero converting from the spot.

Samir Nasri fired into the roof of the net for the second and Edin Dzeko, felled for the penalty, added a third after being fed by Silva.

The Spanish playmaker then scored twice in three minutes at the start of the second half.

Manchester United will be sick of the sight of Swansea who completed the double over Louis van Gaal’s side, having also won on the opening day of the season.

There was an element of role reversal at the Liberty Stadium where United, who have frequently this season played poorly and still won, dominated but were undone when Bafetimbi Gomis deflected in Jonjo Shelvey’s long-range strike for Swansea.

United, who took the lead through Ander Herrera before Ki Sung-Yueng levelled, slipped to fourth, 13 points off the top, after only their second defeat in 20 games.

They are a point adrift of Arsenal who made it five league wins out of six by beating Palace.

Cazorla penalty

A Santi Cazorla penalty and an eighth league goal of the season for Olivier Giroud allowed Arsene Wenger’s side to survive a late scare when Glenn Murray reduced the deficit in stoppage time.

Tim Sherwood’s first match as Aston Villa manager ended in disappointment as his new charges squandered a first-half lead to lose 2-1 at home to Stoke who scored an injury-time penalty from Victor Moses to snatch the points.

At the bottom of the table Hull City moved four points clear of the relegation zone with a 2-1 win over fellow strugglers Queens Park Rangers who had midfielder Joey Barton sent off in the first half.

Sunderland and West Bromwich Albion drew 0-0.

Results and standings

Premier League

Aston Villa 1
Sinclair 20;
Stoke 2
Diouf 45; Moses 90+3 pen;

HT: 1-1. Att: 31,880.
Red card: Vlaar (AV) 90+2.

Chelsea 1
Ivanovic 14;
Burnley 1
Mee 81;

HT: 1-0. Att: 41,629.
Red card: Matic (C) 70.

C. Palace 1
Murray 90;
Arsenal 2
Cazorla 8 pen; Giroud 45;

HT: 0-2. Att: 24,000.

Hull 2
Jelavic 17; N’Doye 89;
QPR 1
Austin 39;

HT: 1-1. Att: 23,000.
Red card: Barton (QPR) 33.

Man. City 5
Aguero 2 pen.; Nasri 12; Dzeko 21; Silva 51, 53;
Newcastle 0

HT: 3-0. Att: 45,602.

Sunderland 0
West Brom 0

Att: 40,943.

Swansea 2
Ki 30; Gomis 73;
Man. United 1
Herrera 28;

HT: 1-1. Att: 20,000.

	P	W	D	L	F	A	Pts
Chelsea	26	18	6	2	56	22	60
Man. City	26	16	7	3	56	25	55
Arsenal	26	14	6	6	49	29	48
Man. United	26	13	8	5	44	26	47
S’thampton	25	14	4	7	38	17	46
Tottenham	25	13	4	8	39	34	43
Liverpool	25	12	6	7	36	29	42
West Ham	25	10	8	7	36	28	38
Swansea	26	10	7	9	30	34	37
Stoke City	26	10	6	10	30	34	36
Newcastle	26	8	8	10	31	42	32
Everton	25	6	9	10	31	35	27
C. Palace	26	6	9	11	28	37	27
West Brom	26	6	9	11	24	34	27
Hull City	26	6	8	12	25	35	26
Sunderland	26	4	13	9	22	36	25
QPR	26	6	4	16	27	45	22
Burnley	26	4	10	12	25	44	22
Aston Villa	26	5	7	14	13	36	22
Leicester	25	4	5	16	22	40	17

Playing today
Everton-Leicester - 15.05
Southampton-Liverpool - 17.15
Tottenham-West Ham - 13.00

Next fixtures

Saturday: Premier League 13.45 West Ham vs C. Palace. 16.00 Burnley vs Swansea; Man. United vs Sunderland; Newcastle vs Aston Villa; Stoke vs Hull; West Brom vs Southampton.

Sunday: Premier League 13.00 Liverpool vs Man. City; 15.05 Arsenal vs Everton. League Cup final: 17.00 Chelsea vs Tottenham.

Top scorers
17 goals: Costa (Chelsea), Aguero (Manchester City).
14 goals: Austin (Queens Park Rangers).
13 goals: Kane (Tottenham Hotspur).
12 goals: Sanchez (Arsenal).
10 goals: Van Persie (Man. United), Cisse (Newcastle), Berahino (West Brom).

• Derby climbed top of the Championship after twice hitting back from behind to beat 10-man Sheffield Wednesday 3-2 at IPro Stadium. Lewis McGugan struck his first goal for Wednesday but Jake Buxton headed Steve McClaren’s side level. Although Will Keane fired the Owls back in front, Buxton popped up with a second header before Darren Bent converted from the spot after visiting goalkeeper Keiren Westwood had been sent off in the 75th minute for a professional foul.

The Championship
Blackburn 1 - Blackpool 1
Brentford 3 - Bournemouth 1
Brighton 4 - Birmingham 3
Derby 3 - Sheffield Wed. 2
Huddersfield 0 - Cardiff 0
Ipswich 0 - Reading 1
M’Boro 0 - Leeds 1
Millwall 0 - Fulham 0
Nottm Forest 4 - Bolton 1
Watford 0 - Norwich 3
Wolves 5 - Rotherham 0

Standings: Derby County 62; Middlesbrough 60; Bournemouth 59; Ipswich 57; Norwich, Watford 56; Brentford 55; Wolves 51; Nottm Forest, Blackburn 44; Leeds 41; Sheffield Wed., Reading 40; Charlton, Birmingham, Huddersfield 39; Cardiff 38; Bolton Wanderers 37; Fulham 36; Brighton, Rotherham 34; Millwall 31; Wigan 25; Blackpool 22.

League One
Barnsley 2 - Crewe 0
Bradford 1 - Walsall 1
Colchester 3 - Bristol City 2
Fleetwood 2 - Notts County 1
Leyton Orient 3 - Oldham 0
MK Dons 3 - Peterborough 0
Port Vale 3 - Doncaster 0
Preston 2 - Scunthorpe 0
Rochdale 1 - Chesterfield 0
Sheffield Utd 2 - Coventry 2
Swindon 1 - Crawley 2
Yeovil 2 - Gillingham 2

Standings: Bristol City 64; MK Dons 62; Swindon 57; Preston 56; Sheffield Utd 49; Bradford, Doncaster 45; Fleetwood 44; Oldham 43; Chesterfield, Gillingham, Port Vale 42; Rochdale, Walsall, Peterborough 41; Scunthorpe 40; Notts County, Barnsley, Crewe 38; Colchester 34; Coventry, Crawley 33; Leyton Orient 32; Yeovil 29.

League Two
Wimbledon 3 - Luton 2
Bury 1 - Hartlepool 0
Cambridge 2 - Portsmouth 6
Carlisle 2 - Wycombe 3
Dagenham 1 - Burton Albion 3
Exeter 1 - Plymouth 3
Newport 0 - Morecambe 1
Northampton 3 - York 0
Oxford 3 - Mansfield 0
Stevenage 4 - Southend 2
Tranmere 2 - Shrewsbury 1

Standings: Burton 64; Shrewsbury 61; Wycombe 59; Luton 55; Southend 54; Plymouth, Bury 52; Newport 50; Stevenage 48; Northampton, Morecambe, Wimbledon 44; Exeter 43; Portsmouth, Accrington 40; Cambridge, Oxford, Dagenham 37; Mansfield 35; Tranmere 34; Carlisle United 33; York City 32; Cheltenham 31; Hartlepool 24.