Three goals in seven minutes gave Chelsea a 3-0 home win over Burnley today while Tottenham Hotspur left it late to beat Birmingham City 2-1 to keep pace at the top of the Premier League.
Nicolas Anelka, Michael Ballack and Ashley Cole scored either side of halftime for rampant Chelsea, who made it four wins out of four under new manager Carlo Ancelotti.
Aaron Lennon netted in stoppage time as Tottenham also maintained their 100 percent record, although they dropped to second place behind Chelsea on goal difference.
Liverpool flirted with a third league defeat in four games, trailing twice at Bolton Wanderers before coming back to win 3-2, Steven Gerrard grabbing the third for the visitors after Glen Johnson and Fernando Torres had scored earlier.
Bolton had Sean Davis sent off when leading 2-1.
Stoke City are well-placed after beating Sunderland 1-0 while Blackburn Rovers earned their first point of the season in a 0-0 draw against West Ham United and Wolverhampton Wanderers and Hull City ended 1-1.
Champions Manchester United and Arsenal meet later at Old Trafford in an early evening kickoff knowing they can ill afford to fall too far behind in-form Chelsea.
After ending last season with five consecutive league victories under stand-in coach Guus Hiddink, Chelsea have continued where they left off with Ancelotti at the helm.
POLISHED DISPLAYS
A stuttering display against Hull on the opening day of the season, when Didier Drogba scored the winner in stoppage time, has been followed by three polished displays from the Stamford Bridge club.
"It's important to maintain concentration, to maintain quick movement of the ball for 90 minutes. I am very happy every week because we are on the right road," Ancelotti told reporters.
"I am happy not just because we played well but because the (transfer) window closes in two days. We're doing very well with these players, I don't want to change, don't want other players."
Burnley, playing in the top flight for the first time since the 1970s, have already beaten Manchester United this season but were overwhelmed by Chelsea's midfield of Frank Lampard, Ballack, Deco and Michael Essien.
The breakthrough came seconds before halftime when Drogba pulled the ball back for Anelka to score from close range. Chelsea made the points safe after the break, Ballack heading in Lampard's chip and Cole rifling in an unstoppable volley.
It is Chelsea's best start to a league season since 2005-06 when they won their first nine games and went on to capture the title under Jose Mourinho.