Match reports:

The final whistles have sounded around the land. Man City have puled out another victory thanks to Raheem Sterling; Wayne Rooney scored a brilliant hat-trick to give Everton renewed hope as Sam Allardyce prepares to take charge, and give West Ham the sort of feeling that Sunderland fans got to know all too well last season; Arsenal thrashed Huddersfield, whose away blues go on; Burnley’s rise continues thanks to excellence by Robbie Brady; and Mohamed Salah shines again for Liverpool, springing off the bench to help himself to another two goals. This Premier League lark is a doddle to him. Here are the final scores:

Arsenal 5-0 Huddersfield

Bournemouth 1-2 Burnley

Chelsea 1-0 Swansea

Everton 4-0 West Ham

Man City 2-1 Southampton

Stoke 0-3 Liverpool

He’s done it again! Sterling snatches victory with a magnificent curler from long range! That’s his fifth winning goal of the season and further proof that he is world class!

I’ve just seen a replay of Rooney’s third goal. It really is a marvel.

Man City are streaming forward in search of a winner but so far Southampton are a darn good dam.

“Arsenal scored five, Man United scored four yesterday so I’m hoping for a goal feast on Saturday, but am prepared for a 0-0 with a big red bus packed at one end,” sighs Kelvin.

Results:

Arsenal 5-0 Huddersfield

Bournemouth 1-2 Burnley

Chelsea 1-0 Swansea

Salah pinches the ball off Pieters and runs through at Grant before finishing with ease. Egypt for the World Cup.

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“With Wayne Rooney scoring a hat-trick, the message to Gareth Southgate from Goodison Park today is clear,” announces Matt Emerson. “Drop Joe Hart.”

The Welshman heads into the net, confirming a delightful evening for him and his beleaguered team. It’s not that sort of feelgood factor that David Moyes intended to bring after joining West Ham. Unsworth for England.

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Having only recently come off the bench, the Egyptian does what he always does. Now the question is: can Liverpool not do what they often do, and hold on for the win?

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Delph gets lost under a cross, Boufal cuts the ball back to Romeu, who lashes it into the net! Are City about to drop points for only the second time this season? Might Southampton even snatch the win?

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“Next manager to be sacked in the Premier League ... David Moyes?” wonders David Bertram.West ham’s next three fixtures are against Chelsea, Man City and Arsenal.

Kolasinac juggles his way into the box but doesn’t get the chance to cown his trickery with a goal, because the ball runs away from him and Giroud whacks it into the net instead.

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Brendan Rodgers: still unbeatable.

McGregor goes down during a goalmouth scramble and the ref points to the spot. It’s a perfect chance for Celtic to maintain their unbeaten record ...

Rooney bags his hat-trick by spanking the ball into the net from inside his own half! In the 66th minute and just a couple of days before the World Cup draw .... the message is clear, right Gareth Southgate?

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Aguero misses a chance to secure victory for City, heading inches over after a freekick by De Bruyne.

Defoe feeds King, who smacks the ball into the net to give Bournemouth hope of an unlikely comeback.

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A major shock on the cards in Scotland, where Celtic have 12 minutes to save their mighty record of invincibility!

With 15 minutes to go at the Emirates, Huddersfield are on the ropes, and there’s no sign of Arsenal relenting. This could get obscene...

Here’s how things stand at the moment:

Arsenal 4-0 Huddersfield

Bournemouth 0-2 Burnley

Chelsea 1-0 Swansea

Everton 2-0 West Ham

Stoke 0-1 Liverpool

Man City 1-0 Southampton

Williams takes down Sakho .... but Pickford saves Lanzini’s spotkick. Oh, David Moyes!

“Just in reply to how Real etc will deal with Robbie Brady next year, I imagine it will much in the same way the likes of Brazil and Germany will deal with him at next summer’s World Cup,” spews Barry McAuley, who never dreams and has no compassion.

After two assists in two minutes, Ozil treats himself to a goal, dinking the ball over Lossl after a cute pass by Ramsey. They’ve been far too good for Arsenal, who coped well for much of the first half but have now folded.

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Ramsey releases Ozil down the right. The German floats a cross into the centre, where Sanchez sweeps it effortlessly into the net from 10 yards. That’s victory for Arsenal.

That’s a lovely goal! Kolasinac helps the ball in-field to Ozil, triggering a sequence of one-touch passes that culminated with Giroud tapping in from close range.

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A brilliant move concludes with a wonderful strike by Brady, with his right foot! His left is a wand, and apparently his right is a bazooka! He absolutely boomed that into the net from over 20 yards. How are the likes of Real and PSG going to cope with that in next season’s Champions League?

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De Bruyne pings in a wicked in-swinging freekick and both Otamedi and Van Dijk go for it. One of them gets a touch to help the ball into the net: Otamedi wheels away as if it is his goal, but the replay suggests the nick might have come off Van Dijk.

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Lovely work by Kolasinac, danching in-field from the left wing and then offloading to Sanchez. The Chilean blasts just over the bar.

Sanchez nips the ball through to Giroud. The Frenchman is offside but the linesman does not raise his flag, so Giroud shimmers around the keeper .... and shoots against the post!

Here are the scores so far:

Arsenal 1-0 Huddersfield

Bournemouth 0-1 Burnley

Chelsea 1-0 Swansea

Everton 2-0 West Ham

Man City 0-0 Southampton

Stoke 0-1 Liverpool

Chelsea have broken through at last, thanks to a splendid header by Rudiger after a shot by Pedro was deflected into the air.

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51 min: A long ball into the box puts Arsenal in trouble. Kachunga retrieves it and lays the ball back for the incoming Mounie, whose shot from 16 yards loops into the air. Cech tries to bat it over the bar .... but he bats it against the bar!

49 min: another superb bloc by Schindler, this time denying Giroud after a lightning counter by Arsenal.

48 min: Swansea’s Renato Sanches is very much down on his luck at the moment. He’s working hard but nothing is coming off for him, even rudimentary sideways passes. It’s painful watching him suffer. On the other hand, Swansea are still annoying Chelsea by holding on to the 0-0, and Conte is seething in the stands, which is, in fairness, quite amusing.

47 min: Sanchez wriggles his way into the box and then tees up Ozil, who takes a touch before trying to slot the ball into the corner of the goal from 10 yards. But it’s blocked by a defender. By the way, Lacazette was replaced at half-time by Giroud.

45+1 min: Can drives a short wide from 20 yards.

44 min: De Bruyne tries to edge City in front just before half-time but his long-range shot is deflected wide for a corner. Southampton continue to frustrate Guardiola’s team.

43 min: Mane races through one-on-one with Grant ... and fires just wide! That should have been 2-0 to Liverpool.

39 min: Shaqiri bangs the freekick into the wall. Dismal.

38 min: Mignolet booked for clattering into Diouf just outside his box, moments after Solanke and Firmino went close for Liverpool. Stoke are furious that Mignolet was not sent off, but all they gave is a freekick on the edge of the area. The key thing is to make sure they get it on target, for there’s no telling what Mignolet will do next ...

35 min: Lemina nutmegs Kompany and then tries to lash the ball past Ederson at the near post. The keeper bats it out for a corner. And from the corner Yoshida comes close to scoring, whacking over from close range! City have been dominant but Southampton have had two glorious chances to score.

Stoke have switched formation: they’re no longer playing with a back three, instead with four. And they already look more comfortable.

Arsenal 1-0 Huddersfield

Bournemouth 0-1 Burnley

Chelsea 0-0 Swansea

A cool finish by Rooney brings joy to Everton. And misery to poor David Moyes.

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Chelsea’s manager, Antonio Conte, has been banished to the stands for mouthing off at the officials. Pity the sap who’s going to have to sit besides Conte for the rest of this game, especially if Chelsea don’t penetrate Swansea’s increasingly pesky defence.

37 min: Arsenal get sloppy, giving the ball away in their own half - they’ve done that several times in the last few minutes. Quaner swaps passes with Mounie as Huddersfield try to take advantage. But Koscielny hurls himself in front of Quaner’s 16-yard shot.

Brady skins Francis and whacks a low ball into the six-yard box. Wood rewards that fine play with an emphatic finish to give Burnley a much deserved lead. Europe, the Clarets are on their way back ...

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