Palace stun Chelsea as City score seven

Manchester City moved two points clear at the top of the Premier League with another thumping victory but Crystal Palace claimed the win of the day by upsetting Chelsea. Palace had managed neither a point nor a goal in their opening seven matches but the return of Wilfried Zaha from injury inspired them to a 2-1 victory over the reigning champions. Their first goal in the 11th minute was credited to a Chelsea player - Cesar Azpilicueta the unfortunate man - but Zaha struck the winner just before half-time after Tiemoue Bakayoko had equalised with his first Premier League goal. City took their goalscoring exploits a step further, defeating Stoke 7-2 at the Etihad Stadium. They were 3-0 up in 27 minutes through goals from Gabriel Jesus, Raheem Sterling and David Silva. Stoke gave themselves hope when Mame Biram Diouf netted in the 44th minute and the Etihad suddenly grew anxious when a Kyle Walker own goal closed the gap further two minutes after half-time. But any worries were swiftly banished by three more City goals in seven minutes, with Jesus’ second followed by strikes from Fernandinho and Leroy Sane. Bernando Silva finished off the scoring 11 minutes from time. City’s...