Three goals in seven minutes gave Chelsea a 3-0 Premier League home win over Burnley Saturday while champion Manchester United was thankful for an Abou Diaby own goal as it came from 1-0 down to beat Arsenal 2-1 at Old Trafford. Tottenham Hotspur left it late to beat Birmingham City 2-1 to keep pace with Chelsea at the top. They both have a maximum 12 points with United on nine. Nicolas Anelka, Michael Ballack and Ashley Cole scored either side of halftime for rampant Chelsea, which made it four wins out of four under new manager Carlo Ancelotti. Later at Old Trafford, Andrei Arshavin gave Arsenal the lead but a Wayne Rooney penalty and Diaby's misplaced header turned the season's first heavyweight clash in United's favor. Aaron Lennon netted in stoppage time as Tottenham also maintained its 100 percent record, although it 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 in the 55th minute when leading 2-1. Stoke City is well-placed in fourth after beating Sunderland 1-0 while Blackburn Rovers earned their first point of the season in a 0-0 draw against West Ham United. Wolverhampton Wanderers and Hull City ended 1-1. United still looks some way short of the team that claimed an 18th league title last season and manager Alex Ferguson admitted it had to dig deep against Arsenal after being largely outplayed for 45 minutes. A frustrating afternoon for the visitor ended with manager Arsene Wenger sent to the stands after his side was denied a late Robin van Persie equalizer by an offside flag. Arshavin's ferocious shot gave Arsenal a deserved halftime lead and it could have doubled its advantage early in the second period when van Persie was denied by the boot of Ben Foster. It proved to be a turning point as Rooney equalized from the penalty spot after being felled by Manuel Almunia and five minutes later Diaby, scorer of two goals for Arsenal against Portsmouth last week, headed a Ryan Giggs cross past his own goalkeeper. Schalke stunned Schalke 04 suffered a shock home defeat against bottom-of-the-table Freiburg in the Bundesliga Saturday while leader Bayer Leverkusen came from behind to beat Bochum 2-1. Rangers beats Hamilton 4-1 Rangers maintained their winning start in the Scottish Premier League Saturday with a 4-1 home victory over Hamilton. Dundee United moved into second place after beating Falkirk 2-1. United faces Wolves Champion Manchester United will play Wolverhampton Wanderers at home in the third round of the English League Cup after the draw was made Saturday. United's clash with Wolves is one of five all-Premier-League ties while League One (third division) Leeds United's home draw against Liverpool promises a great atmosphere at Elland Road. Tottenham Hotspur, runner-up last season and winner in 2007-08, travels to Championship side Preston North End while Chelsea has a home tie against west London neighbours Queen's Park Rangers. Arsenal is at home to West Bromwich Albion. Port Vale, the only survivor from England's fourth tier, travels to Scunthorpe while Championship side Blackpool, which beat Premier League Wigan Athletic in round two, gets another chance to claim a top-flight scalp away to Stoke City. United, three-time winners of the competition, was given a bye into the third round along with all the other Premier League sides involved in European competitions this season. Ties will be played in the week beginning Sept. 21.
