Welbeck scores in Arsenal win

   

 

Danny Welbeck

Danny Welbeck scored his first goal for Arsenal to help the Gunners end a run of three successive draws in the Barclays Premier League with a 3-0 victory away to Aston Villa.

Three goals in as many first-half minutes gave the win to the Gunners.

Mesut Ozil began the scoring just after the half-hour, with a left-foot shot from Welbeck’s cross.

Then England striker Welbeck headed in his first goal for the Gunners since his move from Manchester United, thanks to an Ozil cross, and an Aly Cissokho own goal made it 3-0 after only 36 minutes.

Papiss Cisse was the saviour for under-pressure Newcastle manager Alan Pardew with two second-half goals in a 2-2 draw at home to Hull.

Tigers forward Nikica Jelavic struck just after the break, and then Mohamed Diame made it 2-0 with 20 minutes to go. But substitute Cisse replied in the 73rd and 87th minutes to salvage a point for the Magpies.

Southampton are up to second after continuing their fine early-season form with a 1-0 win away to 10-man Swansea.

Swansea striker Wilfried Bony was sent off after two first-half bookings, and Victor Wanyama’s first goal for the Saints settled the game in the 80th minute.

Burnley and Sunderland took a point from their goalless stalemate at Turf Moor.

Ashley Barnes came within a whisker of claiming Burnley’s first victory of the season, only to see a late effort deflected against the crossbar.

In the lunchtime kick-off, a late equaliser earned QPR a point in a 2-2 draw at home to Stoke.

Stoke, managed by former QPR boss Mark Hughes, had taken the lead after 11 minutes through Mame Biram Diouf, only for Steven Caulker to level just before the break.

Crouch, who played at QPR as a youngster, looked to have secured victory when he swept home from close range after 51 minutes.

However, with two minutes left, Niko Kranjcar clipped in a fine 20-yard free-kick to earn Harry Redknapp’s men a share of the points.