Summary

  • Hazard penalty gives Chelsea win over QPR

  • Sanchez scores twice in Arsenal win

  • West Ham hit back to earn draw at Stoke

  • Early goal gives Saints win at Hull

  • WBA win at Leicester, Everton held by Swans

  1. Player reaction on Twitterpublished at 17:54 Greenwich Mean Time 1 November 2014

    Theo WalcottImage source, Getty Images

    Arsenal midfielder Aaron Ramsey:, external "Good win and performance, on another day we may have scored more. Big welcome back to Theo Walcott, great to have you back mate!"

  2. Postpublished at 17:53 Greenwich Mean Time 1 November 2014

    Former England defender Danny Mills
    Final Score

    "I think Liverpool will struggle to make the top four. Defensively last year they were very poor. They ended up with the ninth or 10th best defensive record - that is ultimately why they did not win the league last season. And then the fact they came so close means everybody is a little bit flat.

    "Steven Gerrard is getting older, Mario Balotelli has come in and I think it was a massive gamble that appears to have backfired. He is not a team player. And maybe Brendan Rodgers has to find a different way of playing if he is going to continue with him."

    Liverpool captain Steven Gerrard after their defeat to NewcastleImage source, AP
  3. Postpublished at 17:50 Greenwich Mean Time 1 November 2014

    Former Tottenham striker Garth Crooks
    Final Score

    "Last season if Brendan Rodgers had not been so cavalier away to Crystal Palace the league title might have finished with another story, but in terms of this season I think he was unlucky to lose Daniel Sturridge to injury.

    "However, Rodgers is where he is and I don't think Liverpool should panic. They are on course for a top-four place. No they are not playing great but it is not doom and gloom. Get Sturridge fit and there are goals."

  4. Manager reactionpublished at 17:48 Greenwich Mean Time 1 November 2014

    Alan IrvineImage source, Getty Images

    West Brom manager Alan Irvine: "It means a lot. It is a difficult place to come to and we are the first team to win here. We had to cope with the pressure they put you under and we had to pass the ball. I'm really pleased with the performance.

    "It was a complete team performance. We needed a threat up front and we did that. At the back we were solid against some really difficult forwards to play against.

    "Three points. Clean sheet. It's a great feeling for us and it gives us a platform to go into the next game - Newcastle at home - which will be really difficult for us.

    "I said all along it was going to take a bit of time, but it was important to find the best way of playing for our group of players and we are getting closer to that."

  5. GOALpublished at 17:45 Greenwich Mean Time 1 November 2014

    Brighton hit back, and hit back swiftly. Great work from Joao Teixeira as the on-loan Liverpool midfielder slices open the Bournemouth defence with a ball for Adrian Colunga, who rounds Artur Boruc and equalises.

  6. Text us on 81111published at 17:42 Greenwich Mean Time 1 November 2014

    Rugman in London: Despite the defeat QPR under Harry Redknapp are finally starting to gel - with the quality finally shining through I can't see us in the bottom three come May.

  7. Manager reactionpublished at 17:42 Greenwich Mean Time 1 November 2014

    Antolin AlcarazImage source, Empics

    Everton boss Roberto Martinez:

    "You want to win the game. You are looking at statistics before the sending off for Swansea and we were in control.

    "I'm disappointed by the game as I thought it was going to be more of a spectacle but it didn't turn out to be. I thought we were a little frustrated.

    "Overall, it was a good clean sheet because you can leave yourselves exposed. Maybe our tempo in possession was not as sharp as it could have been.

    "I haven't seen the replay (of the alleged handball from Antolin Alcaraz).

    "Alcaraz is injured and going to be out for a long time. It is a problem with a joint in his shoulder. It is one of those awkward accidents that happens in football and we wish him well."

  8. GOALpublished at 17:41 Greenwich Mean Time 1 November 2014

    Oh dear Gordon Greer! The big defender gifts Bournemouth the opener when he heads an innocuous cross into the area beyond a perplexed Ali Al-Habsi and into his own net.

  9. Postpublished at 17:39 Greenwich Mean Time 1 November 2014

    Bournemouth have weathered that early storm and are just starting to control matters now. They are still to test Ali Al-Habsi in the Brighton goal, however, with the on-loan Wigan man's only action of note racing off his line to kick clear Matt Ritchie's high ball.

  10. Manager reactionpublished at 17:38 Greenwich Mean Time 1 November 2014

    Mark HughesImage source, Getty Images

    Stoke manager Mark Hughes is angry that West Ham midfielder Alex Song was not penalised by referee Chris Foy for a challenge on Mame Biram Diouf in the build-up to the visitors' first goal.

    He tells BBC Sport: "It was dangerous play. It was reckless. We're grateful that Diouf jumped out of the way, because it could have been a nasty collision.

    "The referee should come down on challenges like that - he needed to stop play, but apparently he was trying to play an advantage, which we didn't get. But it's not the first time we've been disappointed by a referee this season.

    "I think everybody at the game knows who were the better side, and who created the most chances. Unfortunately, sport doesn't always give the spoils to the team who deserve it."

    Hughes, asked if the dropping of points has spoilt his 51st birthday today: "Very much so. We should be celebrating, because our performance deserved maximum points."

  11. "Foxes shouldn't flap"published at 17:36 Greenwich Mean Time 1 November 2014

    Former Tottenham striker Garth Crooks
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    "A dose of realism is important for Leicester but I don't think they should lose their nerve. If they can pick up four or five points between now and Christmas they are back in it. If you look at the teams around them, Everton have 13 points, Tottenham have 11 points, and Leicester have nine. These are good sides. Keep your nerve and you could be all right."

  12. Manager reactionpublished at 17:36 Greenwich Mean Time 1 November 2014

    Leicester manager Nigel Pearson: "It took an own goal to separate the sides today and that is an indicator of how small the margins are.

    Chris BruntImage source, Getty Images

    "I have to look back at the game and rue the fact we didn't make enough of some situations. That is how it is going for us at the moment.

    "We can't get too wrapped up in the negativity that some people throw in our direction. When you have setbacks in life you have to take a look at what is actually going on.

    "We feel we have a lot of quality within the squad and that is in all positions. Today we were slightly unlucky.

    "We have some really good highs and we have had some lows. Days like today are frustrating experiences.

    "I know what we are capable off and I'm still very confident, given a little bit more time, we will make sure we maximize our quality."

  13. Text us on 81111published at 17:35 Greenwich Mean Time 1 November 2014

    Ronald Koeman and Southampton playersImage source, Getty Images

    Jon in Leamington Spa: Ronald Koeman, great defender, great manager of defenders. Another clean sheet and another win. Come on you red and white machine!

    Jamie in Eastleigh: Another great win for the Saints! Five points clear of Man City, who could have predicted that at this point of the season?

    Tom in London: I can see Southampton and Manchester United finishing in the top four ahead of Liverpool.

  14. Join the debate at #bbcfootballpublished at 17:35 Greenwich Mean Time 1 November 2014

    Gary Lineker
    BBC Sport

    "Match Of The Day running order: Chelsea v QPR, Hull v Southampton, Stoke v West Ham, Arsenal v Burnley, Newcastle v Liverpool, Leicester v West Brom, Everton v Swansea. Nice and early on BBC One at 22.20 GMT."

  15. Player reaction on Twitterpublished at 17:35 Greenwich Mean Time 1 November 2014

    West Brom midfielder Craig Gardner:, external What a result that was. It was a really tough game and we won the battle. The fans never stopped again.

    An Esteban Cambiasso own goal handed West Brom victory away to Leicester this afternoon.

  16. SUBSTITUTIONpublished at 17:31 Greenwich Mean Time 1 November 2014

    Aaron Hughes is definitely unable to continue and Brighton stalwart Inigo Calderon is on in his place.

  17. Postpublished at 17:30 Greenwich Mean Time 1 November 2014

    Former Tottenham striker Garth Crooks
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    "Every team needs a fighter. Arsenal have had them before with Emmanuel Petit and Patrick Vieira. Manchester United have Wayne Rooney, and this Arsenal side have Alexis Sanchez. Arsene Wenger is right in saying that Sanchez struggled a bit at the beginning of the season, but he is taking the league by storm now."

  18. Der Klassikerpublished at 17:30 Greenwich Mean Time 1 November 2014

    Jurgen KloppImage source, Getty Images

    A small game in Bavaria kicks off shortly as the two powerhouses of German football clash at the Allianz Arena.

    Can Borussia Dortmund put a spanner in Bayern Munich's works?

    Full text commentary is over here with Andy Cryer. Stick with him through the evening as Lionel Messi could break the La Liga goalscoring record too.