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Stoke's hat-trick hero Jonathan Walters on 5 live Sport: "I've left my match ball in the changing room. A great result for us today, and it wasn't a pretty game as a whole. The conditions here were very windy and the pitch was boggy. We gave away a sloppy goal and for a while our backs were against the wall, but all over the pitch we were excellent and we competed for every ball. And now we move on up the league.

"I think I'll get that match ball signed by all the players with a few little messages, and then I'll take it home and it'll probably end up in some cupboard somewhere!"

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Liverpool forward Raheem Sterling, external on Twitter: "Massive three points. Great to see my boy Daniel Sturridge bag on his return."

Jean-Louis Akpa Akpro's 77th minute strike gave Shrewsbury a 1-0 win at Newport County to keep his side top of the table - ahead of a hard-chasing Burton Albion on goal difference.

Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink's Burton, who have not lost at home this season, bagged a 1-0 win over Bury at the Pirelli Stadium thanks to Phil Edwards' second-half goal. They stay level on points with the Shrews.

At the bottom, last-placed Hartlepool hung on for a 3-2 win over play-off hopefuls Plymouth Argyle, who are without a win in six games, but still remain seven points off safety.

Devante Cole scored a brace as MK Dons thrashed Crewe Alexandra 5-0 to leapfrog Swindon and become the new league leaders. Dean Bowditch, Devante Cole and Daniel Powell got the other goals.

Swindon not only lose top spot, but slipped out of the automatic play-off places after going down 2-0 against a Sheffield United side that pushed Premier League Tottenham all the way in their League Cup semi-final in midweek.

Meanwhile, Crawley Town, who had gone 14 matches without a win, shocked promotion-chasing Preston North End with goals from Lee Fowler and Anthony Wordsworth securing a 2-1 win to move off the foot of the table.

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Some more breaking transfer news as Stoke City boss Mark Hughes confirms that defender Robert Huth is having a medical at Leicester.

QPR's Harry Redknapp says he's not confident of bringing anyone in at the moment but will continue working until the end of the transfer window - surely there will be some late transfer drama for Harry?

Can Chelsea extend their lead over Manchester City at the top of the Premier League? You can find out from our live text commentary here.

Borussia Dortmund, runners-up in the Bundesliga last season, kicked off their game at Bayer Leverkusen bottom of the table.

That's because Sport-Club Freiberg beat Eintracht Frankfurt 4-1 earlier this afternoon to climb five places.

In France, Marseille beat Evian Thonon Gaillard 1-0 thanks to a penalty from Andre-Pierre Gignac to move to within a point of Ligue 1 leaders Lyon.

BBC Radio 5 live's John Murray at Stamford Bridge

"It really does feel like the stakes are very high indeed here at Stamford Bridge, we've seen a number of mistakes from both sides already. Manchester City have had two clear chances so far, Fernandinho with the best of them when his shot was deflected wide of the Chelsea goal."

You can keep across all the action at Stamford Bridge in our separate live page. It has been a pulsating start.

Hugo Lloris tells the BBC's Alan Green of his hopes for prolific Spurs striker Harry Kane, who grabbed goals number 19 and 20 of the season today.

"When you're from the academy, you always get support from the fans. He works hard, wants to improve and he has a great mentality. I hope he gets a chance for the national team, he has a great future for Tottenham if he keeps up with his mentality."

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BBC Radio 5 live at Old Trafford

"I think Louis van Gaal will be most pleased with his countrymen. Daley Blind was superb, with two assists. And his forward, Robin van Persie, looked very good. But United are still not the finished article. It's OK, you can see the improvements, but there are more improvements to be made."

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Newcastle goalkeeper Tim Krul:, external "Great three points, clean sheet and some fantastic goals in some difficult conditions.. Nice bus journey home now."

Everton midfielder James McCarthy:, external "Great three points from the boys! Tough place to go!! Roll on next week to the derby!"

Atletico Madrid already lead Eibar 3-0 as even a dodgy pitch doesn't look likely to stop the champions closing the gap on La Liga leaders Barcelona.

Mario Mandzukic helps himself to a quick-fire double to seemingly bank the points with less than half an hour gone.

Manchester United manager Louis van Gaal on Darren Fletcher's collapsed move to West Ham:

"I thought Darren was going to sign a contract. But at the end they look for a loan and that was not the agreement.

"I'm only listening to what is now said by West Ham United.

"I think so (he will remain a man utd player). He is my third captain so it is not a problem for me. Manchester United just want to help him play more. For him now that is a big pity."

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"Just spoke with Louis Van Gaal, appears to be stalemate over Darren Fletcher. He says #WHUFC want him on loan "which wasn't the agreement"."

You would have thought that would have been decided on before this stage...

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Liverpool manager Brendan Rodgers tells BBC Sport: "Daniel Sturridge is a top class player, he has shown that in his career so far. He worked very hard and the first opportunity that came his way he took. It was a wonderful pass by Philippe Coutinho.

"We were obviously disappointed in midweek with the result at Chelsea in the Capital One Cup. We knew coming into today it was going be a tough game. West Ham have done great this season, but we had to win the battle and compete, fight and press. My players did that magnificently well. Maybe we could have had more than two goals."

This is how the table will look if Chelsea win...

...and this is how it will look if Manchester City win...

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...a draw and the gap will remain at five points.

What will it be come the end of 90 minutes?

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More from Manchester United's Daley Blind:

On his assist: "I heard Robin van Persie screaming and I chipped it over and he scored it nice.

"The runs of the strikers are very important, without that we have less options to give the ball."

On playing in midfield: "I enjoyed today. I got some space to switch the play and pass forward.

"For me it doesn't matter where I play, I can play in both positions. I prefer a little bit in midfield but if the trainer needs me to play on defence then I can do that."

Manchester United's Daley Blind: "We are pleased with the result. We tried to keep possession and create chances from that. We were the better team, keeping possession and scoring goals. Once you score the first goal the other team has to do something.

"We played a good game with a lot of patience and ball possession. The first-half was very good, in the second-half maybe we had too much patience. But we tried to kill the game with possession and create chances from that.

"We come closer every week to the way Louis van Gaal wants us to play. We are on the right track and we are happy.

"Of course you want a clean sheet but 3-1 at home, we played a good game and it is a good result."

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Don't forget Chelsea host Manchester City at 17:30 GMT in a battle of the Premier League's top two. You can get all the build-up and action in our dedicated live text here. It should be a humdinger.

Title-chasing Derby move level on points with league leaders Bournemouth as an own goal from Scott Malone and a strike from leading-scorer Chris Martin gave Steve McClaren's side a comfortable 2-0 win against a Cardiff team that are slipping towards the drop zone.

At the foot of the table, Blackpool, who were rolled over 7-2 at Watford last weekend, secured a valuable 1-0 win over a Brighton side that gave Arsenal a scare in the FA Cup last weekend, thanks to Jamie O'Hara's left-footed strike. Lee Clark's side are still nine points off safety.

Ricardo Fuller's late strike gave fellow strugglers Millwall a 1-0 win against a Nottingham Forest side that have lost six of their last seven games in all competitions. Ian Holloway's side need two more points to move out of the relegation zone.