Leicester did what Leicester do once again this afternoon - coming from 2-0 down at half-time to earn a point against Southampton.

They had 18 shots on goal in the second half, with Marc Albrighton putting in 16 crosses during the course of the match. Half-time substitutes Nathan Dyer and Riyad Mahrez both put in crosses which led to goals, while Daniel Drinkwater bossed play in midfield - playing more passes than anybody else on the pitch.

West Bromwich Albion manager Tony Pulis: "The win was more important than anything else today - the win and the clean sheet. 

"The first half wasn't brilliant but in the second half we were much better. We have had some tough games at home. 

"We lost against Everton when we were 2-0 up which was a kick in the stomach so we needed that today. 

"It was probably a bonus for us that Sam has not had a lot of time with his players because of the international break. He will give it his best shot, as he always does."

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Manchester United captain Wayne Rooney, speaking to BBC Sport: “Training has been really good since we came back from the international games, and it’s a good reaction. Coming here to Goodison Park is never easy. It’s always nice to play striker and especially to score. Obviously I haven’t scored here for a few years, its been a difficult place for me but thankfully I scored today and we managed to get three points."

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Manchester City’s hat-trick hero Raheem Sterling: “It is my first hat-trick and I am really delighted but the most important thing is that the team got the three points and I thought we played some good stuff at times."

On whether he has been working on his finishing: “Most definitely. I get quite a lot of chances and in training I have been working on one-on-one situations in a few sessions. It is something I will keep working on and hopefully I will get better at it.”

On being told City boss Manuel Pellegrini says he is not a striker: “My best position is anywhere the manager thinks it is – anywhere along the frontline is where I can do a job for the team.”

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Former Watford midfielder Derek Payne at Vicarage Road

"Deeney is great at hassling defenders, unsettling them and winning the ball back for his team."  

It's still 0-0 at Vicarage Road, where Watford have started to claw their way back into it after Arsenal's bright start. Follow dedicated coverage here.

Do we think Sunderland set up for a point today? Here are the average positions taken up by each player on the pitch.

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Sunderland manager Sam Allardyce: "We have had a point taken away from us today which wasn't our fault. 

"In our position that's a hugely precious point, even at this stage of the season. 

"It's a big mistake by the referee. It was a clear foul in two areas. One, he (Berahino) has jumped backwards into our goalkeeper when he is not even looking at the ball and two, he handled the ball in front of him to score."

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Matt Collingwood: Not sure what Rooney has to do to get recognition. The milestones continue to pass and some still find excuses to slate him.

Manchester City manager Manuel Pellegrini, speaking to BBC Sport about Raheem Sterling’s first career hat-trick: “I am happy because we changed his position and played him in the middle, with Wilfried Bony in front of him.

“We felt it was better for him to be near Bony and also near the box. We also had to do something different because we were without Sergio Aguero and David Silva.

“With his movement we thought Raheem could be dangerous there and fortunately he was - he scored three goals. He also missed three or four goals but he did very well.

“When we bought Raheem in the summer I said we are buying a 21-year-old who is very young and needs to improve. He is not a striker but he can improve his finishing and, today, he did.”

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I'm obviously no expert, but this touch map of Wayne Rooney's demonstrates what I believe to be his underlying problems in front of goal. How can he expect to score when he's consistently touching the ball in his own half? He touched the ball just six times in his own penalty area. Yes, he scored today... but should he be more disciplined in the positions he takes up? Is his strength also his weakness?

I'm not having a pop... just throwing it out there.

Manchester United manager Louis van Gaal, speaking to Sky Sports: Fantastic. I am very proud of them. The defeat against Arsenal, two weeks and I cannot approach them, then this performance? Fantastic. How Everton is playing we analyse and then you choose the best solution, but all the credit goes to the players. You need also a little bit of luck and the goals were fantastic but they were at good moments.

"It is only one match. Also Arsenal is only one match. We don’t have to exaggerate. We have to be more consistent so next week when we win against Manchester City then we can say OK, now we think maybe about title aspirations. But of course we are always having the target of champions. That is of course important in our ambition but it also has to be real. It’s too early to talk about that."

On Wayne Rooney scoring: "I said a lot in a press conference last Friday, we have to score like a team. Because of the attention on Wayne I am happy he scored, I believe his last goal here was in 2007. That is crazy but now I think he shall score more."

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Former Watford midfielder Derek Payne at Vicarage Road

"The midfield battle is so important. If Watford can stifle Arsenal in the middle of the pitch then the Hornets might be able to stop the service to Theo Walcott."  

Here's another reminder that they are just about to get under way at Vicarage Road. Join Gary Rose for that one. We will, of course, provide regular updates here.

More from Jose in the tunnel, this time to Sky Sports: "We are not afraid of being relegated - we know come the end of the season we will be in the top five or six at least. But at the moment we are not there and we need points, so today we won at home and they are thee points that were deserved and the players fought for."

Chelsea boss Jose Mourinho talking to Match of the Day: "We are not the best team in the country, but we are a team with a very good manager and very good players, trying to reach a normal level.

"This was a performance to compensate for a lack of confidence and self-esteem. When confidence is not high you lose quality. We discussed that, and tactically we were very disciplined today, especially defensively. It was a great effort, and a really solid performance. 

"Confidence comes with results, and results bring all the good quality that the player have to the fore. At the moment, some of my players have lost confidence but this was a great team performance with some fantastic individual performances.

"My players showed their desire, that they are together and that there were ready to fight for a crucial result. These three points were crucial for us."

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Chelsea certainly weren't vintage this afternoon. For starters, their passing accuracy ratio was 74%, compared to Manchester City's 83%. Even Sunderland's, under Big Sam, was 78%.

Willian was the exception to the rule for Chelsea - completing 91% of his passes compared to Diego Costa's 63%.

Aston Villa captain Micah Richards in the Stamford Bridge tunnel: "In the second half we didn’t come out as well as the first. The first goal killed us, because before then we were on top. But you have to respect Chelsea - they are a top team for a reason.

"We won’t dwell on this - we have a tough game next week, but it's at home and it's one we'll look to win.

"Throughout this season there haven’t been many games we've deserved to lose. But we'll roll on. The confidence is not low, no matter the results at the moment. The manager has been great and we are only looking forward. 

"If you’d wondered who was Villa and who was Chelsea in the first 30 minutes, you'd have said we were Chelsea."

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Bournemouth defender Simon Francis: "We gave away some sloppy goals in the first half which is not like us. City are a top class team and they were excellent but they did not completely outplay us and effectively we gave them two or three goals which was extremely disappointing. 

"If we had gone in at the break 3-1 down there was still a chance of getting back in the game. At 2-1 we were creating chances but we conceded again and then when the fourth goal went in before half-time it was deflating."

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