Chelsea, City and United boxing clever

• John Terry taps in following corner as Chelsea FC beat West Ham United FC 2-0 in early game.

• Powerful finish on 62 minutes is Diego Costa's 13th in Premier League this season.

• Blues three points clear at top after third successive 2-0 league win; have won last five games in all competitions by two-goal margins.

• Substitute Morgan Amalfitano hits post late on for the Hammers.

• In second, Manchester City FC maintain pace with ninth straight win in all competitions, 3-1 at West Bromwich Albion FC.

• Manchester United FC third and unbeaten in eight after inflicting fourth successive loss on Newcastle United FC.

• In late game, Alexis Sánchez misses early penalty but heads Arsenal FC in front against Queens Park Rangers FC later.

• Tomáš Rosický makes it 2-0 after team-mate Olivier Giroud's 53rd-minute dismissal; Charlie Austin pulls one back from spot for QPR.

• Southampton FC win 3-1 at Crystal Palace FC; move above West Ham into fourth.

• Raheem Sterling's second league goal of season is Liverpool FC's winner at Burnley FC.

• Christian Eriksen scores Tottenham Hotspur FC winner at bottom side Leicester City FC, now on a six-game losing streak.

• Bojan Krkić penalty gives Stoke City FC victory at Everton FC.

• Swansea City AFC beat Aston Villa FC; Hull City out of relegation zone after success at Sunderland AFC.