By ESPN staff
Under-fire Blackburn Rovers boss Steve Kean boosted his chances of staying at Ewood Park by masterminding a shock 4-3 win over Arsenal, who produced another defensive horror show on the road as they conceded two own goals.
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Several hundred fans held a protest against Kean prior to kick-off, and the edgy atmosphere intensified after ten minutes when Gervinho gave Arsenal the lead with his first goal for the club since his £11 million summer move from Lille.
However, Yakubu then equalised against the run of play, catching Wojciech Szczesny by surprise with an inventive first-time finish after being slipped behind the defence by Junior Hoilett. The momentum shifted towards Blackburn after that goal, but they found themselves behind on 34 minutes, as Aaron Ramsey drove into the area before cutting the ball back for Mikel Arteta to fire into the roof of the net for his first Gunners strike.
Five minutes into the second period Rovers pulled level in farcical circumstances, with Ruben Rochina's looping free-kick bouncing off Alex Song's knee and i nto the goal after Robin van Persie failed to head the ball away at the near post. Arsenal were then given a distressing reminder of their capitulation at Old Trafford when Rovers moved 3-2 ahead before the hour, having piled on the pressure in the preceding minutes. Yakubu, who looked offside, tapped in from four yards after connecting with Steven N'Zonzi's driven centre.
Rovers entered dreamland when they found themselves with a two-goal cushion following an own goal from Laurent Koscielny, who sent Martin Olsson's cross into his own goal after Szczesny missed an interception. Marouane Chamakh gave Arsenal hope in the 85th minute, sending a laser-guided header past Robinson after leaping to reach Van Persie's cross, but they were unable to rescue a point despite two injury-time chances.
QPR's August spending looked a shrewd investment as they stormed to an impressive 3-0 win over Wolves at Molineux. Hoops captain Joey Barton fired his new side i nto the lead after seven minutes, diverting Shaun Wright-Phillips' mishit shot into net, and the visitors notched again soon afterwards thanks to a 20-yard volley from Alejandro Faurlin. DJ Campbell rounded off the scoring in the dying minutes.
Wigan were defeated as Apostolos Velios and Royston Drenthe struck late to earn Everton a 3-1 win at Goodison Park. Following an opening half-hour of dominance from the home team, Wigan took the lead against the run of play through Franco di Santo, whose long-range shot deflected in off Tony Hibbert.
However, the visitors' advantage lasted only a minute before Phil Jagielka tapped in from close range after Tim Cahill's header hit a post. Wigan looked to have quelled the home threat until Velios' 88th-minute header from Hibbert's cross, and Drenthe completed the scoring in injury time.
Aston Villa and Newcastle both remain comfortably in the top half of the table following a 1-1 draw at Vi lla Park. Gabby Agbonlahor's 11th-minute strike put the hosts in front, the striker holding off Fabricio Coloccini before rifling in from close range following Barry Bannan's cross. Leon Best levelled the scores 13 minutes into the second period, fluffing his initial chance by heading straight at Shay Given then making no mistake when the ball bounced back to him.
Ten-man Bolton's disappointing form continued with a 2-1 home defeat against Norwich. The Canaries wasted a glut of chances before Anthony Pilkington prodded home from point-blank range on 37 minutes, converting after a scramble in the penalty area. Energised by that goal, Norwich made it 2-0 five minutes later through Bradley Johnson, who was unmarked when he headed in. Bolton's plight worsened seconds before the break when Ivan Klasnic was dismissed for going head-to-head with Marc Tierney. The hosts were given hope when Martin Petrov netted from the spot on the hour, but it ultimately proved futile.
Swansea recorded their first league win of the season - and scored their first Premier League goals - thanks to a 3-0 triumph over West Brom at the Liberty Stadium.
The opener came courtesy of a penalty from Scott Sinclair, who converted on 14 minutes following Paul Scharner's foul on Joe Allen. Ten minutes later, the Swans doubled their tally when Leroy Lita nodded in after Sinclair flicked on a corner, and the points were safe on 49 minutes after Nathan Dyer, latching onto Lita's flick, fired through Ben Foster's legs.
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