Here are match reports on those games:
Liverpool vs Man U
Manchester United moved up to second in the Premier League table after beating Liverpool 2-1 on an emotional day at Anfield.
Jonjo Shelvey was sent off for the home side towards the end of a first half they had largely controlled, but then Steven Gerrard gave the 10-man Reds the lead within a minute of the start of the second half.
That lead only lasted five minutes, however, before United defender Rafael equalised. The visitors then began to make their one-man advantage count and Robin van Persie gave them the lead from the penalty spot nine minutes from time.
The win is United's first at Anfield in almost five years, since Carlos Tevez scored the only goal of the game in December 2007. The victory sends them up to second in the table on 12 points, one behind leaders Chelsea.
Liverpool still await their first league win of the season, and remain in the bottom three where they were shunted down to following Saturday's results.
Man City vs Arsenal
Laurent Koscielny struck with eight minutes remaining as Manchester City and Arsenal drew 1-1 at the Etihad Stadium in the Premier League.
Arsenal impressed for much of the first half, but Joleon Lescott’s header turned the game the way of the hosts, and gave them the advantage at half time.
City had chances to put the game beyond the match in the sort of encounter Arsenal have often lost in recent seasons, but the Gunners held on and found their equaliser through Koscielny's clinical shot following a corner late on.
Both sides preserve their unbeaten starts to the season, with identical records of two wins and three draws, but Arsenal remain in front of City in fifth place by virtue of goal difference.
Newcastle vs Norwich
Demba Ba grabbed a first-half winner as Newcastle United beat Norwich City 1-0 at the Sports Direct Arena in the Premier League.
Newcastle took the lead with just under 20 minutes on the clock through Ba and the hosts could have went to the interval with a two goal advantage but Papiss Cisse blasted a first-half stoppage-time penalty well over the bar.
Norwich remained neat and tidy but were frustrated by a Newcastle side willing to sit deep for large swathes of the second period before hitting their visitors on the break.
Sp*rs vs QPR
Tottenham Hotspur claimed their first home win of the season of Andre Villas-Boas's tenure by beating Queens Park Rangers 2-1 in their Premier League clash at White Hart Lane.
QPR took a deserved first-half lead through former Tottenham striker Bobby Zamora despite being forced into an early change when Jose Bosingwa picked up an injury.
As France captain Hugo Lloris looked on from the bench once more, Brad Friedel ensured the deficit was not greater at half-time with a handful of quality saves.
QPR remained the better side until the hour mark when – after a half-time switch-around by Villas-Boas – Spurs scored two goals in as many minutes.
An Alejandro Faurlin own goal was followed up almost immediately by Jermain Defoe's fourth of the season to ensure back-to-back wins for Spurs for the first time this season.
The victory sees Spurs move into the top half of the table, up to eighth on eight points above West Ham and Newcastle on goal difference.
Despite their impressive showing at White Hart Lane, QPR remain in the bottom three with just two points from their first five games of the season.
Thats all folks, a few Capital One cup matches in mid week so ill be back then.
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