Arsenal won their first away game of the season in Saturday's early kick-off with captain Thierry Henry netting twice in a 3-2 victory over Wigan at the JJB Stadium.All the goals came in a remarkable first half, with Wigan shipping three in a match for the first time in over 14 months after conceding just five in their previous 11 games on their debut in the top-flight.Robin van Persie put the Gunners ahead thanks to an error by Latics 'keeper John Filan in the 11th minute and Henry netted a second 10 minutes later.Henri Camara pulled a goal back for the home team in the 28th minute only for Henry, who has now scored 16 times in his last 14 league appearances, to restore Arsenal's two-goal cushion.Jimmy Bullard narrowed the gap again in first-half stoppage time but Arsenal claimed the victory.

Manchester United began the post-Roy Keane era by beating Charlton 3-1 at The Valley.United's travelling fans sang Keane's name before kick-off but they were acclaiming his midfield replacement after Alan Smith had broken the deadlock at in the 37th minute.Wayne Rooney surged down the left before sending in a cross which Darren Fletcher played back to the former Leeds player who rifled the ball in from the edge of the box.But Charlton, who had struggled in the first half, scored an equaliser after 65 minutes with Darren Ambrose linking well with Darren Bent before curling the ball past Edwin van der Sar from just outside the box.However, Manchester United scored again in the 70th minute thanks to another brilliant run from Rooney who flicked the ball up to Ruud van Nistelrooy. The Holland international controlled the ball on his chest, turned and fired home. And Van Nistelrooy grabbed a third in the 85th minute to put the game beyond a battling Charlton side.

Champions Chelsea cruised to a 3-0 win over a Newcastle side, without Alan Shearer and Michael Owen, to move nine points clear of second-placed Wigan.Joe Cole put Chelsea ahead two minutes into the second half after he had been picked out unmarked by Eidur Gudjohnsen's cross.Hernan Crespo doubled their lead four minutes later, cracking the ball home from a Frank Lampard cross and Damien Duff added the third in stoppage time.Chelsea midfielder Claude Makelele was taken off injured in the first half after making a high challenge on former team-mate Scott Parker with Ghana midfielder Michael Essien coming on for the France international.

Liverpool comfortably beat Portsmouth, winning 3-0 thanks to goals from Boudewijn Zenden, Djibril Cisse and Fernando Morientes.Peter Crouch missed a chance to score his first Liverpool goal when his penalty was saved by Portsmouth 'keeper Jamie Ashdown but Zenden diverted home the rebound to give the Merseysiders a 23rd-minute lead.Djibril Cisse scored his 11th goal of the season to double the home side's advantage at Anfield, his cross from the right drifting over Ashdown and in at the far post after 39 minutes.There were more missed chances by Crouch in the second half but the England international did set up Morientes to score Liverpool's third in the 80th minute.

Aston Villa were 3-1 winners over fellow strugglers Sunderland at the Stadium of Light.Kevin Phillips, inevitably, opened the scoring for the visitors against former employers Sunderland with a header from Aaron Hughes' cross 10 minutes into the second half.Gareth Barry made it a 2-0 win with a simple tap-in from James Milner's cross in the 82nd minute and Milan Baros added a third less than 60 seconds later.There was an 89th minute consolation for Sunderland with Dean Whitehead converting a penalty after Liam Ridgewell had fouled Jonathan Stead.

West Brom inflicted more misery on Everton, thrashing the Merseysiders 4-0 with Nathan Ellington scoring twice to break his Premiership scoring duck.Bryan Robson's £3million summer capture from Wigan opened the scoring in first half stoppage time with a controversial penalty and then produced a classy finish in the 69th minute as the Baggies ended a run of three successive league defeats.In between, Neil Clement scored West Brom's second in the 51st minute while Robert Earnshaw scored the fourth in the 90th minute.