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MANCHESTER, England - Southampton crushed Sunderland 8-0 in one of the biggest wins in the Premier Leagues 22-year history, overshadowing Sergio Agueros four-goal haul in Manchester Citys latest thrashing of Tottenham on Saturday.On an incident-packed day of goals, red cards and drama in Englands top flight, Chelsea preserved its five-point lead — and its unbeaten start to the campaign — by beating Crystal Palace 2-1 thanks to a free kick from Oscar and a great team goal finished off by Cesc Fabregas.Second-placed City is leading the chase, with Aguero grabbing two goals in each half — two coming from penalties — and also missing from the spot in a 4-1 win over 10-man Spurs. The champions have now scored 15 goals in three straight wins over Tottenham.Southampton stayed a point behind in third after scoring five times in the final 27 minutes against imploding Sunderland, narrowly missing out on equaling the record margin of victory in the Premier League held by Manchester United from its 9-0 win over Ipswich in 1995.Im still a little bit in shock, Southampton manager Ronald Koeman said. Sometimes football is strange.Danny Welbecks stoppage-time strike secured injury-hit Arsenal a 2-2 draw at home with Hull, and goals by Phil Jagielka, Romelu Lukaku and Seamus Coleman earned Everton a 3-0 win over Aston Villa.West Hams surprising start to the season continued with a 3-1 win at Burnley, lifting the London team provisionally into fourth place.Newcastle eased some pressure on manager Alan Pardew by beating Leicester 1-0 in a match whose kickoff was delayed by an hour after part of a newly erected big screen was dislodged by wind at St. James Park.Some 28 goals were scored in seven matches and almost a third was netted by Southampton, which recorded the fourth 8-0 win in Premier League history.The Saints were expected to struggle this season after selling a number of top players over the summer like Adam Lallana, Luke Shaw and Rickie Lambert.But the south-coast club is surprising everyone — including Sunderland, which virtually gave up in an embarrassing second-half effort.Its probably the most embarrassing time Ive had on a football pitch, Sunderland manager Gus Poyet said. You think that maybe you will never get these situations, but unfortunately sometimes its your turn. Its unacceptable really.Sunderland scored two own goals — one a volley from just inside his own area by Santiago Vergini — while Graziano Pelle struck twice to take his haul for the season to seven goals and there were other goals from Jack Cork, Dusan Tadic, Victor Wanyama and Sadio Mane.That victory — Southamptons biggest in the Premier League — upstaged Agueros effervescent attacking display against Spurs, with his four goals moving him level with Chelsea striker Diego Costa as the Premier Leagues top scorer with nine.I think he demonstrated why people say he is one of the best strikers in the world, City manager Manuel Pellegrini said after a game that featured four penalties and a red card.Aguero opened the scoring in the 13th with a low drive and restored Citys lead from the penalty spot in the 20th after Christian Eriksen had equalized.City goalkeeper Joe Hart saved a penalty from Roberto Soldado in the 62nd before Aguero scored in the 68th — from the spot after Federico Fazio was red-carded for pulling back the striker — and the 75th.The huge wins for City and Southampton couldnt reduce their deficit to Chelsea, whose seventh win in eight games came without the injured Costa and in a match where both teams finished with 10 men.Oscar put the visitors ahead in the sixth minute with an exquisite free kick from 30 yards out before Chelsea had Cesar Azpilicueta sent off in the 40th for a two-footed challenge on Mile Jedinak. Within a minute, though, Palace also lost a player as defender Damien Delaney was given a second booking after bringing down Loic Remy.Fabregas added the second in the 51st with his first league goal in Chelsea colours, before Frazier Campbell netted a 90th-minute consolation.My team had a fantastic performance, Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho said. From minute one, we did what we wanted to do, have the ball, use the ball and control the game. After that comes the red cards. And 10 against 10, with the qualities we have, was even easier for us. Cheap Air Max 720 . "Back in 2011, when they announced that the game was coming here, we knew that it was going to be pretty important that we had a good year and hopefully could get into it, let alone win it, so I felt some pressure obviously within for sure," Taman said Monday, less than 24 hours after the Riders won the championship. Air Max 720 Sale . 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That first start, five seasons ago, went well for the Washington Capitals goalie and so did Fridays game against the Toronto Maple Leafs as he made 32 saves in a 3-2 victory. "I was nervous, couldnt really sleep before the game," Neuvirth said. "I was feeling like I was as nervous as my first NHL game. My girlfriend told me just do what you do and try to be good." Neuvirth was just that, giving up just two goals, both on deflections. In his first NHL game, Neuvirth had 31 saves in a 5-1 victory over Tampa Bay. "I thought he played a great game, I really did," Washington coach Adam Oates said. "First period, I think he had some shots that allowed him to get into the game, which is good for him. After the second goal, he made a fantastic save that saved the game for us." Neuvirths work paved the way for Joel Ward to score the go-ahead goal with just over 8 minutes left in the third period, and Alex Ovechkin added a goal and an assist. Nicklas Backstrom also scored as the Capitals won on back-to-back nights for the fourth time this year. It was the fourth straight loss for Toronto after a 3-2 victory over Detroit on Jan. 1 in the Winter Classic, and the Maple Leafs have been outscored 21-7 in the defeats. James Van Riemsdyk and Phil Kessel each had a goal and an assist. Coming off a 6-1 loss Thursday night at Carolina, Toronto saw some positives in the defeat. "This might be one of the better games weve played in a month. We showed desperation. We showed that we care," coach Randy Carlyle said. "Weve been begging, pleading, kicking, kissing, whatever we can do to try and find a way to play with some confidence. It seems like weve squeezed our sticks here. Its mind boggliing.dddddddddddd" Kessels team-high 21st goal gave Toronto a short-lived 2-1 lead in the third when his shot went off the stick of Washington defenceman Karl Alzner and over the shoulder of Nuevirth. The Caps got the equalizer in similar fashion with 15:24 left as Backstroms severe-angle shot went off the skate of Maple Leafs centre Jay McClement and past Jonathan Bernier (32 saves) for his 11th goal. "A little lucky," Oates said. "Their second goal, Alzy breaks a stick on that deflection. A little lucky, so were even." Wards winner, his 13th of the season, came with 8:10 left, 6 seconds after Toronto had killed a penalty, as he fired a slap shot from 15 feet out on a pass from Marcus Johansson. "I was a little upset at first cause the way it kind of came off my stick," Ward said. "But I kind of got enough to actually go in." After that, Neuvirth kept Washington in command, making his final save with 12 seconds left. The last time the 25-year-old was set to play for the Capitals, on Nov. 29, he suffered a leg injury in warmups. He had not suited up for a game since. With the Caps playing their second of five games in a span of seven days, Braden Holtby struggling and rookie Philipp Grubauer coming off a taxing 4-3 win Thursday night at Tampa Bay, Neuvirth made his first start since Nov. 22. In the absence of Neuvirth, Grubauer (6-2-3) emerged as perhaps the teams most reliable goalie, prompting Neuvirth to request a trade last month. "Ive been watching a lot of hockey from the press box," Neuvirth said. "I havent seen the puck for some time. Probably would be tough if I get scored on in the first couple minutes, but I didnt want to think about it." NOTES: Washington D John Erskine had an eventful second period, drawing a pair of penalties for fighting. The scraps were against Cody Franson and Colton Orr. ' ' '