Aston Villa 2-0 Chelsea

A debut goal from Zat Knight and a late Gabriel Agbonlahor strike saw Aston Villa end Chelsea’s 18-match unbeaten streak in the league. Knight climbed above Didier Drogba to head in a Gareth Barry corner in the second minute of the second half.

Chelsea threw everything at Villa in the final half hour but came up against a determined Villa backline.

Salomon Kalou dragged a shot wide before Villa broke and Agbonlahor stabbed in Ashley Young’s driven cross.

It was a frustrating afternoon for Jose Mourinho at Villa Park, where Chelsea have not won since 1999.

Arsenal 3-1 Portsmouth

Arsenal held out for more than 40 minutes with 10 men to beat Portsmouth. Emmanuel Adebayor’s penalty and Cesc Fabregas’s close-range effort put Arsenal in first-half control.

Philippe Senderos saw red for a foul on Kanu when he was the last defender, but Arsenal increased their lead through Tomas Rosicky’s powerful strike.

Kanu’s bizarre goal gave Portsmouth hope, but Manuel Almunia denied Glen Johnson and John Utaka as the visitors mounted a late rally.

Portsmouth came with a game plan, to defend in numbers and try and hit Arsenal on the break with John Utaka’s pace and Kanu’s trickery.

Pompey had a penalty shout turned down when Senderos – in for Bakari Sagna – appeared to block Hermann Hreidarsson as Matthew Taylor’s corner came in.

Glazers deny Man Utd sale reports

The Glazer family have denied reports that they are to sell Manchester United to overseas investors. Rival investment groups from China and Dubai were reported to be preparing £1bn takeover bids for the Premier League champions.

But a spokesman for the family said: “Manchester United is not for sale.

“The Glazer family are not engaged in any discussion with any prospective bidder and it is not courting bidders for Manchester United.”

The Glazers paid £790m for United over two years ago to complete a takeover that was initially controversial with a section of the club’s fans.

But the Glazers appear to have won over some of the United support by backing Sir Alex Ferguson strongly in the transfer market since taking control.