Carlo Ancelotti tasted defeat for the first time as Chelsea manager as Wigan finally brought the curtain down on a remarkable hoodoo.

The Latics had not beaten a 'big four' club in 34 games since their arrival in the Barclays Premier League but they ended that torrid record today with a stunning 3-1 victory over Ancelotti's side at the DW Stadium.

After centre-back Titus Bramble had given the Latics a 16th-minute lead to leave Chelsea trailing at the break, the visitors hit back two minutes after the restart as Didier Drogba scored his 100th goal for the club.

But a minute later Chelsea were reduced to 10 men when goalkeeper Petr Cech was shown the first red card of his Blues career in his 230th game for bringing down Hugo Rodallega.

Replacement Henrique Hilario's first touch of the ball was to pick it out of the net after being beaten by Rodallega from the spot, and with Paul Scharner adding a third late on, it ended Chelsea's 100% unbeaten start to the league campaign.

Manchester United are now the new leaders on goal difference, chalking up their seventh consecutive win in beating Stoke 2-0 at the Britannia Stadium.

City managed to hold United for just over an hour before Dimitar Berbatov scored his second of the season prior to John O'Shea wrapping up the points with his first league goal since April 2007.

Fernando Torres scored a stunning hat-trick to keep Liverpool hot on the heels of the front-running duo as the Reds crushed Hull 6-1 at Anfield.

The Spaniard has now scored five goals in his last two games, eight overall this season, and an astonishing 33 in 34 games in front of his own fans since his arrival on Merseyside.

After opening up with a left-footed strike in the 12th minute, the hosts were pegged back three minutes later by a left-foot volley from Geovanni.

But Torres added his second in the 28th minute before completing his fourth career hat-trick for Liverpool a minute after the break.

Steven Gerrard, Ryan Babel and Albert Riera then rubbed salt into the Tigers' wounds as the home side ran riot.

Torres, though, was outdone by Tottenham's Robbie Keane, who netted four goals in a 5-0 rout of Burnley at White Hart Lane.

Keane's first from the penalty spot in the 18th minute was his 50th league goal at home and, after Jermaine Jenas added the second, the Republic of Ireland star went wild in the second half with further goals after 74, 77 and 87 minutes.

The result also marked Gareth Bale's first victory in a Premier League match - at the 25th time of asking.

Robin van Persie struck a brilliant second-half winner as Arsenal beat Fulham 1-0 at Craven Cottage.

Andrew Johnson, Clint Dempsey and substitute Zoltan Gera had all tested young goalkeeper Vito Mannone.

However, it was Arsenal who got the crucial breakthrough on 51 minutes through a fine finish from Dutch striker van Persie.

It was a bad day for the 'second city' clubs as Birmingham and Aston Villa both suffered 2-1 defeats by Lancashire sides.

Villa had taken the lead against Blackburn at Ewood Park through Gabriel Agbonlahor, his fifth goal in five games.

But Christopher Samba equalised and, although Rovers were reduced to 10 men when Vince Grella was dismissed, David Dunn grabbed a late winner from the spot.

At St Andrews, goals from Tamir Cohen and Chung-Yong Lee - the second two minutes after Kevin Phillips had equalised late on - gave Bolton a 2-1 victory over Birmingham.

Portsmouth suffered their seventh successive defeat in the league as they lost 1-0 against Everton at Fratton Park.

In-form Louis Saha's seventh goal in as many games in all competitions this season just before the break was all that separated the sides.

Pompey, though, should have taken at least a point, only to spurn a hatful of chances, ensuring they have now made the worst start to a season by a top-flight club for 79 years.