• Wayne Rooney of Manchester United receives a straight red card by referee Lee Mason after a foul on Stewart Downing of West Ham during United's 2-1 win on Saturday at Old Trafford. Laurence Griffiths / Getty Images
    Wayne Rooney of Manchester United receives a straight red card by referee Lee Mason after a foul on Stewart Downing of West Ham during United's 2-1 win on Saturday at Old Trafford. Laurence Griffiths / Getty Images
  • Santiago Vergini of Sunderland and Bafetibis Gomis of Swansea City compete for a header during their 0-0 Premier League draw on Saturday at the Stadium of Light. Nigel Roddis / Getty Images
    Santiago Vergini of Sunderland and Bafetibis Gomis of Swansea City compete for a header during their 0-0 Premier League draw on Saturday at the Stadium of Light. Nigel Roddis / Getty Images
  • Leicester City's Leonardo Ulloa, left, and Crystal Palace's Damien Delaney battle for the ball during Palace's 2-0 win on Saturday at Selhurst Park. Andrew Matthews / PA / AP
    Leicester City's Leonardo Ulloa, left, and Crystal Palace's Damien Delaney battle for the ball during Palace's 2-0 win on Saturday at Selhurst Park. Andrew Matthews / PA / AP
  • Manchester City's Edin Dzeko, back, watches as he scores his team's third goal past Hull City's Liam Rosenior, centre, and keeper Allan McGregor, near, during City's 4-2 win over Hull at the KC Stadium on Saturday. Philip Brown / Reuters
    Manchester City's Edin Dzeko, back, watches as he scores his team's third goal past Hull City's Liam Rosenior, centre, and keeper Allan McGregor, near, during City's 4-2 win over Hull at the KC Stadium on Saturday. Philip Brown / Reuters
  • Leighton Baines of Everton tackles Lazar Markovic of Liverpool during their 1-1 draw on Saturday at Anfield. Alex Livesey / Getty Images
    Leighton Baines of Everton tackles Lazar Markovic of Liverpool during their 1-1 draw on Saturday at Anfield. Alex Livesey / Getty Images
  • Joe Hart of Manchester City looks on from the bench as Willy Caballero, unseen, gets the start in net for City on Saturday against Hull. Matthew Lewis / Getty Images
    Joe Hart of Manchester City looks on from the bench as Willy Caballero, unseen, gets the start in net for City on Saturday against Hull. Matthew Lewis / Getty Images
  • Chelsea's Diego Costa kicks at the ball against Aston Villa's Alan Hutton, right, and Philippe Senderos, left, during Chelsea's Premier League victory at Stamford Bridge on Saturday. Kieran Galvin / EPA
    Chelsea's Diego Costa kicks at the ball against Aston Villa's Alan Hutton, right, and Philippe Senderos, left, during Chelsea's Premier League victory at Stamford Bridge on Saturday. Kieran Galvin / EPA
  • Wayne Routledge of Swansea City hurdles the challenge from Sebastian Larsson of Sunderland during their Premier League match on Saturday. Nigel Roddis / Getty Images
    Wayne Routledge of Swansea City hurdles the challenge from Sebastian Larsson of Sunderland during their Premier League match on Saturday. Nigel Roddis / Getty Images
  • Mario Balotelli of Liverpool looks on during his side's Premier League match against Everton on Saturday. Alex Livesey / Getty Images
    Mario Balotelli of Liverpool looks on during his side's Premier League match against Everton on Saturday. Alex Livesey / Getty Images
  • Danny Rose of Tottenham Hotspur tackles Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain of Arsenal during their 1-1 draw on Saturday at the Emirates Stadium. Paul Gilham / Getty Images
    Danny Rose of Tottenham Hotspur tackles Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain of Arsenal during their 1-1 draw on Saturday at the Emirates Stadium. Paul Gilham / Getty Images
  • Fans of Southampton show theur support during their side's 2-1 win over Queens Park Rangers on Saturday at St Mary's Stadium. Julian FInney / Getty Images
    Fans of Southampton show theur support during their side's 2-1 win over Queens Park Rangers on Saturday at St Mary's Stadium. Julian FInney / Getty Images
  • Manchester United's Robin van Persie celebrates after scoring a goal against West Ham during his side's Premier League victory on Saturday. Darren Staples / Reuters
    Manchester United's Robin van Persie celebrates after scoring a goal against West Ham during his side's Premier League victory on Saturday. Darren Staples / Reuters
  • Mile Jedinak of Crystal Palace scores his team's second goal during their win over Leicester City in the Premier League on Saturday. Ian Walton / Getty Images
    Mile Jedinak of Crystal Palace scores his team's second goal during their win over Leicester City in the Premier League on Saturday. Ian Walton / Getty Images
  • Niko Kranjcar, second left, and Charlie Austin, right, look on before kicking off following Southampton's second goal in QPR's Premier League loss on Saturday. Julian Finney / Getty Images
    Niko Kranjcar, second left, and Charlie Austin, right, look on before kicking off following Southampton's second goal in QPR's Premier League loss on Saturday. Julian Finney / Getty Images
  • Arsenal's Danny Welbeck, right, Tottenham Hotspur's Jan Vertonghen, left, and Younes Kaboul, top, compete for the ball on Saturday during their Premier League match. Suzanne Plunkett / Reuters
    Arsenal's Danny Welbeck, right, Tottenham Hotspur's Jan Vertonghen, left, and Younes Kaboul, top, compete for the ball on Saturday during their Premier League match. Suzanne Plunkett / Reuters

Diego Costa and Chelsea still flying high – EPL action in pictures


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The best images from Saturday’s round of play in the English Premier League, where Chelsea looked formidable in a 3-0 win over Aston Villa and Manchester United escaped with a 2-1 win over West Ham despite a Wayne Rooney red card.