EPL round-up: Leicester City continue their unbeaten run

Ighalo guides Watford to victory over Newcastle United

Jamie Vardy of Leicester City. Getty Images

Stoke 2 Leicester 2

High-flying Leicester maintained their unbeaten start to the season as a second-half fightback secured them a 2-2 draw at Stoke, denying the home side their first 2015/16 Premier League win.

The hosts had been firmly in control, taking the lead in the 13th minute when the fit-again Bojan Krkic - making his first league start in eight months - slotted home, before Jonathan Walters pounced on a Wes Morgan error to make it 2-0 seven minutes later.

But Leicester reduced the deficit in the 51st minute through Riyad Mahrez’s penalty and Jamie Vardy then notched the equaliser in the 69th.

Newcastle 1 Watford 2

Watford’s Odion Ighalo piled the pressure on sorry Newcastle United as his first-half double paved the way for a 2-1 victory at St James’ Park.

The Nigeria international struck on 10 and 28 minutes as he took advantage of some pitiful defending to give the promoted Hornets what proved to be a decisive lead.

Daryl Janmaat reduced the deficit with a 67th-minute strike, the Magpies’ first goal in 464 minutes of Barclays Premier League football, but it was not enough to rescue a point as they await their first win of the new campaign.

Swansea 0 Everton 0

Everton extended their unbeaten league record against Swansea but failed to find the killer touch to take all three points at the Liberty Stadium.

The visitors carried the greatest threat for much of an entertaining contest which somehow remained goalless despite the amount of clear-cut chances created.

But they were probably relieved to take a point when substitute Kevin Mirallas, who had only been on the pitch for 112 seconds, received a straight red card for a dangerous tackle on Modou Barrow.

Ross Barkley shone throughout but Everton could not take advantage of his excellent approach play, with Romelu Lukaku the biggest culprit in front of goal for the visitors.

Bournemouth 2 Sunderland 0

Bournemouth needed just 10 minutes to wrap up their first ever Barclays Premier League home win, claiming a 2-0 result at the expense of 10-man Sunderland.

Bournemouth coach Eddie Howe uncharacteristically made five changes to the side which lost at Norwich last weekend but he was rewarded as his team were straight out of the traps.

Sunderland had hardly touched the ball before Callum Wilson scored his fifth Premier League goal of the campaign before a stunner from Matt Ritchie put them out of sight of Sunderland, who had defender Younes Kaboul sent off in the second half after the France international had been given the run-around by Wilson.

Aston Villa 0 West Brom 1

Saido Berahino struck to continue his West Brom comeback as the Baggies claimed a deserved victory at Aston Villa.

The striker poked in his first goal of the season - and first since since threatening to strike earlier this month - to clinch a 1-0 win at Villa Park.

It was all Albion as they out-thought and out-battled Villa during a tight Barclays Premier League derby.