West Ham United secured their first win under new coach David Moyes, while high-flying Leicester City and Manchester City also took three points in the Premier League's traditional New Year's Day fixtures.

Moyes got his second spell as West Ham boss off to a winning start with a resounding 4-0 victory over an injury-hit Bournemouth side.

Captain Mark Noble scored twice, including one penalty, and Sebastian Haller's volley ensured the Hammers went into the break with a three-goal cushion, with Felipe Anderson adding further gloss to the scoreline midway through the second half.

The home side also benefitted from some VAR intervention, as Aaron Cresswell's red card for a foul on Ryan Fraser was downgraded to a yellow after no serious foul play was deemed to have taken place.

Leicester City's excellent season continued as they beat Newcastle United 3-0 away from home to maintain their second place in the league table.

Goals from Ayoze Perez and James Maddison saw the Foxes take a 2-0 lead into half-time, and Hamza Choudhury's late effort completed the scoring.

Newcastles miserable day was compounded by a string of injuries which meant the Magpies played most of the second half with ten men, with Jetro Willems, Javier Manquillo, Jonjo Shelvey and Fabian Schar all being forced off.

Tottenham Hotspur's hopes of a top-four finish were dealt a blow at St Mary's, where Danny Ings' fine finish was enough to give Southampton a 1-0 win for their third victory in four matches.

An unimpressive performance from Spurs saw striker Harry Kane subbed with a leg injury midway through the second half, while coach Jose Mourinho was also booked after a confrontation with members of Southampton's coaching staff.

Despite taking an early lead through Cesar Azpilicueta, Chelsea had to settle for a point at the Amex Stadium, as a superb overhead kick from Alireza Jahanbakhsh gave Brighton & Hove Albion a share of the spoils in a 1-1 draw.

The home side were lively throughout and might have won the game but for the intervention of Chelsea goalkeeper Kepa Arrizabalaga, as the Spaniard saved well from Aaron Connelly and Neal Maupay.

Watford's good recent form continued with a 2-1 home win over high-flying Wolverhampton Wanderers that further boosts their hopes of Premier League survival.

Gerard Deulofeu and Abdoulaye Doucoure scored either side of half-time before Wolves winger Pedro Neto halved the deficit on the hour mark.

A red card for Christian Kabasele meant Watford had to play the last 20 minutes with ten men, but the Hornets held on for their third win in four matches since Nigel Pearson's appointment as head coach.

Champions Manchester City made it two wins from two games with a 2-1 home victory over Everton.

Gabriel Jesus made the most of a rare start to grab both goals for City, and though Richarlison pulled a goal back to set up a tense finish, the home side saw out the win to condemn Carlo Ancelotti to his first defeat as Toffees head coach.

Aston Villa moved out of the drop zone after a hard-fought 2-1 win at Burnley in which VAR once again provided a major talking point.

Jack Grealish thought he had put Villa ahead early on, but his strike was disallowed after Wesley was deemed to have been offside in the build-up by the narrowest of margins.

Undaunted, Villa swiftly recovered from that disappointment as both Grealish and Wesley got on the scoresheet to put the Villains 2-0 up at half-time.

Chris Wood pulled a late goal back for Burnley before Villa keeper Tom Heaton was stretchered off with a knee injury, but Dean Smith's side held on for their second win in three matches.

After suffering late heartbreak in defeat to Chelsea last week, Mikel Arteta's first victory as Arsenal head coach came in his third match in charge, as his players turned in an energetic performance to beat Manchester United 2-0.

Nicolas Pepe and Sokratis scored the goals for Arsenal in the first half, and the home side were comfortably able to keep a subdued United side at bay for the rest of the match.

Norwich City remain rooted to the bottom of the table after Connor Wickham rescued a point for Crystal Palace in a 1-1 draw at Carrow Road.

Norwich started brightly and took the lead after just four minutes through Todd Cantwell's strike, but their failure to score a decisive second goal ultimately counted against them, and the Canaries are now seven points adrift of safety.

Runaway leaders Liverpool entertain Sheffield United at Anfield on Thursday evening in the Premier League's final festive fixture. 

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