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LONDON -- Chelseas fine run of form came to an abrupt end in a 2-0 defeat at Newcastle, while Manchester City crushed Norwich 7-0 and Manchester United beat Fulham in the Premier League on Saturday. City showed its title credentials with a devastating rout that maintained its perfect home record this season. Down at Craven Cottage, United scored three times in the space of 13 minutes to dispatch Fulham 3-1, courtesy of goals from Antonio Valencia, Robin van Persie and Wayne Rooney. Chelsea went into its game at St James Park on the back of a nine-match unbeaten run in all competitions and got off to a good start. But Jose Mourinhos side paid for its missed chances as Newcastle secured a first home wins in two months with goals from French duo Yoan Gouffran and Loic Remy. "I dont need to lose a match to be aware of (how competitive the league is)," Mourinho said. "It is something I know and pass on to my players every game. I know exactly how it is. The race is there for everybody." Following the Blues slip-up, City moved up to fourth place in the standings, a point behind Chelsea. League leader Arsenal was hosting second-place Liverpool in Saturdays late game. United raced into a three-goal lead within the first 22 minutes before Alexander Kacaniklic pulled a goal back for Fulham with a shot that deflected in off Rooney in the 65th minute. United was less impressive in the second half after United manager David Moyes made three changes during the interval following a string of injuries. The Red Devils, who have now won their last six Premier League meetings with Fulham, stayed eighth in the table, two points behind City. "Its always been my team since Ive taken over from Sir Alex Ferguson, it can take time to settle in and it has for us but Manchester United usually make slow starts and get better as the season goes on," said Moyes, who replaced Ferguson this summer. "The players have great habits from the previous manager and they have a winning mentality which I see every day." In other matches, goalkeeper Asmir Begovic scored a bizarre goal after 13 seconds in Stoke Citys 1-1 draw with Southampton, while Sunderland had two men sent off in a 1-0 defeat at Hull City. Last-place Crystal Palace lost 2-0 at West Bromwich Albion and West Ham was held to a goalless draw by Aston Villa. Manchester City dropped England keeper Joe Hart after a string of high-profile mistakes for club and country and his replacement Costel Pantilimon enjoyed a quiet afternoon for his Premier League debut against Norwich. Manuel Pellegrinis team cruised from the start as David Silva hit the post after 15 minutes before Bradley Johnson scored an own goal to put City in front. Silva, Matija Nastasic and Alvaro Negredo then slotted home before the interval and Yaya Toure scored with a curled free kick into the top corner in the 60th minute. Sergio Aguero and Edin Dzeko completed the rout. "We were very unhappy when we lost against Chelsea (last weekend), but we didnt deserve to lose that match -- we dominated possession. So we continued playing the same way, we won against Newcastle in the Cup in midweek and I thought today we had a really good match," Pellegrini said. "Norwich did not have a chance to score, we scored seven and could have scored more." On a windy day at the Britannia Stadium, Begovic scored almost immediately with a kick from his own area that bounced before flying into Artur Borucs goal. Southampton levelled in the 42nd minute as James Ward-Prowse crossed from the right for Jay Rodriguez to head home his third goal in his last four Premier League appearances. After 10 games, Stoke is 16th in the standings, just one point above the relegation zone. Against Sunderland, Hull took the lead after 25 minutes, thanks to an own goal by Carlos Cuellar, who headed home under pressure from Yannick Sagbo. 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They open a three-game stretch at Air Canada Centre against the Nashville Predators on Tuesday night looking to erase the memory of a humbling 6-2 loss at Buffalo over the weekend. You can watch all the action LIVE on TSN4. Coverage begins at 7:30pm et. The Sabres entered Saturdays contest averaging 1.22 goals and 22.9 shots - both of which rank last in the NHL - and proceeded to torch the Maple Leafs for season highs in goals and shots with 35. We didnt play very well, coach Randy Carlyle told the Leafs official website. Im very disappointed in the way we played. Very frustrated the way we played. Toronto (9-7-2) has lost two in a row, totaling three goals after scoring 16 during the three-game win streak that preceded the defeats. Weve been playing some very good hockey and I think for our team the bottom line is we have to move forward, defenseman Dion Phaneuf said. Its no reason to sit in there and panic about it. We didnt play well enough, hold our head high for next week. Tonights over, theres nothing we can do about it, we move forward. The Leafs will try to do so against a typically stingy Predators team thats succeeding through its defensive play. Nashville (11-4-2) has allowed fewer than 30 shots on goal iin the last four games and 11 of 17 times this season.dddddddddddd The Predators 2.0 goals allowed per game is tied for second in the league. I was happy to see the way we came out and played defensively, coach Peter Laviolette said following a 2-1 victory over Winnipeg on Saturday - the 400th of his career. We kept pushing, and even when the game was tied, we were throwing shots at the net. James Neal scored his ninth goal of the season. Rookie Filip Forsberg will be looking to get back on track after having his six-game goal streak snapped. The Predators also play at Ottawa on Thursday before returning home. Itll be nice to have a break and go up north and east to play some Canadian teams, center Mike Ribeiro said. Its always nice to play teams like the Leafs ... Well take it one game at a time, but we know we have to play better against those teams if we want to win. Pekka Rinne will likely start for Nashville. Hes posted a 1.92 goals against average in 15 games this season, but allowed four goals on 26 shots in a 4-0 loss in his last matchup with Toronto on Oct. 10, 2013. Rinnes counterpart is again expected to be Jonathan Bernier, who made 36 saves in that contest and is 8-2-0 with a 1.91 GAA in 10 career starts against Nashville. The Predators have won two of the past three meetings with the Leafs. ' ' '