Mason Mount and Kepa Arrizabalaga were Chelsea's heroes as they survived a scare at Aston Villa to maintain Graham Potter's unbeaten start.Mount bagged a brace to seal a battling 2-0 win at Villa Park.But they needed Kepa to produce two stunning first-half stops to deny Jacob Ramsey and Danny Ings with Chelsea on the ropes.The Blues have now won their last five in all competitions - keeping four clean sheets - and cemented fourth spot in the Premier League.Defeat was harsh on an improved Villa, who rattled Chelsea, but they slipped closer to the drop zone.
Boss Steven Gerrard joined with Villa 16th and two points above the relegation zone, they now sit 16th and just a point above the bottom three almost 12 months into his reign.Declan Rice denied Ralph Hasenhuttl a much-needed win as West Ham snatched a draw at Southampton.Saints boss Hasenhuttl has come under increasing pressure after a run of four straight defeats and 15 losses in their last 21 matches.The Austrian saw his side arrest that particular slide thanks to a first Premier League goal from Romain Perraud.But Southampton were clinging on at the end after England midfielder Rice hauled the Hammers level.The hosts took the lead in the 20th minute when Tomas Soucek sliced an attempted clearance from a throw-in.West Ham were annoyed that referee Peter Bankes got in the way of Jarrod Bowen as he tried to intercept the ball before Perraud, who drove forward before hitting a low drive which deflected in off Johnson.Adams almost doubled the lead after bundling his way through but Fabianski denied the Scotland striker again.West Ham tried to hit back and Scamacca fired a snapshot over before crossing for £50million Brazilian Lucas Paqueta, who should have done better