Sept. 15 (Bloomberg) -- Arsenal rallied to defeat Tottenham 3-1 and move into first place in English soccer's Premier League, while Manchester United beat Everton for its third straight win and Liverpool and Chelsea were held to scoreless draws.
Emmanuel Adebayor scored two goals and Cesc Fabregas added the other for Arsenal, which has 13 points from five matches. Arsenal, which scored all of its goals in the final 25 minutes, hasn't lost to its north London rival since 1999.
``It shows our spirit and belief and I am very happy with our game and our mental strength and togetherness,'' Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger said in an interview with the British Broadcasting Corp. ``We have showed them all again.''
Nemanja Vidic's goal in the 83rd minute gave Manchester United the victory as the defending champion joined Liverpool and Chelsea on 11 points.
In other games, Birmingham beat Bolton 1-0, Sunderland defeated Reading 2-1, West Ham beat Middlesbrough 3-0, and Wigan and Fulham drew 1-1.
At Tottenham's White Hart Lane stadium, Gareth Bale curled in a free kick in the 15th minute to give the host the early lead. Adebayor tied the game in the 65th minute when he met Fabregas's free kick and headed the ball past Paul Robinson.
Fabregas gave the visitors the lead 15 minutes later, bending a 30-yard shot into the top corner. Adebayor then clinched the victory with his second goal in stoppage time.
Vidic headed in a corner from Nani to give Manchester United its 13th win in 16 visits to Everton's Goodison Park. It was the third straight 1-0 win in the league for United.
Disallowed Goal
Chelsea looked to have taken the lead against Blackburn in the 58th minute when Salomon Kalou converted a pass from Julian Belletti. However, the linesman judged Kalou to be offside, though television replays appeared to show the call was wrong.
``I think we scored a goal and the result should be 1-0,'' Chelsea coach Jose Mourinho said in an interview with Setanta Sports. ``Only the linesman can say why it wasn't allowed.''
Jose Reina stopped a first-half penalty from Kanu to help Liverpool draw at Portsmouth. John Utaka shot wide and Sulley Muntari fired over the crossbar for the home team in the second half.
Strikes from Dean Ashton and Lee Bowyer, and an own goal from Luke Young gave West Ham the win over Middlesbrough. It was the first goal in 16 months for Ashton, who missed last season with a broken ankle.
Birmingham picked up its first home win of the season as Olivier Kapo's first-half goal beat Bolton. Sunderland ended a four-match losing streak on goals from Ross Wallace and Kenwyne Jones, making his home debut after signing from Southampton.
Wigan earned a draw as an 80th-minute penalty from Jason Koumas wiped out a first-half goal from Fulham's Clint Dempsey.
Manchester City is home to Aston Villa tomorrow, while Newcastle is at Derby in two days.
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