A hat trick from the indomitable Eden Hazard against Cardiff City kept Chelsea on top of the table with 15 points

Liverpool also made it 15 points with their fifth win in five – beating Spurs by two goals to one yesterday.

And Manchester City are on 13 points after a facile 3 – 0 win over Fulham.

Mancester United handed Watford their first defeat of the season yesterday but they remain a distant 8th on the table even so.