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LONDON, Oct 7 (Reuters) - Arsenal beat Sunderland 3-2 on Sunday to move back to the top of the Premier League after Robin van Persie secured victory with a well worked winner 10 minutes from time.
It was Arsenal's 10th successive win in all competitions but they made hard work of it after racing into a 2-0 lead in the opening 14 minutes before allowing Sunderland to pull level early in the second half.
Manchester United, who beat Wigan Athletic 4-0 on Saturday, slipped back to second with Manchester City consolidating their their third place with a 3-1 home win over Middlesbrough.
Fernando Torres scored a last-minute equaliser for Liverpool to force a 2-2 home draw with Tottenham Hotspur while Chelsea scored for the first time in five league matches to win 1-0 at Bolton Wanderers.
Michael Owen, who had a groin operation last week, came on as a late substitute and scored in Newcastle United's 3-2 win over Everton at St James' Park.
