Premier League round-up: Man Utd hit back to beat 'Boro

Paul Pogba scored a late header as Manchester United came from behind to beat a dogged Middlesbrough at Old Trafford.

Grant Leadbitter looked like he might have given Aitor Karanka's side a shock win when he put them ahead against the run of play midway through the second period.

The hosts dominated throughout but found former keeper Victor Valdes in great form and when he was beaten by Zlatan Ibrahimovic just before the break, referee Jon Moss harshly ruled out the effort for a high foot.

Pogba and Anthony Martial had also both struck the post in the first period.

Jose Mourinho sent on Marcus Rashford and Juan Mata in an attempt to get back in to the game and they finally had the leveller their play deserved when Ibrahimovic's knockdown was swept home by Martial on 85 minutes.

Just a minute later Pogba headed home Mata's cross to put Utd ahead and they hung on for a vital three points.

Chelsea equalled Arsenal’s record of 13 consecutive Premier League wins with a 4-2 win over Stoke City at Stamford Bridge.

Despite Mark Hughes’ side starting the better of the two sides, it was the hosts who opened the scoring when Gary Cahill met Cesc Fabregas’ corner to head home for his fourth of the season.

Stoke deservedly equalised when the returning Peter Crouch headed to Bruno Martins Indi in the 46^th minute and the former FC Porto defender finished firmly into the bottom corner.

Willian re-established Antonio Conte’s side’s lead in the 57^th minute after the impressive Eden Hazard squared the ball to the Brazilian whose low shot found the far-corner, before Peter Crouch levelled up the affair again with his first goal in over a year in the 64^th minute.

The home fans were celebrating a minute later when Willian bagged his second of the game after the 28-year-old finished from an awkward angle before Diego Costa confirmed the three points late-on after brushing off a challenge from Ryan Shawcross before sweeping the ball home.

Chelsea will break the Gunners' record if they overcome Tottenham Hotspur at White Hart Lane on the 4^th of January.

Andre Gray became the first Burnley player to score a Premier League hat-trick as Sean Dyche’s side eased past a poor Sunderland side 4-1 at Turf Moor.

The 25-year-old capitalised on reluctant defending from John O'Shea and Papy Djilobodji to tap home before rounding Vito Mannone for his second in the 51^stminute.

Ashley Barnes assisted Gray for his hat-trick a minute later, before the skipper converted a penalty with two minutes left to play.

David Moyes’ side were unimpressive throughout, although the travelling fans did have something to shout about when Jermaine Defoe finished from a Adnan Januzaj pass.

Burnley climb to eleventh in the Premier League, while Sunderland remain two points off relegation, with teams ahead of them yet to play.

Leicester City moved six points clear of the drop zone as Islam Slimani's header gave them a narrow win over West Ham United at the King Power stadium.

Slimani had earlier headed against the woodwork before he nodded home Marc Albrighton's pinpoint cross.

The returning Kasper Schmeichel twice saved from Dimitri Payet while Michail Antonio struck the bar with a powerful drive.

Schmeichel was also on-hand to keep out Aaron Creswell's deflected free-kick as champions Leicester finally managed to keep a first clean sheet in league games.

Hal Robson-Kanu grabbed a superb winner for West Brom as they fought back to beat Southampton 2-1 at St. Mary's.

Shane Long's first goal of the season put the Saints in front on 41 minutes but Matty Phillips equalised within two minutes when he finished Robson-Kanu's pass.

Robson-Kanu scored what turned out to be the winning goal when he rifled home from 20 yards five minutes after the restart.

The hosts' rotten afternoon was completed when Virgil Van Dijk was dismissed for receiving a second yellow card in the closing stages.

Managerless Swansea City remain stuck to the bottom of the table after they were thumped 3-0 by Bournemouth at the Liberty Stadium.

Some dreadful defending from the Swans allowed Benik Afobe ahead on 25 minutes and Ryan Fraser finished off a nice move to double the visitors' lead just before the half-time whistle.

Joshua King notched a clinical third to give Eddie Howe's side a comfortable win which moves them into the top half of the table.

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