With Berbatov absent, Spurs were soaking up the pressure and staring at defeat until Bent pounced just before the break to earn Juande Ramos' men their first Premier League point of the season.

Chelsea had deservedly led through Juliano Belletti but they did not convert it into a third win in three - highlighting the importance the signing of Robinho from Real Madrid could make.

Rafael Benitez suffered a torrent of abuse and saw his Liverpool side miss out on the chance to go top of the Premier League after a goalless draw at Villa Park.

A hamstring injury to star striker Fernando Torres added to the Spanish manager's woes, although with the Reds having a fortnight's break because of international games, he may not yet miss any Premier League action.

Shaun Wright-Phillips scored twice to launch his second spell as a Manchester City player in spectacular fashion.

The £9million former Chelsea winger struck five minutes after the break and then again eight minutes later as City eased to a 3-0 victory over Sunderland at the Stadium of Light.

Sunderland could hardly have made the England international any more welcome as he sought to relaunch his career with City, the club where he first came to prominence.

Stephen Ireland had fired the visitors ahead in first-half injury-time, but a largely bemused crowd of 39,622 saw Roy Keane's expensively-assembled squad wilt alarmingly after the break.

On Saturday, Arsenal thrashed Newcastle 3-0 thanks to goals from Robin van Persie (two) and Denilson.

Paul Ince could not make a successful return to Upton Park after Blackburn went down 4-1 to West Ham in an entertaining clash.

Jason Roberts missed a penalty and Robert Green made a number of saves as the Hammers claimed all three points.

West Ham took the lead through a Calum Davenport header and went further ahead through a Christopher Samba own goal.

Roberts pulled one back soon after but squandered a chance to level after Carlton Cole had been penalised for handball, Green saving his penalty.

Craig Bellamy and Scott Parker both scored in injury time to give a lopsided impression of the game as Rovers attacked.

Peter Crouch, Jermain Defoe and Glen Johnson all scored as Portsmouth claimed a 3-0 victory at Everton for their first win of the season.

Hull were brought crashing down to earth as Wigan claimed a 5-0 win at the KC Stadium, while Middlesbrough had a host of chances but eventually just scraped home 2-1 against Stoke.

Afonso Alves scored his first goal of the season with an unstoppable 25-yard shot but Stewart Downing missed a penalty after Seyi Olofinjana fouled Alves.

Stoke pulled level through debutant Justin Hoyte's own goal but Tuncay grabbed the winner late on.

Bolton and West Brom played out a 0-0 draw at the Reebok Stadium.