MATCH RESULTS
Aston Villa 2-4 Arsenal
Wolves 0-1 Bournemouth
Brentford 1-1 Crystal Palace
Everton 1-0 Leeds United
Nottingham Forest 1-1 Manchester City
Brighton 0-1 Fulham
Chelsea 0-1 Southampton
Newcastle 0-2 Liverpool
Manchester United 3-0 Leicester City
Tottenham 2-0 West Ham
Arsenal is back at the top of the league with a 2-point lead in the title race after their hard-fought win against Aston Villa was matched with a Manchester City draw against Nottingham Forest.
Manchester United is now three points from second place after a ‘3-0’ home win against Leicester City.
A defeat to Liverpool dropped Newcastle United out of the top four.
Tottenham used a 2-0 home win against West Ham to move into the ‘top four’.
Liverpool moved a position up to 8th – and are now 7 points from the fourth place with two games in hand over the current occupant.
Chelsea remained positioned at the middle of the league standings in 10th after a defeat against bottom-tabled Southampton.
Southampton remains bottom but their victory tightened up the relegation race.
Leeds United and West Ham fall into the relegation zone after Everton and Bournemouth got a win in this round.
LEAGUE STANDINGS
1 | Arsenal ( 23 ) – 54 points
2 | Manchester City ( 24 ) – 52 points
3 | Manchester United ( 24 ) – 49 points
4 | Tottenham Hotspur ( 24 ) – 42 points
5 | Newcastle United ( 23 ) – 41 points
6 | Fulham ( 24 ) – 38 points
7 | Brighton & Hove Albion ( 22 ) – 35 points
8 | Liverpool ( 22 ) – 35 points
9 | Brentford ( 23 ) – 35 points
10 | Chelsea ( 23 ) – 31 points
11 | Aston Villa ( 23 ) – 28 points
12 | Crystal Palace ( 23 ) – 26 points
13 | Nottingham Forest ( 23 ) – 25 points
14 | Leicester City ( 23 ) – 24 points
15 | Wolverhampton Wanderers ( 23 ) – 23 points
16 | Everton ( 23 ) – 21 points
17 | Bournemouth ( 23 ) – 21 points
18 | West Ham United ( 23 ) – 20 points
19 | Leeds United ( 23 ) – 19 points
20 | Southampton ( 23 ) – 18 points
