Domestic Leagues
Premier League – Round Fifteen
December 10, 2016
Watford 3-2 Everton
Stefano Okaka 36’ 64’ Romelu Lukaku 17’ 86’
Sebastian Prodl 59’
Everton is without a win in five consecutive league matches after giving up an early lead to lose away at Watford.
The victory in this fixture allowed Watford to leaped over Everton in the league standings. The victory also ended a short streak of defeat for Watford.
Arsenal 3-1 Stoke City
Theo Walcott 42’ Charlie Adam 29’(pen)
Mesut Ozil 50’
Alex Iwobi 75’
Being first to get on the scoreboard did not stop Stoke City from suffering a defeat against a flying Arsenal team.
A dominant performance for Arsenal in the second half brought to them their tenth victory in fifteen matches and undefeated in 14 consecutive league matches.
Burnley 3-2 AFC Bournemouth
Jeff Hendrick 13’ Benik Afobe 45’+2’
Stephen Ward 17’ Charlie Daniels 90’+1’
George Boyd 75’
After three consecutive league defeats, Burnley defeated AFC Bournemouth to move a point away from them in the league standings.
Bournemouth scored at the end of each half. Unfortunately, Burnley scored three to get a home victory.
Hull City 3-3 Crystal Palace
Robert Snodgrass 27’(pen) Christian Benteke 52’(pen)
Adama Diomande 72’ Wilfried Zaha 70’
Jake Livermore 78’ Fraizer Campbell 89’
Fraizer Campbell scored late in a six-goal thriller to secure a point for Crystal Palace.
Campbell’s goal denied Hull City the opportunity to climb out of the relegation zone.
Swansea City 3-0 Sunderland
Gylfi Sigurdsson 51’(pen)
Fernando Llorente 54’ 80’
Three second half goals allowed Swansea City to climb from the bottom of the table and send Sunderland to cover that position.
Leicester City 4-2 Manchester City
Jamie Vardy 3’ 20’ 79’ Aleksandar Kolarov 82’
Andy King 5’ Nolito 90’
Leicester City defeats Manchester City! Again!!
Jamie Vardy scored a hattrick to see Leicester City get a victory after being winless in five straight league matches.
You wouldn’t have predicted this result if you paid attention to the form of these two teams in the 2016/17 Premier League season. With Leicester City in a relegation battle, this result is arguably more shocking than the one at the Etihad.
34 – Jamie Vardy is now the leading Premier League goalscorer for @LCFC on 34 goals, overtaking Emile Heskey and Muzzy Izzet (33 each). Fox. pic.twitter.com/2MBCgSfSJg
— OptaJoe (@OptaJoe) December 10, 2016
Is Leicester City turning their around their horrible start to the season?
Leicester City became a real title contender to many fans after defeating Manchester City 3-1 at the Etihad. That was a shocking result that made sense because of the run Leicester City was on.
December 11, 2016
Chelsea 1-0 West Bromwich Albion
Diego Costa 76’
Diego Costa scored for Chelsea to get over a stubborn West Bromwich Albion side that did their best to try and frustrate Chelsea for a point.
What a difference a year makes for Costa – he’s scored 12 times in 15 games, compared to just 5 at this stage last season. #SSNHQ pic.twitter.com/FIcq7uH7OA
— Sky Sports News HQ (@SkySportsNewsHQ) December 11, 2016
The victory restored Chelsea’s three-point lead at the top of the league standings after Arsenal had done enough move it down to move on level terms with a victory over Stoke City.
Manchester United 1-0 Tottenham Hotspurs
Henrikh Mkhitaryan 29’
Tottenham suffered their second defeat of the season at Old Trafford.
Increadible team win! My 1st Goal at #OldTrafford ➡️ for all @ManUtd fans around the World! Thanks for your ♥️ pic.twitter.com/vNPBo49HQV
— Henrikh Mkhitaryan (@HenrikhMkh) December 11, 2016
Manchester United got back to winning and winning at Old Trafford when Henrikh Mkhitaryan blasted a shot past Hugo Lloris to score the only goal of the match.
An important win for Manchester United that allowed the team to close the gap between the two sides in the league standings down to a win.
History predicted this victory for Manchester United, but form would have predicted otherwise.
Southampton 1-0 Middlesbrough
Sofiane Boufal 53’
A solo goal in the second half allowed Southampton to grind out a home victory over newly-promoted Middlesbrough.
Liverpool 2-2 West Ham United
Adam Lallana 5’ Dimitri Payet 27’
Divock Origi 48’ Michail Antonio 39’
West Ham United got an unexpected away point against a potent Liverpool team.
It was the second match in a row that Liverpool has failed to come out with the maximum points. These were matches than many would have picked Liverpool to come out as winners. Had things gone according to expectations, Liverpool would be a point closer to the summit.
The draw moves West Ham United out of relegation zone.They’ve gone six league matches without a victory.