Domestic Leagues
Premier League – Round Twenty Three
Top Four:
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Chelsea
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Tottenham Hotspur
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Arsenal
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Liverpool
Bottom Four:
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Swansea City
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Crystal Palace
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Hull City
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Sunderland
January 31, 2017
Arsenal 1-2 Watford
Alex Iwobi 58’ Younes Kaboul 10’
Troy Deeney 13’
Watford did the improbable and got three points at the Emirates Stadium. Troy Deeney’s thirteenth-minute goal was well protected by Watford after Alex Iwobi managed a goal for Arsenal to cancel out Younes Kaboul’s opener for Watford.
With Liverpool and Chelsea facing each other in this round of the Premier League, being unable to pick up any points in this fixture was a disappointment for Arsenal.
AFC Bournemouth 0-2 Crystal Palace
Scott Dann 46’
Christian Benteke 90’+2’
Crystal Palace enhanced their hopes of moving out of the relegation zone by scoring two second half goals and leaving Bournemouth with the maximum points.
Burnley 1-0 Leicester City
Sam Vokes 87’
Leicester City’s season got worse when Sam Vokes scored late in the match to give recently promoted Burnley a home victory over the defending champions.
Burnley moved into the top ten in the league standings, while Leicester stayed relegation threatened.
Middlesbrough 1-1 West Bromwich Albion
Alvaro Negredo 17’(pen) James Morrison 6’
An early goal from both sides was what came from this fixture. A penalty saved Middlesbrough a point at home.
Sunderland 0-0 Tottenham Hotspur
Bottom table Sunderland denied Tottenham Hotspur a goal and a victory that would have closed the point gap at the top of the league table.
Swansea City 2-1 Southampton
Alfie Mawson 38’ Shane Long 57’
Gylfi Sigurdsson 70’
It was a consecutive league victory for Swansea City after a home victory over Southampton.
Liverpool 1-1 Chelsea
Georgino Wijnaldum 59’ David Luiz 25’
In an entertaining top of the table clash, Liverpool had to come from a goal down to secure a point against Chelsea.
Georgino Wijnaldum’s second half header kept Chelsea’s lead at the top to a single digit.
February 1, 2017
West Ham United 0-4 Manchester City
Kevin de Bruyne 17’
David Silva 21’
Gabriel Jesus 39’
Yaya Toure 67’(pen)
Manchester City became the only team in the top six that was able to get three point in this round of the Premier League.
Like in recent fixtures against West Ham United, Manchester City finished with a comprehensive victory.
Manchester United 0-0 Hull City
Edlin Jakupovic’s goalkeeping heroics helped Hull City deny Manchester United a victory at Old Trafford.
Hull City had a few chances to steal the win.
Stoke City 1-1 Everton
Peter Crouch 7’ Ryan Shawcross 39’(o.g)
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— Premier League (@premierleague) February 2, 2017
Stoke City and Everton played out a 1-1 draw.