The Premier League had its fifteenth match weekend, where more fixtures saw crucial results.
The Premier League has had its fifteenth match weekend, where sides attempted to claim vital results.
Going into this, Arsenal remained leaders after a 2-0 win against Brentford, while Manchester City’s 5-4 win against Fulham and Aston Villa’s 4-3 win against Brighton kept them near Arsenal. Chelsea’s loss to Leeds and Liverpool’s draw with Sunderland pushed them further away, while a result for Crystal Palace boosted them.
Among the fixtures, there was Aston Villa vs Arsenal, Sunderland vs Manchester City, and Newcastle vs Burnley.
Even though Arsenal were leading the way, their opponents were still within a place that kept them as potential contenders for the title race, and while a lot of that depended on Arsenal’s results, the others still had to do their task to remain in with a chance.
After these matches, the table and the race for the Premier League title took a turn, and proved why every result is crucial.
The next match weekend will be on the 13th, 14th, and 15th, where Manchester City will be meeting Crystal Palace, Sunderland will take on Newcastle, and Arsenal meet Wolves.
Let’s take a look at the results in the PL and how the standings now look after these games.
The Premier League results
Aston Villa 2-1 Arsenal
Manchester City 3-0 Sunderland
Everton 3-0 Nottingham Forest
Newcastle 2-1 Burnley
Tottenham 2-1 Brentford
Bournemouth 0-0 Chelsea
Leeds 3-3 Liverpool
Brighton 1-1 West ham
Fulham 1-2 Crystal Palace
Wolves 1-4 Manchester United
Aston Villa's win against Arsenal and Manchester City’s win against Sunderland mean the two are closing in on Arsenal, as the point gap gets reduced.
Elsewhere, a draw for Chelsea and another for Liverpool sees their title race chances decrease, while Crystal Palace, Manchester United and Brighton make their way up.
The Premier League current standings
1: Arsenal 33pts
2: Manchester City 31pts
3: Aston Villa 30pts
4: Crystal Palace 26pts
5: Chelsea 25pts
6: Manchester United 25pts
7: Everton 24pts
8: Brighton 23pts
9: Sunderland 23pts
10: Liverpool 23pts
11: Tottenham 22pts
12: Newcastle 22pts
13: Bournemouth 20pts
14: Brentford 19pts
15: Fulham 17pts
16: Leeds 15pts
17: Nottingham Forest 15pts
18: West ham 13pts
19: Burnley 10pts
20: Wolves 2pts
While Arsenal are still leading the PL, Manchester City and Aston Villa are closer. If they can get more wins, they’ll be able to keep up with Arsenal, who themselves now will be looking for more results to remain at the top.