The Premier League had its seventeenth match weekend, where all fixtures saw crucial results.
The Premier League has had its seventeenth match weekend, where all sides attempted to claim results against their opposition.
Going into this, Manchester City and Aston Villa were coming off wins. For Manchester City, it was a 3-0 win against Crystal Palace, and for Aston Villa, they got a 3-2 win against West ham.
Despite these results, Arsenal’s win against Wolves kept them at the top of the table, but Manchester City and Aston Villa were nearby due to their vital wins.
Elsewhere, Liverpool claimed a 2-0 win against Brighton, Chelsea had the same score against Everton, while Sunderland got a win against Newcastle, and Manchester United and Bournemouth had a 4-4 draw.
For Aston Villa, Manchester City, and Arsenal, they went into the next games looking to add more points to keep up in this PL quest, and for others like Chelsea, Newcastle, Sunderland, Liverpool, and Manchester United, they aimed to get victories to remain high on the table.
Among the games, there was Chelsea vs Newcastle, Aston Villa vs Manchester United, and Tottenham vs Liverpool, to name some that made up the batch of meetings.
The next match weekend will be on the 26th, 27th, and 28th. A festive schedule of special games, such as Manchester United vs Newcastle on Boxing Day, then Chelsea taking on Aston Villa, Sunderland and Leeds meeting, and Crystal Palace will take on Tottenham, while accompanied by other fixtures.
Let’s take a look at the results and how the standings now shape.
The Premier League results
Newcastle 2-2 Chelsea
Brighton 0-0 Sunderland
Bournemouth 1-1 Burnley
Manchester City 3-0 West ham
Wolves 0-2 Brentford
Tottenham 1-2 Liverpool
Leeds 4-1 Crystal Palace
Everton 0-1 Arsenal
Aston Villa 2-1 Manchester United
Fulham 1-0 Nottingham Forest
Wins for all the title rivals, as Manchester City got a big victory against West ham, Aston Villa had a win against Manchester United, and Arsenal defeated Everton.
The Premier League standings
1: Arsenal 39pts
2: Manchester City 37pts
3: Aston Villa 36pts
4: Chelsea 29pts
5: Liverpool 29pts
6: Sunderland 27pts
7: Manchester United 26pts
8: Crystal Palace 26pts
9: Brighton 24pts
10: Everton 24pts
11: Newcastle 23pts
12: Brentford 23pts
13: Fulham 23pts
14: Tottenham 22pts
15: Bournemouth 22pts
16: Leeds 19pts
17: Nottingham Forest 18pts
18: West ham 13pts
19: Burnley 11pts
20: Wolves 2pts