The Premier League had its match weekend twenty-two, where sides met and attempted to claim vital victories.
The Premier League’s twenty-second match weekend displayed crucial fixtures with essential results for the standings.
Last time, Manchester City’s draw with Brighton and Aston Villa’s draw against Crystal Palace added a missed chance for them to reduce the lead on Arsenal, who themselves had a draw with Liverpool.
Brentford and Liverpool were on fourth and fifth, with Newcastle and Manchester United not too far off, as were Chelsea. Sunderland, Fulham and Brighton were also keeping as potential contenders.
Among the games, there was the Manchester derby, where the Cityzens were aiming to keep up in the title race, but for United, they looked to boost themselves in their quest for the top five.
Also, Aston Villa took on Everton, Chelsea met Brentford, and there was Sunderland vs Crystal Palace.
The next matches will be on the 24th, 25th, and 26th.
Let’s take a look at the games and how the table shapes in the PL.
The Premier League results
Manchester United 2-0 Manchester City
Sunderland 2-1 Crystal Palace
Chelsea 2-0 Brentford
Liverpool 1-1 Burnley
Tottenham 1-2 West ham
Leeds 1-0 Fulham
Nottingham Forest 0-0 Arsenal
Wolves 0-0 Newcastle
Aston Villa 0-1 Everton
Brighton 1-1 Bournemouth
Despite the Gunners getting another draw, Villa and Man City were unable to make the most of this, as they both were defeated. This means Arsenal remain with a lengthy gap, and will favour themselves in a very good scenario regarding their title chances. Though Manchester City and Aston Villa cannot be ruled out just yet, for them to catch up, it would take something extraordinary. But it isn’t impossible.
It was big wins for Manchester United, Chelsea, and Sunderland, while Liverpool and Newcastle settled for draws.
But overall, it was mostly positive scorelines for the current clubs in the relegation sections, as Burnley drew with Liverpool, Wolves also had a draw with Newcastle, and West ham gained a win against Tottenham.
The Premier League standings
1: Arsenal 50pts
2: Manchester City 43pts
3: Aston Villa 43pts
4: Liverpool 36pts
5: Manchester United 35pts
6: Chelsea 34pts
7: Brentford 33pts
8: Newcastle 33pts
9: Sunderland 33pts
10: Everton 32pts
11: Fulham 31pts
12: Brighton 30pts
13: Crystal Palace 28pts
14: Tottenham 27pts
15: Bournemouth 27pts
16: Leeds 26pts
17: Nottingham Forest 22pts
18: West ham 17pts
19: Burnley 14pts
20: Wolves 8pts