Football: Manchester United stunned by Swansea
Manchester United lose 2-1, city rivals Manchester City top league
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Manchester United were beaten 2-1 by Swansea City on Sunday in a weekend of Premier League upsets that also saw Chelsea and Liverpool defeated by supposedly lesser opposition.
United took the lead through Juan Mata in the second half but Swansea came back to win the match through goals from Andre Ayew and Bafetimbi Gomis.
Chelsea were beaten 1-2 at home to Crystal Palace on Saturday while Liverpool, also playing at home, lost 0-3 to West Ham United.
Manchester City top the table after extending their winning streak to four games in a 2-0 home victory against Watford.
Results:
Newcastle United 0-1 Arsenal
Stoke City 0-1 West Bromwich Albion
Bournemouth 1-1 Leicester City
Manchester City 2-0 Watford
Liverpool 0-3 West Ham United
Chelsea 1-2 Crystal Palace
Aston Villa 2-2 Sunderland
Tottenham Hotspur 0-0 Everton
Southampton 3-0 Norwich City
Swansea City 2-1 Manchester United
League table:
|
Rank |
Team |
P |
W |
D |
L |
GF |
GA |
+/- |
Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
1 |
Manchester City |
4 |
4 |
0 |
0 |
10 |
0 |
10 |
12 |
|
2 |
Crystal Palace |
4 |
3 |
0 |
1 |
8 |
5 |
3 |
9 |
|
3 |
Leicester City |
4 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
8 |
5 |
3 |
8 |
|
4 |
Swansea City |
4 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
7 |
4 |
3 |
8 |
|
5 |
Manchester United |
4 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
3 |
2 |
1 |
7 |
|
6 |
Arsenal |
4 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
3 |
3 |
0 |
7 |
|
7 |
Liverpool |
4 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
3 |
-1 |
7 |
|
8 |
West Ham United |
4 |
2 |
0 |
2 |
9 |
6 |
3 |
6 |
|
9 |
Everton |
4 |
1 |
2 |
1 |
5 |
4 |
1 |
5 |
|
10 |
Southampton |
4 |
1 |
2 |
1 |
5 |
5 |
0 |
5 |
|
11 |
AFC Bournemouth |
4 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
5 |
6 |
-1 |
4 |
|
12 |
Aston Villa |
4 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
4 |
5 |
-1 |
4 |
|
13 |
Chelsea |
4 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
6 |
9 |
-3 |
4 |
|
14 |
Norwich City |
4 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
5 |
8 |
-3 |
4 |
|
15 |
West Bromwich Albion |
4 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
3 |
6 |
-3 |
4 |
|
16 |
Tottenham Hotspur |
4 |
0 |
3 |
1 |
3 |
4 |
-1 |
3 |
|
17 |
Watford |
4 |
0 |
3 |
1 |
2 |
4 |
-2 |
3 |
|
18 |
Stoke City |
4 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
3 |
5 |
-2 |
2 |
|
19 |
Newcastle United |
4 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
5 |
-3 |
2 |
|
20 |
Sunderland |
4 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
6 |
10 |
-4 |
2 |
Matchday five fixtures:
Sept. 12: Everton-Chelsea, Norwich City-Bournemouth, West Bromwich Albion-Southampton, Crystal Palace-Manchester City, Arsenal-Stoke City, Watford-Swansea City, Manchester United-Liverpool
Sept. 13: Sunderland-Tottenham Hotspur, Leicester City-Aston Villa
Sept. 14: West Ham United-Newcastle United
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