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Chelsea beat their opponents Newcastle United 2-0 at their home ground, Stamford Bridge, on Saturday to maintain their lead in the English Premier League.
Chelsea's Brazilian attacking midfielder Oscar scored the opening goal of the match in the 43rd minute. Spanish striker Diego Costa doubled the score for The Blues in the 59th minute, sealing the victory for Chelsea in London.
Liverpool scraped past 10-man Sunderland 1-0 on Saturday. Serbian winger Lazar Markovic's early goal secured the win for The Reds in their away match. Liverpool are now 8th place in the standings.
Reigning Premier League champions and title contenders Manchester City drew against Everton 1-1 at the latter's home stadium, Goodison Park, on Saturday. City could not secure the win after their Brazilian midfielder Fernandinho's goal in the 74th minute was equalized by a quick reply from Everton's Scottish midfielder Steven Naismith four minutes later.
The draw against Everton dropped City to second place in the standings.
On Sunday, Arsenal eased past Stoke City 3-0 at the Emirates Stadium in London. The Gunners' explosive Chilean forward Alexis Sanchez played an important role on his side’s win as he found the net twice. The other goal was scored by French center-back Laurent Koscielny. Arsenal are now 5th place in the league.
Manchester United were stunned at their home ground, Old Trafford, as The Red Devils lost to Southampton 1-0. The away team's Serbian attacking midfielder Dusan Tadic scored the only goal of the match in the 69th minute.
The narrow win allowed Southampton to push their opponents Manchester United down to 4th place in the standings.
- Results of the week are as follows:
Sunderland 0-1 Liverpool
Swansea City 1-1 West Ham United
West Bromwich Albion 1-0 Hull City
Chelsea 2-0 Newcastle United
Burnley 2-1 Queens Park Rangers
Everton 1-1 Manchester City
Leicester City 1-0 Aston Villa
Crystal Palace 2-1 Tottenham Hotspur
Arsenal 3-0 Stoke City
Manchester United 0-1 Southampton
- After matchday 21, the standings are as follows:
| Rank | Teams | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | +/- | Pts |
|---|
| 1 |
Chelsea |
21 |
15 |
4 |
2 |
46 |
19 |
27 |
49 |
| 2 |
Manchester City |
21 |
14 |
5 |
2 |
45 |
20 |
25 |
47 |
| 3 |
Southampton |
21 |
12 |
3 |
6 |
35 |
15 |
20 |
39 |
| 4 |
Manchester United |
21 |
10 |
7 |
4 |
34 |
21 |
13 |
37 |
| 5 |
Arsenal |
21 |
10 |
6 |
5 |
37 |
25 |
12 |
36 |
| 6 |
Tottenham Hotspur |
21 |
10 |
4 |
7 |
30 |
29 |
1 |
34 |
| 7 |
West Ham United |
21 |
9 |
6 |
6 |
32 |
25 |
7 |
33 |
| 8 |
Liverpool |
21 |
9 |
5 |
7 |
29 |
27 |
2 |
32 |
| 9 |
Swansea City |
21 |
8 |
6 |
7 |
26 |
25 |
1 |
30 |
| 10 |
Newcastle United |
21 |
7 |
6 |
8 |
25 |
33 |
-8 |
27 |
| 11 |
Stoke City |
21 |
7 |
5 |
9 |
22 |
27 |
-5 |
26 |
| 12 |
Everton |
21 |
5 |
7 |
9 |
30 |
34 |
-4 |
22 |
| 13 |
Aston Villa |
21 |
5 |
7 |
9 |
11 |
23 |
-12 |
22 |
| 14 |
West Bromwich Albion |
21 |
5 |
6 |
10 |
20 |
29 |
-9 |
21 |
| 15 |
Crystal Palace |
21 |
4 |
8 |
9 |
22 |
31 |
-9 |
20 |
| 16 |
Sunderland |
21 |
3 |
11 |
7 |
18 |
31 |
-13 |
20 |
| 17 |
Burnley |
21 |
4 |
8 |
9 |
19 |
33 |
-14 |
20 |
| 18 |
Hull City |
21 |
4 |
7 |
10 |
20 |
27 |
-7 |
19 |
| 19 |
Queens Park Rangers |
21 |
5 |
4 |
12 |
23 |
37 |
-14 |
19 |
| 20 |
Leicester City |
21 |
4 |
5 |
12 |
20 |
33 |
-13 |
17 |
- Top scorers:
Diego Costa (Chelsea) 15 goals
Sergio Aguero (Manchester City) 14 goals
Charlie Austin (Queens Park Rangers) 13 goals
Alexis Sanchez (Arsenal) 12 goals
- Upcoming fixtures in the Premier League are as follows:
Saturday
Queens Park Rangers vs Manchester United
Swansea City vs Chelsea
Tottenham Hotspur vs Sunderland
Leicester City vs Stoke City
Aston Villa vs Liverpool
Burnley vs Crystal Palace
Newcastle United vs Southampton
Sunday
West Ham United vs Hull City
Manchester City vs Arsenal
Monday
Everton vs West Bromwich Albion
