Say it again, folks: Leicester City isn’t going away.
The Foxes went into the Etihad Stadium and battered Manchester City on Saturday, and now lead the table by five points. Leicester is ahead of fifth place Manchester United by 13 after a 3-1 win over City.
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We also have a new second-placed team, and a new side in the drop zone as well. Let’s run through the eight games we caught Saturday from the United Kingdom.
Manchester City 1-3 Leicester City – RECAP
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Robert Hugh scored two goals and Riyad Mahrez had one sandwiched in between as the Foxes continued their surprising run at the top of the league with a comprehensive win over Man City. Sergio Aguero pulled one back late because, well, he’s Sergio Aguero. City blew a big chance to state their title claim.
Stoke City 0-3 Everton – RECAP
Mark Hughes has watched his Potters give up three goals for the third-straight match, and the Potters fell to 1W-1D-3L during the most recent injury absence for Geoff Cameron. Meanwhile, the Toffees got goals from three different players in the first half in moving up the table.
Tottenham Hotspur 1-0 Watford – RECAP
Spurs kept knocking, and finally broke through when Dele Alli‘s cross found ex-Burnley back Kieran Trippier. It was a dominant win for the new second-place Spurs, while Watford is 10th.
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Aston Villa 2-0 Norwich City – RECAP
The visitors left Villa Park in the drop zone after falling to goals from veterans Gabriel Agbonlahor and Joleon Lescott. Norwich trails Newcastle by a single point.
Swansea City 1-1 Crystal Palace – RECAP
Gylfi Sigurdsson and Wayne Hennessey were the stars here, though the first bested the latter on an early free kick to make it 1-0. Scott Dann tied it up, and Hennessey made several saves to make sure Palace picked up a point for the first time in six PL matches.
Southampton 1-0 West Ham United – RECAP
Maya Yoshida put Saints up early, and Southampton was able to hold off the Irons despite going down to 10 men thanks to Victor Wanyama‘s sliding takedown of Dimitri Payet in the 53rd minute. Southampton has pulled to within a pair of points of sixth-place West Ham.
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Newcastle United 1-0 West Bromwich Albion – RECAP
Nothing’s easy for the Magpies, who dominated possession and shot attempts but only beat the Baggies once. The goal belonged to Aleksandar Mitrovic off another slick feed from reenergized Jonjo Shelvey, and the Magpies are one point clear of the drop zone.
Liverpool 2-2 Sunderland – RECAP
Playing without a sick Jurgen Klopp didn’t seem like a problem when Roberto Firmino scored a goal and set up Adam Lallana for another. Sam Allardyce‘s Black Cats provided a shock late, though, as Adam Johnson and Jermain Defoe picked up goals to keep Sunderland within four points of safety.
Standings |
| Team | GP | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Home | Away | PTS | |||
| Leicester City | 25 | 15 | 8 | 2 | 47 | 27 | 20 | 7-4-1 | 8-4-1 | 53 | |||
| Tottenham Hotspur | 25 | 13 | 9 | 3 | 45 | 19 | 26 | 7-4-2 | 6-5-1 | 48 | |||
| Manchester City | 25 | 14 | 5 | 6 | 47 | 26 | 21 | 9-1-3 | 5-4-3 | 47 | |||
| Arsenal | 24 | 13 | 6 | 5 | 37 | 22 | 15 | 7-3-2 | 6-3-3 | 45 | |||
| Manchester United | 24 | 11 | 7 | 6 | 31 | 21 | 10 | 6-4-2 | 5-3-4 | 40 | |||
| West Ham United | 25 | 10 | 9 | 6 | 38 | 29 | 9 | 5-5-2 | 5-4-4 | 39 | |||
| Southampton | 25 | 10 | 7 | 8 | 33 | 24 | 9 | 7-2-4 | 3-5-4 | 37 | |||
| Everton | 25 | 8 | 11 | 6 | 46 | 34 | 12 | 4-4-5 | 4-7-1 | 35 | |||
| Liverpool | 25 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 32 | 36 | -4 | 4-5-3 | 5-3-5 | 35 | |||
| Watford | 25 | 9 | 6 | 10 | 27 | 27 | 0 | 5-3-5 | 4-3-5 | 33 | |||
| Stoke City | 25 | 9 | 6 | 10 | 24 | 31 | -7 | 5-2-5 | 4-4-5 | 33 | |||
| Crystal Palace | 25 | 9 | 5 | 11 | 26 | 30 | -4 | 4-2-7 | 5-3-4 | 32 | |||
| Chelsea | 24 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 32 | 34 | -2 | 4-4-4 | 3-4-5 | 29 | |||
| West Bromwich Albion | 25 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 23 | 32 | -9 | 4-4-5 | 3-4-5 | 29 | |||
| Bournemouth | 24 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 29 | 39 | -10 | 3-4-4 | 4-3-6 | 28 | |||
| Swansea City | 25 | 6 | 9 | 10 | 24 | 33 | -9 | 4-5-4 | 2-4-6 | 27 | |||
| Newcastle United | 25 | 6 | 6 | 13 | 26 | 44 | -18 | 4-5-4 | 2-1-9 | 24 | |||
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| Norwich City | 25 | 6 | 5 | 14 | 28 | 48 | -20 | 4-3-5 | 2-2-9 | 23 | |||
| Sunderland | 25 | 5 | 5 | 15 | 30 | 49 | -19 | 3-3-6 | 2-2-9 | 20 | |||
| Aston Villa | 25 | 3 | 7 | 15 | 20 | 40 | -20 | 2-4-6 | 1-3-9 | 16 | |||