For the first time this season, Manchester United will finish a match week outside the Top Two.
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Jose Mourinho’s men stumbled to a third-straight draw on Saturday, and rampant Chelsea gleefully leapt over their former boss.
All that and plenty of tumult near the bottom of the table in this Saturday’s Premier League roundup.
Manchester United 0-0 Southampton — RECAP
Chances were there before and after Romelu Lukaku was stretchered off the field following head-to-head contact with Wesley Hoedt, but make no mistake about it: Though United was ascendant, Saints could’ve easily had a lead were it not for David De Gea‘s continued heroics between the sticks for Manchester United.
Chelsea 5-0 Stoke City — RECAP
Antonio Conte saved Eden Hazard, Cesc Fabregas, Tiemoue Bakayoko, and Andreas Christensen from his usual Starting XI… and still waxed Mark Hughes‘ leaky Stoke City to the tune of 5-0. Davide Zappacosta finished the scoring in the 88th minute after Pedro, Willian, Antonio Rudiger and Danny Drinkwater (what a goal) scored for the now second place Blues.
Bournemouth 2-1 Everton — RECAP
Ryan Fraser likes his doubles, scoring in the 33rd and 88th minutes to give the Cherries a huge win, and end Sam Allardyce‘s loss-free run as Everton boss. Idrissa Gana Gueye scored in the 57th minute to temporarily restore level terms.
Huddersfield Town 0-0 Burnley — RECAP
Burnley missed its fair share of chances but will focus its frustrations on the penalty not awarded when Town goalkeeper Jonas Lossl got a piece of Jeff Hendrick in an 18-yard-box collision. The Clarets could be six points behind the “Big Six” as a result of the draw if other matches go against them.
Watford 1-2 Swansea City — RECAP
Carlos Carvalhal got the new boss bounce, but not before he saw Swansea City go down 1-0 at the feet of Andre Carrillo. The deficit stood until the 85th minute, when Jordan Ayew and Luciano Narsingh scored within five minutes to boost Swans to within sight of safety.
Newcastle United 0-0 Brighton and Hove Albion — RECAP
The Magpies will rue not finding the back of the net against Australian backstop Mat Ryan, who was very good against relegation-struggling Newcastle United. The visiting Seagulls move four points clear of the drop zone with the point, while Newcastle is just one point ahead of 18th place West Ham and 17th place Crystal Palace.
Liverpool 2-1 Leicester City — RECAP
Jamie Vardy took advantage of a rare Joel Matip error to put Leicester ahead, but that man Mohamed Salah scored twice to lift Jurgen Klopp into ecstasy at Anfield. The Reds are now fourth, three points behind Manchester United.
STANDINGS
| Team | GP | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Home | Away | PTS | |||
| Manchester City | 20 | 19 | 1 | 0 | 61 | 12 | 49 | 9-1-0 | 10-0-0 | 58 | |||
| Chelsea | 21 | 14 | 3 | 4 | 39 | 14 | 25 | 8-1-2 | 6-2-2 | 45 | |||
| Manchester United | 21 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 43 | 16 | 27 | 8-2-1 | 5-3-2 | 44 | |||
| Liverpool | 21 | 11 | 8 | 2 | 48 | 24 | 24 | 6-5-0 | 5-3-2 | 41 | |||
| Tottenham Hotspur | 20 | 11 | 4 | 5 | 39 | 20 | 19 | 6-3-1 | 5-1-4 | 37 | |||
| Arsenal | 20 | 11 | 4 | 5 | 37 | 25 | 12 | 8-1-1 | 3-3-4 | 37 | |||
| Burnley | 21 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 18 | 17 | 1 | 5-2-3 | 4-5-2 | 34 | |||
| Leicester City | 21 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 31 | 32 | -1 | 4-2-4 | 3-4-4 | 27 | |||
| Everton | 21 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 25 | 32 | -7 | 6-1-3 | 1-5-5 | 27 | |||
| Watford | 21 | 7 | 4 | 10 | 30 | 37 | -7 | 3-3-5 | 4-1-5 | 25 | |||
| Huddersfield Town | 21 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 18 | 32 | -14 | 4-4-3 | 2-2-6 | 24 | |||
| Brighton & Hove Albion | 21 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 15 | 25 | -10 | 3-5-2 | 2-2-7 | 22 | |||
| Southampton | 21 | 4 | 8 | 9 | 20 | 30 | -10 | 3-4-4 | 1-4-5 | 20 | |||
| Bournemouth | 21 | 5 | 5 | 11 | 20 | 32 | -12 | 3-3-5 | 2-2-6 | 20 | |||
| Stoke City | 21 | 5 | 5 | 11 | 23 | 46 | -23 | 4-2-4 | 1-3-7 | 20 | |||
| Newcastle United | 21 | 5 | 4 | 12 | 19 | 30 | -11 | 3-2-6 | 2-2-6 | 19 | |||
| Crystal Palace | 20 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 18 | 32 | -14 | 3-3-4 | 1-3-6 | 18 | |||
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| West Ham United | 20 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 22 | 38 | -16 | 3-2-4 | 1-4-6 | 18 | |||
| Swansea City | 21 | 4 | 4 | 13 | 13 | 32 | -19 | 2-2-6 | 2-2-7 | 16 | |||
| West Bromwich Albion | 20 | 2 | 9 | 9 | 14 | 27 | -13 | 1-6-3 | 1-3-6 | 15 | |||