English Premier League table standings updated (Dec. 15)
By Mike Dyce
Jul 5, 2013; San Diego, CA, USA; General view of a Nike soccer balls during a friendly between Guatemala and the United States at Qualcomm Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Kirby Lee-USA TODAY Sports
The English Premier League got interesting when Arsenal lost to Manchester City early on Saturday. That loss allowed Liverpool and Chelsea could get wins and three points in their game.
Chelsea beat a Crystal Palace side near the bottom of the table to collect three points and move into second on Saturday. That had them two-points behind the league leaders.
Liverpool faced a tougher match in Tottenham Hotspur on Sunday. Liverpool won in a dominating 5-0 game to move back into second and ahead of Chelsea. They’re also two points behind Arsenal. There still is more than half the season left, but it looks like the Premier League title race could be a tight and exciting match up.
Manchester City, who made the gap narrowing possible, are just three points behind Arsenal in fourth place.
Here is the table as it stands now, via ESPN FC:
| 2013-2014 BARCLAYS PREMIER LEAGUE TABLE | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| OVERALL | HOME | AWAY | |||||||||||||||||||||
| POS | TEAM | P | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | GD | Pts | ||||
| 1 | Arsenal | 16 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 33 | 17 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 16 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 17 | 11 | 16 | 35 | ||||
| 2 | Liverpool | 16 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 39 | 18 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 22 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 17 | 13 | 21 | 33 | ||||
| 3 | Chelsea | 16 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 32 | 18 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 19 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 13 | 11 | 14 | 33 | ||||
| 4 | Manchester City | 16 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 47 | 18 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 35 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 12 | 13 | 29 | 32 | ||||
| 5 | Everton | 16 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 27 | 15 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 17 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 10 | 8 | 12 | 31 | ||||
| 6 | Newcastle United | 16 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 21 | 22 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 12 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 9 | 14 | -1 | 27 | ||||
| 7 | Tottenham Hotspur | 16 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 15 | 21 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 9 | -6 | 27 | ||||
| 8 | Manchester United | 16 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 25 | 19 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 17 | 12 | 6 | 25 | ||||
| 9 | Southampton | 16 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 20 | 15 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 14 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 5 | 24 | ||||
| 10 | Swansea City | 16 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 22 | 21 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 15 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 9 | 1 | 20 | ||||
| 11 | Aston Villa | 16 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 16 | 21 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 9 | -5 | 19 | ||||
| 12 | Hull City | 16 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 13 | 19 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 16 | -6 | 19 | ||||
| 13 | Stoke City | 16 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 15 | 20 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 15 | -5 | 18 | ||||
| 14 | Norwich City | 16 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 15 | 29 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 21 | -14 | 18 | ||||
| 15 | Cardiff City | 16 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 22 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 12 | -10 | 17 | ||||
| 16 | West Bromwich Albion | 16 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 17 | 22 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 11 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 11 | -5 | 15 | ||||
| 17 | West Ham United | 16 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 13 | 19 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 9 | -6 | 14 | ||||
| 18 | Crystal Palace | 16 | 4 | 1 | 11 | 11 | 24 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 14 | -13 | 13 | ||||
| 19 | Fulham | 16 | 4 | 1 | 11 | 15 | 30 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 17 | -15 | 13 | ||||
| 20 | Sunderland | 16 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 12 | 30 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 10 | 16 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 14 | -18 | 9 |