Manchester City dropped points for the second consecutive week on Saturday, allowing rivals Arsenal and Chelsea to creep closer in the 2016-17 Premier League standings in Week 8.
The Blues beat defending champions Leicester City 3-0, while Arsenal survived a late rally to beat Swansea City 3-2. Everton held City to a 1-1 draw, and Bournemouth smashed Hull City 6-1.
Here's a look at Saturday's results:
Premier League Results
Home | Score | Away |
Chelsea | 3-0 | Manchester City |
Manchester City | 1-1 | Everton |
Arsenal | 3-2 | Swansea City |
Bournemouth | 6-1 | Hull City |
West Bromwich Albion | 1-1 | Tottenham Hotspur |
Stoke City | 2-0 | Sunderland |
Crystal Palace | 0-1 | West Ham United |
The current Premier League standings:
Premier League Standings
Pos | Team | Pl | W | D | L | F | A | GD | Pts |
1 | Manchester City | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 19 | 8 | 11 | 19 |
2 | Arsenal | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 19 | 9 | 10 | 19 |
3 | Tottenham Hotspur | 8 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 13 | 4 | 9 | 18 |
4 | Liverpool | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 18 | 10 | 8 | 16 |
5 | Chelsea | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 15 | 9 | 6 | 16 |
6 | Everton | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 12 | 6 | 6 | 15 |
7 | Manchester United | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 8 | 5 | 13 |
8 | Crystal Palace | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 11 |
9 | Bournemouth | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 12 | 0 | 11 |
10 | West Bromwich Albion | 8 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 10 |
11 | Southampton | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 9 |
12 | Watford | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 13 | -1 | 8 |
13 | Leicester City | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 14 | -6 | 8 |
14 | Burnley | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 9 | -4 | 7 |
15 | West Ham United | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 17 | -8 | 7 |
16 | Hull City | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 20 | -12 | 7 |
17 | Middlesbrough | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 10 | -3 | 6 |
18 | Stoke City | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 16 | -9 | 6 |
19 | Swansea City | 8 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 8 | 15 | -7 | 4 |
20 | Sunderland | 8 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 15 | -9 | 2 |
Review
Everton's form may have taken a hit after a hot start to the season, but the Toffees did enough to hold City to a 1-1 draw on Saturday, despite being second-best for most of the afternoon.