Chelsea, Liverpool and Manchester City all took care of business during Saturday's 2016-17 Premier League action, grabbing close wins to keep their bid to win the title on schedule.
The Blues beat Tottenham Hotspur 2-1 in the day's most anticipated fixture, while Liverpool outlasted Sunderland and Manchester City came from behind to edge Burnley.
Swansea City and Crystal Palace served up the most thrilling contest of the day, with the Welsh side eventually pulling out a 5-4 win. Here's a look at all of Saturday's results:
Premier League Results
Burnley | 1 : 2 | Manchester City |
Leicester City | 2 : 2 | Middlesbrough |
Liverpool | 2 : 0 | Sunderland |
Swansea City | 5 : 4 | Crystal Palace |
Hull | 1 : 1 | WBA |
Chelsea | 2 : 1 | Tottenham |
The current Premier League standings:
Premier League Standings
Pos | Team | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
1 | Chelsea | 13 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 29 | 10 | +19 | 31 |
2 | Liverpool | 13 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 32 | 14 | +18 | 30 |
3 | Manchester City | 13 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 29 | 12 | +17 | 30 |
4 | Arsenal | 12 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 25 | 12 | +13 | 25 |
5 | Tottenham | 13 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 19 | 10 | +9 | 24 |
6 | Manchester United | 12 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 17 | 14 | +3 | 19 |
7 | Everton | 12 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 16 | 14 | +2 | 19 |
8 | Watford | 12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 17 | 20 | -3 | 18 |
9 | West Bromwich Albion | 13 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 17 | 16 | +1 | 17 |
10 | Bournemouth | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 14 | 16 | -2 | 15 |
11 | Southampton | 12 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 12 | 12 | 0 | 14 |
12 | Burnley | 13 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 12 | 21 | -9 | 14 |
13 | Leicester | 13 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 16 | 22 | -6 | 13 |
14 | Stoke | 12 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 13 | 19 | -6 | 13 |
15 | Middlesbrough | 13 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 12 | 15 | -3 | 12 |
16 | Crystal Palace | 13 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 21 | 26 | -5 | 11 |
17 | West Ham | 12 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 13 | 23 | -10 | 11 |
18 | Hull | 13 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 11 | 28 | -17 | 11 |
19 | Swansea | 13 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 16 | 26 | -10 | 9 |
20 | Sunderland | 13 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 12 | 23 | -11 | 8 |
Recap
Tottenham dominated the first half against Chelsea and deservedly took an early lead through Christian Eriksen, but the Blues showed their character toward the end of the period, tying things up through Pedro.