Southampton edged a close encounter against West Brom on Saturday and moved within four points of eighth place.
Jordy Clasie's first-half strike proved to be the difference between two evenly-matched sides at a sunny Hawthorns.
More to follow.
MATCH FACTS, PLAYER RATINGS AND MATCH ZONE
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Pos Team P W D L GD Pts 1 Chelsea 30 23 3 4 38 72 2 Tottenham Hotspur 31 20 8 3 42 68 3 Liverpool 32 18 9 5 28 63 4 Manchester City 31 18 7 6 25 61 5 Arsenal 29 16 6 7 25 54 6 Manchester United 29 14 12 3 19 54 7 Everton 31 14 9 8 19 51 8 West Bromwich Albion 32 12 8 12 -2 44 9 Southampton 30 11 7 12 0 40 10 Watford 31 10 7 14 -16 37 11 Leicester City 30 10 6 14 -10 36 12 Burnley 32 10 6 16 -12 36 13 Stoke City 32 9 9 14 -13 36 14 West Ham United 32 10 6 16 -15 36 15 Bournemouth 31 9 8 14 -12 35 16 Crystal Palace 30 9 4 17 -11 31 17 Hull City 32 8 6 18 -31 30 18 Swansea City 32 8 4 20 -30 28 19 Middlesbrough 31 4 12 15 -15 24 20 Sunderland 30 5 5 20 -29 20
