Manchester United, Chelsea and Liverpool all picked up full three points in the Round 13 of the Barclays Premier League, but Arsenal suffered a shock 2-1 defeat at the Hawthorns.
In the early kick off, Manchester United secured a dramatic 2-1 victory over Watford in the Premier League.
Chelsea ended their 3-match-winless-run with a 1-0 victory over Norwich. Diego Costa scored the only goal of the match for the Blues.
Arsenal suffered a shock 2-1 defeat against West Brom despite taking an early lead. Santi Cazorla wasted a golden opportunity to earn at least a point for the Gunners, as the Spaniard failed to convert his spot-kick into goal right at the end.
Liverpool produced one of the best performances of the season as they demolished Manchester City 4-1 at the Etihad Stadium.
Premier League Week 13 Results
Watford 1-2 Manchester United
Chelsea 1-0 Norwich
Everton 4-0 Aston Villa
Newcastle United 0-3 Leicester
Southampton 0-1 Stoke
Swansea 2-2 Bournemouth
West Bromwich Albion 1-2 Arsenal
Manchester City 1-4 Liverpool
Tottenham 4-1 West Ham
Crystal Palace 0-1 Sunderland
Check the latest EPLTable from Week 13
Memphis Depay gave United an early lead after picking up a sublime cross from Ander Herrera in the box and volleyed home from six yards out. Troy Deeney equalised for Watford in the second half after scoring from the spot kick. However in the 90th min, Bastian Sweinsteiger scored the winner, after Deeney dragged the ball into the net, failing to clear the shot from the German midfielder.
Chelsea 1-0 Norwich
Diego Costa ends his 603-minute-goal-drought to earn Chelsea a massive victory against Norwich at Stamford Bridge. Although the Blues still lacked confidence at times, but the players did put up a strong performance to end their poor run in the league. Chelsea fans breathed a sigh of relief as they chanted “we’re staying up” after Costa scored.
West Brom 2-1 Arsenal
It looked like Arsenal were going to pick up a comfortable three points when Olivier Giroud gave the Gunners an early lead. But the home side bounced back strongly to make it 2-1 at half time. Mesut Ozil, who registered his 11th assist of the season, hits the woodwork, while Campbell missed a sitter for the visitors. Arsenal earned a penalty at the end after Alexis Sanchez was hauled in the box but Cazorla blazed it over the bar from the spot.
Everton 4-0 Aston Villa
Romelu Lukaku and Ross Barkley both scored twice to give Everton a comfortable victory over Aston Villa. With those two goals, Lukaku has become the first Belgian player to score over 50 goals in the Premier League.
Newcastle United 0-3 Leicester
Jamie Vardy scored again to keep Leicester’s title hopes alive as they dismantled Newcastle 2-0 at St James’ Park. The Englishman has now scored in 10 consecutive goals to level the record with Manchester United legend Ruud van Nistelrooy.
Manchester City 1-4 Liverpool
Liverpool produced a scintillating performance at the Etihad as they humiliate Manchester City 4-1. A mistake from Mangala gave the Reds an early lead. Coutinho and Firmino scored in quick succession to make it 3-0 before 35th minute. Sergio Aguero pulled one back for the home side before half time. City returned stronger in the second half but Liverpool defence stayed resolute. In the end, Martin Skrtel has put the final nail on the coffin with a thunderbolt effort from the edge of the box.
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