EPL Table Week 22: 2016 Barclays Premier League Results and Highlights

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Wayne Rooney scored late to give Manchester United an important 1-0 victory over Liverpool at Anfield.

Manchester City move to the top of the Premier League table after beating Crystal Palace 4-0 at the Etihad Stadium.

Chelsea came from 2-0 down to level 3-3 against Everton in a pulsating thriller at Stamford Bridge.

Newcastle United move out of the relegation zone, after winning 2-1 against West Ham.

But wait, there’s more:

James Ward-Prowse scored twice to give Southampton a comfortable 3-0 victory over West Brom.

Bournemouth move five points clear off drop zone with a 3-0 win over relegation rivals Norwich.

Here’s the results from all the Round 22 Premier League matches for this weekend:

Premier League Week 22 Results

Tottenham 4-1 Sunderland

Bournemouth 3-0 Norwich

Chelsea 3-3 Everton

Manchester City 4-0 Crystal Palace

Newcastle United 2-1 West Ham

Southampton 3-0 West Brom

Aston Villa 1-1 Leicester City

Liverpool 0-1 Manchester United

Stoke City 0-0 Arsenal

Swansea City vs Watford (Monday 18 January / 20:00 pm / Sky Sports 1 HD)

 

Premier League Table: Week 22 

 

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EPL Week 22: Major Talking Points, Highlights & Stats

Tottenham vs Sunderland:

Christian Eriksen scored twice, while Harry Kane and Moussa Dembele also scored to give Spurs their first league win in 2016.

9 – Eriksen has scored nine league goals from outside the box since 2014/15, more than any other player.

11 – Harry Kane has scored 11 goals in his last 13 Premier League appearances.

Tactical Analysis: 

Tottenham enjoyed most of the possession, and completed 84% of their over 500 passes in the game.

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Sunderland executed their plans nicely, but the Black Cats were hard done by some poor defending.

Jan Kirchhoff was brought in as a defensive reinforcement, but Sunderland conceded three goals after he came on.

He played a part in two of three goals conceded by Sunderland. Certainly, not a debut to remember!

Manchester City 4-0 Crystal Palace 

Sergio Aguero scored twice and set up a goal for David Silva, as City thrash a lacklustre Palace side 4-0 at home.

Major Stats: 

Crystal Palace have lost three in a row, and are winless in their last five matches. 

David Silva (78) has scored more goals and assists than any other midfielders in the Premier League since 2011/12. 

Sergio Aguero has now scored against 25 of the 28 different opponents that he’s faced in the Premier League.

Chelsea 3-3 Everton 

John Terry scored in the 98th minute to rescue a point for Chelsea, but was he in an offside position?

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Everton were left frustrated for seeing Roberto Martinez’s side making the same mistakes again and again.

The Toffees have dropped more points from winning situation in 2015/16 than any other side in the league.

As a result, they have only managed six Premier League wins so far, whereas drew as many as 11 times this season.

More on John Terry:

Stats courtesy: Opta, squawaka, soccerbase, whoscored, statszone.

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