Premier League table, talking points after Week 26 - originally posted on Soccerlens.com
Diego Costa scored his 10th goal of the season, as Chelsea beat Newcastle United 5-1 at Stamford Bridge in the Round 26 Premier League actions on Saturday.
Southampton continued their impressive form of late after beating Swansea 1-0 away from home. The Saints have jumped into sixth in the Premier League table, and remain undefeated in their last six games, winning five of them.
Anthony Martial scored a spectacular goal for Manchester United, but couldn’t prevent his team from suffering a shock 2-1 defeat against Sunderland.
West Ham came from 2-0 down to manage a 2-2 draw against Norwich City. Dimitri Payet scored and provided an assist for the Hammers.
Everton created loads of chances but they couldn’t take their chances, and had to pay the price, as they lost 1-0 against West Brom at Goodison Park.
Here are the results from all the Round 26 matches for this weekend:
Premier League Week 26 Results
Final scores after Saturday’s games:
Sunderland 2-1 Manchester United
Bournemouth 1-3 Stoke City
Crystal Palace 1-2 Watford
Everton 0-1 West Brom Albion
Norwich 2-2 West Ham United
Swansea City 0-1 Southampton
Chelsea 5-1 Newcastle United
Sunday’s Fixtures
Arsenal vs Leicester
Aston Villa vs Liverpool
Manchester City vs Tottenham
Premier League Table: Week 26
EPL Round 26: Major Talking Points
What’s gone wrong at Palace?
Alan Pardew’s side were doing so well in the first half of the season, and at point looked like they could book a place for European places this season. But, surprisingly, their performance and results have deteriorated since the turn of the year. They have yet to win a single Premier League game in 2016, and have suffered six defeats in their last seven games already.
Costa is on fire
The Spain international is brimming with confidence at the moment. He is enjoying his football, making those decisive runs between the lines, and has found his goal scoring touch again. His strike against Newcastle was his 10th of the season, of which seven of those goals have come since Boxing day.
@premierleague Insane considering Costa’s season started when Hiddink took over.
— #CarefreeDaily (@CarefreeDaily) February 14, 2016
Top four hopes gone for Manchester United
Manchester United fans have every right to be frustrated with their team’s performance at the moment. The Red Devils were poor against Sunderland, and apart from the performances of David de Gea and Anthony Martial, one can hardly draw any positives from United’s approach. United are fifth in the table, six points behind City who have a game in hand. Surely, top four chances are all but over.
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