Topics: Roy Hodgson, Pep Guardiola, Harry Kane, Ole Gunnar Solskjær, Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang, Crystal Palace, Manchester City, Manchester United, Tottenham, Arsenal, English Premier League
Man United and Arsenal returned to winning ways while Crystal Palace recorded a shock 3-2 win at the Etihad Stadium.

Round 18 in the Premier League is done and dusted, with two of the top-six sides suffering setbacks ahead of the festive period. They are Chelsea and Man City, as both of them fell to unexpected home defeats.

The Blues were undone by Leicester, as a Jamie Vardy strike condemned them to a 1-0 defeat. As for the Citizens, they suffered a shocker against Crystal Palace, losing 3-2 at the Etihad.

Man City now trails Liverpool by four points

Pos.TeamMPWDLGFGAGDPForm
1 Arsenal 34 24 5 5 82 26 +56 77 WWLWW
2 Manchester City 33 23 7 3 80 32 +48 76 WWWWD
3 Liverpool 34 22 8 4 75 34 +41 74 LWLDW
4 Aston Villa 34 20 6 8 71 50 +21 66 WWDLW
5 Tottenham Hotspur 32 18 6 8 65 49 +16 60 LWDWL
6 Manchester United 33 16 5 12 51 50 +1 53 WDDLD
7 Newcastle United 33 15 5 13 69 54 +15 50 LWWDW
8 West Ham United 34 13 9 12 54 63 -9 48 LLWDL
9 Chelsea 32 13 8 11 61 57 +4 47 LWDWD
10 AFC Bournemouth 34 12 9 13 49 60 -11 45 WLDLW
11 Brighton & Hove Albion 33 11 11 11 52 54 -2 44 LDLDL
12 Wolverhampton Wanderers 34 12 7 15 46 54 -8 43 LLDLD
13 Fulham 34 12 6 16 50 54 -4 42 LWLLD
14 Crystal Palace 34 10 9 15 44 56 -12 39 WWWLL
15 Brentford 34 9 8 17 52 59 -7 35 WWDDD
16 Everton 34 11 8 15 36 48 -12 33 WWLWD
17 Nottingham Forest 34 7 9 18 42 60 -18 26 LDLWD
18 Luton Town 34 6 7 21 47 75 -28 25 LLWLL
19 Burnley 34 5 8 21 37 69 -32 23 WDLDD
20 Sheffield United 34 3 7 24 33 92 -59 16 LLLDL

Champions League (Group Stage)
Europa League (Group Stage)
Promotion - Europa Conference League (Qualification: )
Relegation - Championship

Elsewhere, Liverpool recorded another victory while Arsenal returned to winning ways on Saturday against Burnley. Let's not forget Ole Gunnar Solskjær's dream debut at Man United, as the Norwegian guided the Red Devils to a 5-1 win at Cardiff. Here are the standout stats from the latest Matchweek.

Roy Hodgson ends eight-year drought

For eight long years, no English manager came away from the Etihad with a win. The last man to do so was Harry Redknapp back in May 2008, but that awful run was brought to an end by Roy Hodgson after Crystal Palace's shocking 3-2 win at Man City.

Guardiola's men lose a few records

The 3-2 loss at home to the Eagles not only saw Man City lose ground in the title race, but a few of their records this season were wiped away, namely their perfect home record.

Ole Gunnar Solskjær dream debut has fans dreaming again

After Mourinho was sacked and Ole Gunnar Solskjær appointed, many wondered whether the Norwegian has it in him to turn Man United's season around. His debut went extremely well, as the Red Devils beat Cardiff 5-1. It was also the first time the Old Trafford side has scored five times in a single league game since Sir Alex Ferguson's farewell match. 

Harry Kane reaches goalscoring feat

Harry Kane grabbed a brace en route to a 6-2 win over Everton on Sunday. This means he is the first player to score 2+ goals in four consecutive matches against the same opponent since Michael Owen vs Newcastle.

Arsenal ends their awful Premier League run

While Unai Emery's side had gone 22 games unbeaten, Arsenal never led at half-time in the Premier League in their opening 17 games. Fortunately, that awful run came to an end in their 18th game, against Burnley, as Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang's opening goal gave them a 1-0 advantage heading into the break. The Gabonese forward would go on to score another and return to the top of the goalscorers chart.

And Aubameyang is back in the lead for the Golden Boot