With only one game remaining, round 16 of the Premier League is all but done and dusted. All but one of this matchweek's games were played over the weekend, with the highlight fixture being Chelsea vs Man City.
And that Stamford Bridge game did not disappoint, as Sarri's men impressed en route to a 2-0 win over the reigning champion. This means Liverpool is the only unbeaten team so far, having marched to a 4-0 win over Bournemouth.
Klopp's side now leads in the standings
Pos. | Equipo | PJ | G | E | P | GF | GC | DIF | P | Racha | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Manchester City | 32 | 22 | 7 | 3 | 76 | 32 | +44 | 73 | GGGEE | |
2 | Arsenal | 32 | 22 | 5 | 5 | 75 | 26 | +49 | 71 | PGGEG | |
3 | Liverpool | 32 | 21 | 8 | 3 | 72 | 31 | +41 | 71 | PEGGE | |
4 | Aston Villa | 33 | 19 | 6 | 8 | 68 | 49 | +19 | 63 | GEPGE | |
5 | Tottenham Hotspur | 32 | 18 | 6 | 8 | 65 | 49 | +16 | 60 | PGEGP | |
6 | Newcastle United | 32 | 15 | 5 | 12 | 69 | 52 | +17 | 50 | GGEGP | |
7 | Manchester United | 32 | 15 | 5 | 12 | 47 | 48 | -1 | 50 | EEPEG | |
8 | West Ham United | 33 | 13 | 9 | 11 | 52 | 58 | -6 | 48 | PGEPE | |
9 | Chelsea | 31 | 13 | 8 | 10 | 61 | 52 | +9 | 47 | GEGEG | |
10 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 32 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 52 | 50 | +2 | 44 | EPEPG | |
11 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 32 | 12 | 7 | 13 | 46 | 51 | -5 | 43 | EPEPG | |
12 | Fulham | 33 | 12 | 6 | 15 | 49 | 51 | -2 | 42 | GPPEG | |
13 | AFC Bournemouth | 32 | 11 | 9 | 12 | 47 | 57 | -10 | 42 | EPGGG | |
14 | Crystal Palace | 32 | 8 | 9 | 15 | 37 | 54 | -17 | 33 | GPPEE | |
15 | Brentford | 33 | 8 | 8 | 17 | 47 | 58 | -11 | 32 | GEEEP | |
16 | Everton | 32 | 9 | 8 | 15 | 32 | 48 | -16 | 27 | PGEPP | |
17 | Nottingham Forest | 33 | 7 | 9 | 17 | 42 | 58 | -16 | 26 | EPGEE | |
18 | Luton Town | 33 | 6 | 7 | 20 | 46 | 70 | -24 | 25 | PGPPE | |
19 | Burnley | 33 | 4 | 8 | 21 | 33 | 68 | -35 | 20 | EPEEG | |
20 | Sheffield United | 32 | 3 | 7 | 22 | 30 | 84 | -54 | 16 | PEPEE |
Elsewhere, Tottenham, Man United, and Arsenal all enjoyed wins. Here are the standout stats from the weekend action.
Guardiola's Man City is no longer unbeaten
Man City's unbeaten run is no longer. The reigning champion suffered their first defeat of the season, losing 2-0 at Stamford Bridge on Saturday.
This is the team's ninth defeat since Guardiola has taken over, and while nine losses may not be a bad record, the numbers highlight the Spaniard's struggles against Chelsea. They are his worst opponent in the English top-flight.
3 of Pep Guardiola's 9 @premierleague defeats in charge of Man City have been against @ChelseaFC
— Sky Sports Statto (@SkySportsStatto) December 8, 2018
3 Chelsea
2 Liverpool
1 Everton
1 Leicester
1 Man Utd
1 Tottenham pic.twitter.com/RpCfDBCQY3
Arsenal leave it late... once again
Arsenal's clash with Huddersfield saw the least number of shots on target in a Premier League game since October 28, 2017. Unai Emery's men got the job done, nonetheless, with Torreira scoring a late beauty to earn all three points. This means no team has won more points in the last 10 minutes in the English top-flight this season than the Gunners.
Most points won in final 10 mins in @premierleague this season
— Sky Sports Statto (@SkySportsStatto) December 8, 2018
8 @Arsenal
4 Man Utd
3 Chelsea
3 Leicester
3 Liverpool
Arsenal now unbeaten in 21 games in all competitions pic.twitter.com/9a1qZES3lF
Juan Mata reaches feat in 4-1 Fulham win
On Saturday, Man United marched to a 4-1 win over Fulham, with Juan Mata scoring a goal and setting up another in that victory. This saw the diminutive midfielder join two Premier League stars as the only Spaniards to have 50+ goals and 50+ assists under his belt in the English top-flight.
50 - Juan Mata is only the third Spanish player to both score 50+ goals and register 50+ assists in Premier League history after Cesc Fabregas and David Silva. Stalwarts. #MUNFUL pic.twitter.com/nBB17ARnS1
— OptaJoe (@OptaJoe) December 8, 2018
Salah steals the show but it was a memorable game for Milner
In the 4-0 win over Bournemouth, Salah bagged a hat-trick to propel him to the top of the Golden Boot race. However, it was a memorable game for James Milner, as he became the second-youngest player to make 500 appearances in the Premier League thanks to that game.
James Milner made his 500th #PL appearance in #BOULIV, the 13th player to reach this landmark and the second youngest to do so (32y 338d), behind only Gareth Barry (32y 219d) pic.twitter.com/3kHhxsGAwO
— Premier League (@premierleague) December 9, 2018
Salah hogged the spotlight with his three-goal haul which has him leading the Golden Boot race
Tottenham's record start to the season continues
Tottenham traveled to Leicester over the weekend and earned a 2-0 victory. This result means their record start to the season keeps getting better.
36 - Tottenham’s tally of 36 points from 16 games is their best ever start to a Premier League season; indeed, only twice before have they had a better total after 16 matches in a top-flight campaign (46 in 1960-61 and 37 in 1956-57 – based on three points for a win). Impressive. pic.twitter.com/oxSPAzZ3If
— OptaJoe (@OptaJoe) December 8, 2018