LONDON (Sporting Alert) — Manchester City moved to the top the Premier League standings with a 1-0 win over Crystal Palace, while Manchester United secured a similar victory at Norwich.
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Edin Dzeko netted a 66th minute winner for Man City to over take Arsenal in the pole position with 41 points, two more than the Gunners, who will face Newcastle United on Sunday.
At Carrow Road, substitute Danny Welbeck netted the only goal for Manchester United to beat Norwich City 1-0 as well, as David Moyes’ men moved to sixth with 34 points.
But the biggest winners on the day were Hull City, who hammered Fulham 6-0.
All six goals came in the second half, with Robert Koren scoring twice and Ahmed El-Mohamamdy, George Boyd, Tom Huddlestone and Matt Fryatt all getting on the scoresheet as well.
There were also six goals at Boleyn Ground, with West Ham United and West Brom ending 3-3.
Nicolas Anelka scored a brace for West Brom.
In other Premier League results, Aston Villa and Swansea finished 1-1 and Sunderland secured a late-late 2-2 draw at Cardiff City.
Premier League Results and Scores
Saturday, December 28
Aston Villa 1 Swansea City 1
Cardiff City 2 Sunderland 2
Hull City 6 Fulham 0
Manchester City 1 Crystal Palace 0
Norwich City 0 Manchester United 1
West Ham United 3 West Bromwich Albion 3
Premier League Table Standings
Standings P W D L F A Pts
1 Manchester City 19 13 2 4 54 21 41
2 Arsenal 18 12 3 3 36 18 39
3 Chelsea 18 11 4 3 33 18 37
4 Liverpool 18 11 3 4 43 21 36
5 Everton 18 9 7 2 29 17 34
6 Manchester United 19 10 4 5 32 22 34
7 Newcastle United 18 10 3 5 29 23 33
8 Tottenham Hotspur 18 9 4 5 19 24 31
9 Southampton 18 7 6 5 25 18 27
10 Hull City 19 6 5 8 22 23 23
11 Swansea City 19 5 6 8 24 25 21
12 Stoke City 18 5 6 7 18 26 21
13 Aston Villa 19 5 5 9 18 25 20
14 Norwich City 19 5 4 10 16 32 19
15 West Bromwich Albion 19 3 9 7 22 27 18
16 Cardiff City 19 4 6 9 15 30 18
17 Crystal Palace 19 5 1 13 12 28 16
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18 Fulham 19 5 1 13 19 41 16
19 West Ham United 19 3 6 10 18 28 15
20 Sunderland 19 3 5 11 15 32 14
