LONDON, Sporting Alert – English Premier League points standings and results after the matches that were played on April 9 and 10.
Leaders Leicester City moved ever so close to winning their first Premier League title after blanking relegation-threatened Sunderland 2-0 on the road on Sunday, and leading striker Jamie Vardy netting both times.
The victory this weekend means the Foxes are now just three wins away from lifting the title this year, which would be the first in club history.
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Leicester City are now on 72 points with five games remaining and the Foxes fans have revealed to being a little nervous as they head into the homestretch.
“I must have to admit that I would like it if the season was to get done today,” a club supporter said after Sunday’s road win.
“I feel like we will have enough to pull through, but I am nervous. At the start of the season, I would jump all over the idea of finishing in the top four and qualify for the Champions League.
“But if we don’t win the Premier League title from this position it will be seen as a massive disappointment.”
Meanwhile, Tottenham hammered Manchester United 3-0 at White Hart Lane to stay in the title race.
All three goals came in a crazy little spell for the hosts in the second half and they moved to 65 points, seven behind Leicester City.
Arsenal stayed in third, despite drawing 3-3 with West Ham United with Hammers striker Andy Carroll scoring a hat-trick on Saturday.
Manchester City kept their mathematical chance of winning the Premier League title alive with a 2-1 win against West Bromwich Albion.
In other results this weekend, Daniel Sturridge helped Liverpool thrashed Stoke City 4-1, Southampton picked up a 3-1 win over Newcastle United while Aston Villa fell 2-1 to Bournemouth.
Elsewhere, Chelsea suffered their first defeat under Guus Hiddink this season after losing 1-0 to Swansea City, Crystal Palace edged Norwich City by the same scoreline while Watford and Everton ended 1-1.
Premier League Standings and Results
Sunday, April 10
Liverpool 4 Stoke City 1
Sunderland 0 Leicester City 2
Tottenham Hotspur 3 Manchester United 0
Saturday, April 9
Aston Villa 1 AFC Bournemouth 2
Crystal Palace 1 Norwich City 0
Manchester City 2 West Bromwich Albion 1
Southampton 3 Newcastle United 1
Swansea City 1 Chelsea 0
Watford 1 Everton 1
West Ham United 3 Arsenal 3
Standings P W D L F A Pts
1 Leicester City 33 21 9 3 57 31 72
2 Tottenham Hotspur 33 18 11 4 60 25 65
3 Arsenal 32 17 8 7 55 33 59
4 Manchester City 32 17 6 9 58 33 57
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5 Manchester United 32 15 8 9 39 30 53
6 West Ham United 32 13 13 6 52 40 52
7 Southampton 33 14 8 11 44 34 50
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8 Liverpool 31 13 9 9 50 42 48
9 Stoke City 33 13 8 12 37 43 47
10 Chelsea 32 11 11 10 49 42 44
11 AFC Bournemouth 33 11 8 14 40 55 41
12 Swansea City 33 10 10 13 34 42 40
13 West Bromwich Albion 32 10 10 12 31 39 40
14 Everton 31 9 12 10 52 43 39
15 Watford 32 10 8 14 31 37 38
16 Crystal Palace 32 10 7 15 35 42 37
17 Norwich City 33 8 7 18 35 57 31
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18 Sunderland 32 6 9 17 36 57 27
19 Newcastle United 32 6 7 19 32 61 25
20 Aston Villa 33 3 7 23 23 64 16
