Theo Walcott scored twice as Arsenal fought back from a goal down to beat West Ham 3-1 at Upton Park, a win which put the Gunners top of the Premier League on Boxing Day.
An error from Simon Mignolet saw Manchester City beat Liverpool 2-1, keeping the Reds off the top of the Premier League
Chelsea stayed in contention at the top of the Premier League with a slender win over Swansea at Stamford Bridge, 1-0, which left Jose Mourinho frustrated by familiar failings in front of goal.
A Wayne Rooney screamer helped Manchester United fight back from two goals down for a vital 3-2 win at Hull City.
The results of other Boxing Day matches are given below:
Aston Villa 0 – 1 Crystal Palace
Cardiff City 0 – 3 Southampton
Everton 0 – 1 Sunderland
Newcastle United 5 – 1 Stoke City
Norwich City 1 – 2 Fulham
Tottenham Hotspur 1 – 1 West Bromwich Albion
As all the teams have completed 18 games, let’s have a look on the updated EPL table:
Pos. Team                 P      W     D      L      GD   Pts.
1     Arsenal               18   12    3     3   18    39
2     Manchester City  18   13     2       4    32    38
3     Chelsea              18   11    4     3       15      37
4     Liverpool             18   11    3       4    22    36
5     Everton               18   9     7        2       12    34
6        Newcastle          18    10    3       5     6     33
7     Man. United          18   9     4    5    9     31
8     Tottenham          18    9     4     5     -5    31
9        Southampton        18    7        6     5     7     27
10    Stoke City            18    5     6       7       -8    21
11    Swansea City        18    5       5     8    -1    20
12      Hull City               18    5    5     8        -7      20
13    Aston Villa          18    5       4     9     -7    19
14      Norwich City         18    5    4     9        -15     19
15      W.Bromwich        18    3    8    7        -5      17
16      Cardiff City          18   4        5    9     -15   17
17      Crystal Palace      18    5        1       12    -15   16
18      Fulham                 18    5        1        12    -16   16
19      W.Ham United      18    3       5     10   -10   14
20      Sunderland          18    3    4     11      -17   13
Arsenal will take. D league