Emmanuel Adebayor struck as Tottenham edged Manchester United 2-1 in a breathless contest at Old Trafford. David Moyes was furious over scandalous decision to reject a penalty in the favour of MU.
Arsenal overcame Cardiff City with a 2-0 win after Nicklas Bendtner and Theo Walcott netted late goals (88th and 90th minutes) at the Emirates.
Jose Mourinho’s tactical changes shortly after the restart proved the catalyst as Chelsea swept Southampton aside 3-0.
Manchester City kicked off the calendar year with a hard-fought 3-2 victory over Swansea at the Liberty Stadium.
Luis Suarez, Daniel Agger ensured Liverpool’s victory over a resilient Hull City 2-0 in the Premier League.
See other results of the day:
Crystal Palace   1 – 1      Norwich City
Fulham 2 – 1      West Ham United
Stoke City          1 – 1      Everton
Sunderland       0 – 1      Aston Villa
West Bromwich Albion 1 – 0      Newcastle United
Now, as all the teams have completed 20 games, let’s have a look at the updated EPL table:
Pos. Team                 P      W     D      L      GD   Pts.
1     Arsenal               20   14    3    3    21    45
2     Manchester City  20   14    2       4    34    44
3     Chelsea              20    13    4    3       19   43
4     Liverpool       20   12    3    5    23    39
5     Everton              20   10    8    2     13   38
6     Tottenham         20   11    4    5     -1    37
7     Man. United     20   10    4    6       9    34
8     Newcastle      20    10    3    7    4     33
9        Southampton       20    7        6    7     3    27
10    Hull City               20    6     5    9        -3    23
11    Aston Villa          20    6     5     9     -6    23
12    Stoke City            20   5     7     8     -11   22
13    Swansea City      20   5     6     9    -2    21
14      Norwich City         20    5    5     10    -16   20
15      W.Bromwich        20    4     9     7        -4      21
16      Fulham                 20    6        1        13    -21   19
17      Cardiff City          20    4     6     10     -17   18
18      Crystal Palace      20    5        2     13    -16   17
19      W.Ham United      20    3     6     11    -11    15
20      Sunderland         20    3     5    12      -18   14