Premier League Results: 2016 EPL Week 6 Scores, Table and Top Sunday Scorers

Charlie Austin, Dusan Tadic and substitute James Ward-Prowse all scored as Southampton won 3-0 at West Ham United’s new London Stadium on Sunday. It was the day’s only Premier League fixture, and the result has moved the increasingly impressive Saints up to ninth in the table.

Meanwhile, the Hammers remain locked in the drop zone after a fifth defeat already in this young season.

Midfield man Michail Antonio couldn’t add to his joint league-leading five goals. More important, star forward Dimitri Payet had little support all day.

Antonio’s struggles mean the top-scorers table retains an unchanged look:

Here is the updated league table after Sunday’s action:

Recap

Southampton’s goalscorers showed the visitors’ effective blend of brawn and technical craft in attack. Austin pounced after a neat exchange of passes between the imperious Tadic and raiding full-back Ryan Bertrand.

The latter played the ball across for the big man to sweep home. Another tidy finish confirms Austin’s place as one of the most prolific Englishman in the Premier League, according to OptaJoe:

21 – Since his debut (Aug 2014), Charlie Austin has scored as many PL goals as Wayne Rooney (21), despite playing 20 games fewer. Clinical.

— OptaJoe (@OptaJoe) September 25, 2016

The word “clinical” stands out as the perfect description for Southampton’s efforts up front in east London. Both Austin and Tadic were on the scoresheet, despite contrasting …

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