EPL Table: 2016 Week 8 Standings After Sunday’s Premier League Scores

A 3-1 win over Burnley was enough to see Southampton move up to eighth in the Premier League on Sunday, while Watford worked their way to a hard-fought 1-0 victory in their trip to face Middlesbrough.

Saints hosted the Clarets in Week 8 knowing a win would be enough to take them back into the Premier League’s top half, and Charlie Austin delivered with a brace against manager Sean Dyche’s side.

Nathan Redmond also got on the scoresheet with his second goal of the season, but Sam Vokes’ late penalty proved to be little more than a consolation for Burnley.

Earlier in the day, Jose Holebas bagged a sensational long-range winner at the Riverside Stadium in what was an otherwise drab performance between two teams lacking in offensive quality.

Read on for a recap of Sunday’s results, complete with a breakdown of the Week 8 scores in full thus far and a look at the Premier League’s updated 2016-17 standings.

Southampton 3-1 Burnley

The summer departure of Ronald Koeman to Everton threatened to have an inhibiting impact at St. Mary’s Stadium, but manager Claude Puel is proving himself to be a tactical dynamo of his own after Sunday’s 3-1 win over Burnley.

Austin revelled in starting against his former club and bundled home the opener after 52 minutes before converting a penalty 14 minutes later, and Match of the Day noted the forward is never short of drama against Burnley:

In his two previous Premier League games vs former club Burnley, …

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