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EPL Table: 2016 Standings After Saturday’s Week 12 Results and Top Scorers
- Updated: November 20, 2016
Manchester City drew level on points with Premier League leaders Liverpool as Yaya Toure scored a brace in his first appearance of the season to see the Sky Blues to a 2-1 win at Crystal Palace on Saturday.
Jurgen Klopp’s Reds were frustrated by a resolute Southampton side as they could only earn a 0-0 draw at St. Mary’s despite dominating the match.
In the day’s early kick-off, Arsenal snatched a late point against Manchester United despite a below-par performance, Olivier Giroud’s header cancelling out Juan Mata’s excellent second-half strike at Old Trafford.
Meanwhile, Jermain Defoe netted his seventh goal of the season as Sunderland moved off the bottom of the table after a 3-0 home win over Hull City.
See the Premier League’s updated standings and top scorers below:
Saturday Recap
Toure made his first Premier League appearance since April against Palace, and it was a truly triumphant return.
A spat between the Ivorian, his agent and City manager Pep Guardiola looked to have ended Toure’s Etihad Stadium career for good, but he proved at Selhurst Park that he still has much to offer.
The 33-year-old opened the scoring as half-time approached after combining with Nolito, only for a Connor Wickham goal to put Palace back level in the 66th minute.
However, Toure was then on hand to net his second of the game, the winner, seven minutes from time as he converted a close-range chance from Kevin De Bruyne’s corner.
A win for Arsenal at Old Trafford on Saturday would have put them level on points with City and Liverpool at the top of the table but, in truth, they were fortunate to take anything from the match.
Giroud’s brilliant header from Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain’s cross in the 89th minute was the Gunners’ …
