EPL Table: Saturday’s Week 17 Results, Scores and 2016 Premier League Standings

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Diego Costa was once again the hero for Chelsea, scoring the only goal in a win over Crystal Palace to give the Blues their 11th straight victory in the Premier League.

Leicester City battled to a 2-2 draw against Stoke City, despite facing a two-goal deficit and losing Jamie Vardy to a straight red card early. 

Here’s a look at Saturday’s results:

The current Premier League standings:

Recap

Costa struck shortly before half-time in south London, heading home from close range to give Chelsea their 11th straight win, this time over Crystal Palace.

Matt Law of the Daily Telegraph was impressed:

11 wins out of 11 for Chelsea and nine clean sheets in 11. Conte is out-coaching all his rival managers right now.

— Matt Law (@Matt_Law_DT) December 17, 2016

The Blues didn’t play their best match of the season―far from it―and for the second mach in a row, goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois had to come up big to preserve the three points.

With the win, Chelsea lead the Premier League by nine points, with Arsenal and Liverpool yet to play in Week 17. It’s a massive lead heading into the busy holiday season, …

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