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EPL Table: Updated 2016 Standings, Top Scorers After Saturday’s Week 35 Results
- Updated: April 23, 2016
Manchester City thrashed Stoke City 4-0 in the Premier League’s early kick-off on Saturday to move one point above Arsenal into third spot in the table.
Fernando opened the scoring before Sergio Aguero netted his 23rd league goal of the season from the penalty spot to close to within one strike of top-scorer Harry Kane. Youngster Kelechi Iheanacho then netted a second-half brace to wrap up a convincing home win.
Elsewhere, Newcastle United grabbed a deserved point after coming from two goals down against Liverpool at Anfield, as Papiss Cisse and Jack Colback cancelled out Daniel Sturridge and Adam Lallana’s first-half efforts.
Aston Villa succumbed to their 10th successive Premier League defeat after they were beaten 4-2 at home to Southampton, while Chelsea crushed Bournemouth 4-1 on the south-coast as Eden Hazard netted a brace to mark his first league goals of the season.
Read on for a roundup of Saturday’s scores, the latest Premier League standings and an updated look at the English top flight’s leading scorers.
City Leapfrog Arsenal into Third
Manchester City’s convincing win over Stoke City saw them return to the top three of the Premier League and move within four points of Tottenham Hotspur in second place.
City now have three games remaining in the league to secure a lucrative top-four finish. In spite of their upcoming UEFA Champions League semi-final with Real Madrid, Manuel Pellegrini’s side are determined to secure a place in Europe’s premier club competition for next term.
Due to their FA Cup semi-final commitments, Manchester United now trail their city rivals by five points as the season reaches its climax.
The hosts were forced to be patient at the Etihad Stadium against their Staffordshire opponents, but Fernando broke the deadlock with a rare goal 10 minutes from time in the first half, heading Jesus Navas’ corner past Shay Given.
Nigerian striker Iheanacho was pulled down in the area by Potters defender Ryan Shawcross two minutes before the break, and Stoke were soon faced with a two-goal deficit. Aguero netted his seventh goal in five Premier League games from the penalty spot after striking past his former team-mate.
OptaJoe highlighted just how impressive Aguero’s form in front of goal has been:
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