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Barclays Premier League Table (through April 30, 2016)
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Played |
Wins |
Draws |
Losses |
Goals For |
Goals Against |
Goal Difference |
Points |
| 1. |
Chelsea |
33 |
23 |
6 |
4 |
64 |
27 |
37 |
75 |
| 2. |
Tottenham Hotspur |
35 |
21 |
6 |
8 |
57 |
29 |
28 |
69 |
| 3. |
Manchester City |
34 |
20 |
7 |
7 |
64 |
33 |
31 |
67 |
| 4. |
Liverpool |
35 |
17 |
10 |
8 |
51 |
33 |
18 |
61 |
| 5. |
Southampton |
35 |
19 |
4 |
12 |
48 |
45 |
3 |
61 |
| 6. |
Everton |
33 |
17 |
7 |
9 |
48 |
28 |
20 |
58 |
| 7. |
Manchester United |
34 |
14 |
10 |
10 |
46 |
34 |
12 |
52 |
| 8. |
Arsenal |
34 |
12 |
14 |
8 |
49 |
40 |
9 |
50 |
| 9. |
West Bromwich Albion |
35 |
12 |
13 |
10 |
38 |
38 |
0 |
49 |
| 10. |
Queens Park Rangers |
33 |
10 |
10 |
13 |
40 |
44 |
-4 |
40 |
| 11. |
Newcastle United |
35 |
10 |
10 |
15 |
40 |
49 |
-9 |
40 |
| 12. |
Sunderland |
34 |
10 |
10 |
14 |
35 |
45 |
-10 |
40 |
| 13. |
Watford |
35 |
10 |
10 |
15 |
36 |
50 |
-14 |
40 |
| 14. |
Stoke City |
35 |
9 |
13 |
13 |
32 |
48 |
-16 |
40 |
| 15. |
Aston Villa |
34 |
8 |
15 |
11 |
42 |
44 |
-2 |
39 |
| 16. |
Hull City |
34 |
9 |
12 |
13 |
37 |
42 |
-5 |
39 |
| 17. |
West Ham United |
34 |
7 |
10 |
17 |
38 |
54 |
-16 |
31 |
| 18. |
Cardiff City |
34 |
6 |
9 |
19 |
36 |
62 |
-26 |
27 |
| 19. |
Leicester City |
35 |
5 |
12 |
18 |
30 |
56 |
-26 |
27 |
| 20. |
Norwich City |
35 |
4 |
12 |
19 |
29 |
59 |
-30 |
24 |
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Highlights of West Ham and Chelsea:
http://youtu.be/964UJ5tBpSo
West Ham / Chelsea
Shots 7/13
On Target 3/6
Possession 48/52
Tackles 24/9
Fouls 4/0
Yellow 2/0
Red 1/0
Offsides 3/2
Corners 2/8
Shot Accuracy % 42/46
Pass Accuracy % 65/71
CFC Goals: Costa 21', Piazon 38'
CFC Assists: Silva, Azpilicueta
Goals from Diego Costa and Lucas Piazon lifted Chelsea to a 2-1 win over West Ham United on Sunday as the Blues continue to zero-in on the Premier League title. Chelsea need just 2 points from their final 4 league matches to earn the 5th top-flight domestic league title in club history.
The title looks likely to be earned at Stamford Bridge on Wednesday night when Chelsea (24-6-4) host 18-placed Cardiff City (6-9-19). Maximum points over the Bluebirds would secure the title and a double for the Blues who have already lifted the Capital One Cup this season. Chelsea were 4-0 winners in Cardiff on November 21.
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5/1 - EPL
Aston Villa 0:1 Sunderland
Everton 0:1 Arsenal
Manchester United 1:0 QPR
West Ham 1:2 Chelsea
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Highlights of Chelsea and Cardiff City:
http://youtu.be/YG6XA5y_X_Y
Chelsea / Cardiff City
Shots 20/8
On Target 11/2
Possession 56/44
Tackles 15/22
Fouls 1/4
Yellow 1/1
Red 0/0
Offsides 1/2
Corners 2/1
Shot Accuracy % 55/25
Pass Accuracy % 82/76
CFC Goals: Matic 5', Costa 17', Costa 35', Fabregas 38', Reus (FK) 51', Costa 60', Fabregas (FK) 89'
CFC Assists: Reus 2, Oscar 2, Remy, Costa
CFC Booking: Matic (Y) 23'
Despite conceding twice, including once in the first minute, Chelsea secured the Premier League title with a convincing 7-2 win over Cardiff City at Stamford Bridge on Wednesday night. The league title, the Blues first since 2009-10, secures a domestic double for the West Londoners who have already won the Capital One Cup. With 3 league matches remaining, Chelsea can move their focus to a pair of cup finals later this month.
On Saturday Chelsea (25-6-4) will visit Anfield to play the red half of Merseyside. Liverpool (17-10-8) are currently clinging to the last Champions League spot but are not assured of a spot in Europe as they lead 6th placed Everton by just 3 points.
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5/4 - EPL
Chelsea 7:2 Cardiff City
Everton 1:2 QPR
Hull City 1:3 Manchester City
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Highlights from Anfield of Liverpool vs Chelsea:
http://youtu.be/KzVApMeUvkA
Liverpool / Chelsea
Shots 16/9
On Target 3/3
Possession 52/48
Tackles 28/7
Fouls 3/2
Yellow 1/1
Red 0/0
Offsides 0/1
Corners 6/4
Shot Accuracy % 18/33
Pass Accuracy % 87/81
CFC Goal: Reus 84'
CFC Booking: van Ginkel (Y) 60'
Having already secured the Premier League title, Chelsea traveled to Merseyside on Saturday and came away 1-0 winners behind an 84th minute goal from Marco Reus and a clean sheet that was kept by Thibaut Courtois.
The Blues announced on Sunday that they have added Brazilian 15-year-old Andriy Mielitz to their youth squad and that they have extended the contract of Diego Costa. The Spain international Costa, 27, won the Premier League's Golden Boot in 2014-15 with 22 goals and this year is the league leader with 16. The striker has accounted for 32 goals across all competitions in 42 appearances this campaign. Costa's new contract ties him to the club through the 2019-20 season and will see his pay jump to 190k pounds per week making him the second-highest paid player in the squad behind Marco Reus (195k).
Chelsea (26-6-4) will host 16th-placed Stoke City (9-13-14) at Stamford Bridge on Wednesday night, ahead of Saturday's FA Cup Final with London rivals Crystal Palace at Wembley Stadium.
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5/7 - EPL
Arsenal 1:0 Newcastle United
Cardiff City 2:2 Watford
Everton 1:1 Norwich City
Leicester City 2:3 West Brom
Liverpool 0:2 Chelsea
Southampton 1:2 Hull City
Stoke City 1:2 Sunderland
5/8 - EPL
Manchester City 2:2 Aston Villa
Manchester United 2:0 West Ham
QPR 1:1 Spurs
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Highlights of Chelsea vs Stoke City:
http://youtu.be/53qaZKfkDec
Chelsea / Stoke City
Shots 17/15
On Target 5/5
Possession 48/52
Tackles 11/26
Fouls 6/2
Yellow 3/1
Red 0/0
Offsides 2/0
Corners 4/1
Shot Accuracy % 29/33
Pass Accuracy % 79/83
CFC Goals: Costa 17', Costa 26', Costa 44', Oscar 45'
CFC Assists: Oscar 2, Terry, Costa
CFC Bookings: Matic (Y) 18', Salah (Y) 30', van Ginkel (Y) 86'
In advance of Saturday's FA Cup Final, Chelsea were 4-1 winners at Stamford Bridge over Stoke City behind a first half hat-trick from Spanish international Diego Costa who leads the Premier League with 19 goals on the season.
Having already secured the Premier League title as well as having won the League Cup, Chelsea will attempt to win a domestic treble this weekend when the Blues travel a short distance to Wembley to face League Championship side Crystal Palace in a London Derby that will decide the 2016 winners of the English Football Association Challenge Cup.
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5/11 - EPL
Chelsea 4:1 Stoke City
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Highlights of the FA Cup Final between Chelsea and Crystal Palace:
http://youtu.be/xt5jnOUrbwE
Chelsea / Crystal Palace
Shots 12/4
On Target 5/0
Possession 50/50
Tackles 13/27
Fouls 3/2
Yellow 0/0
Red 0/0
Offsides 3/0
Corners 4/1
Shot Accuracy % 41/0
Pass Accuracy % 74/72
Chelsea secured a domestic treble on Saturday at Wembley Stadium, winning the 8th FA Cup in club history with a 1-0 result over South London rivals Crystal Palace. The Blues are FA Cup winners for the first time since getting a 2-1 result over Liverpool in the 2012 Final and add the illustrious silverware to the Capital One Cup and Premier League title they have already captured this season. The West Londoners will play for an unprecedented quadruple on Saturday May 28th when they face Spanish giants Barcelona in the final of the UEFA Champions League.
Chelsea's victory did come at a high cost, however. Marco Reus (Femur Contusion) and Diego Costa (Sprained Ankle) were both lost to first half injuries. Boss Jose Mourinho is hopeful that the duo can make a return for the Champions League Final but has ruled each out for next weekend's Premier League finale. On a bright note, Mourinho added that Ramires (Sprained Knee) and Eden Hazard (Broken Ankle) have returned to training and that each of them could not be ruled out of featuring later this month against Barcelona.
Chelsea (27-6-4) will go through the motions one more time on Sunday, before being presented with the Premier League trophy. The Blues will host 18th-placed Leicester City (5-13-19). The The Foxes are 3 points from safety and are -6 on goal difference to 17th-placed West Ham, making Leicester an all-but-certain candidate for relegation with Cardiff City and Norwich City.
Swansea City (winners of The Football League Championship) and Crystal Palace (2nd in the League Championship) have attained promotion to the Premier League for 2016-17. They will be joined by the winners of the Promotion Playoff which features Burnley, Nottingham Forest, Blackburn Rovers and Wigan Athletic.
In the Premier League, Chelsea, Spurs and Manchester City have secured Champions League spots for next season, with the final spot up for grabs between Liverpool (64 points) and Southampton (62 points). Everton, Manchester United and Arsenal each have a chance to secure a Europa League spot, pending this weekend's results. Southampton visit Aston Villa, while Liverpool visit Watford on Championship Sunday.
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5/14 - EPL
Southampton 2:2 QPR
Watford 0:1 Spurs
West Ham 1:3 Liverpool
5/14 - FAC Final
Chelsea 1:0 Crystal Palace
5/15 - EPL
Aston Villa 1:1 Manchester United
Hull City 1:1 Everton
Newcastle 2:0 Cardiff City
Norwich City 2:2 Leicester City
Sunderland 1:2 Arsenal
West Brom 1:0 Manchester City
5/18 - UEL Final
AC Milan 2:1 Manchester United
