Weekly Standings

This week was a big one in the Premier League, as it looks like we might actually have an exciting finish now, even if it's just at the bottom of the table.  Let's look at what happened...

Southampton 2 - 2 Tottenham

This was an important game for both teams, as they are both trying to vie for a top 5 finish.  This game didn't do much to improve either team's odds, but both teams played pretty well, so this might be a very interesting race going into the end of the season.

Burnley 0 - 1 Leicester City

Leicester City might just be the team to make the great escape this year, as they've been on fire in recent weeks, and this was a huge win over rival bottom dweller Burnley.  Leicester's run of good form has now made for a very exciting relegation battle, as now there are about 7 teams who could feasibly be relegated.  And good for Leicester to finally drag themselves up off the bottom, that isn't easy.

Newcastle 2 - 3 Swansea City

Well, that's 7 straight losses for Newcastle, who at one point in the season were in 6th.  Not so now, and they will be reasonably fearful of being relegated, especially at the rate they are going now.  On the other hand, Swansea really doesn't have anything left to play for this year, and they've had a really great few seasons since they were promoted.

QPR 0 - 0 West Ham United

Yawn.  The only thing this game means is that QPR is still firmly in the relegation race, and they'll take any points they can get from here on out.

Stoke City 1 - 1 Sunderland

Another boring draw that really proved nothing major, other than that Sunderland is now currently in the relegation zone, given Leicester's win.  Obviously this will make Sunderland a little nervous, however, they are masters of escaping the relegation zone against all odds. Perhaps this will be the year they finally go down, or maybe they'll hang on again to be around next year.

West Bromwich Albion 0 - 0 Liverpool

Not a lot of people would've figured that West Brom could hold Liverpool to a draw in this one, but draw they did, and Liverpool missed a golden opportunity to take a big stride in their aim for a top 5 or even top 4 finish.  Instead, they'll continue to battle Tottenham and Southampton to hold onto their current 5th place in the table.

Manchester City 3 - 2 Aston Villa

While the better team obviously won, they did it in a very difficult fashion.  Having gone up 2 goals to nothing, they gave Aston Villa two goals back very late in the game, only to score their winner right at the end of the match.  Crazy stuff, and a shame for Villa, who would have loved the point, but instead are still very much in the thick of the relegation battle.

Everton 3 - 0 Manchester United

This was easily the surprise of the weekend, since Manchester United have been looking much improved in recent weeks, while Everton have had a very forgettable season.  Neither team played to form, and Everton shellacked Man U in a fashion not one person in the world would have anticipated.  Hopefully that will be the push Everton needs going into next season, while Man U will have to step back and reevaluate just how much they've actually progressed this year.

Arsenal 0 - 0 Chelsea

This was always going to be the big game of the weekend, as both are London-based teams, and were 1st and 2nd going into the weekend.  At this point, the title is all but a formality for Chelsea, so they really only needed to hold out and not lose to Arsenal.  And hold out they did, with one of the better defensive performances you'll ever see.  There was an especially scary moment at the beginning when Arsenal's goalkeeper David Ospina railroaded Chelsea's Oscar, who was sent to the hospital for concussion tests.  Luckily, it sounds as though he will be ok.