Premier League Table 2016/17: Week 9 EPL Results, Standings, Top Scorers & Assists

Week 9 of the Premier League came to its conclusion with a blockbuster match between Chelsea and Manchester United last night.

It was not quite the homecoming present Mourinho would have expected. Antonio Conte’s side thrashed the Red Devils 4-0 and got themselves back into the title race.

Pedro scored inside 30 seconds and from there Manchester United were always chasing the game. The away side were punished for their recklessness and goals from Gary Cahill, Eden Hazard and N’Golo Kante wrapped up a comfortable victory for the Blues.

Chelsea players celebtrating Kante's goal

Elsewhere, Manchester City‘s struggles continue as Guardiola’s side were held to a 1-1 draw at home against Southampton. The league leaders are in a bit of a crisis at the moment and will need to bounce back soon.

Arsenal and Spurs were both held to 0-0 draws by Middlesbrough and Bournemouth respectively.

Liverpool picked up a nervy 2-1 win over West Brom at home and are level on points with Arsenal and Manchester City at the top of the standings. City continue to sit top on goal difference, Arsenal remain second.

Sadio Mane and Philippe Coutinho scored two wonderful goals to secure the three points for Klopp. However, a fantastic performance from Foster ensured that the Baggies were in the game until the last minute.

Coutinho celebrating his goal

Burnley secured a thrilling 2-1 win over Everton thanks to a 90th-minute winner from Scott Arfield. Sam Vokes scored for the second consecutive Premier League match to give his side the lead. Yannick Bolasie’s first Premier League goal for Everton drew them level on 58 minutes.

Burnley players celebrating a goal

Stoke City continued their resurgence with a comfortable 2-0 win over Hull City. The Tigers are in terrible form right now and were undone by a brace from Xherdan Shaqiri.

Meanwhile, Leicester’s impressive home form continued with a 3-1 win over Crystal Palace. The Eagles have done well in the league recently but were blown away by Leicester’s intensity and desire.

Leicester players celebrating a goal

Swansea were held to a 0-0 draw against Watford and West Ham secured a narrow win over a struggling Sunderland side thanks to Winston Reid’s 94th-minute winner.

EPL RESULTS FROM WEEK 9 GAMES

Monday, Oct 17 2016
	20:00	FT	Liverpool	0 : 0	Manchester United
Saturday, Oct 22 2016
	12:30	FT	Bournemouth	0 : 0	Tottenham
	15:00	FT	Burnley	2 : 1	Everton
	15:00	FT	Arsenal	0 : 0	Middlesbrough
	15:00	FT	Hull	0 : 2	Stoke
	15:00	FT	Leicester	3 : 1	Crystal Palace
	15:00	FT	Swansea	0 : 0	Watford
	15:00	FT	West Ham	1 : 0	Sunderland
	17:30	FT	Liverpool	2 : 1	West Bromwich Albion
Sunday, Oct 23 2016
	13:30	FT	Manchester City	1 : 1	Southampton
	16:00	FT	Chelsea	4 : 0	Manchester United

LATEST PREMIER LEAGUE STANDINGS

R	Team	P	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Form
1	Manchester City	9	6	2	1	20	9	+11	20	WWWLDD
2	Arsenal	9	6	2	1	19	9	+10	20	WWWWWD
3	Liverpool	9	6	2	1	20	11	+9	20	WWWWDW
4	Chelsea	9	6	1	2	19	9	+10	19	DLLWWW
5	Tottenham	9	5	4	0	13	4	+9	19	WWWWDD
6	Everton	9	4	3	2	13	8	+5	15	WWLDDL
7	Manchester United	9	4	2	3	13	12	+1	14	LLWDDL
8	Southampton	9	3	4	2	11	8	+3	13	LWWDWD
9	Watford	9	3	3	3	13	13	0	12	WWLDWD
10	Bournemouth	9	3	3	3	12	12	0	12	WLWDWD
11	Crystal Palace	9	3	2	4	12	12	0	11	WWWDLL
12	Leicester	9	3	2	4	11	15	-4	11	LWLDLW
13	West Bromwich Albion	9	2	4	3	10	10	0	10	LWDDDL
14	Burnley	9	3	1	5	8	13	-5	10	DLWLLW
15	West Ham	9	3	1	5	10	17	-7	10	LLLDWW
16	Stoke	9	2	3	4	9	16	-7	9	LLDDWW
17	Middlesbrough	9	1	4	4	7	11	-4	7	LLLDLD
18	Hull	9	2	1	6	8	22	-14	7	DLLLLL
19	Swansea	9	1	2	6	8	15	-7	5	DLLLLD
20	Sunderland	9	0	2	7	6	16	-10	2	LLLDLL

PREMIER LEAGUE TOP SCORERS & ASSISTS

Top Scorers

1	D. Costa	Chelsea	7
2	R. Lukaku	Everton	6
3	T. Walcott	Arsenal	5
4	M. Antonio	W. Ham	5
5	S. Agüero	M. City	5
6	A. Sánchez	Arsenal	4
7	E. Hazard	Chelsea	4
8	J. Defoe	Sunderland	4
9	C. Austin	Southampton	4
10	J. Milner	Liverpool	4

Most Assists

K. D. Bruyne	M. City	4
D. Payet	W. Ham	4
N. Matic	Chelsea	4
Pedro	Chelsea	3
A. Lallana	Liverpool	3