Manchester City returned to the summit of the Premier League after a dramatic week featuring a rescheduled midweek round of fixtures.
City initially went top after beating Fulham 2-0 on Saturday, only to be knocked back to second after Toby Alderweireld’s own goal returned Liverpool to the peak with a 2-1 win over Tottenham Hotspur.
Pep Guardiola’s Citizens then reclaimed the lead on Wednesday after goals from Kevin de Bruyne and Leroy Sane ensured a comfortable victory against Cardiff.
Embed from Getty ImagesFor Fulham, that defeat all but sealed relegation which was confirmed three days later after a 4-1 loss at Watford, joining Huddersfield whose own fate was confirmed on Saturday after goals from Luka Milivojevic and Patrick van Anholt secured victory for Crystal Palace.
Back at the top, Spurs put their Anfield defeat behind them with a 2-0 victory over Palace at their new Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, putting them back in third after Arsenal grabbed that spot with a home win over Newcastle on Monday night 48 hours earlier.
Chelsea initially went fourth after beating Cardiff on Sunday but Arsenal’s win meant that the Blues are now in fifth behind them on goal difference after dispatching Brighton on Wednesday night.
That defeat meant that the Seagulls are just clinging onto 15th ahead of Southampton on goal difference, after the Saints had beaten them on Saturday through Pierre-Emile Hojbjerg’s second-half strike.
Manchester United meanwhile fell to sixth after a week of contrasting fortunes in which they beat Watford then lost at Wolves by 2-1 results.
Embed from Getty ImagesElsewhere, Burnley are five points clear of the drop when Conor Coady’s second minute own goal was compounded by a stunning 77th minute strike from Dwight McNeil to hand the Clarets a 2-0 win over Wolves.
Finally, Leicester and Everton comfortably dispatched Bournemouth and West Ham respectively to keep their top seven hopes alive.
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