Premier League (Week 17) : Aston Villa draw 1-1 with Man Utd
ENGLAND, Dec. 20, 2014 (AMP) — Premier League / Match day 17: Manchester United was held to a 1-1 draw by Aston Villa on Saturday.
Aston Villa players started off well by taking the lead thanks to Belgian forward Christian Benteke in the 18th minute. However, even though they were leading 1-0 at half time, they could not prevent a comeback by Manchester United with a saving goal from Colombian forward Radamel Falcao in the 53rd minute.
Manchester United FC remains in third place with 32 points from 17 games, 7 points behind Manchester City FC.
View : Full Premier League table (as of December 20, 2014) »
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chelsea | 16 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 36 | 13 | 23 | 39 |
| 2 | Manchester City | 17 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 36 | 14 | 22 | 39 |
| 3 | Manchester United | 17 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 30 | 18 | 12 | 32 |
| 4 | West Ham | 17 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 29 | 19 | 10 | 31 |
| 5 | Southampton | 17 | 9 | 2 | 6 | 28 | 13 | 15 | 29 |
| 6 | Tottenham | 17 | 8 | 3 | 6 | 22 | 23 | -1 | 27 |
| 7 | Arsenal | 16 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 28 | 19 | 9 | 26 |
| 8 | Swansea | 17 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 22 | 19 | 3 | 25 |
| 9 | Newcastle | 16 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 18 | 22 | -4 | 23 |
| 10 | Everton | 17 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 27 | 27 | 0 | 21 |
| 11 | Liverpool | 16 | 6 | 3 | 7 | 19 | 22 | -3 | 21 |
| 12 | Aston Villa | 17 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 11 | 21 | -10 | 20 |
| 13 | Stoke City | 16 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 18 | 21 | -3 | 19 |
| 14 | West Brom | 17 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 17 | 23 | -6 | 17 |
| 15 | QPR | 17 | 5 | 2 | 10 | 20 | 32 | -12 | 17 |
| 16 | Sunderland | 16 | 2 | 10 | 4 | 14 | 24 | -10 | 16 |
| 17 | Crystal Palace | 17 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 19 | 27 | -8 | 15 |
| 18 | Burnley | 17 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 12 | 26 | -14 | 15 |
| 19 | Hull | 17 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 15 | 24 | -9 | 13 |
| 20 | Leicester | 17 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 15 | 29 | -14 | 10 |
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Overview
Aston Villa
- Position: 12 +1
- Best performance of the season:Aston Villa 2-1 Leicester (7 Dec.)
- Previous game:West Brom 1-0 Aston Villa (13 Dec.)
- Next game:Swansea - Aston Villa (26 Dec.)
Manchester United FC
- Position: 3
- Best performance of the season:Manchester United 4-0 QPR (14 Sep.)
- Previous game:Manchester United 3-0 Liverpool (14 Dec.)
- Next game:Manchester United - Newcastle (26 Dec.)
Aston Villa
1:1
Manchester United
1:1 (1:0)
- 20 December 2014
- 15:00
- Birmingham
Table
| Pos | Team | Pts |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Chelsea | 39 |
| 2 |  Manchester City | 39 |
| 3 | Manchester United | 32 |
| 4 |  West Ham | 31 |
| 5 |  Southampton | 29 |
Week 17 Results
| Saturday 20 December 2014 | ||||
| Manchester City | 3-0 | Crystal Palace |  |
| West Ham | 2-0 | Leicester |  |
 | Tottenham | 2-1 | Burnley |  |
| Southampton | 3-0 | Everton |  |
 | QPR | 3-2 | West Brom |  |
 | Hull | 0-1 | Swansea |  |
| Aston Villa | 1-1 | Manchester United | |
| Sunday 21 December 2014 | ||||
 | Newcastle | 13:30 | Sunderland |  |
 | Liverpool | 16:00 | Arsenal |  |
| Monday 22 December 2014 | ||||
 | Stoke City | 20:00 | Chelsea | |