Premier League (Week 18) : Liverpool defeats Leicester 1-0
ENGLAND, Dec. 26, 2015 (AMP) — Premier League / Match day 18: After three straigth victories against Swansea, Chelsea and Everton, Leicester lost 1-0 against Liverpool.
45 minutes of play and neither Liverpool nor Leicester have managed to pull ahead. 0-0 at half time. Everything was settled in the second period with a saving goal by Belgian forward Christian Benteke in the 63rd minute.
Leicester City remains in first place with 38 points from 18 games, a 2-point lead over runner-up Arsenal, which has a game in hand.
View : Full Premier League table (as of December 26, 2015) »
Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | ||
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1 | Leicester | 18 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 37 | 25 | 12 | 38 |
2 | Arsenal | 17 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 31 | 14 | 17 | 36 |
3 | Manchester City | 18 | 11 | 2 | 5 | 37 | 20 | 17 | 35 |
4 | Tottenham | 18 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 31 | 14 | 17 | 32 |
5 | Crystal Palace | 18 | 9 | 3 | 6 | 23 | 16 | 7 | 30 |
6 | Manchester United | 18 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 22 | 16 | 6 | 29 |
7 | Watford | 18 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 23 | 18 | 5 | 29 |
8 | Liverpool | 18 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 21 | 22 | -1 | 27 |
9 | West Ham | 18 | 6 | 8 | 4 | 26 | 22 | 4 | 26 |
10 | Stoke City | 18 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 16 | 16 | 0 | 26 |
11 | Everton | 17 | 5 | 8 | 4 | 31 | 24 | 7 | 23 |
12 | Southampton | 17 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 21 | 21 | 0 | 21 |
13 | West Brom | 18 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 17 | 24 | -7 | 20 |
14 | Bournemouth | 18 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 22 | 32 | -10 | 20 |
15 | Chelsea | 18 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 23 | 29 | -6 | 19 |
16 | Swansea | 18 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 16 | 24 | -8 | 18 |
17 | Norwich City | 18 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 20 | 32 | -12 | 17 |
18 | Newcastle | 17 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 19 | 32 | -13 | 17 |
19 | Sunderland | 18 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 19 | 37 | -18 | 12 |
20 | Aston Villa | 18 | 1 | 5 | 12 | 15 | 32 | -17 | 8 |
Fixtures and Results : Premier League 2015-2016
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Overview
Liverpool
- Position: 8 +1
- Best performance of the season:Manchester City 1-4 Liverpool (21 Nov.)
- Previous game:Watford 3-0 Liverpool (20 Dec.)
- Next game:Sunderland - Liverpool (30 Dec.)
Leicester City
- Position: 1
- Best performance of the season:Swansea 0-3 Leicester (5 Dec.)
- Previous game:Everton 2-3 Leicester (19 Dec.)
- Next game:Leicester - Manchester City (29 Dec.)
Liverpool
1:0
Leicester
1:0 (0:0)
- 26 December 2015
- 15:00
- Liverpool
Table
Pos | Team | Pts |
---|---|---|
1 | Leicester | 38 |
2 | Arsenal | 36 |
3 | Manchester City | 35 |
4 | Tottenham | 32 |
5 | Crystal Palace | 30 |
Week 18 Results
Saturday 26 December 2015 | ||||
Stoke City | 2-0 | Manchester United | ||
Bournemouth | 0-0 | Crystal Palace | ||
Manchester City | 4-1 | Sunderland | ||
Tottenham | 3-0 | Norwich City | ||
Aston Villa | 1-1 | West Ham | ||
Chelsea | 2-2 | Watford | ||
Swansea | 1-0 | West Brom | ||
Liverpool | 1-0 | Leicester | ||
Newcastle | 17:30 | Everton | ||
Southampton | 19:45 | Arsenal |