Premier League (Week 37) : Sunderland defeats Chelsea 3-2
ENGLAND, May. 7, 2016 (AMP) — Premier League / Match day 37: After their 0-0 draw against Arsenal on April 30 and 1-1 draw against Stoke City on April 30, the Rokerites returned to winning ways with a 3-2 victory over Chelsea this Saturday.
Chelsea had started off well by taking the lead thanks to goals by Costa Diego ('14) and Matić ('45), while Sunderland only scored once Khazri ('41). Trailing 2-1 at half time, the Rokerites nonetheless manage to reverse the direction of the game by scoring twice in the second period (Borini '67 and Defoe '70).
Chelsea remains in 9th place with 48 points from 36 games, 7 points behind Liverpool, which has a game in hand.
View : Full Premier League table (as of May 7, 2016) »
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Leicester | 36 | 22 | 11 | 3 | 64 | 34 | 30 | 77 |
| 2 | Tottenham | 36 | 19 | 13 | 4 | 67 | 28 | 39 | 70 |
| 3 | Arsenal | 36 | 19 | 10 | 7 | 59 | 34 | 25 | 67 |
| 4 | Manchester City | 36 | 19 | 7 | 10 | 68 | 38 | 30 | 64 |
| 5 | Manchester United | 36 | 18 | 9 | 9 | 44 | 31 | 13 | 63 |
| 6 | Southampton | 36 | 16 | 9 | 11 | 53 | 39 | 14 | 57 |
| 7 | West Ham | 35 | 14 | 14 | 7 | 58 | 46 | 12 | 56 |
| 8 | Liverpool | 35 | 15 | 10 | 10 | 59 | 48 | 11 | 55 |
| 9 | Chelsea | 36 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 57 | 51 | 6 | 48 |
| 10 | Stoke City | 37 | 13 | 9 | 15 | 39 | 54 | -15 | 48 |
| 11 | Swansea | 37 | 12 | 10 | 15 | 41 | 51 | -10 | 46 |
| 12 | West Brom | 38 | 11 | 12 | 15 | 36 | 48 | -12 | 45 |
| 13 | Everton | 35 | 10 | 14 | 11 | 55 | 49 | 6 | 44 |
| 14 | Watford | 35 | 12 | 8 | 15 | 36 | 42 | -6 | 44 |
| 15 | Crystal Palace | 37 | 11 | 9 | 17 | 38 | 47 | -9 | 42 |
| 16 | Bournemouth | 37 | 11 | 9 | 17 | 44 | 64 | -20 | 42 |
| 17 | Sunderland | 36 | 8 | 11 | 17 | 43 | 60 | -17 | 35 |
| 18 | Newcastle | 37 | 8 | 10 | 19 | 39 | 64 | -25 | 34 |
| 19 | Norwich City | 36 | 8 | 7 | 21 | 35 | 62 | -27 | 31 |
| 20 | Aston Villa | 37 | 3 | 8 | 26 | 27 | 72 | -45 | 17 |
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Overview
Sunderland
- Position: 17 +1
- Best performance of the season:Norwich City 0-3 Sunderland (16 Apr.)
- Previous game:Stoke City 1-1 Sunderland (30 Apr.)
- Next game:Sunderland - Everton (11 May.)
Chelsea
- Position: 9
- Best performance of the season:Chelsea 5-1 Newcastle (13 Feb.)
- Previous game:Chelsea 2-2 Tottenham (2 May.)
- Next game:Liverpool - Chelsea (11 May.)
- 7 May 2016
- 15:00
- Sunderland
Table
| Pos | Team | Pts |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Leicester | 77 |
| 2 |  Tottenham | 70 |
| 3 |  Arsenal | 67 |
| 4 |  Manchester City | 64 |
| 5 |  Manchester United | 63 |
Week 37 Results
| Saturday 7 May 2016 | ||||
 | Norwich City | 0-1 | Manchester United | |
 | Aston Villa | 0-0 | Newcastle |  |
 | Crystal Palace | 2-1 | Stoke City |  |
| Sunderland | 3-2 | Chelsea | |
 | West Ham | 1-4 | Swansea |  |
 | Bournemouth | 1-1 | West Brom |  |
| Leicester | 17:30 | Everton |  |
| Sunday 8 May 2016 | ||||
| Tottenham | 13:30 | Southampton |  |
| Manchester City | 16:00 | Arsenal | |
 | Liverpool | 16:00 | Watford |  |