Premier League (Week 17) : Sunderland beats Watford 1-0
ENGLAND, Dec. 17, 2016 (AMP) — Premier League / Match day 17: After losing 3-0 to Swansea on December 14 and 0-1 to Chelsea on December 14, the Rokerites bounced back with a 1-0 victory over Watford this Saturday.
Watford made Sunderland doubt themselves for forty-five minutes. 0-0 at half time. Everything was decided in the second period with a saving goal by Dutch defender Patrick van Aanholt in the 49th minute.
Watford FC are down in 12nd place with 21 points from 17 games, tie on points with Stoke City.
View : Full Premier League table (as of December 17, 2016) »
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chelsea | 17 | 14 | 1 | 2 | 35 | 11 | 24 | 43 |
| 2 | Liverpool | 16 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 40 | 20 | 20 | 34 |
| 3 | Arsenal | 16 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 37 | 17 | 20 | 34 |
| 4 | Manchester City | 16 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 34 | 19 | 15 | 33 |
| 5 | Tottenham | 16 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 27 | 11 | 16 | 30 |
| 6 | Manchester United | 16 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 22 | 17 | 5 | 27 |
| 7 | West Brom | 16 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 23 | 19 | 4 | 23 |
| 8 | Everton | 16 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 21 | 20 | 1 | 23 |
| 9 | Southampton | 16 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 14 | 15 | -1 | 21 |
| 10 | Bournemouth | 16 | 6 | 3 | 7 | 22 | 25 | -3 | 21 |
| 11 | Stoke City | 17 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 19 | 24 | -5 | 21 |
| 12 | Watford | 17 | 6 | 3 | 8 | 21 | 29 | -8 | 21 |
| 13 | West Ham | 17 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 19 | 31 | -12 | 19 |
| 14 | Middlesbrough | 17 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 16 | 19 | -3 | 18 |
| 15 | Leicester | 17 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 23 | 29 | -6 | 17 |
| 16 | Burnley | 16 | 5 | 2 | 9 | 15 | 26 | -11 | 17 |
| 17 | Crystal Palace | 17 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 28 | 32 | -4 | 15 |
| 18 | Sunderland | 17 | 4 | 2 | 11 | 15 | 28 | -13 | 14 |
| 19 | Swansea | 17 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 20 | 37 | -17 | 12 |
| 20 | Hull | 17 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 14 | 36 | -22 | 12 |
Fixtures and Results : Premier League 2016-2017
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Overview
Sunderland
- Position: 18 +2
- Best performance of the season:Sunderland 3-0 Hull (19 Nov.)
- Previous game:Sunderland 0-1 Chelsea (14 Dec.)
- Next game:Manchester United - Sunderland (26 Dec.)
Watford FC
- Position: 12 -1
- Best performance of the season:West Ham 2-4 Watford (10 Sep.)
- Previous game:Manchester City 2-0 Watford (14 Dec.)
- Next game:Watford - Crystal Palace (26 Dec.)
Sunderland
1:0
Watford
1:0 (0:0)
- 17 December 2016
- 15:00
- Sunderland
Table
| Pos | Team | Pts |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Chelsea | 43 |
| 2 |  Liverpool | 34 |
| 3 |  Arsenal | 34 |
| 4 |  Manchester City | 33 |
| 5 |  Tottenham | 30 |
Week 17 Results
| Saturday 17 December 2016 | ||||
 | Crystal Palace | 0-1 | Chelsea | |
 | West Ham | 1-0 | Hull |  |
 | Middlesbrough | 3-0 | Swansea |  |
 | Stoke City | 2-2 | Leicester |  |
| Sunderland | 1-0 | Watford | |
 | West Brom | 17:30 | Manchester United |  |
| Sunday 18 December 2016 | ||||
 | Bournemouth | 13:30 | Southampton |  |
| Manchester City | 16:00 | Arsenal | |
| Tottenham | 16:00 | Burnley |  |
| Monday 19 December 2016 | ||||
 | Everton | 20:00 | Liverpool | |