Premier League (Week 17) : Man City beats Arsenal 2-1
ENGLAND, Dec. 18, 2016 (AMP) — Premier League / Match day 17: The Gunners crashed to their 2nd consecutive defeat as they lost 2-1 against Manchester City.
Arsenal had started off well by taking the lead in the 5th minute with a goal by forward Theo Walcott. Trailing 1-0 at half time, the Citizens nonetheless manage to reverse the direction of the game by scoring twice in the second period (Sané '47 and Sterling '71).
Manchester City FC climbed to second place with 36 points from 17 games, 7 points behind Chelsea.
View : Full Premier League table (as of December 18, 2016) »
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chelsea | 17 | 14 | 1 | 2 | 35 | 11 | 24 | 43 |
| 2 | Manchester City | 17 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 36 | 20 | 16 | 36 |
| 3 | Liverpool | 16 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 40 | 20 | 20 | 34 |
| 4 | Arsenal | 17 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 38 | 19 | 19 | 34 |
| 5 | Tottenham | 17 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 29 | 12 | 17 | 33 |
| 6 | Manchester United | 17 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 24 | 17 | 7 | 30 |
| 7 | Southampton | 17 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 17 | 16 | 1 | 24 |
| 8 | West Brom | 17 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 23 | 21 | 2 | 23 |
| 9 | Everton | 16 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 21 | 20 | 1 | 23 |
| 10 | Bournemouth | 17 | 6 | 3 | 8 | 23 | 28 | -5 | 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 | 17 | 5 | 2 | 10 | 16 | 28 | -12 | 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
Manchester City FC
- Position: 2 +2
- Best performance of the season:West Brom 0-4 Manchester City (29 Oct.)
- Previous game:Manchester City 2-0 Watford (14 Dec.)
- Next game:Hull - Manchester City (26 Dec.)
Arsenal
- Position: 4 -1
- Best performance of the season:West Ham 1-5 Arsenal (3 Dec.)
- Previous game:Everton 2-1 Arsenal (13 Dec.)
- Next game:Arsenal - West Brom (26 Dec.)
Manchester City
2:1
Arsenal
2:1 (0:1)
- 18 December 2016
- 16:00
- Manchester
Table
| Pos | Team | Pts |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Chelsea | 43 |
| 2 | Manchester City | 36 |
| 3 |  Liverpool | 34 |
| 4 | Arsenal | 34 |
| 5 |  Tottenham | 33 |
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 | 0-2 | Manchester United |  |
| Sunday 18 December 2016 | ||||
 | Bournemouth | 1-3 | Southampton |  |
| Manchester City | 2-1 | Arsenal | |
| Tottenham | 2-1 | Burnley |  |
| Monday 19 December 2016 | ||||
 | Everton | 20:00 | Liverpool | |