Premier League (Week 18) : Liverpool beats Stoke City 4-1
ENGLAND, Dec. 27, 2016 (AMP) — Premier League / Match day 18: Three wins in a row for Liverpool. After their success against Middlesbrough and Everton, the Reds continued their sensational form in the Premier League with a 4-1 victory over Stoke City this Tuesday.
Stoke City opened the score in the score in the 12th minute thanks to Walters Jonathan, before Liverpool regained the advantage with Lallana ('35) and Firmino Roberto ('44). Leading 2-1 at the break, the Reds further widened their lead in the second period by scoring twice (Imbula '59/own and Sturridge '70).
Liverpool remains in second place with 40 points from 18 games, 6 points behind Chelsea.
View : Full Premier League table (as of December 27, 2016) »
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chelsea | 18 | 15 | 1 | 2 | 38 | 11 | 27 | 46 |
| 2 | Liverpool | 18 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 45 | 21 | 24 | 40 |
| 3 | Manchester City | 18 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 39 | 20 | 19 | 39 |
| 4 | Arsenal | 18 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 39 | 19 | 20 | 37 |
| 5 | Tottenham | 17 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 29 | 12 | 17 | 33 |
| 6 | Manchester United | 18 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 27 | 18 | 9 | 33 |
| 7 | Everton | 18 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 23 | 21 | 2 | 26 |
| 8 | Southampton | 17 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 17 | 16 | 1 | 24 |
| 9 | West Brom | 18 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 23 | 22 | 1 | 23 |
| 10 | Watford | 18 | 6 | 4 | 8 | 22 | 30 | -8 | 22 |
| 11 | West Ham | 18 | 6 | 4 | 8 | 23 | 32 | -9 | 22 |
| 12 | Bournemouth | 18 | 6 | 3 | 9 | 23 | 31 | -8 | 21 |
| 13 | Stoke City | 18 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 20 | 28 | -8 | 21 |
| 14 | Burnley | 18 | 6 | 2 | 10 | 17 | 28 | -11 | 20 |
| 15 | Middlesbrough | 18 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 16 | 20 | -4 | 18 |
| 16 | Leicester | 18 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 23 | 31 | -8 | 17 |
| 17 | Crystal Palace | 18 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 29 | 33 | -4 | 16 |
| 18 | Sunderland | 18 | 4 | 2 | 12 | 16 | 31 | -15 | 14 |
| 19 | Swansea | 18 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 21 | 41 | -20 | 12 |
| 20 | Hull | 18 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 14 | 39 | -25 | 12 |
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Overview
Liverpool
- Position: 2
- Best performance of the season:Liverpool 6-1 Watford (6 Nov.)
- Previous game:Everton 0-1 Liverpool (19 Dec.)
- Next game:Liverpool - Manchester City (31 Dec.)
Stoke City
- Position: 13 -2
- Best performance of the season:Stoke City 3-1 Swansea (31 Oct.)
- Previous game:Stoke City 2-2 Leicester (17 Dec.)
- Next game:Chelsea - Stoke City (31 Dec.)
- 27 December 2016
- 17:15
- Liverpool
Table
| Pos | Team | Pts |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Chelsea | 46 |
| 2 | Liverpool | 40 |
| 3 |  Manchester City | 39 |
| 4 |  Arsenal | 37 |
| 5 |  Tottenham | 33 |
Week 18 Results
| Monday 26 December 2016 | ||||
 | Watford | 1-1 | Crystal Palace |  |
 | Swansea | 1-4 | West Ham |  |
 | Leicester | 0-2 | Everton |  |
| Chelsea | 3-0 | Bournemouth |  |
| Arsenal | 1-0 | West Brom |  |
 | Manchester United | 3-1 | Sunderland |  |
 | Burnley | 1-0 | Middlesbrough |  |
 | Hull | 0-3 | Manchester City | |
| Tuesday 27 December 2016 | ||||
| Liverpool | 4-1 | Stoke City | |
| Wednesday 28 December 2016 | ||||
 | Southampton | 19:45 | Tottenham | |