Premier League (Week 20) : Sunderland hold Liverpool to 2-2
ENGLAND, Jan. 2, 2017 (AMP) — Premier League / Match day 20: Liverpool was held to a 2-2 draw by Sunderland on Monday.
One goal for both sides in the first half, Defoe ('25 on penalty) for Sunderland, Sturridge ('19) for Liverpool and one each in the second, Defoe ('84 on penalty) for Sunderland, Mane Sadio ('72) for Liverpool.
Liverpool remains in second place with 44 points from 20 games, 5 points behind Chelsea, which has a game in hand.
View : Full Premier League table (as of January 2, 2017) »
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chelsea | 19 | 16 | 1 | 2 | 42 | 13 | 29 | 49 |
| 2 | Liverpool | 20 | 13 | 5 | 2 | 48 | 23 | 25 | 44 |
| 3 | Manchester City | 20 | 13 | 3 | 4 | 41 | 22 | 19 | 42 |
| 4 | Arsenal | 19 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 41 | 19 | 22 | 40 |
| 5 | Tottenham | 19 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 37 | 14 | 23 | 39 |
| 6 | Manchester United | 19 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 29 | 19 | 10 | 36 |
| 7 | Everton | 20 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 28 | 23 | 5 | 30 |
| 8 | West Brom | 20 | 8 | 5 | 7 | 28 | 24 | 4 | 29 |
| 9 | Bournemouth | 19 | 7 | 3 | 9 | 26 | 31 | -5 | 24 |
| 10 | Southampton | 20 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 19 | 25 | -6 | 24 |
| 11 | Burnley | 20 | 7 | 2 | 11 | 22 | 31 | -9 | 23 |
| 12 | West Ham | 19 | 6 | 4 | 9 | 23 | 33 | -10 | 22 |
| 13 | Watford | 19 | 6 | 4 | 9 | 23 | 34 | -11 | 22 |
| 14 | Leicester | 20 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 24 | 31 | -7 | 21 |
| 15 | Stoke City | 19 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 22 | 32 | -10 | 21 |
| 16 | Middlesbrough | 20 | 4 | 7 | 9 | 17 | 22 | -5 | 19 |
| 17 | Crystal Palace | 19 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 29 | 35 | -6 | 16 |
| 18 | Sunderland | 20 | 4 | 3 | 13 | 19 | 37 | -18 | 15 |
| 19 | Hull | 20 | 3 | 4 | 13 | 17 | 44 | -27 | 13 |
| 20 | Swansea | 19 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 21 | 44 | -23 | 12 |
Fixtures and Results : Premier League 2016-2017
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Overview
Sunderland
- Position: 18
- Best performance of the season:Sunderland 3-0 Hull (19 Nov.)
- Previous game:Burnley 4-1 Sunderland (31 Dec.)
- Next game:Sunderland - Stoke City (14 Jan.)
Liverpool
- Position: 2
- Best performance of the season:Liverpool 6-1 Watford (6 Nov.)
- Previous game:Liverpool 1-0 Manchester City (31 Dec.)
- Next game:Manchester United - Liverpool (15 Jan.)
Sunderland
2:2
Liverpool
2:2 (1:1)
- 2 January 2017
- 15:00
- Sunderland
Table
| Pos | Team | Pts |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Chelsea | 49 |
| 2 | Liverpool | 44 |
| 3 |  Manchester City | 42 |
| 4 |  Arsenal | 40 |
| 5 |  Tottenham | 39 |
Week 20 Results
| Monday 2 January 2017 | ||||
 | Middlesbrough | 0-0 | Leicester |  |
 | West Brom | 3-1 | Hull |  |
| Manchester City | 2-1 | Burnley |  |
| Sunderland | 2-2 | Liverpool | |
 | Everton | 3-0 | Southampton |  |
 | West Ham | 17:15 | Manchester United |  |
| Tuesday 3 January 2017 | ||||
 | Bournemouth | 19:45 | Arsenal | |
 | Crystal Palace | 20:00 | Swansea |  |
 | Stoke City | 20:00 | Watford |  |
| Wednesday 4 January 2017 | ||||
| Tottenham | 20:00 | Chelsea | |