Premier League (Week 31) : Southampton beats Crystal Palace 3-1
ENGLAND, Apr. 5, 2017 (AMP) — Premier League / Match day 31: After their 0-0 draw against Bournemouth on April 1, the Saints bounced back with a 3-1 victory over Crystal Palace this Wednesday.
Crystal Palace forward Christian Benteke opened the score in the 31st minute, before seeing Southampton catch up in the 45th minute thanks to Nathan Redmond. 1-1 at half time. The Saints eventually won the game in the second period with two more goals by Yoshida ('84) and Ward-Prowse ('85).
Southampton climbed to 9th place with 37 points from 29 games, 7 points behind West Bromwich Albion.
View : Full Premier League table (as of April 5, 2017) »
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chelsea | 29 | 22 | 3 | 4 | 60 | 23 | 37 | 69 |
| 2 | Tottenham | 30 | 19 | 8 | 3 | 60 | 22 | 38 | 65 |
| 3 | Liverpool | 30 | 17 | 8 | 5 | 64 | 37 | 27 | 59 |
| 4 | Manchester City | 29 | 17 | 7 | 5 | 56 | 32 | 24 | 58 |
| 5 | Arsenal | 29 | 16 | 6 | 7 | 61 | 36 | 25 | 54 |
| 6 | Manchester United | 29 | 14 | 12 | 3 | 43 | 24 | 19 | 54 |
| 7 | Everton | 31 | 14 | 9 | 8 | 53 | 34 | 19 | 51 |
| 8 | West Brom | 31 | 12 | 8 | 11 | 39 | 40 | -1 | 44 |
| 9 | Southampton | 29 | 10 | 7 | 12 | 36 | 37 | -1 | 37 |
| 10 | Watford | 30 | 10 | 7 | 13 | 36 | 48 | -12 | 37 |
| 11 | Leicester | 30 | 10 | 6 | 14 | 37 | 47 | -10 | 36 |
| 12 | Stoke City | 31 | 9 | 9 | 13 | 33 | 45 | -12 | 36 |
| 13 | Burnley | 31 | 10 | 5 | 16 | 32 | 44 | -12 | 35 |
| 14 | Bournemouth | 30 | 9 | 7 | 14 | 42 | 54 | -12 | 34 |
| 15 | West Ham | 31 | 9 | 6 | 16 | 41 | 57 | -16 | 33 |
| 16 | Crystal Palace | 30 | 9 | 4 | 17 | 39 | 50 | -11 | 31 |
| 17 | Hull | 31 | 8 | 6 | 17 | 32 | 61 | -29 | 30 |
| 18 | Swansea | 31 | 8 | 4 | 19 | 37 | 66 | -29 | 28 |
| 19 | Middlesbrough | 30 | 4 | 11 | 15 | 22 | 37 | -15 | 23 |
| 20 | Sunderland | 30 | 5 | 5 | 20 | 24 | 53 | -29 | 20 |
Fixtures and Results : Premier League 2016-2017
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Overview
Southampton
- Position: 9 +1
- Best performance of the season:Sunderland 0-4 Southampton (11 Feb.)
- Previous game:Southampton 0-0 Bournemouth (1 Apr.)
- Next game:West Brom - Southampton (8 Apr.)
Crystal Palace
- Position: 16
- Best performance of the season:Crystal Palace 4-1 Stoke City (18 Sep.)
- Previous game:Chelsea 1-2 Crystal Palace (1 Apr.)
- Next game:Crystal Palace - Arsenal (10 Apr.)
Southampton
3:1
Crystal Palace
3:1 (1:1)
- 5 April 2017
- 19:45
- Southampton
Table
| Pos | Team | Pts |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Chelsea | 69 |
| 2 |  Tottenham | 65 |
| 3 |  Liverpool | 59 |
| 4 |  Manchester City | 58 |
| 5 |  Arsenal | 54 |
Week 31 Results
| Tuesday 4 April 2017 | ||||
 | Burnley | 1-0 | Stoke City |  |
 | Watford | 2-0 | West Brom |  |
 | Leicester | 2-0 | Sunderland |  |
 | Manchester United | 1-1 | Everton |  |
| Wednesday 5 April 2017 | ||||
| Arsenal | 3-0 | West Ham |  |
 | Swansea | 1-3 | Tottenham | |
 | Hull | 4-2 | Middlesbrough |  |
| Southampton | 3-1 | Crystal Palace | |
| Chelsea | 20:00 | Manchester City | |
| Liverpool | 20:00 | Bournemouth |  |