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Get a complete round-up of the situation in the English top flight after Liverpool came from behind and Chelsea kept up their march to the title

Chelsea took another step towards the Premier League title in Week 32 of action by seeing off Bournemouth in a 3-1 win at the Vitality Stadium.
Tottenham continued their fine run of form by demolishing Watford earlier in the day but the Blues continue to keep them at bay as they each played their 31st game of the season.
Chelsea's unwanted clean-sheet record
Here is your complete round-up of the goings on in England's top tier this weekend.

PREMIER LEAGUE SCORES


Team Score Team
Tottenham 4-0 Watford
Manchester City 3-1 Hull City
Middlesbrough 0-0 Burnley
Stoke City 1-2 Liverpool
West Brom 0-1 Southampton
West Ham 1-0 Swansea City
Bournemouth 1-3 Chelsea
Sunderland 0-3 Manchester United
Everton 4-2 Leicester City
Crystal Palace Mon Arsenal
In the early kick-off, Tottenham kept up their pursuit of Chelsea by recording an emphatic 4-0 win over a depleted Watford side. Dele Alli, Eric Dier and Son Heung-Min (two) secured three points for Mauricio Pochettino's side, who were further boosted by the return of Harry Kane as a substitute.
Unfortunately for Spurs, however, Chelsea took care of business later in the day by beating Bournemouth in the evening fixture. An Adam Smith own goal and strikes from Eden Hazard and Marcos Alonso wrapped up a victory that keeps the Blues in control, with Josh King netting the Cherries' only goal.
Things were also straightforward for Manchester City, who cruised into a 3-0 lead over relegation-threatened Hull City before Andrea Ranocchia denied them a clean sheet with a late consolation goal, and Manchester United, who won 3-0 at hapless Sunderland.
Hull remain just outside the bottom three, however, as no one around them could capitalise on their defeat. Middlesbrough were held to a dire 0-0 draw at home to Burnley, while Swansea City's revival under Paul Clement has petered out - their 1-0 defeat at West Ham was their fifth game in a row without a win.
Back at the top end of the table, Liverpool secured a priceless three points despite falling behind at Stoke City. Phillipe Coutinho and Roberto Firmino both came off the bench to score in a 2-1 victory that dents Arsenal and United's hopes of catching the Reds in the race for Champions League qualification.

PREMIER LEAGUE TABLE


Pos Team GP W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 Chelsea 31 24 3 4 65 25 40 75
2 Tottenham 31 20 8 3 64 22 42 68
3 Liverpool 32 18 9 5 68 40 28 63
4 Man City 31 18 7 6 60 35 25 61
5 Man United 30 15 12 3 46 24 22 57
6 Arsenal 29 16 6 7 61 36 25 54
7 Everton 32 15 9 8 57 36 21 54
8 West Brom 32 12 8 12 39 41 -2 44
9 Southampton 30 11 7 12 37 37 0 40
10 Watford 31 10 7 14 36 52 -16 37
11 Leicester City 31 10 6 15 39 51 -12 36
12 Burnley 32 10 6 16 32 44 -12 36
13 Stoke City 32 9 9 14 34 47 -13 36
14 West Ham 32 10 6 16 42 57 -15 36
15 Bournemouth 32 9 8 15 45 59 -14 35
16 Crystal Palace 30 9 4 17 39 50 -11 31
17 Hull City 32 8 6 18 33 64 -31 30
18 Swansea City 32 8 4 20 37 67 -30 28
19 Middlesbrough 31 4 12 15 22 37 -15 24
20 Sunderland 31 5 5 21 24 56 -32 20
It's as you were at the top, with Chelsea still seven points clear of Tottenham after both sides won. Spurs have edged ahead on goal difference, however, should they get back into the title race and that tie-breaker come into play.
Liverpool and City's wins leave United and Arsenal facing an uphill struggle to finish in the top four, while at the bottom end of the table Middlesbrough look increasingly likely to join neighbours Sunderland in the Championship.

source: goal.com

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