EPL Weekend Recap: Chelsea on top, Man U keeping title race close
by Nila Amerova
It was business as usual at the weekend as almost a full schedule of Premier League action featured on the BetUS soccer betting books. To recap the weekend action, here is a look at some feature matches as well as the shakers and movers.
Birmingham City 1:1 Tottenham Hotspur
Birmingham City successfully held back the Spurs in the table by forcing a 1:1 draw on Saturday. The Spurs were denied all three points when Liam Ridgewell scored a stoppage time equaliser to salvage a point for Birmingham.
Liverpool 2:0 Bolton Wanderers
Liverpool beat Bolton Wanderers convincingly at Anfield Stadium to take all three points and climb the table. They are now a point a drift of Tottenham and a Champions League spot.
Burnley 1:2 Chelsea
Chelsea secured top spot in the table on a road trip victory against Burnley. Burnley is tough to beat at Turf Moor and almost proved that against Chelsea on Saturday. The Blues were up for the challenge, however, managing to pull off a dramatic finish when in the 82 nd minute Terry scored the winning goal, thereby salvaging all three points.
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Arsenal 1:3 Manchester United
The Gunners came out flat against the Red Devils and paid for it, succumbing to a 1:3 loss at the Emirates Stadium. Going into the Big Four clash, the Gunners had all sorts of momentum as well as home edge. The match was theirs for the taking but they failed at the asking. They couldn’t penetrate Man U’s backline save for a 79 th minute goal by Vermaelen. By then they were already down three goals in the hole and it was a little too late.
Shakers and movers this week in Premier League: Chelsea secured top position while Man U and Arsenal slipped in the table. Man U slipped from top spot to second spot; Arsenal slipped from second to third spot. Liverpool climbed one place, from sixth to fifth while Man City slipped from fifth to sixth. Everton climbed from tenth to ninth while Blackburn jumped two spots, from twelfth to tenth. Fulham dropped two spots while Stoke City one spot, to eleventh and twelfth respectively. West Ham and Bolton Wanderers clambered up a spot to 15 th and 16 th, respectively. Finally, Burnley and Hull City suffered drops into the danger zone – the former dropped three rungs down to 18 th, the latter fell by a spot.
Current Standings of teams, complete with Matches Played (MP) and Points (P).
Team MP P
- Chelsea 23 54
- Man U 24 53
- Arsenal 24 49
- Tottenham 24 42
- Liverpool 24 41
- Man City 24 41
- Aston Villa 23 40
- Birmingham 23 34
- Everton 23 32
- Blackburn 24 28
- Fulham 23 27
- Stoke City 21 25
- Sunderland 22 23
- Wigan Athletic 22 22
- West Ham Utd 23 21
- Bolton 22 21
- Wolves 23 21
- Burnley 23 20
- Hull City 23 20
- Portsmouth 22 15
