Premier League Results Week 19: Saturday's 2016 EPL Scores, Top Scorers, Table

Chelsea temporarily extended their lead at the Premier League summit to nine points on Saturday after a 4-2 win over Stoke City. The result saw the Blues clinch their 13th consecutive victory in the competition.

Diego Costa made a successful return from suspension and improved his record as the Premier League's top scorer after collecting his 14th goal of the season with a late addition, and Eden Hazard notched his 10th goal of the campaign.

Elsewhere, Anthony Martial and Paul Pogba scored twice in two minutes to pull Manchester United from the brink of defeat and complete a 2-1 win over Middlesbrough, while Andre Gray's hat-trick led Burnley to a 4-1 win over Sunderland.

Jermain Defoe scored a consolatory strike at Turf Moor to bring his tally up to nine for the season, while Islam Slimani scored his first goal in more than a month as Leicester City beat West Ham United 1-0. Georginio Wijnaldum scored the only goal in Liverpool's win over Manchester City.

Read on for a recap of Saturday's New Year's Eve results, a breakdown of the Premier League's current top scorers and a look at the updated top-flight standings.

Home	Score	Away
Burnley	4-1	Sunderland
Chelsea	4-2	Stoke City
Leicester City	1-0	West Ham United
Manchester United	2-1	Middlesbrough
Southampton	1-2	West Bromwich Albion
Swansea City	0-3	Bournemouth
Liverpool	1-0	Manchester City

Position	Team	P	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	Chelsea	19	16	1	2	42	13	+29	49
2	Liverpool	19	13	4	2	46	21	+25	43
3	Manchester City	19	12	3	4	39	21	+18	39
4	Arsenal	18	11	4	3	39	19	+20	37
5	Tottenham	18	10	6	2	33	13	+20	36
6	Manchester United	19	10	6	3	29	19	+10	36
7	Everton	19	7	6	6	25	23	+2	27
8	West Bromwich Albion	19	7	5	7	25	23	+2	26
9	Southampton	19	6	6	7	19	22	-3	24
10	Bournemouth	19	7	3	9	26	31	-5	24
11	Burnley	19	7	2	10	21	29	-8	23
12	Watford	18	6	4	8	22	30	-8	22
13	West Ham	19	6	4	9	23	33	-10	22
14	Stoke	19	5	6	8	22	32	-10	21
15	Leicester	19	5	5	9	24	31	-7	20
16	Middlesbrough	19	4	6	9	17	22	-5	18
17	Crystal Palace	18	4	4	10	29	33	-4	16
18	Sunderland	19	4	2	13	17	35	-18	14
19	Hull	19	3	4	12	16	41	-25	13
20	Swansea	19	3	3	13	21	44	-23	12

Pos	Player	Team	Goals
1	Diego Costa	Chelsea	14
2	Alexis Sanchez	Arsenal	12
3	Zlatan Ibrahimovic	Manchester United	12
4	Sergio Aguero	Manchester City	10
5	Romelu Lukaku	Everton	10
6	Eden Hazard	Chelsea	10
7	Jermain Defoe	Sunderland	9
8	Christian Benteke	Crystal Palace	8
9	Theo Walcott	Arsenal	8
10	Sadio Mane	Liverpool	8

Cunning Costa Continues His Charge

Brace-scorer Willian was the star of the show during Chelsea's 4-2 victory over Stoke, but Costa's fine run of form continued after the Spain international contributed a crucial fourth goal at Stamford Bridge.

The result looked touch-and-go as Chelsea led 3-2 entering the final minutes, but Costa bulldozed his way to a physical finish inside the box, and Match of the Day host Gary Lineker couldn't help but pay tribute to the forward:

That strike gave Costa his second goal in two outings and brought his record to seven goals and three assists in his last nine games, earning yet more applause from former Premier League winger Trevor Sinclair:

The 28-year-old now sits two goals clear at the perch of the Premier League's top-scorer standings and has unearthed some daylight between him, Alexis Sanchez and Zlatan Ibrahimovic, who both have 12 goals.

The Golden Boot charge is truly running in fine fashion for Costa, and you get the sense that as long as Chelsea continue to provide the chances, their evergreen frontman will continue to tuck them away.

Red Devils Revival

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For 30 minutes, it looked as though Middlesbrough were on the brink of securing their first Premier League win at Old Trafford since 2004 on Saturday, but goals from Martial and Pogba dashed any dreams of an upset.

The Red Devils showed all the grit and lasting power of a team that club icon Sir Alex Ferguson himself might have crafted, and the late additions to the scoreline ensured United's fine run continued, per the Premier League:

Martial now has two goals to his name this league season, while Pogba is on a slightly more impressive four for the campaign, and there is a sense at Old Trafford that certain stars are beginning to finally find their feet.

Pogba in particular had come in for some criticism following his £89 million move back to United over the summer, although football writer Liam Canning praised the Frenchman for his displays in key moments:

United now sit level with Tottenham Hotspur in fifth place and are just three points away from third-place rivals Manchester City, with Saturday's revival stoking the flames of passion at Old Trafford once more.