Premier League Table: Final Week 19 2016 Standings, Results and Week 20 Fixtures

The Premier League wrapped up Matchday 19 with two fixtures on Sunday.

Tottenham Hotspur travelled to Vicarage Road to face Watford to kick off the day's action, and Arsenal hosted Crystal Palace to bring the week to a close.

With Chelsea and Liverpool having already won at the weekend, it was important for both Tottenham and Arsenal to pick up three points and not lose any ground in the title race. Palace, meanwhile, were looking for at least a draw to create a little more distance between themselves and the relegation zone.

Below is a look at Sunday's results and the Premier League table as well as Matchday 20's list of fixtures.

Matchday 19 Results

Date	Home	Result	Away
Dec. 30	Hull City	2-2	Everton
Dec. 31	Burnley	4-1	Sunderland
Dec. 31	Chelsea	4-2	Stoke City
Dec. 31	Leicester City	1-0	West Ham United
Dec. 31	Manchester United	2-1	Middlesbrough
Dec. 31	Southampton	1-2	West Bromwich Albion
Dec. 31	Swansea City	0-3	Bournemouth
Dec. 31	Liverpool	1-0	Manchester City
Jan. 1	Watford	1-4	Tottenham Hotspur
Jan. 1	Arsenal	2-0	Crystal Palace

Premier League Table

Pos.	Club	P	W	D	L	GD	Points
1	Chelsea	19	16	1	2	+29	49
2	Liverpool	19	13	4	2	+25	43
3	Arsenal	19	12	4	3	+22	40
4	Tottenham Hotspur	19	11	6	2	+23	39
5	Manchester City	19	12	3	4	+18	39
6	Manchester United	19	10	6	3	+10	36
7	Everton	19	7	6	6	+2	27
8	West Bromwich Albion	19	7	5	7	+2	26
9	Southampton	19	6	6	7	-3	24
10	Bournemouth	19	7	3	9	-5	24
11	Burnley	19	7	2	10	-8	23
12	West Ham United	19	6	4	9	-10	22
13	Watford	19	6	4	9	-11	22
14	Stoke City	19	5	6	8	-10	21
15	Leicester City	19	5	5	9	-7	20
16	Middlesbrough	19	4	6	9	-5	18
17	Crystal Palace	19	4	4	11	-6	16
18	Sunderland	19	4	2	13	-18	14
19	Hull City	19	3	4	12	-25	13
20	Swansea City	19	3	3	13	-23	12

Matchday 20 Fixtures

Date	Time (ET)	Time (GMT	Home	Away
Jan. 2	7:30 a.m.	12:30 p.m.	Middlesbrough	Leicester City
Jan. 2	10 a.m.	3 p.m.	Everton	Southampton
Jan. 2	10 a.m.	3 p.m.	Manchester City	Burnley
Jan. 2	10 a.m.	3 p.m.	Sunderland	Liverpool
Jan. 2	10 a.m.	3 p.m.	West Bromwich Albion	Hull City
Jan. 2	12:15 p.m.	5:15 p.m.	West Ham United	Manchester United
Jan. 3	2:45 p.m.	7:45 p.m.	Bournemouth	Arsenal
Jan. 3	3 p.m.	8 p.m.	Crystal Palace	Swansea City
Jan. 3	3 p.m.	8 p.m.	Stoke City	Watford
Jan. 4	3 p.m.	8 p.m.	Tottenham Hotspur	Chelsea

Sunday Recap

On the strength of three first-half goals, Tottenham cruised to a 4-1 win over Watford on Sunday.

Harry Kane played a starring role, scoring twice in the opening 33 minutes and assisting on Dele Alli's goal in the 46th minute.

Squawka Football shared the 23-year-old's attacking record in his first 100 Premier League games:

Alli put Tottenham 3-0 up in the 41st minute and completed his brace early in the second half. Younes Kaboul ruined Hugo Lloris' clean sheet with a goal in the first minute of injury time.

Spurs remain a title contender despite sitting 10 points off leaders Chelsea, but they can trim that deficit with a win over the Blues at White Hart Lane on Wednesday.

Manager Mauricio Pochettino knows he and his team will have the support of other title contenders in that match, per ESPN FC's Dan Kilpatrick: 

"

Maybe we will feel how Leicester felt last season—all the teams with them, against us! 

Chelsea arrive in very good shape but we are too after the last few games. It will be a very tough game but it's a great opportunity for us to stop them, try to reduce the gap. 

It's important for the Premier League for us to win, to try to stop them. In the end our challenge is to be in the top four.

"

Since it's only January, it would be premature to say Tottenham's title hopes rest on the Chelsea match. Falling 11 or 13 points behind the leaders would put them in a deep hole, though.

Spurs' north London rivals, Arsenal, maintained their one-point advantage over their neighbours with a 2-0 win over Crystal Palace.

It may only be the first day of the new year, but Olivier Giroud provided an early favourite for best goal of 2017 with his 17th-minute opener. The Frenchman acrobatically reached his left leg back to connect with Alexis Sanchez's cross to score off the crossbar.

The opener resembled Henrikh Mkhitaryan's scorpion goal against Sunderland on Boxing Day. NBC Sports Soccer compared the two:

"It's in my top five goals," Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger said of Giroud's effort, per the club's official Twitter account. "You remember goals like [Dennis] Bergkamp at Leicester and Newcastle, [Thierry] Henry at Real Madrid, against Liverpool."

Alex Iwobi scored in the 56th minute to provide insurance for the Gunners.

It was a deserved victory for Arsenal, who finished with 64 percent possession and outshot Crystal Palace 22-7.

The loss continues Sam Allardyce's abysmal record in his team's fixtures away to Arsenal. Over the years, he has collected nine defeats and three draws at Highbury and the Emirates Stadium, according to OptaJoe.

Palace have one draw and one defeat after Allardyce succeeded Alan Pardew as manager. They should collect their first win under the former England boss in their next match when they host Swansea City.

While Crystal Palace are hovering near the bottom three, it should be only a matter of time before Allardyce steers them to safety.

For Wenger, he'll hope to keep his club's title push alive through what could be a critical group of fixtures ahead. Arsenal have winnable matches against Bournemouth, Swansea, Burnley and Watford before they travel to Stamford Bridge on Feb. 4.

Depending on how they navigate that initial four-game stretch, the Gunners' clash with Chelsea could either reaffirm their status as contenders or be the beginning of the end in their quest for the top spot.