EPL Week 11 Scores: Updated Table and Complete Results for Saturday's Fixtures

Another matchday, another day of surprising results across the English Premier League. Six of the Week 11 fixtures transpired on Saturday, and many of them should wind up creating conversation at the top and bottom of the table.

Chelsea needed every second of extra time to score a draw with West Brom, right as Southampton were continuing their early rampage through the opening weeks. Elsewhere, Crystal Palace and Everton played to a surprising draw. The remainder of the day's action was mostly benign, with blowouts littering the evening.

Of course, much of this was but a mere precursor to Sunday's match between Arsenal and Manchester United at Old Trafford. Arsenal have run out to a dominant start to 2013-14 after months of speculation this summer, while Manchester United are going to have to pick up their play if they hope to repeat last year's title.

The implications of that match will be felt by nearly every squad in action Saturday. With that in mind, here is a quick look at all the day's action and an updated look at the table prior to the conclusion of Week 12. 

Home	Score	Away
Aston Villa	2-0	Cardiff City
Chelsea	2-2	West Bromwich Albion
Liverpool	4-0	Fulham
Southampton	4-1	Hull City
Crystal Palace	0-0	Everton
Norwich City	3-1	West Ham United

Pos.	Club	Matches	W	D	L	Differential	PTS
1	Arsenal	10	8	1	1	13	25
2	Liverpool	11	7	2	2	11	23
3	Southampton	11	6	4	1	10	22
4	Chelsea	11	6	3	2	8	21
5	Everton	11	5	5	1	4	20
6	Tottenham Hotspur	10	6	2	2	4	20
7	Manchester City	10	6	1	3	17	19
8	Manchester United	10	5	2	3	4	17
9	West Bromwich Albion	11	3	5	3	0	14
10	Aston Villa	11	4	2	5	-1	14
11	Newcastle United	10	4	2	4	-2	14
12	Hull City	11	4	2	5	-5	14
13	Cardiff City	11	3	3	5	-6	12
14	Swansea City	10	3	2	5	0	11
15	Norwich City	11	3	2	6	-12	11
16	West Ham United	11	2	4	5	-2	10
17	Fulham	11	3	1	7	-9	10
18	Stoke City	10	2	3	5	-4	9
19	Sunderland	10	1	1	8	-15	4
20	Crystal Palace	11	1	1	9	-15	4

Matches of Note

Chelsea Get Controversial Penalty in Frustrating Draw with West Brom

It was the type of match that could cost a contending club its Champions League status. For the first 90-plus minutes of Saturday's match, Chelsea were staring at the face of their second straight Premier League defeat.

Despite being the aggressors for much of the match and holding possession for 69 percent of it, two second-half goals from West Brom put Chelsea in a 2-1 hole. Shane Long matched Samuel Eto'o's goal in the 60th minute to tie the score at 1-1, and eight minutes later Stephane Sessegnon drove a header past Petr Cech and the score held from there.

In the blink of an eye, Chelsea were staring at an avoidable loss and Jose Mourinho's first at Stamford Bridge as the Blues boss.

Luckily, Ramires was there to save the day. Or at least his acting skills were. With the Blues in full desperation mode four minutes into the stoppage, Ramires received a hot pass into the box and was met on his left by Steven Reid, who challenged the play with his shoulder and sent the Chelsea midfielder sprawling to the ground.

Referee Andre Mariner then signaled for a penalty amid cries from the Stamford Bridge faithful, allowing Eden Hazard to send a kick past Boaz Myhill to knot the score up at 2-2 with no time for either side to mount a subsequent attack. At the time, it seemed like a questionable call. Reid was to be in position for the challenge and made a mostly nondescript play.

Upon further review, Ramires going to the ground was a blatant dive. He thrust himself into a defender merely doing his job, and it ultimately cost West Brom a huge road upset. The Baggies had defeated Manchester United at Old Trafford earlier this season. Adding another three points to their total in the table would have put the low-budget unit into an interesting discussion as a spoiler club.

Much will rightfully be made of the call in the coming days, but Chelsea have to be concerned. Their midweek squad was far superior, and it seems Mourinho is saving his best managerial decisions for Champions League. If he's not safe, the high-priced Blues and their manager may find themselves on the outside looking in next season.

The New Southampton Continues

Although it's difficult to draw straight parallels, I'm reminded of the Philadelphia 76ers when watching Southampton play. The Saints weren't intentionally tanking their season in the same way as Philadelphia—thankfully relegation prevents that—but no one expected much of them. Southampton finished 14th in the 2012-13 table, their first season of not floundering in relegation in nearly a decade.

The budget for the club has long been just a step above peanuts, though the purchases of Victor Wanyama and Pablo Daniel Osvaldo started to change Southampton's reputation. There was some growing thought that they may someday have a feasible contending club—one that hangs toward the middle of the pack and avoids the yearly relegation scare.

Not one person expected this.

The Saints' sensational start to 2013-14 continued on Saturday, as they scored a dominant 4-1 victory over Hull City. Starting with Morgan Schneiderlin's goal in the 16th minute, they got off to a 3-0 lead within the first 37 minutes and didn't look back. 

It was a start-to-finish drubbing of a Hull City side that had played Tottenham tough twice this season. While Southampton can thank much of their hot start to some good luck from the scheduling gods—an overwhelming majority of their fixtures have come against lower-tier clubs—it's hard to argue with the results.

Southampton have now scored at least a point in eight straight matches. They sit third in the table heading into Sunday's fixtures, overtaking Chelsea, and will be no worse than a tie for fourth come their next matchday. (Tottenham are likely to take third place when they play Newcastle on Sunday. Manchester City have a chance to tie Southampton in the table against Sunderland.)

This Cinderella journey may not last forever—OK, it's definitely not lasting forever—but for now Mauricio Pochettino looks like a miracle worker in the making.

The Quick Rundown

Aston Villa 2, Cardiff City 0

The match was knotted up for the first 75 minutes before Leandro Bacuna scored in the 76th in a much-needed win for Aston Villa. Villa had gone each of their past four Premier League matches without finding the back of the net, and it felt like a 1,000-pound dumbbell was lifted off their chest after Bacuna's goal.

Libor Kozak added another score in the 84th minute to finalize the festivities, as Cardiff were unable to get points for the third straight match.

Liverpool 4, Fulham 0

Luis Suarez is very good at what he does. Very, very, very good. Suarez scored two goals in Saturday's rout, with Liverpool outclassing Fulham from the opening whistle. The Reds attempted eight times as many shots (32-4) as their counterparts, held possession for more than three quarters of the match and made the Cottagers look essentially like the worst team in Premier League.

Fulham have now lost a combined 9-1 in their three matches since defeating Crystal Palace. Liverpool are now firmly entrenched in second place in the table.

Crystal Palace 0, Everton 0

If you're having trouble reaching the Everton supporter in your life, it's because they are currently busy Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind-ing themselves due to this match. Everton, nor any contender for that matter, can afford missing out on three points against Crystal Palace even at Selhurst Park. The Eagles were even in position to score three points but missed their goalscoring opportunities.

Everton now stands a possible drop down to eighth in the table, depending on how Sunday's fixtures turn out.

Norwich City 3, West Ham 1

In the battle of two clubs merely trying to avoid the relegation discussion, Norwich City came to play. The Carrow Road crowd was witness to a three-goal barrage in the second half, as Norwich recovered from Ravel Morrison to leave fans exiting happily. Gary Hooper started things off with a penalty, Robert Snodgrass' score in the 72nd minute gave Norwich City the lead, and Leroy Fer capped it off. 

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