Premier League Results: Analysis for Man United vs. Tottenham and All Matches
The Premier League's congested fixture list rolled on with another full slate of matches on New Year's Day.
Leaders Arsenal left it late against Cardiff, who had a potential new manager watching on from the stands. Manchester City, meanwhile, won again to maintain the pace.
In the following slides, we take a closer look at all the matches.
Stats via WhoScored.com.
Manchester United 1-2 Tottenham Hotspur
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Tottenham Hotspur continued their fine run under new manager Tim Sherwood with a 2-1 victory at Manchester United on New Year's Day.
Emmanuel Adebayor scored again, and Christian Eriksen tallied the winner for the Spurs, who won for the second consecutive season at Old Trafford. Danny Welbeck pulled one back for United in the second half.
The win sent the Spurs up to sixth place with 37 points, three ahead of United. Since Sherwood took over from the sacked Andre Villas-Boas in December, Tottenham have won three times and drawn once in four league matches.
United, who lost for the fourth time this season at Old Trafford, are in seventh with 34 points. The result ended a four-match winning streak in the league for United under manager David Moyes.
Tottenham went ahead in the 34th minute. Eriksen held up play on the right and crossed for Adebayor, who directed a well-taken header past David de Gea at the far post.
It was Adebayor's fourth goal in five matches since returning to the side after the managerial change in December. The Togolese striker has scored in each of his last three league appearances at Old Trafford.
The visitors made it 2-0 on the counter in the 66th minute. Lennon crossed for Eriksen from the right, and though the ball was deflected en route, Eriksen reacted quickly to stoop and head past de Gea for a 2-0 lead.
United pulled one back a minute later as Welbeck timed his run perfectly along Tottenham's back line and latched onto Adnan Januzaj's pass before finishing coolly.
Shots: 16-9
On target: 6-4
Passing: 82%-72%
Possession: 61%-39%
Arsenal 2-0 Cardiff City
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Nicklas Bendtner and Theo Walcott scored late goals as Arsenal labored to a 2-0 win at home against Cardiff City. The win kept Arsenal one point clear atop the table.
Arsenal played without four first-choice players in Mesut Ozil, Aaron Ramsey, Olivier Giroud and Kieran Gibbs. Even so, the Gunners dominated possession and registered 28 shots.
But it took until the 88th minute for the hosts to find the breakthrough as Bendtner (a second-half substitute) slammed in the rebound after Cardiff keeper David Marshall had saved Bacary Sagna's header.
Walcott added the second in stoppage time, finishing with a measured chip following Jack Wilshere's clever flicked pass.
The win took Arsenal to 45 points. The Gunners lead Manchester City by one point atop the table. Cardiff City are 17th, one point and one place clear of the relegation zone.
Cardiff owner Vincent Tan watched the game with former Manchester United star Ole Gunnar Solskjaer, who is set to be named the club's next manager, per BBC Sport.
Shots: 28-8
On target: 6-2
Passing: 89%-74%
Possession: 68%-32%
Swansea City 2-3 Manchester City
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Manchester City kept pace with leaders Arsenal, claiming a hard-fought 3-2 win at Swansea City in the day's early kick-off.
Fernandinho, Yaya Toure and Aleksandar Kolarov scored the goals for City, who claimed a fifth straight Premier League victory. Wilfried Bony scored both of Swansea's goals.
The visitors went ahead in the 14th minute through Fernandinho, but Bony headed Swansea level in first-half stoppage time. Toure restored City's lead in the 58th minute, and Kolarov's well-struck drive made it 3-1 eight minutes later.
Bony pulled one back for Swansea in second-half stoppage time.
The win gives City 44 points, one behind Arsenal. Swansea are 13th with 21 points.
Shots: 15-14
On target: 4-4
Passing: 88%-80%
Possession: 52%-48%
Southampton 0-3 Chelsea
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Fernando Torres, Willian and Oscar scored in the second half as Chelsea won 3-0 at Southampton to keep pace with Arsenal and Manchester City.
The win puts third-placed Chelsea on 43 points, one behind Man City and two behind Arsenal. Southampton are ninth with 27 points.
After a scoreless first half, Torres headed in Oscar's deflected cross to give Chelsea the lead in the 60th minute. Willian made it 2-0 in the 71st minute with a low finish from Oscar's pass.
Oscar then grabbed a goal of his own eight minutes from time to seal the win.
Shots: 12-11
On target: 2-5
Passing: 81%-72%
Possession: 54%-46%
Liverpool 2-0 Hull City
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Luis Suarez scored again as Liverpool shook off back-to-back league defeats with a 2-0 victory at home against Hull City.
The Reds had lost away matches at Manchester City and Chelsea over the Christmas period, but victory over Hull lifted Brendan Rodgers' side into fourth place ahead of rivals Everton.
Daniel Agger put Liverpool ahead with a first-half header, and Suarez made it 2-0 with a well-taken free kick in the 50th minute. Suarez leads the league with 20 goals in just 15 appearances.
Hull City failed to register a shot on target.
Liverpool are fourth with 39 points. Hull are 10th with 23 points.
Shots: 17-10
On target: 6-0
Passing: 84%-69%
Possession: 59%-41%
Stoke City 1-1 Everton
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Leighton Baines scored a late penalty as Everton rescued a 1-1 draw at Stoke City.
The hosts led through Oussama Assaidi's 49th-minute goal, but Baines converted his spot-kick in the second minute of stoppage time after Jermaine Pennant fouled Leon Osman in the box.
Everton's Kevin Mirallas hit the post twice in the first half.
With the draw, Everton dropped to fifth place with 38 points. Stoke are 12th with 22 points.
Shots: 10-16
On target: 4-4
Passing: 73%-85%
Possession: 40%-60%
Crystal Palace 1-1 Norwich City
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Jason Puncheon converted a first-half penalty as Crystal Palace claimed a 1-1 draw at home to 10-man Norwich City. The draw was not enough, however, to keep Palace out of the relegation zone.
Bradley Johnson put Norwich ahead in the 39th minute, but Palace equalized within five minutes.
Palace's Marouane Chamakh was involved in an altercation with Norwich's Wesley Hoolahan. Chamakh pushed Hoolahan to the ground, prompting referee Mike Dean to show a yellow card.
Moments later, Leroy Fer was whistled for a foul in the Norwich box. Puncheon converted the spot-kick to draw Palace level.
Fer was sent off in the closing minutes for his second yellow card.
Shots: 13-8
On target: 4-5
Passing: 65%-74%
Possession: 45%-55%
Fulham 2-1 West Ham United
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Fulham moved clear of the relegation zone with a 2-1 victory at home over fellow bottom-dweller West Ham United.
Steve Sidwell scored in the first half to cancel out Mohamed Diame's opener for West Ham, who were reduced to 10 men before halftime.
Dimitar Berbatov struck the winner in the 66th minute, finishing from Scott Parker's pass.
West Ham's Kevin Nolan was sent off in the 44th minute for kicking Fernando Amorebieta.
With the win, Fulham moved up to 16th place with 19 points. The Cottagers are two points clear of the relegation places.
West Ham are 19th with 15 points. The Hammers are three points adrift of safety.
Shots: 30-11
On target: 11-3
Passing: 87%-64%
Possession: 68%-32%
Sunderland 0-1 Aston Villa
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Gabriel Agbonlahor scored in the first half as Aston Villa won 1-0 at bottom club Sunderland.
Agbonlahor took advantage of an error by Sunderland's Lee Cattermole to score the winner in the 15th minute.
Sunderland had a goal ruled out in the 52nd minute when Fabio Borini was flagged incorrectly for offside.
With the win, Aston Villa are in 11th place with 23 points. Sunderland are last with 14 points.
Shots: 17-13
On target: 1-5
Passing: 87%-73%
Possession: 65%-35%
West Bromwich Albion 1-0 Newcastle United
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Newcastle slumped to a second consecutive league defeat, losing 1-0 at West Brom.
Saido Berahino scored the only goal, converting a penalty in the 87th minute. The win, West Brom's first since Nov. 2, took the Baggies up to 14th place on 21 points.
Newcastle had Mathieu Debuchy sent off in the 62nd minute for a two-footed lunge on Claudio Yacob. The Magpies are eighth with 33 points.
Shots: 13-9
On target: 4-3
Passing: 82%-82%
Possession: 46%-54%
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