Premier League Table: 2015 EPL Week 5 Standings and Sunday Results
Leicester City produced a heroic performance on Sunday, coming back from two goals down to beat Aston Villa 3-2 at the King Power Stadium.
A Nathan Dyer header beat Villa goalkeeper Brad Guzan in the 89th minute to send the home crowd into rapture after the away team led 2-0 with just 18 minutes to play.
Tottenham Hotspur grabbed a late winner away to Sunderland, with Ryan Mason's 82nd-minute strike the only difference between the teams at the Stadium of Light.
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In a largely dull affair, Spurs failed to threaten the Black Cats goal in the first half but took all three points as Mason lifted his finish over goalkeeper Costel Pantilimon to break Sunderland hearts.
Shockingly, reigning champions Chelsea sit in 17th position following Sunday's games after their 3-1 defeat against Everton on Saturday.
Here are the latest results in England's top division and the Premier League standings after Sunday's matches:
| Saturday, September 12 | Everton v Chelsea | 3-1 |
| Saturday, September 12 | Arsenal v Stoke | 2-0 |
| Saturday, September 12 | Crystal Palace v Manchester City | 0-1 |
| Saturday, September 12 | Norwich v Bournemouth | 3-1 |
| Saturday, September 12 | Watford v Swansea | 1-0 |
| Saturday, September 12 | WBA v Southampton | 0-0 |
| Saturday, September 12 | Manchester United v Liverpool | 3-1 |
| Sunday, September 13 | Sunderland v Spurs | 0-1 |
| Sunday, September 13 | Leicester City v Aston Villa | 3-2 |
| Monday, September 14 | West Ham v Newcastle | TBD |
| 1 | Manchester City | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 | +11 | 15 |
| 2 | Leicester | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 7 | +4 | 11 |
| 3 | Manchester United | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 3 | +3 | 10 |
| 4 | Arsenal | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 3 | +2 | 10 |
| 5 | Crystal Palace | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 6 | +2 | 9 |
| 6 | Everton | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 5 | +3 | 8 |
| 7 | Swansea | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 5 | +2 | 8 |
| 8 | Norwich | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 9 | -1 | 7 |
| 9 | Liverpool | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | -3 | 7 |
| 10 | West Ham | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 6 | +3 | 6 |
| 11 | Southampton | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 6 |
| 12 | Tottenham | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 6 |
| 13 | Watford | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 4 | -1 | 6 |
| 14 | West Bromwich Albion | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 6 | -3 | 5 |
| 15 | Aston Villa | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 8 | -2 | 4 |
| 16 | Bournemouth | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 9 | -3 | 4 |
| 17 | Chelsea | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 12 | -5 | 4 |
| 18 | Newcastle United | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | -3 | 2 |
| 19 | Stoke | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 7 | -4 | 2 |
| 20 | Sunderland | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 11 | -5 | 2 |
Sunday Recap
Leicester City manager Claudio Ranieri saw his side climb to second in the Premier League after a dramatic comeback against Aston Villa in the second half at the King Power.
A stunning Jack Grealish finish shortly before half-time gave the visitors the lead at the break. The youngster gave Kasper Schmeichel no chance with his curling effort—his first goal for the Villans—in what was an even first 45 minutes.
OptaJoe highlighted Grealish's milestone:
Villa made it two just after the hour mark through Carles Gil, who bent a 25-yard effort beyond the helpless Schmeichel. However, the Foxes were playing with a swagger, with the impressive Riyad Mahrez beginning to run the game.
The comeback started when goal-line technology confirmed Ritchie De Laet's 72nd-minute effort was over the line. The home side were riding the crest of a wave and level just 10 minutes later through Jamie Vardy, tapping home to send the crowd into delirium.
It was left to Dyer to bravely win the points for the Tinkerman's side, clattering into Guzan to head home in the dying seconds of the tie. The King Power once again exploded with noise, as Leicester completed yet another dramatic performance with a win.
TalkSport's Stan Collymore congratulated Leicester on the victory and had a sound word of advice for his boyhood club, Villa:
Ryan Mason also sacrificed his body to gain the three points for Tottenham on Sunday, injuring himself as he scored the winner on the London club's travels to the north east.
South Korean Son Heung-Min made his full debut for the White Hart Lane side after his £22 million move from Bayer Leverkusen, per Craig Hope of the MailOnline, but the most expensive Asian player in football history failed to shine in the Tottenham No. 7 shirt.
Son scored 29 times in 87 games for his former club, according to Hope, but the attacker spurned a wonderful chance to open his goalscoring account for his new team before being replaced just after the hour mark.
The first half was a non-event, with neither side being able to empower and utilise its attacking players, with a goalless final score looking a good bet at the break.
Jermain Defoe went closest for Dick Advocaat's side, with the former Spurs star man smashing an effort against the post, but the home team were unable to apply consistent pressure.
It was left to Mason to wrap up the points just eight minutes from time, dinking a clever finish past the large rushing frame of Pantilimon. The Spurs midfielder was forced from the field of play after the two players collided.
Tottenham boss Mauricio Pochettino commented on Mason's injury after the match and spoke about Spurs' first win of the campaign, as well as Son's debut contribution, per BBC Sport:
"We will assess Mason tomorrow [he was injured while scoring]. It was a big knock on the knee. It was a great goal and we showed how we try to play. The first half was 50-50, an open game, but we dominated the second half. I'm very pleased for our first victory. We played a high tempo from the beginning. I am very happy with Son, he played really well. He is a good player for us.
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Spurs are miles away from the form they need to compete for a top-four place, and Pochettino is already under pressure to increase the tally in the win column.
His side looked flat and inept for large parts of Sunday's game, but luckily for the Argentinian, Sunderland have an accumulation of issues that will see them lose many games this term.
Leicester are a breath of fresh air in the Premier League, playing classically English football with a continental twist under the Tinkerman. The Foxes boss was tipped by some to lose his job very early in the campaign, but the King Power outift now sit just four points behind leaders Manchester City.
