Barclays Premier League Table: Updated 2015 EPL Review After Week 12 Results
Manchester United moved to within a point of Premier League leaders Manchester City on Saturday after defeating West Bromwich Albion 2-0 to claim their first domestic win since mid-October.
Chelsea weren't as fortunate, however, and suffered their third successive Premier League defeat with a 1-0 loss at Stoke City, where Marko Arnautovic's second-half strike separated the two teams.
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Leicester City's crusade on the Premier League hierarchy continued thanks to their 2-1 victory over Watford, which brought them level on points with Manchester City and Arsenal, albeit having played a game more.
The Foxes have still lost just one game so far this season, and although their place alongside City and the Gunners may be temporary, it emphasises the impact manager Claudio Ranieri has had at the helm.
Read on for a roundup of all of Saturday's results, along with a recap and a look at how those scores affect the English top flight.
| Bournemouth | 0 - 1 | Newcastle United |
| Leicester City | 2 - 1 | Watford |
| Manchester United | 2 - 0 | West Bromwich Albion |
| Norwich City | 1 - 0 | Swansea City |
| Sunderland | 0 - 1 | Southampton |
| West Ham United | 1 - 1 | Everton |
| Stoke City | 1 - 0 | Chelsea |
| 1 | Manchester City | 11 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 26 | 9 | +17 | 25 |
| 2 | Arsenal | 11 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 21 | 8 | +13 | 25 |
| 3 | Leicester | 12 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 25 | 20 | +5 | 25 |
| 4 | Manchester United | 12 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 17 | 8 | +9 | 24 |
| 5 | West Ham | 12 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 23 | 16 | +7 | 21 |
| 6 | Tottenham | 11 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 19 | 9 | +10 | 20 |
| 7 | Southampton | 12 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 19 | 13 | +6 | 20 |
| 8 | Everton | 12 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 20 | 16 | +4 | 17 |
| 9 | Liverpool | 11 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 12 | 12 | 0 | 17 |
| 10 | Crystal Palace | 11 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 12 | 11 | +1 | 16 |
| 11 | Watford | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 12 | -1 | 16 |
| 12 | Stoke | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 12 | -2 | 16 |
| 13 | West Bromwich Albion | 12 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 10 | 16 | -6 | 14 |
| 14 | Swansea | 12 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 12 | 16 | -4 | 13 |
| 15 | Norwich | 12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 16 | 23 | -7 | 12 |
| 16 | Chelsea | 12 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 16 | 23 | -7 | 11 |
| 17 | Newcastle United | 12 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 13 | 22 | -9 | 10 |
| 18 | Bournemouth | 12 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 12 | 25 | -13 | 8 |
| 19 | Sunderland | 12 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 13 | 26 | -13 | 6 |
| 20 | Aston Villa | 11 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 10 | 20 | -10 | 4 |
Recap
After bringing their scoreless run to an end with a 1-0 win over CSKA Moscow on Tuesday, United's barren patch in the Premier League also reached its close on Saturday following their 2-0 defeat of 10-man West Brom.
And how suitable it was Jesse Lingard should make the difference for Louis van Gaal's side in his first-ever Premier League start, scoring the club's first league goal from outside the box this season, per Squawka:
Gareth McAuley was sent off in added time after bringing Anthony Martial down in the area, leaving Juan Mata to double the hosts' lead from 12 yards and seal the club's first home league win since September.
Chelsea's season reached a new low on Saturday after losing 1-0 at Stoke City, their second defeat to the Potters in the space of three weeks following a League Cup exit in October.
Not only have Stoke sealed two victories over the west Londoners this term, but they're now just the second Premier League team to stop Jose Mourinho's side from scoring this season. There's more frustration for the reigning champions, too, considering BBC Sport's Phil McNulty rated this as an impressive performance:
Once again, the Blues saw several appeals for a penalty turned down, and Arnautovic's 54th-minute volley was allowed to stand as the difference between the two teams.
Sitting just above Van Gaal's men, however, is Leicester City, who beat Watford 2-1 as Jamie Vardy scored in his ninth consecutive top-flight game, edging closer to the Premier League's all-time record, per PA Dugout:
N'Golo Kante opened the scoring against the Hornets with his first goal since moving to England from Caen over the summer, but Troy Deeney's 75th-minute consolation ensured Watford's defeat wasn't an embarrassing one.
Leicester are yet to fail in scoring in a Premier League match this season, and Eurosport confirmed Saturday's victory officially makes this their best top-flight campaign to date:
Just outside the top six, Southampton were able to secure a 1-0 win in their trip to Sunderland. Yann M'Vila gave the Saints their chance to go ahead from the spot after tripping up an opponent in the box, with Dusan Tadic converting from 12 yards.
Newcastle United replicated that result with their own 1-0 victory away to Bournemouth, where Ayoze Perez struck early to give the Magpies three points and move his side outside the relegation zone.
West Ham United's stuttering form continued on Saturday after they played host to Everton, where Romelu Lukaku scored to cancel out Manuel Lanzini's opener and snatch a valuable point for the Toffees.
The Hammers are sure to be growing weary of Lukaku's presence by now after Match of the Day's Gary Lineker pointed toward the Belgium international's superb scoring run when meeting the east Londoners:
Elsewhere, Norwich City manager Alex Neil saw his Canaries claim a 1-0 victory over Swansea City, bringing their six-match winless streak to an end, not to mention their first Premier League win since September.
Jonny Howson's close-range finish was the difference between the two sides, with Norwich now sitting just a point behind the Swans, who have just two wins in their last 10 games.
