EPL Results: Top Fantasy Performers, Table After Saturday's Week 13 Scores

Philippe Coutinho and Roberto Firmino helped Liverpool destroy Manchester City on a day when Leicester City went top of the Premier League. Liverpool's Brazilian pair tore previous league leaders City apart at the Etihad Stadium

City's bleak day was further marred by an early win for injury-hit Manchester United at Watford, where disappointing summer signing Memphis Depay netted his first league goal since joining the Red Devils.

Elsewhere, Ross Barkley helped Everton obliterate struggling Aston Villa, while Leicester's Jamie Vardy equalled a piece of English top-flight history.

Read on for a full breakdown of the day's top fantasy performers.

All information comes Fantasy.PremierLeague.com. Note all totals are accurate before the addition of bonus points.

Here are Saturday's full scores:

Home	Score	Away
Watford	1-2	Manchester United
Chelsea	1-0	Norwich City
Everton	4-0	Aston Villa
Newcastle United	0-3	Leicester City
Southampton	0-1	Stoke City
Swansea City	2-2	Bournemouth
West Bromwich Albion	2-1	Arsenal
Manchester City	1-4	Liverpool

Here's what those scores mean for the table:

Position	Team	Played	Won	Drawn	Lost	Goal Difference	Points
1	Leicester City	13	8	4	1	8	28
2	Manchester United	13	8	3	2	10	27
3	Manchester City	13	8	2	2	14	26
4	Arsenal	13	8	2	3	12	26
5	Tottenham Hotspur	12	5	6	1	10	21
6	West Ham United	12	6	3	3	7	21
7	Everton	13	5	5	3	8	20
8	Southampton	13	5	5	3	5	20
9	Liverpool	13	5	5	3	2	20
10	Crystal Palace	12	6	1	5	2	19
11	Stoke City	13	5	4	4	-1	19
12	West Bromwich Albion	13	5	2	6	-5	17
13	Watford	13	4	4	5	-2	16
14	Swansea City	13	3	5	5	-4	14
15	Chelsea	13	4	2	7	-6	14
16	Norwich City	13	3	3	7	-8	12
17	Newcastle United	13	2	4	7	-12	10
18	Bournemouth	13	2	3	8	-13	9
19	Sunderland	12	1	3	8	-13	6
20	Aston Villa	13	1	2	10	-14	5

Ross Barkley and Romelu Lukaku: 16 and 10 Points

Mercurial midfield man Ross Barkley turned on the style to boss hapless Villa. Barkley showed his scoring touch by netting twice. He also displayed his creative flair by supplying an assist for a Romelu Lukaku goal.

This is the kind of end product supremely gifted 21-year-old Barkley always threatens but often fails to deliver. These goals showed his growing confidence in front of goal and his improvement as a more consistent attacking force, as noted by Squawka:

At his best, he's a deadly combination of direct power and exquisite technique. Those attributes blew Villa away at Goodison Park.

Speaking of a combination, the one between Barkley and Lukaku was devastating. The beefy Belgian striker helped himself to a brace against an utterly overwhelmed Villa defence.

His goals continued his excellent scoring run in England's top flight, according to OptaJoe:

When Barkley and Lukaku are on form, the Toffees possess the firepower and quality to put manager Roberto Martinez's vision, of expansive, attractive football into ruthlessly efficient practice.

Philippe Coutinho and Roberto Firmino: 10 and 13 Points

Liverpool fans were treated to the perfect demonstration of new manager Jurgen Klopp's brand of football. The Reds shocked City by doing the things Klopp used to preach at Bundesliga outfit Borussia Dortmund, namely pressing high in platoons to win the ball quickly. On the break, Liverpool's band of creative midfielders executed lightning-fast and quick-witted combination passing.

The leader of the band was Coutinho. A supremely gifted mini marvel, Coutinho scored Liverpool's second and teed up Firmino for the third. The latter goal came from a stunning move, involving an Emre Can backheel and a low slid pass from Coutinho for Firmino to tap in.

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It was Firmino who had earlier set up Coutinho via a slick reverse ball. The ex-Hoffenheim man hasn't really sparkled since his big-money summer switch to Anfield, but this was proof of the class Firmino can bring to any game.

This performance is merely part of a steady upturn in Firmino's form, as noted by WhoScored.com:

It's no coincidence he's improved since Klopp has arrived. The German coach built his best Dortmund teams around stylish attacking midfielders, such as Mario Gotze and Shinji Kagawa. In Coutinho, Firmino and Adam Lallana, he has the right players to build something similar at Liverpool. 

Andre Ayew and Jonjo Shelvey: 10 and 9 Points

Swansea used their own midfield creativity to spare blushes at home to newly promoted Bournemouth. After falling two goals behind, the Swans rallied behind Andre Ayew and Jonjo Shelvey's guile.

Both scored and set up each other's goals. Shelvey struck from the spot to even the score at the break. Ayew's goal continued his fine form and confirmed his status as one of the bargains of the season since joining on a free transfer from Marseille.

Swansea aren't quite hitting the heights of last season, but clever forward Ayew's impact is something for manager Garry Monk to take pride in.

Leonardo Ulloa: 9 Points

Vardy equalled a Premier League record for scoring in 10 straight games, per Louise Taylor of the Observer. Match of the Day Twitter depicted his goal, Leicester's first of the day:

But perhaps the real credit belonged to strike partner Leonardo Ulloa. The former Brighton and Hove Albion man set up Vardy's historic strike before doubling the Foxes' advantage. A typically strong header got him his goal.

As an attacker blessed with power in the air, Ulloa offers a useful complement to Vardy's devastatingly direct pace. Along with winger Riyad Mahrez, the pair give Leicester one of the division's most balanced and feared forward lines.

This trio is why manager Claudio Ranieri's men find themselves upsetting the odds and sitting top of the table.

While Leicester are pleasantly surprising, injury-hit Arsenal and City continue to disappoint. They've lost vital ground in a title race that's increasingly tricky to predict.