EPL Results: Saturday's Week 14 Scores, Updated 2015 Table, Top Fantasy Scorers
Manchester City went back to the top of the Premier League table on Saturday afternoon after comfortably seeing off Southampton at the Etihad Stadium. Kevin De Bruyne stood out on a good day for fantasy attackers.
Leicester City's Jamie Vardy set a new top-flight scoring record as he helped the Foxes earn a point at home to Manchester United. Vardy broke ex-United man Ruud van Nistelrooy's record for scoring in consecutive Premier League games, according to BBC Sport:
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But the point did neither team much good in the standings.
Watford striker Odion Ighalo continued his prolific run in England's top flight. While Yannick Bolasie was in inspired mood for Crystal Palace.
Read on for a full breakdown of the day's top fantasy scorers. All points information comes via Fantasy.PremierLeague.com. Note: All totals are accurate before the addition of bonus points.
Here are Saturday's final scores:
| Home | Score | Away |
| Aston Villa | 2-3 | Watford |
| Bournemouth | 3-3 | Everton |
| Crystal Palace | 5-1 | Newcastle United |
| Manchester City | 3-1 | Southampton |
| Sunderland | 2-0 | Stoke City |
| Leicester City | 1-1 | Manchester United |
Here's what those scores mean for the table:
| Position | Club | Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | Goal Difference | Points |
| 1 | Manchester City | 14 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 16 | 29 |
| 2 | Leicester City | 14 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 29 |
| 3 | Manchester United | 14 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 28 |
| 4 | Arsenal | 13 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 26 |
| 5 | Tottenham Hotspur | 13 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 13 | 24 |
| 6 | Crystal Palace | 14 | 7 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 22 |
| 7 | West Ham United | 13 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 21 |
| 8 | Everton | 14 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 20 |
| 9 | Southampton | 14 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 20 |
| 10 | Liverpool | 13 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 20 |
| 11 | Stoke City | 14 | 5 | 4 | 5 | -3 | 19 |
| 12 | West Bromwich Albion | 13 | 5 | 2 | 6 | -5 | 17 |
| 13 | Watford | 14 | 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 | Sunderland | 14 | 3 | 3 | 8 | -10 | 12 |
| 18 | Newcastle United | 14 | 2 | 4 | 8 | -16 | 10 |
| 19 | Bournemouth | 14 | 2 | 3 | 8 | -13 | 9 |
| 20 | Aston Villa | 14 | 1 | 2 | 10 | -14 | 5 |
Junior Stanislas: 12 Points
Winger Junior Stanislas darted off the flank to score twice and help Bournemouth salvage a vital point from a losing position. Down two at home against Everton, the relegation-threatened Cherries appeared headed for yet more trouble before Stanislas led a revival.
He made two smart and ghosting runs into the middle to meet delivery from wide areas. Stanislas is a rare scorer at this level, but turned on the style to give last season's Championship winners a slither of hope.
Ross Barkley: 10 Points
Bright young thing Ross Barkley is producing chances at a much improved rate for Everton. His delivery let centre-back Ramiro Funes Mori head the Toffees in front early in an eventful game at Bournemouth.
Barkley even added a goal late on in what proved to be a wild finish. With greater attacking output, Barkley is making rapid progress this season, as Squawka noted:
Odion Ighalo: 9 Points
Ighalo continues to love life in the Premier League. The Hornets' frontman staked the newly promoted club into an early lead at Villa Park.
His goal further underlined Watford's reliance on the Nigerian in forward areas this season:
Once again, he proved decisive in earning the newly promoted side three precious points.
Patrick van Aanholt: 12 Points
Dutch left-back Patrick van Aanholt helped Sunderland keep a clean sheet at home to Stoke City. But the 25-year-old also scored big because he bagged the home side's opening goal to help vanquish the Potters.
His raiding runs from the left constantly proved a menace for the visitors. The former Chelsea prospect is showing more impetus and confidence going forward this season. He's providing Sunderland with a very useful attacking outlet.
Kevin De Bruyne: 13 Points
De Bruyne had sunk into a barren spell after a fast start to life at City. But he hit back with a vengeance against the Saints.
After opening the scoring in the first half, De Bruyne assisted Aleksandar Kolarov's goal, City's third, after the break. It was a typically giving moment from a player who has always been a keen supplier of goals, according to WhoScored.com:
De Bruyne has added greater flexibility to City's attack this season. His ability to thrive from either flank, through the middle or even as a No. 10 gives manager Manuel Pellegrini a plethora of options regarding personnel and formation.
De Bruyne's varied and clever movement also allows the Citizens to play with more fluidity in forward areas. With the shape changing based on where the Belgian roams, defenders face a nightmare trying to react and keep shape.
Yannick Bolasie, 12 Points and James McArthur, 12 Points
As Yannick Bolasie goes, so go Palace, at least in an attacking sense. Fortunately for manager Alan Pardew, this was one of the mercurial winger's good days.
He ripped a woeful Newcastle United defence to shreds en route to a pair of goals that keyed a massive home win. With his lightning pace, impressive close control and underrated quality as a finisher, Bolasie boasts the ability to do this to any defence.
He just needs to master the art of consistency.
James McArthur has been a consistently steady performer at this level for years. The one-time Wigan Athletic man used his tireless running and anticipation to net a pair of goals as Palace ran riot.
Learning some consistency is also vital for City. A big win one week removed from losing 4-1 at home to Liverpool is typical of this mercurial team.
Owners of the strongest squad in the league, the Manchester club has to start putting some lengthy winning runs together if they are going to make their quality count in the title race.
