EPL Table: 2015 Standings After Saturday's Week 14 Results and Top Scorers
Jamie Vardy stole the headlines on Saturday after scoring the opener in Leicester City's 1-1 draw at home to Manchester United, breaking the record for goals scored in consecutive Premier League matches.
The England striker added his 14th goal of the season and fittingly broke Ruud van Nistelrooy's record by netting in his 11th successive Premier League outing and continuing this season's miraculous run.
The English top flight's Golden Boot hunt is on, though, as Everton's Romelu Lukaku and Watford talisman Odion Ighalo kept pressure at the head of the charts with goals against Bournemouth and Aston Villa, respectively.
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Read on for a breakdown of Saturday's Premier League results, a look at the latest standings and discussion of the Premier League top-scoring talents thus far in the campaign.
| 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 |
| 1 | Manchester City | 14 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 30 | 14 | +16 | 29 |
| 2 | Leicester | 14 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 29 | 21 | +8 | 29 |
| 3 | Manchester United | 14 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 20 | 10 | +10 | 28 |
| 4 | Arsenal | 13 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 23 | 11 | +12 | 26 |
| 5 | Tottenham | 13 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 24 | 11 | +13 | 24 |
| 6 | Crystal Palace | 14 | 7 | 1 | 6 | 19 | 14 | +5 | 22 |
| 7 | Everton | 14 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 27 | 19 | +8 | 21 |
| 8 | West Ham | 13 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 24 | 20 | +4 | 21 |
| 9 | Southampton | 14 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 20 | 17 | +3 | 20 |
| 10 | Liverpool | 13 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 17 | 15 | +2 | 20 |
| 11 | Watford | 14 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 15 | 16 | -1 | 19 |
| 12 | Stoke | 14 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 11 | 14 | -3 | 19 |
| 13 | West Bromwich Albion | 13 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 12 | 17 | -5 | 17 |
| 14 | Swansea | 13 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 14 | 18 | -4 | 14 |
| 15 | Chelsea | 13 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 17 | 23 | -6 | 14 |
| 16 | Norwich | 13 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 16 | 24 | -8 | 12 |
| 17 | Sunderland | 14 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 16 | 26 | -10 | 12 |
| 18 | Bournemouth | 14 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 17 | 30 | -13 | 10 |
| 19 | Newcastle United | 14 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 14 | 30 | -16 | 10 |
| 20 | Aston Villa | 14 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 12 | 27 | -15 | 5 |
| 1 | Jamie Vardy | Leicester City | 14 |
| 2 | Romelu Lukaku | Everton | 10 |
| 3 | Odion Ighalo | Watford | 8 |
| 3 | Harry Kane | Tottenham Hotspur | 8 |
| 5 | Olivier Giroud | Arsenal | 7 |
| 5 | Riyad Mahrez | Leicester City | 7 |
| 5 | Sergio Aguero | Manchester City | 7 |
| 8 | Alexis Sanchez | Arsenal | 6 |
| 8 | Graziano Pelle | Southampton | 6 |
| 8 | Georginio Wijnaldum | Newcastle United | 6 |
Vardy Strikes Double United Blow
Not only did a 1-1 draw at King Power Stadium prevent Manchester United from reclaiming the Premier League summit on Saturday, but it also one of their own whose record was stolen by the irrepressible Vardy.
Van Nistelrooy's streak of goals scored in 10 consecutive Premier League matches was eclipsed by the Foxes forward, and Sky Sports News HQ pointed to the overall English record as his next accolade:
A Bastian Schweinsteiger header meant Claudio Ranieri's side were also stopped from climbing to the top of the table, but Vardy could be over the moon with his individual achievement.
Vardy proceeded to display his unselfish nature after the match, putting the result ahead of his own interests first and foremost, as shown by Sky Sports Football:
TalkSPORT Drive rightly celebrated his incredible streak as a victory for lower-league football, considering it was only three years ago the 28-year-old was at Fleetwood Town:
Vardy won't see the pressure taken off his shoulders anytime soon, but his place in the history books was assured on the same evening Van Nistelrooy's slipped ever so slightly from the pinnacle.
The question remains as to how far the former Stockbridge Park Steels striker can take his run, with the sky still looking like the limit for him and, almost by extension, Leicester City.
Odion Ighalo: Watford's Saving Grace
Belgium ace Lukaku became the second player to hit double digits on Saturday after netting his 10th of the campaign in Everton's 3-3 draw against Bournemouth, but what Ighalo is accomplishing for Watford is another feat entirely.
The Hornets defeated Aston Villa 3-2 at Villa Park after entering the game as the Premier League's joint-second-lowest scorers, having netted just 12 times prior to Saturday's encounter.
And yet Nigeria international Ighalo has found himself among England's most prolific assets, adding to his tally in Birmingham by bagging the opener before then forcing an Alan Hutton own goal, further showcasing his influence.
Ben Watson teed Ighalo up for the breakthrough, giving the 26-year-old his eighth of the campaign. OptaJoe pointed out the forward's exploits in the Championship and Premier League this year make him one of the hottest strikers around:
According to WhoScored.com, Ighalo has now scored eight of Watford's 15 goals this Premier League season, equivalent to just over 53 percent of the the team's haul.
To put that record into context, Vardy is responsible for 13 of Leicester's 28 goals this season, and that 48 per cent ratio is the closest any other player comes to matching Ighalo's figures.
Squawka showed it's not just scoring goals in which the forward helps, either:
In terms of boasting a crucial presence for his side, there perhaps isn't a Premier League player around at present who can be considered any more important than Ighalo is to Watford.
Hornets boss Quique Sanchez Flores will be overjoyed to have the former Udinese and Granada frontman among his ranks, with Watford climbing closer to the Premier League's top half thanks to his scoring feats on Saturday.
