Barclays Premier League Table: 2015 EPL Roundup After Week 15 Saturday Results

Leicester City went top of the Premier League on Saturday after previous leaders Manchester City stumbled on their travels. City's neighbours, Manchester United, were held to a goalless draw at Old Trafford by West Ham United, while Arsenal went second after winning against Sunderland at the Emirates Stadium.

It was also a day when defending champions Chelsea fell 17 points off the pace. The Blues were beaten by newly promoted Bournemouth at Stamford Bridge.

Here are the final scores from Saturday's games:

Home	Score	Away
Stoke City	2-0	Manchester City
Arsenal	3-1	Sunderland
Manchester United	0-0	West Ham United
Southampton	1-1	Aston Villa
Swansea City	0-3	Leicester City
Watford	2-0	Norwich City
West Bromwich Albion	1-1	Tottenham Hotspur
Chelsea	0-1	Bournemouth

Here's what those results mean for the table:

Position	Club	Played	Won	Drawn	Lost	Goal Difference	Points
1	Leicester City	15	9	5	1	11	32
2	Arsenal	15	9	3	3	14	30
3	Manchester City	15	9	2	4	14	29
4	Manchester United	15	8	5	2	10	29
5	Tottenham Hotspur	15	6	8	1	13	26
6	West Ham United	15	6	5	4	4	23
7	Liverpool	14	6	5	3	3	22
8	Crystal Palace	14	7	1	6	5	23
9	Watford	15	6	4	5	1	22
10	Stoke City	15	6	4	5	1	22
11	Everton	14	5	6	3	8	21
12	Southampton	15	5	6	4	3	21
13	West Bromwich Albion	15	5	4	6	-5	19
14	Chelsea	15	4	3	8	-7	15
15	Swansea City	15	3	5	7	-8	14
16	Norwich City	15	3	4	8	-10	13
17	Bournemouth	15	3	4	8	-12	13
18	Sunderland	15	3	3	9	-12	12
19	Newcastle United	14	2	4	8	-16	10
20	Aston Villa	15	1	3	11	-15	6

Recap

Substitute Glenn Murray needed less than 120 seconds to break Chelsea hearts, as the league's official Twitter noted:

Eddie Howe's visiting team had created promising chances during the first half. They passed the ball confidently at the home of the champions.

As for Chelsea, they looked jaded and nervy in slipping to an eighth loss of what has been a nightmare title defence.

The result lifted the Cherries out of the bottom three.

United laboured through most of the day at Old Trafford against a stubborn West Ham outfit. There was too little guile and pace in the home side's passing to consistently trouble the Hammers defence.

It's the type of performance sure to create more questions about manager Louis van Gaal's cautious and pragmatic style of play.

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City weren't their usual mercurial selves at the Britannia Stadium. The most inconsistent of this season's title contenders disappeared against the Potters.

Stoke City boss Mark Hughes opted against deploying a natural striker. Instead, he relied on versatile forward Marko Arnautovic to help lead the line. The bullish Austrian was supported by Bojan Krkic, winger Xherdan Shaqiri and playmaker Ibrahim Afellay.

It was Shaqiri's partnership with Arnautovic that undid the Citizens. The Swiss wide man teed up Stoke's No. 10 with a delightful low cross for the opener.

Soon after, Kevin De Bruyne wasted an excellent chance when he tried to pass the ball around Jack Butland, rather than opting for power. Stoke broke quickly, and a smartly slid pass from Shaqiri let Arnautovic double the lead.

Shaqiri dominated all day, as numbers from Squawka prove:

It's yet more disappointment for City, who simply can't click without all of their main men on form and firing. Missing Yaya Toure and Sergio Aguero again proved too much to overcome.

Speaking of main men, Arsenal again had chief playmaker Mesut Ozil to thank. He provided Joel Campbell's opening goal against Sunderland at the Emirates Stadium.

Another assist means Ozil has already matched an ex-Gunners creative machine, per BBC Sport Twitter:

It also meant Ozil became the most prolific supplier of top-level goals on the continent:

But in increasingly typical fashion, the Gunners soon hit the self-destruct button. Olivier Giroud inexplicably sliced into his own net to let the visitors equalise. No Premier League club has made as many costly errors this season, according to OptaJoe:

Giroud made amends shortly after the break. In the process, he surpassed a key figure of the club's golden era in the scoring charts:

Aaron Ramsey added the clincher for the home side.

Missing key figures such as Alexis Sanchez and Santi Cazorla clearly stifled Arsenal's attacking intent. But those injuries don't excuse the Gunners' generosity at the back.

Despite going second, manager Arsene Wenger's men are struggling to look like credible title contenders.

Away from the usual suspects, Leicester continued their Cinderella run this season. Riyad Mahrez scored twice in the first half as the Foxes savaged Swansea City on the break at the Liberty Stadium.

BBC Match of the Day pundit Martin Keown believes Mahrez's second might have been ruled out by a linesman's flag:

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"A tad offside" says Martin Keown. What are your thoughts? #bbcfootball https://t.co/iCP5Lxs8t5

— Match of the Day (@BBCMOTD) December 5, 2015"

Leicester continued to counter at pace, while the Swans floundered without a cutting edge. Mahrez added his hat-trick goal in the second half to earn a rare piece of club history, according to Sky Sports Statto:

The Foxes are now top. Who'd have thought it?

Former Leicester striker, turned pundit, Gary Lineker could barely believe it:

In other results, Joleon Lescott earned bottom side Aston Villa a point at struggling Southampton. But Oriol Romeu's equaliser means Remi Garde's team is still seven points from safety.

Another 1-1 stalemate saw Tottenham Hotspur held by West Bromwich Albion at the Hawthorns. Dele Alli's goal was answered by James McClean for the hosts.

Finally, Troy Deeney and Odion Ighalo both struck to help Watford see off Norwich City. As usual, Ighalo was the main threat. He won the penalty Deeney converted, before netting his own strike.

The goal also made Ighalo the most prolific marksman in English football during this calendar year:

But the day really belonged to Leicester. They may have surprised some, but Caludio Ranieri's players have earned their spot at the summit.

Too many of the division's heavyweights have struggled for form this season. It's the Foxes' consistency that's making the difference so far.