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EPL Table: Updated 2015 Standings, Top Scorers After Saturday's Week 17 Results

James DudkoDec 19, 2015

Everton's Romelu Lukaku won his personal duel with Leicester City's Jamie Vardy to take a step closer to this season's top-scorer award in the Premier League.

Lukaku kept pace with Leicester's other prolific talisman, winger Riyad Mahrez, but it wasn't enough to send the Toffees on their way to a vital win over the table-toppers.

It was also a day when Chelsea got back to winning ways in their first game since Jose Mourinho's dismissal. Meanwhile, Manchester United were stunned at home by newly promoted Norwich City. Aston Villa got a point, but their survival campaign needs so much more.

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Here are the final scores from Saturday's games:

HomeScoreAway
Chelsea3-1Sunderland
Everton2-3Leicester City
Manchester United1-2Norwich City
Southampton0-2Tottenham Hotspur
Stoke City1-2Crystal Palace
West Bromwich Albion1-2Bournemouth
Newcastle United1-1Aston Villa

This is what the scoring chart looks like after these results:

PlayerTeamTally
Jamie VardyLeicester City15
Riyad MahrezLeicester City13
Romelu LukakuEverton13
Odion IghaloWatford10
Harry KaneTottenham Hotspur9
Olivier GiroudArsenal9
Georginio WijnaldumNewcastle United7
Sergio AgueroManchester City7
Alexis SanchezArsenal6
Graziano PelleSouthampton6

Here's what those scores mean for the table:

PositionClubPlayedWonDrawnLostGoal DifferencePoints
1Leicester City1711511338
2Arsenal1610241633
3Manchester City168531532
4Tottenham Hotspur177821429
5Manchester United17854829
6Crystal Palace17926729
7Watford16745225
8West Ham United16664424
9Liverpool16664124
10Everton17584723
11Stoke City17656-223
12Southampton17566021
13West Bromwich Albion17557-620
14Bournemouth17548-1019
15Chelsea17539-618
16Norwich City17458-917
17Newcastle United16458-1317
18Swansea City16358-9
19Sunderland173311-1512
20Aston Villa161412-177

Romelu Lukaku, 13 Goals

Lukaku just can't stop scoring this season. His equaliser at Goodison Park kept up his prolific run, a stretch detailed by WhoScored.com:

Lukaku is putting his name in the club's history books this season, as Sky Sports Statto noted:

The beefy Belgian's immense potential has been unlocked by the expansive brand of football preached by manager Roberto Martinez. On the Spaniard's watch, Lukaku has license to roam, attack the flanks and link with attacking midfielders.

It's brought out the best in the one-time Chelsea prodigy.

Riyad Mahrez, 13 Goals

Before Lukaku struck, Mahrez had put the Foxes in front from the penalty spot. Sky Sports Statto described how dominant he's been on his travels this season:

Mahrez's partnership with Vardy has fired Leicester to the summit of the table. Their pace and movement make the Foxes a constant menace on the break.

The combination served to put Everton to the sword in the second half. A slalom Vardy run won another penalty that Mahrez was happy to convert.

Squawka detailed how effective Mahrez has been in the attacking third this season:

With these two ripping up defences, there's no end in sight for Leicester's remarkable run.

The likes of Manchester United and Everton can only hope for that sort of form. United were limp at Old Trafford, struggling to pose any attacking threat, and the pressure has now increased on under-fire boss Louis van Gaal.

He's now seen his side slip out of the top four after Harry Kane fired Tottenham Hotspur in front at Southampton. The goal not only added a flourish to Kane's 100th appearance for Spurs, it was also his 10th in as many games, according to BBC Sport's Phil Dawkes.

Tottenham Hotspur's English striker Harry Kane celebrates after scoring Tottenham's first goal during the English Premier League football match between Southampton and Tottenham Hotspur at St Mary's Stadium in Southampton, southern England on December 19,

Elsewhere, Aston Villa earned a point at Newcastle United thanks to a splendid equaliser from Jordan Ayew, after Fabricio Coloccini had given the Magpies the lead.

While any point is welcome for the bottom club, Remi Garde's men really need wins rather than draws.

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