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Arsenal's Laurent Koscielny celebrates scoring a goal during the English Premier League soccer match between Arsenal and Newcastle United at Emirates stadium in London, Saturday, Jan. 2, 2016. (AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth)
Arsenal's Laurent Koscielny celebrates scoring a goal during the English Premier League soccer match between Arsenal and Newcastle United at Emirates stadium in London, Saturday, Jan. 2, 2016. (AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth)Kirsty Wigglesworth/Associated Press

EPL Results: Saturday's Week 20 Scores, Updated 2016 Premier League Odds, Table

Tim DanielsJan 2, 2016

Perhaps the exciting journey Leicester City enjoyed during the first half of the Premier League campaign is finally running out of steam. The Foxes could only muster a scoreless draw with Bournemouth, which marked their third straight league match without a victory.

That result allowed Arsenal to move two points clear atop the table courtesy of a narrow 1-0 victory over Newcastle United. Meanwhile, Manchester City earned a late comeback victory over Watford to stay within striking distance of the top spot, as well.

Let's check out all of the results from Saturday's action along with an updated look at both the table and the title odds. That's followed by some analysis about the impact on the title chase.

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Matchday 20 Saturday Scores

Jan. 2West HamLiverpool2-0
Jan. 2ArsenalNewcastle1-0
Jan. 2LeicesterBournemouth0-0
Jan. 2Manchester UnitedSwansea2-1
Jan. 2NorwichSouthampton1-0
Jan. 2SunderlandAston Villa3-1
Jan. 2West BromStoke2-1
Jan. 2WatfordManchester City1-2
Jan. 3Crystal PalaceChelseaSunday
Jan. 3EvertonTottenhamSunday

2015-16 Premier League Table

1Arsenal2013341642
2Leicester2011721240
3Manchester City2012351839
4Tottenham199821835
5Manchester United20965733
6West Ham20884732
7Crystal Palace19946731
8Liverpool20866-230
9Watford20857329
10Stoke20857029
11Everton19685726
12West Brom20758-526
13Southampton20668224
14Norwich20659-923
15Bournemouth20569-1221
16Chelsea19559-620
17Swansea20479-919
18Newcastle204511-1617
19Sunderland204313-1715
20Aston Villa201514-218

Updated Championship Odds

1Arsenal1-1
2Manchester City5-4
3Tottenham11-1
4Manchester United25-1
5Leicester25-1

Day's Notable Takeaways

Biggest Winner: Arsenal

The Gunners' day would have been a truly massive success if Watford held their late lead against Manchester City. Still, it's hard to complain much about moving two points clear at the top of the table to finish the busy holiday stretch and kickstart the second half of the campaign.

It's a deserved position, too. In a season where there's been a noticeable lack of dominance by any of the usual suspects, finding stretches of consistency reigns supreme. Arsenal have managed to go on a couple nice runs, and it's paid off.

This term's play is also a significant uptick from a year ago, as AFC Stuff highlighted:

As the odds showcase, it's starting to look like a two-club race could develop between Arsenal and City for the trophy. Tottenham Hotspur or Manchester United would really need to elevate their form or Leicester would need another spark in order to alter that course moving forward.

Biggest Loser: Liverpool

Liverpool's English midfielder Adam Lallana reacts as he leaves the pitch after the English Premier League football match between West Ham United and Liverpool at The Boleyn Ground in Upton Park, East London on January 2, 2016. West Ham won the game 2-0.

The Reds hung around on the fringes of the title race throughout the first half of the season. Saturday's loss to West Ham United is another setback to their hopes of making a charge to the top. Trying to sneak into one of the final UEFA Champions League spots is now a more realistic goal.

They are 12 points behind Arsenal with six other clubs in between the sides. While that's not insurmountable with plenty of matches left, Liverpool's mediocre attacking output (22 goals in 20 matches) doesn't lend itself to an extended winning streak, which is likely necessary now.

Neil Jones of the Liverpool Echo passed along comments from manager Jurgen Klopp, who provided a straightforward assessment of the defeat.

"There was not enough from my team today," Klopp said, "There were some decisive moments when we were there, but not there. It was bad."

Those outings have been far too common for the Reds to produce positive results on a regular basis. And, when you factor in victories by the likes of Arsenal and Manchester City, an already thin margin for error is all but gone now.

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