EPL Table: 2016 Top Scorers, Standings After Post-Week 23 Premier League Scores

Two excellent matchups headlined Sunday's Premier League action, as the league leaders coming into the day, Arsenal, faced off against Chelsea, while high-scoring Everton tried to shore up their defense against Swansea City.

Below, we'll break down the day's results, updated table and the league's top scorers.

Sunday Results

Matchup	Result
Everton vs. Swansea City	Swansea win, 2-1
Arsenal vs. Chelsea	Chelsea win, 1-0

Table

#	Team	G	W	D	L	F	A	GD	Pts
1	Leicester City	23	13	8	2	42	26	16	47
2	Manchester City	23	13	5	5	45	23	22	44
3	Arsenal	23	13	5	5	37	22	15	44
4	Tottenham Hotspur	23	11	9	3	41	19	22	42
5	Manchester United	23	10	7	6	28	21	7	37
6	West Ham United	23	9	9	5	36	28	8	36
7	Liverpool	23	9	7	7	30	32	-2	34
8	Southampton	23	9	6	8	32	24	8	33
9	Stoke City	23	9	6	8	24	25	-1	33
10	Watford	23	9	5	9	27	26	1	32
11	Crystal Palace	23	9	4	10	24	27	-3	31
12	Everton	23	6	11	6	40	34	6	29
13	Chelsea	23	7	7	9	32	34	-2	28
14	West Bromwich Albion	23	7	7	9	22	30	-8	28
15	Swansea City	23	6	7	10	22	31	-9	25
16	Bournemouth	23	6	7	10	27	38	-11	25
17	Norwich City	23	6	5	12	28	43	-15	23
18	Newcastle United	23	5	6	12	25	41	-16	21
19	Sunderland	23	5	4	14	28	46	-18	19
20	Aston Villa	23	2	7	14	18	38	-20	13

Top Scorers

Player	Team	Goals
Jamie Vardy	Leicester City	16
Romelu Lukaku	Everton	15
Odion Ighalo	Watford	14
Harry Kane	Tottenham Hotspur	13
Riyad Mahrez	Leicester City	13
Sergio Aguero	Manchester City	12
Olivier Giroud	Arsenal	12
Jermain Defoe	Sunderland	9
Georginio Wijnaldum	Newcastle United	9
Andre Ayew	Swansea City	8

Arsenal will be quite happy if they don't see Diego Costa again this season. 

Once again, the controversial Chelsea forward earned a red card against an Arsenal defender, this time slipping behind Per Mertesacker and appearing to be free on goal when the big German attempted a slide tackle and instead clipped Costa's leg, sending him to the ground. 

Arsene Wenger remained diplomatic about the play after the match, per Bleacher Report UK:

That gave Chelsea a 10-man advantage for much of the game, and moments after the incident, Costa would score the game's only goal. NBC Sports Soccer shared his tally:

His goal may have wide-ranging implications, as Adrian Healey of ESPN noted:

It was certainly a disappointing result for Arsenal, though not all was lost on the day. The Gunners played extremely well despite being down a man and created chances for themselves throughout the match they couldn't quite finish.

Alexis Sanchez also returned as a second-half substitute, bringing energy and intent to Arsenal's attack. After a series of key injuries, the Gunners are starting to get healthy again, which is a major boost as they head down the stretch in a major title battle with Leicester City and Manchester City. 

Getting back Sanchez—along with eventually getting back Francis Coquelin, Santi Cazorla and Danny Welbeck—will be a major boost for a Gunners side that has its best chance to win a title in years. 

Everton's hopes of playing European football next year are looking like a pipe dream, meanwhile. The Toffees suffered a 2-1 loss, at home, to Swansea City in a performance that was mostly drab from the home side.

Even manager Roberto Martinez echoed the sentiment that Everton simply came out flat.

"We were very slow in our performance, very pedestrian," he said, per the club. "The injuries affected our performance but the lack of intensity was a shame."

Ultimately, a lack of intensity tends to fall back on one person—the manager. Martinez and Everton looked as though they were grasping for straws on Sunday after having a decent run of play with strong showings against teams like Tottenham, Manchester City and Chelsea this month. 

If they don't improve their defense, of course, a lack of intensity will hardly be the team's top concern.