Premier League Table: Week 25 Standings, Full Weekend Recap After Sunday's Score

Arsenal got their Premier League title challenge back on track with a 2-0 win away at Bournemouth on Sunday. Meanwhile, Manchester United were held to a 1-1 draw with Chelsea at Stamford Bridge. 

On Saturday, Leicester City showed their credentials once again as they stunned Manchester City 3-1 at the Etihad Stadium and Tottenham Hotspur threw their hats firmly into the ring with a 1-0 win over Watford.

At the bottom, Newcastle United climbed out of the relegation zone thanks to a 1-0 victory at home to West Bromwich Albion, while Aston Villa earned a glimmer of hope by dispatching Norwich City 2-0.

Here are all the results from a thrilling weekend of Premier League action and the updated standings in the table:

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

POS	CLUB	P	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	PTS
1	Leicester City	25	15	8	2	47	27	20	53
2	Tottenham Hotspur	25	13	9	3	45	19	26	48
3	Arsenal	25	14	6	5	39	22	17	48
4	Manchester City	25	14	5	6	47	26	21	47
5	Manchester United	25	11	8	6	32	22	10	41
6	West Ham United	25	10	9	6	38	29	9	39
7	Southampton	25	10	7	8	33	24	9	37
8	Everton	25	8	11	6	46	34	12	35
9	Liverpool	25	9	8	8	32	36	-4	35
10	Watford	25	9	6	10	27	27	0	33
11	Stoke City	25	9	6	10	24	31	-7	33
12	Crystal Palace	25	9	5	11	26	30	-4	32
13	Chelsea	25	7	9	9	33	35	-2	30
14	West Bromwich Albion	25	7	8	10	23	32	-9	29
15	Bournemouth	25	7	7	11	29	41	-12	28
16	Swansea City	25	6	9	10	24	33	-9	27
17	Newcastle United	25	6	6	13	26	44	-18	24
18	Norwich City	25	6	5	14	28	48	-20	23
19	Sunderland	25	5	5	15	30	49	-19	20
20	Aston Villa	25	3	7	15	20	40	-20	16

Sunday Recap

The Gunners came into the match having failed to win in four Premier League outings or to find the net in their last three, so a result was vital—particularly after Leicester's win saw them move eight points clear of them.

Arsenal struck twice in quick succession in the first half to make sure of the match. Mesut Ozil lashed in a powerful half-volley from close range from Olivier Giroud's knockdown, before Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain struck from a narrow angle.

OptaJoe and Sky Sports Statto noted the significance of the strikes:

At the other end, an outstanding save from Petr Cech was needed to keep out Harry Arter's vicious effort as the Cherries put in an impressive showing, but the Gunners proved equally resilient and too good on the day, as football writer Miguel Delaney noted:

The Gunners are still five points behind the Foxes but play them on Valentine's Day at the Emirates Stadium in a game that will certainly be crucial to the hosts' title chances.

At Stamford Bridge, United enjoyed a much better start, as writer Liam Canning reported:

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Bright start from #MUFC, taking their form from Stoke into this one. Nice play down the left with CBJ and Martial.

— Liam (@OffsideLiam) February 7, 2016"

Indeed, the Red Devils tested Thibaut Courtois a number of times through Cameron Borthwick-Jackson, Michael Carrick and Anthony Martial—the latter had an impressive stop on a powerful shot destined for the far corner.

Chelsea then had chances of their own, with Diego Costa guilty of missing a chance he really should have put away after being picked out well by Oscar.

United began the second half as they started the first and eventually took a deserved lead through Jesse Lingard shortly after the hour-mark. Wayne Rooney turned Borthwick-Jackson's teasing cross to the winger, who turned and lashed a rising shot past Courtois.

Squawka Football noted the continuation of Rooney's good form since the turn of the year:

David De Gea was called upon to deny Branislav Ivanovic's close-range volley, and the Red Devils looked to have held on for the win until Costa equalised in injury time.

Cesc Fabregas picked out the striker with a delightful through ball, and courtesy of a touch from Borthwick-Jackson, Costa was able to round De Gea and tap home. The 'keeper proved vital, though, when Costa came close again in injury time, as Chelsea desperately sought a late winner.

Immediately before Chelsea scored, United had a golden opportunity to double their lead on the counter-attack, but Memphis Depay gave away possession cheaply. Samuel Luckhurst of the Manchester Evening News and Canning were among many to criticise the Dutchman's lapse in judgement:

If it wasn't already, the title must surely be out of the question for United now with them a full 12 points behind Leicester.

Robert Huth tapped home at the near post to give the Foxes the lead at the Etihad inside three minutes. Riyad Mahrez doubled the lead on the break early in the second half, and Huth had a brace when he headed home Christian Fuchs' corner on the hour-mark.

Sergio Aguero pulled back a consolation late on, but Leicester firmly deserved their impressive win. Football writer Iain Macintosh is one of many neutrals to root for the Foxes this season:

Tottenham were equally dominant against Watford—in performance, if not the scoreline—as they created 19 chances and limited their opponents to just two, per Squawka Football:

Kieran Trippier grabbed the decisive goal in the second half when he turned in Dele Alli's cross.

It was a similar story at St James' Park, where Newcastle could have beaten West Brom far more comfortably, but they ultimately earned a deserved win through Aleksandar Mitrovic when the striker raced onto Jonjo Shelvey's slide-rule pass.

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Everton were far more clinical as they put three past Stoke City. Romelu Lukaku opened the scoring with an early penalty, and goals from Seamus Coleman and Aaron Lennon wrapped up the win by half-time.

Villa grabbed a vital three points at home to Norwich. Joleon Lescott gave the hosts the lead with a first-half header, before Gabriel Agbonlahor capitalised on a Declan Rudd mistake to round out the scoring after the break.

BBC Sport's Will Perry noted the club have reason to be hopeful after the win:

Swansea City's unbeaten run continued when they hosted Crystal Palace, who themselves stopped the rot after losing five successive games.

Scott Dann cancelled out Gylfi Sigurdsson's sublime free-kick with a close-range effort, but despite plenty of chances for both sides in the second half, neither side proved clinical enough to take all three points.

Maya Yoshida gave Southampton an early head-start at home to West Ham United, and despite Victor Wanyama seeing red with over a half-hour to play, the Saints held on for the victory.

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Liverpool looked to be cruising at Anfield thanks to goals from Roberto Firmino and Adam Lallana, but the match quickly took a turn following the Reds fans' planned walkout in the 77th minute in protest at the announced rise in ticket prices.

Match of the Day host Gary Lineker quipped the Liverpool 'keeper was among those who left the stadium: 

Indeed, in the final 10 minutes, Adam Johnson struck from a free-kick, and Jermain Defoe netted, as Sunderland mounted an impressive comeback.

The perennial strugglers are once again firmly in a fight for survival but again look capable of performing a great escape. Sunderland remain in the relegation zone, but under the charge of Sam Allardyce, they have the resilience necessary to do so once more—their point at Anfield being a prime example.