Premier League Table: Week 33 Standings, Weekend Recap After Sunday's Scores

Jamie Vardy boomed back into scoring form with a brace in Sunday's 2-0 win over Sunderland, ensuring Leicester City's fairytale Premier League run lived on at the Stadium of Light.

Sunderland's defeat also means Aston Villa have been spared relegation for the time being, following their 2-1 home defeat to Bournemouth on Saturday.

Second-placed Tottenham Hotspur reduced Leicester's lead back down to seven points after hammering Manchester United 3-0 at White Hart Lane, netting three second-half goals in the space of six minutes.

Elsewhere, Liverpool demolished Stoke City 4-1 and moved above the Potters into eighth place, after super-sub Divock Origi bagged a brace to go along with goals from Daniel Sturridge and Alberto Moreno.

However, even if Spurs do cut into Leicester's lead at the top, ESPN FC's Alex Shaw provided reason for why the Foxes will be left celebrating:

Here's a breakdown of the Week 33 scores, complete with updated standings and recap.

Home	Score	Away
West Ham United	3-3	Arsenal
Aston Villa	1-2	Bournemouth
Crystal Palace	1-0	Norwich City
Southampton	3-1	Newcastle United
Swansea City	1-0	Chelsea
Watford	1-1	Everton
Manchester City	2-1	West Bromwich Albion
Sunderland	0-2	Leicester City
Liverpool	4-1	Stoke City
Tottenham Hotspur	3-0	Manchester United

Position	Team	P	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	Leicester	33	21	9	3	57	31	+26	72
2	Tottenham	33	18	11	4	60	25	+35	65
3	Arsenal	32	17	8	7	55	33	+22	59
4	Manchester City	32	17	6	9	58	33	+25	57
5	Manchester United	32	15	8	9	39	30	+9	53
6	West Ham	32	13	13	6	52	40	+12	52
7	Southampton	33	14	8	11	44	34	+10	50
8	Liverpool	31	13	9	9	50	42	+8	48
9	Stoke	33	13	8	12	37	43	-6	47
10	Chelsea	32	11	11	10	49	42	+7	44
11	Bournemouth	33	11	8	14	40	55	-15	41
12	Swansea	33	10	10	13	34	42	-8	40
13	West Bromwich Albion	32	10	10	12	31	39	-8	40
14	Everton	31	9	12	10	52	43	+9	39
15	Watford	32	10	8	14	31	37	-6	38
16	Crystal Palace	32	10	7	15	35	42	-7	37
17	Norwich	33	8	7	18	35	57	-22	31
18	Sunderland	32	6	9	17	36	57	-21	27
19	Newcastle United	32	6	7	19	32	61	-29	25
20	Aston Villa	33	3	7	23	23	64	-41	16

Recap

Leicester travelled to the Stadium of Light on Sunday having made a habit of notching slim victories while maintaining their place atop the Premier League perch, and Vardy's brace was clinical on a day when the Foxes were not at their best.

Just as the likes of Southampton and Crystal Palace had in recent weeks, the Black Cats held firm for the first 45 minutes and even managed to fashion their own chances in front of goal.

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The Foxes' title hopes appeared in danger of being dented in the northeast, but Danny Drinkwater's scorched ball over the top bamboozled manager Sam Allardyce's back line and left Younes Kaboul treading water.

Vardy left the Frenchman in his wake before slotting past Sunderland stopper Vito Mannone, and his 20th goal of the top-flight campaign was a historic achievement, per Sky Sports Statto:

It wasn't long after that substitute Jack Rodwell had his chance to put the hosts level, but the Englishman couldn't test Foxes goalkeeper Kasper Schmeichel:

The win extends Leicester's unbeaten run to seven matches and is also the first time since early March they've managed to net more than once in a game, with Vardy adding a second with one of the last touches of the match.

The England striker bullied his way into Sunderland territory before rolling the ball around Mannone and converting into an open net, bringing his tally to 21 goals for the campaign. However, the defence has stood out as the team's greatest strength of late, with Schmeichel, son of former Manchester United great Peter, reigning supreme:

A loss leaves Sunderland in 18th place and four points adrift of safety with five games remaining, having now gone six games without a victory.

The 10-point lead was short-lived, though, after Dele Alli, Toby Alderweireld and Erik Lamela put three past manager Louis van Gaal's Red Devils, and Bet365 highlighted how swiftly their turnaround was completed:

Spurs' hopes were put in doubt after the two teams went in scoreless at the break, but Tottenham took a grip of the match in the second period and proceeded to knock on United's door until the visitors gave way.

Ben McAleer of WhoScored.com described how Tottenham's greatest powers all came together at the right time in the build-up to Alli's opener, with Lamela and Harry Kane helping the ball to Christian Eriksen on the left flank. His inch-perfect cross then found Alli in the middle, and the England international made no mistake:

Lamela then provided the free-kick cross for Alderweireld to head home Spurs' second, before Danny Rose's rampage down the left flank opened space for the Argentinian to grab a deserved score of his own in the 76th minute.

Once upon a time, former Roma ace Lamela was looked upon as a questionable talent in the Premier League, but manager Mauricio Pochettino has had a rejuvenating influence on the winger, per Goal.com's Jay Jaffa:

Of Sunday's three fixtures, Liverpool's 4-1 hammering of Stoke was by far the most generous in terms of goal count, and manager Jurgen Klopp's faith in Origi was once again repaid after the Belgian came on at half-time. 

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Moreno lasered a left-footed effort past Potters goalkeeper Jack Butland from long range, before Sheyi Ojo teed up Sturridge to head in a second just after the half-hour mark to improve his standing at Anfield.

However, Origi scored within five minutes of coming on at the break before sizzling in his own effort from distance that could have been interpreted as a cross for Sturridge. With Christian Benteke now far down the striker pecking order, Bleacher Report's Jack Lusby questioned if last summer's £32.5 million man will even make Belgium's Euro 2016 squad:

The Reds are now just four points behind sixth-placed West Ham United and have played a game fewer, meaning their hopes of qualifying for Europe may not be done just yet following Sunday's emphatic win.

Saturday Roundup

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West Ham United striker Andy Carroll gave his Euro 2016 chances a jolt on Saturday after thundering three past Arsenal to clinch a 3-3 draw at Upton Park, where Mesut Ozil, Alexis Sanchez and Lauren Koscielny scored for the visitors.

Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger was left incensed that Carroll's physical play didn't earn him a red card, adding his threat in the air wasn't something he accounted for, per James Benge of the London Evening Standard:

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He’s good in the air. I believe as well we lost a bit of urgency when we were 2-0 up, we had a good game today but a bad result. It’s been a weakness we’ve had throughout the season. If you look at the goals we’ve conceded throughout the year it’s been headers in our box and that happened today.

He was lucky to finish the game but that doesn’t mean we have to concede goals on the headers if he stays on the pitch. We have to look at ourselves, we cannot influence the decision of the referee. I believe that overall yes he was lucky.

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Carroll's hat-trick display may be remembered as arguably the best of his east London career. But while the Hammers sit just five points off the top four, Arsenal's title hopes look over, with the Gunners now 13 points off the front-running Foxes.

Current champions Chelsea, meanwhile, dropped to a disappointing 1-0 defeat at Swansea City, where regular No. 1 Thibaut Courtois was dropped in favour of Asmir Begovic to poor effect, per Match of the Day:

The defeat in south Wales was the first interim manager Guus Hiddink has suffered since taking charge of the club for a second time, in December, and it leaves the Blues 10th in the table, ending their 15-match unbeaten run.

Manchester City fared far better against West Bromwich Albion after Stephane Sessegnon put the Baggies into a shock lead early on, with Sergio Aguero and Samir Nasri firing the Citizens to a 2-1 comeback win.

Lower down the table, seventh-placed Southampton kept their slim European hopes alive with a 3-1 win over Newcastle United, while bottom outfit Aston Villa stepped closer to the drop after falling 2-1 at Bournemouth's hands.

Watford and Everton failed to produce a winner at Vicarage Road, after goals from Jose Holebas and James McCarthy saw the duo draw 1-1, and Jason Puncheon's decider saw Crystal Palace overcome Norwich City 1-0 at Selhurst Park.