EPL Table: 2016 Standings After Saturday's Week 8 Results and Top Scorers
Arsenal took a joint-lead of the Premier League standings on Saturday after their 3-2 win over Swansea City was enough to see them draw level with Manchester City, who stumbled to a 1-1 draw against Everton.
Romelu Lukaku scored for the Toffees before Nolito came off the bench to salvage a point for the Citizens, who also saw two penalties saved by Everton goalkeeper Maarten Stekelenburg.
Theo Walcott netted twice for the Gunners before Mesut Ozil added a third, meaning additions from Swansea duo Gylfi Sigurdsson and Borja Baston weren't sufficient to avoid the defeat. Granit Xhaka was sent off with 20 minutes remaining, although some might debate the Swiss was unfortunate to see red.
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Elsewhere, Joe Allen's brace gave Stoke City a 2-0 win over Sunderland, while Bournemouth blasted six past Hull City en route to a 6-1 victory. Meanwhile, Premier League top scorer Diego Costa bagged his seventh of the season as Chelsea clinched their second win in a row with a 3-0 demolition of Leicester City.
Tottenham Hotspur missed their chance to move to the top of the division after Dele Alli's intervention was only enough to steal a 1-1 draw from their trio to West Bromwich Albion, who scored through Nacer Chadli.
West Ham United also clinched their first Premier League win since August after a Miguel Lanzini strike saw them to a 1-0 away win at Crystal Palace, although Aaron Cresswell's red card marred with result.
Read on for a breakdown of Saturday's Premier League results, complete with a look to the latest standings and the updated top-scorer list.
| Chelsea | 3-0 | Manchester City |
| Manchester City | 1-1 | Everton |
| Arsenal | 3-2 | Swansea City |
| Bournemouth | 6-1 | Hull City |
| West Bromwich Albion | 1-1 | Tottenham Hotspur |
| Stoke City | 2-0 | Sunderland |
| Crystal Palace | 0-1 | West Ham United |
| 1 | Manchester City | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 19 | 8 | +11 | 19 |
| 2 | Arsenal | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 19 | 9 | +10 | 19 |
| 3 | Tottenham | 8 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 13 | 4 | +9 | 18 |
| 4 | Liverpool | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 18 | 10 | +8 | 16 |
| 5 | Chelsea | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 15 | 9 | +6 | 16 |
| 6 | Everton | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 12 | 6 | +6 | 15 |
| 7 | Manchester United | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 8 | +5 | 13 |
| 8 | Crystal Palace | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 9 | +2 | 11 |
| 9 | Bournemouth | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 12 | 0 | 11 |
| 10 | West Bromwich Albion | 8 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 8 | +1 | 10 |
| 11 | Southampton | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 6 | +1 | 9 |
| 12 | Watford | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 13 | -1 | 8 |
| 13 | Leicester | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 14 | -6 | 8 |
| 14 | Burnley | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 9 | -4 | 7 |
| 15 | West Ham | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 17 | -8 | 7 |
| 16 | Hull | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 20 | -12 | 7 |
| 17 | Middlesbrough | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 10 | -3 | 6 |
| 18 | Stoke | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 16 | -9 | 6 |
| 19 | Swansea | 8 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 8 | 15 | -7 | 4 |
| 20 | Sunderland | 8 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 15 | -9 | 2 |
| 1 | Diego Costa | Chelsea | 7 |
| 2 | Romelu Lukaku | Everton | 6 |
| 3 | Theo Walcott | Arsenal | 5 |
| 4 | Michail Antonio | West Ham United | 5 |
| 5 | Sergio Aguero | Manchester City | 5 |
| 6 | Alexis Sanchez | Arsenal | 4 |
| 7 | Jermain Defoe | Sunderland | 4 |
| 8 | James Milner | Liverpool | 4 |
| 9 | Etienne Capoue | Watford | 4 |
| 10 | Heung-Min Son | Tottenham Hotspur | 4 |
Diego Costa Spearheading Blues Revival
After winning just once in their previous four matches, Chelsea sealed back-to-back wins on Saturday with a slick 3-0 victory over Premier League champions Leiecester, where Costa provided a vital early opener.
Nemanja Matic's flick-on in the box found the Spain striker unmarked on the left, and Costa dedicated his goal to the absent Willian, who was missing in Week 8 after his mother died a few days earlier:
This was Costa back to his best for the Blues, holding up play and interchanging wonderfully with wingers Eden Hazard and Victor Moses, propelling his side to a confident win over keen opposition.
Manager Antonio Conte ignored his striker's calls to come off after a hamstring strain appeared to shake his confidence, and Squawka's Greg Johnson provided quotes from the chief explaining his decision:
Costa continues to lead the Premier League top-scorer table with seven goals this season, but another booking would have meant the forward could have missed next Sunday's clash against Manchester United.
Conte's risk paid off, and Costa led the exact kind of display Chelsea were in search of as they prepare for a monumental Week 9 fixture opposite the Red Devils.
Lukaku Helps Everton to Draw With City
Everton haven't exactly been rolling in goals so far this season, but Lukaku's 64th-minute breakthrough against the run of play was enough to bag the Toffees a 1-1 draw at the Etihad Stadium.
In fact, manager Ronald Koeman's men have only scored 12 goals this season, and as Squawka pointed out, Lukaku's sixth of the campaign means he's been responsible for half of them:
City had a huge chance to break the deadlock in the opening period, but Kevin De Bruyne missed the first of their two saved spot-kicks.
After going into the break goalless, Sky Sports Soccer Saturday cast reacted to Lukaku's second-half strike, which arguably came against the run of play:
Sergio Aguero came off the bench after being injured on international duty with Argentina, and he won the second penalty only to miss from 12 yards out, with substitute Nolito left to save the hosts' skin.
Everton have scored the lowest number of goals of any team in the Premier League's current top seven, but with Lukaku leading his line, Koeman can at least rely on one key asset to provide a constant threat.
