EPL Table: 2017 Standings After Saturday's Week 24 Results and Top Scorers

Romelu Lukaku fired himself to the top of the Premier League's scoring charts on Saturday, scoring four goals in Everton's 6-3 win over Bournemouth in Week 24.

Arsenal's Alexis Sanchez and Chelsea's Diego Costa couldn't add to their tally―although Eden Hazard scored in the Blues' 3-1 win over the Gunners―leaving Lukaku as the sole scoring leader.

Sunderland's Jermain Defoe continued his fine form with a brace in the win over Crystal Palace, and Harry Kane scored the only goal in Tottenham Hotspur's win over Middlesbrough.

Here's a look at Saturday's results:

Home	Score	Away
Chelsea	3-1	Arsenal
Crystal Palace	0-4	Sunderland
Everton	6-3	Bournemouth
Hull City	2-0	Liverpool
Southampton	1-3	West Ham United
Watford	2-1	Burnley
West Bromwich Albion	1-0	Stoke City
Tottenham Hotspur	1-0	Middlesbrough

The Premier League standings:

R	Team	P	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	Chelsea	24	19	2	3	51	17	+34	59
2	Tottenham	24	14	8	2	46	16	+30	50
3	Arsenal	24	14	5	5	52	28	+24	47
4	Liverpool	24	13	7	4	52	30	+22	46
5	Manchester City	23	14	4	5	47	28	+19	46
6	Manchester United	23	11	9	3	33	21	+12	42
7	Everton	24	11	7	6	40	27	+13	40
8	West Bromwich Albion	24	10	6	8	32	29	+3	36
9	West Ham	24	9	4	11	32	41	-9	31
10	Watford	24	8	6	10	29	40	-11	30
11	Stoke	24	7	8	9	29	36	-7	29
12	Burnley	24	9	2	13	26	35	-9	29
13	Southampton	24	7	6	11	24	31	-7	27
14	Bournemouth	24	7	5	12	35	47	-12	26
15	Middlesbrough	24	4	9	11	19	27	-8	21
16	Leicester	23	5	6	12	24	38	-14	21
17	Swansea	23	6	3	14	28	52	-24	21
18	Hull	24	5	5	14	22	47	-25	20
19	Crystal Palace	24	5	4	15	32	45	-13	19
20	Sunderland	24	5	4	15	24	42	-18	19

Here are the Premier League's top scorers:

Pos	Player	Team	Goals
1	Romelu Lukaku	Everton	16
2	Alexis Sanchez	Arsenal	15
2	Diego Costa	Chelsea	15
4	Jermain Defoe	Sunderland	14
4	Zlatan Ibrahimovic	Man. Utd	14
4	Harry Kane	Spurs	14
7	Dele Alli	Spurs	11
7	Sergio Aguero	Man. City	11
9	Eden Hazard	Chelsea	10
10	Sadio Mane	Liverpool	9

Recap

While the London derby between Chelsea and Arsenal stole most of the headlines heading into Saturday's slate of fixtures, Everton quickly changed the narrative in Week 24 with a spectacular win over Bournemouth.

The two teams combined for no less than nine goals, six of which came after half-time. The Toffees were already leading by three goals entering the half, with Lukaku bagging one.

He exploded after the break, adding three more goals, and parody Twitter account Not Match of the Day summarised his performance:

The Cherries didn't make life hard on Everton's forwards―Ross Barkley celebrated his goal before he had even struck the ball or entered the box―but that shouldn't take anything away from Everton's attack, which put on a show.

Per betting company bet365, Lukaku's scoring record this year is remarkable when compared to a certain rival club:

Scoring bursts like these are rare, but they often play a major part in the top scorer's race. Manchester City's Sergio Aguero won the title in 2014-15 thanks to similar performances, and Lukaku now finds himself in the driver's seat for this year's honour.

Main rivals Costa and Aguero were both kept quiet at Stamford Bridge, where Chelsea took yet another major step toward the title, beating Arsenal 3-1. Marcos Alonso opened the scoring before Hazard notched one of the best goals of 2017 with an epic rush across half the length of the pitch.

Blues manager Antonio Conte reserved special praise for the Belgian after the match:

Nemanja Matic added a third goal, and Olivier Giroud scored for the visitors. The result leaves Arsenal 12 points behind Chelsea, and at this point, the title seems little more than a pipe dream for the Gunners.

In south London, Sunderland cruised to a 4-0 win over Crystal Palace, with Defoe adding two more goals to his impressive tally.

As shared by bet365, it's a little surprising to see the forward out of England's national team at this point:

Elsewhere, Hull City continued their remarkable run by beating a slumping Liverpool squad 2-0, and West Ham United booked a big 3-1 win at Southampton. In the late fixture, Kane converted a penalty to guide Spurs to a win over Middlesbrough.