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LONDON, ENGLAND - APRIL 01: James Tomkins of Crystal Palace reacts during the Premier League match between Chelsea and Crystal Palace at Stamford Bridge on April 1, 2017 in London, England.  (Photo by Ian Walton/Getty Images)
LONDON, ENGLAND - APRIL 01: James Tomkins of Crystal Palace reacts during the Premier League match between Chelsea and Crystal Palace at Stamford Bridge on April 1, 2017 in London, England. (Photo by Ian Walton/Getty Images)Ian Walton/Getty Images

EPL Table: 2017 Standings After Saturday's Week 30 Results and Top Scorers

Tom SunderlandApr 1, 2017

Chelsea's lead at the Premier League summit was cut down to seven points on Saturday after they suffered a 2-1 home defeat to Crystal Palace while second-placed Tottenham Hotspur beat Burnley 2-0 at Turf Moor.

The Blues' first defeat since January was brought about after Wilfried Zaha and Christian Benteke scored twice in two minutes to cancel out Cesc Fabregas' opener and give manager Sam Allardyce his fourth successive victory.

Liverpool triumphed in the Merseyside derby in Saturday's early kick-off, after Sadio Mane, Philippe Coutinho and Divock Origi all scored to clinch a 3-1 beating of fierce rivals Everton at Anfield. In the evening fixture, Southampton dropped points after drawing 0-0 at home to south-coast derby opponents Bournemouth.

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Leicester City boss Craig Shakespeare also became just the fourth Premier League manager to win his first four games in charge of a club, after goals from Wilfred Ndidi and Jamie Vardy sealed a 2-0 win over Stoke City.

A 1-0 defeat against Watford meant Sunderland's relegation prospects worsened at Vicarage Road, while a tame Manchester United were held to a 0-0 draw at home to West Bromwich Albion.

Read on for a full recap of Saturday's Premier League results, complete with an updated look at the division's top scorers and the latest league table.

Liverpool3-1Everton
Chelsea1-2Crystal Palace
Watford1-0Sunderland
Manchester United0-0West Bromwich Albion
Leicester City2-0Stoke City
Hull City2-1West Ham United
Burnley0-2Tottenham Hotspur
Southampton0-0Bournemouth
1Chelsea2922346023+3769
2Tottenham2918835721+3662
3Liverpool3017856437+2759
4Manchester City2817655430+2457
5Manchester United28141134223+1953
6Arsenal2715575634+2250
7Everton3014885233+1950
8West Bromwich Albion30128103938+144
9Stoke3099123344-1136
10Southampton2897123336-334
11Watford2997133448-1434
12Bournemouth3097144254-1234
13Leicester2996143547-1233
14West Ham3096154154-1333
15Burnley3095163144-1332
16Crystal Palace2994163847-931
17Swansea2983183663-2727
18Hull3076172859-3127
19Middlesbrough28410142033-1322
20Sunderland2955192451-2720
1Romelu LukakuEverton21
2Harry KaneTottenham Hotspur19
3Alexis SanchezArsenal18
4Diego CostaChelsea17
5Zlatan IbrahimovicManchester United15
6Jermain DefoeSunderland14
7Dele AlliTottenham Hotspur14
8Sadio ManeLiverpool13
9Sergio AgueroManchester City13
10Eden HazardChelsea11

Recap

Chelsea's Premier League stampede was held after 13 wins on the bounce, as Zaha and Benteke replied to a fifth-minute Fabregas opener in quick fashion to earn three unlikely points for the visiting Eagles.

Hazard set Fabregas up for the breakthrough early on, and Chelsea were still reeling from Zaha's leveller when Benteke chipped an onrushing Thibaut Courtois in space to hit them while they were down, via Match of the Day:

Chelsea persevered in their assault and finished with 24 shots on goal, per WhoScored.com, but a second never came for the Stamford Bridge hosts, who are now just seven points ahead of Spurs in the standings.

Earlier on Saturday, Liverpool dominated the Merseyside derby with a 3-1 victory at Anfield to breathe new life into their top-four hopes, and Simon Gleave of Gracenote Sports highlighted the Reds' sterling record against top-half teams:

Toffees centre-back Matthew Pennington cancelled out Mane's opener in his first Premier League appearance of the season, but Coutinho nudged Liverpool back ahead just minutes later before Origi supplied a third in the 60th minute.

Tottenham were made to sweat on their result at Turf Moor and headed in scoreless at the break before second-half goals from Eric Dier and Heung-Min Son rescued three points, with the former content after netting:

Spurs dominated almost two-thirds of possession at Turf Moor and enjoyed the better chances at goal, winning to show they don't need the injured Harry Kane to ensure their title hopes live on.

Chelsea weren't the only side disappointed at home on Saturday, though, as United drew at home for the second league match in a row, and manager Jose Mourinho wasn't happy with West Brom's tactics, via Match of the Day:

The Red Devils were by far the oppressors in that fixture, although Baggies manager Tony Pulis will care little for how his side earn their points, just so long as they continue to do so.

Southampton and Bournemouth also engaged in a derby showdown but were unable to find a breakthrough as managers Claude Puel and Eddie Howe shared the spoils with a 0-0 stalemate.

Ndidi and Vardy bagged goals against Stoke City to hand Leicester manager Shakespeare his fourth successive Premier League win and move the Foxes up to 13th in the league.

They move above West Ham United after Andrew Robertson and Andrea Ranocchia scored to cancel out Andy Carroll's early opener, while Watford were deserving of their slim 1-0 win over Sunderland.

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