Premier League Results Week 31: Wednesday's 2017 EPL Scores, Top Scorers, Table

Chelsea returned to winning ways and took a big step towards the Premier League title with a 2-1 win over Manchester City at Stamford Bridge on Wednesday, which saw them maintain their seven-point lead at the top of the table. 

Second-placed Tottenham Hotspur scored three late goals to earn a comeback win against Swansea City and keep some ever-dwindling pressure on the Blues at the top, while Arsenal moved into fifth thanks to a 3-0 win over West Ham United.

In a vital relegation contest, Hull City beat Middlesbrough 4-2. Meanwhile, Liverpool were held 2-2 at home by Bournemouth, and Crystal Palace's winning run was ended by Southampton at St. Mary's. 

Here are the full results from Wednesday's action, along with the latest scoring chart and standings:

Home	Result	Away
Arsenal	3-0	West Ham United
Hull City	4-2	Middlesbrough
Southampton	3-1	Crystal Palace
Swansea City	1-3	Tottenham Hotspur
Chelsea	2-1	Manchester City
Liverpool	2-2	Bournemouth

#	Team	Pl	W	D	L	F	A	GD	Pts
1	Chelsea	30	23	3	4	62	24	38	72
2	Tottenham Hotspur	30	19	8	3	60	22	38	65
3	Liverpool	31	17	9	5	66	39	27	60
4	Manchester City	30	17	7	6	57	34	23	58
5	Arsenal	29	16	6	7	61	36	25	54
6	Manchester United	29	14	12	3	43	24	19	54
7	Everton	31	14	9	8	53	34	19	51
8	West Bromwich Albion	31	12	8	11	39	40	-1	44
9	Southampton	29	10	7	12	36	37	-1	37
10	Watford	30	10	7	13	36	48	-12	37
11	Leicester City	30	10	6	14	37	47	-10	36
12	Stoke City	31	9	9	13	33	45	-12	36
13	Bournemouth	31	9	8	14	44	56	-12	35
14	Burnley	31	10	5	16	32	44	-12	35
15	West Ham United	31	9	6	16	41	57	-16	33
16	Crystal Palace	30	9	4	17	39	50	-11	31
17	Hull City	31	8	6	17	32	61	-29	30
18	Swansea City	31	8	4	19	37	66	-29	28
19	Middlesbrough	30	4	11	15	22	37	-15	23
20	Sunderland	30	5	5	20	24	53	-29	20

#	Player	Team	Goals
1	Romelu Lukaku	Everton	21
2	Harry Kane	Tottenham Hotspur	19
3	Alexis Sanchez	Arsenal	18
4	Diego Costa	Chelsea	17
5	Zlatan Ibrahimovic	Manchester United	16
T6	Dele Alli	Tottenham	15
T6	Sergio Aguero	Manchester City	15
8	Jermain Defoe	Sunderland	14
T9	Sadio Mane	Liverpool	13
T9	Eden Hazard	Chelsea	13

Chelsea fell to a shock defeat to Palace last time out and were under pressure to make sure their comfortable lead was not cut further against Pep Guardiola's City.

Eden Hazard's 10th-minute opener was cancelled out by Sergio Aguero 19 minutes from the break. But the Belgian winger put the hosts back ahead nine minutes later and Chelsea held out for a vital win.

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Spurs looked set to surrender even more points to Chelsea as they entered the 88th minute trailing 1-0 after Wayne Routledge's 11th-minute goal at the Liberty Stadium.

But Dele Alli finally levelled when he converted Christian Eriksen's cross, before Heung-Min Son and the Dane netted in stoppage time to complete a thrilling comeback.

Per BBC Match of the Day's Gary Lineker, the turnaround in south Wales means the title race is just about still alive:

But it was a huge blow for Swansea and their attempts to avoid relegation.

Paul Clement's side are now two points from safety following Hull's win, which came after an unexpectedly goal-filled game against Boro at the KCOM Stadium.

Five goals in an action-packed opening half were provided by Alvaro Negredo, Lazar Markovic, Oumar Niasse, Abel Hernandez and Marten de Roon, before Harry Maguire provided the lethal blow 20 minutes from time.

The victory lifted Hull out of the relegation zone for the first time since October, but it almost certainly condemned Middlesbrough to the drop.

Liverpool's struggles against the smaller sides continued as they failed to beat Eddie Howe's Cherries.

Benik Afobe opened the scoring at Anfield to put Bournemouth ahead, and the visitors earned a point late, thanks to Joshua King's dramatic equaliser after goals from Philippe Coutinho and Divock Origi had turned the game on its head.

Arsenal earned a morale-boosting win at home to the struggling Hammers after second-half goals from Mesut Ozil, Theo Walcott and Olivier Giroud. 

Meanwhile, after four league wins on the bounce, Sam Allardyce's Palace were beaten by Southampton, with Christian Benteke's opener counting for little in the end after goals from Nathan Redmond, Maya Yoshida and James Ward-Prowse.