EPL Results Week 34: Wednesday's 2017 Premier League Scores, Top Scorers, Table

Tottenham Hotspur brought the gap at the top of the Premier League table back to four points on Wednesday as they beat Crystal Palace 1-0 at Selhurst Park.

Meanwhile, Arsenal boosted their chances of finishing in the top four by beating Leicester City 1-0 at the Emirates Stadium, while Middlesbrough dealt a blow to relegation rivals Sunderland with a win by the same scoreline in the Tees-Wear derby.

Here is confirmation of the results:

Arsenal	1-0	Leicester City
Middlesbrough	1-0	Sunderland
Crystal Palace	0-1	Tottenham Hotspur

Here is how the race for the Golden Boot stands:

Position	Player	Team	Goals
1	Romelu Lukaku	Everton	24
2	Harry Kane	Tottenham Hotspur	20
T3	Alexis Sanchez	Arsenal	19
T3	Diego Costa	Chelsea	19
T5	Zlatan Ibrahimovic	Manchester United	17
T5	Sergio Aguero	Manchester City	17
7	Dele Alli	Tottenham Hotspur	16
8	Eden Hazard	Chelsea	15

Here are the updated standings:

Position	Club	Played	Won	Drawn	Lost	GF	GA	GD	Points
1	Chelsea	33	25	3	5	69	29	+40	78
2	Tottenham	33	22	8	3	69	22	+47	74
3	Liverpool	34	19	9	6	70	42	+28	66
4	Manchester City	32	19	7	6	63	35	+28	64
5	Manchester United	32	17	12	3	50	24	+26	63
6	Arsenal	32	18	6	8	64	40	+24	60
7	Everton	34	16	10	8	60	37	+23	58
8	West Bromwich Albion	33	12	8	13	39	42	-3	44
9	Southampton	32	11	7	14	39	44	-5	40
10	Watford	33	11	7	15	37	54	-17	40
11	Stoke	34	10	9	15	37	50	-13	39
12	Crystal Palace	34	11	5	18	46	54	-8	38
13	Bournemouth	34	10	8	16	49	63	-14	38
14	West Ham	34	10	8	16	44	59	-15	38
15	Leicester	33	10	7	16	41	54	-13	37
16	Burnley	34	10	6	18	33	49	-16	36
17	Hull	34	9	6	19	36	67	-31	33
18	Swansea	34	9	4	21	39	68	-29	31
19	Middlesbrough	34	5	12	17	24	43	-19	27
20	Sunderland	33	5	6	22	26	59	-33	21

Wednesday Recap

After Chelsea dispatched Southampton 4-2 on Tuesday, Spurs needed to win to keep pace with their rivals.

As was to be expected against a Palace side that has recently enjoyed wins over the Blues, Arsenal and Liverpool, Tottenham did not have it all their own way at Selhurst Park.

Indeed, Spurs writer Chris Miller noted the Lilywhites will need to become accustomed to the downside of their status as one of the Premier League's elite:

Palace offered little going forward, though, and the visitors eventually sealed the result when Christian Eriksen unleashed a vicious dipping effort on goal from distance in the 78th minute.

BBC Sport's John Bennett hailed the Denmark international:

Arsenal had similar frustrations against Leicester, and their night looked as if it would end in disappointment as they struggled to threaten the Foxes despite dominating possession.

Petr Cech was required to make a tremendous save to keep out Riyad Mahrez's close-range volley, while Alexis Sanchez crashed an effort off the bar from 20 yards.

Goal's Chris Wheatley illustrated the Gunners' failure to penetrate Leicester's defence in the first half:

A goalless stalemate appeared to be on the cards, but Arsenal enjoyed a slice of luck late on when Nacho Monreal's off-target effort deflected in off centre-back Robert Huth in the 86th minute.

As Squawka Football demonstrated, Arsenal finally look to have turned a corner as they seek to salvage their campaign:

Meanwhile, Marten de Roon's early goal made the difference for Middlesbrough as they went ahead after eight minutes and successfully defended their lead against a poor Sunderland.

The Daily Mail's Craig Hope was scathing of the Black Cats early on:

David Moyes' side were booed off at half-time and fared little better in the second half.

Sunderland face Bournemouth at the weekend and need a win to ensure their Premier League survival for another week—if they don't, positive results for Hull City or Swansea City could send them down.