Premier League Table: Final Week 27 2018 Standings, Results and Week 28 Fixtures
Chelsea made short work of West Bromwich Albion in the Premier League on Monday, as the champions won 3-0 at Stamford Bridge.
Eden Hazard pulled the strings as the Belgium international found the back of the net twice, with the Blues climbing to fourth.
Victor Moses added Chelsea's third, as manager Antonio Conte appeared more content in his technical area after a poor run of results.
Here are the full results and latest standings after the conclusion of this week's games:
Tottenham Hotspur 1-0 Arsenal
Everton 3-1 Crystal Palace
Stoke City 1-1 Brighton & Hove Albion
Swansea City 1-0 Burnley
West Ham United 2-0 Watford
Manchester City 5-1 Leicester City
Huddersfield Town 4-1 Bournemouth
Newcastle United 1-0 Manchester United
Southampton 0-2 Liverpool
Chelsea 3-0 West Bromwich Albion
Here is the updated Premier League table:
1. Manchester City 72 (59)
2. Manchester United 56 (32)
3. Liverpool 54 (30)
4. Chelsea 53 (26)
5. Tottenham Hotspur 52 (28)
6. Arsenal 45 (15)
7. Burnley 36 (-3)
8. Leicester City 35 (-1)
9. Everton 34 (-14)
10. Bournemouth 31 (-10)
11. Watford 30 (-10)
12. West Ham United 30 (-12)
13. Newcastle 28 (-11)
14. Brighton & Hove Albion 28 (-14)
15. Crystal Palace 27 (-17)
16. Swansea City 27 (-17)
17. Huddersfield 27 (-24)
18. Southampton 26 (-11)
19. Stoke City 25 (-26)
20. West Bromwich Albion 20 (-19)
Week 28 Fixtures
Saturday, Feb. 24.
Leicester vs. Stoke
Bournemouth vs. Newcastle
Brighton vs. Swansea
Burnley vs. Southampton
Liverpool vs. West Ham
West Brom vs. Huddersfield
Watford vs. Everton
Sunday, Feb. 25.
Manchester United vs. Chelsea
Monday, Feb. 26.
Crystal Palace vs. Tottenham
Monday Recap
It has been a testing spell for Conte in recent weeks, but the Italian watched his team give a composed display against the side rooted to the bottom of the table.
Olivier Giroud was given a start to provide the Blues with a focal point, and the former Arsenal man was involved in the opener.
Giroud combined with Hazard after missing a wonderful chance of his own, and the Belgian fired Chelsea into the lead after 25 minutes.
Despite the score being just 1-0, West Brom appeared devoid of ideas, and it was no surprise as the hosts cantered to more goals.
Hazard continued to torment the visitors, but the home fans had to wait until the second half to see their team put the result to bed.
Moses linked with Cesc Fabregas shortly after the hour mark, and the winger slipped his shot past goalkeeper Ben Foster with ease.
Chelsea never had to find top gear during the performance, but they grabbed a third on the night as Hazard scored his brace.
The attacker exposed Foster with an accurate shot that gave the West Brom stopper little chance with 19 minutes remaining.
B/R Football highlighted Hazard's consistency:
West Brom were not in the game after the opening exchanges, and it appears they might drop out of the division at the end of the season.
The Baggies are now seven points from safety as the matches begin to run out for them.
