Premier League Results Week 31: Saturday's 2018 EPL Scores, Top Scorers, Table

Mohamed Salah became the first Egyptian player to score a Premier League hat-trick when he bagged four goals in Liverpool's 5-0 hammering of Watford at Anfield on Saturday.

Salah entered Week 31 level with Tottenham Hotspur's Harry Kane as leading top scorer, but the Reds ace now sits four goals clear on 28 for the campaign as he chases down the Golden Boot.

Cenk Tosun scored a second-half brace to seal a 2-1 win for Everton at 10-man Stoke City as Sam Allardyce's side recorded back-to-back wins for the first time in 2018.

Charlie Adam was sent off after 30 minutes at the Bet365 Stadium, and Eric Maxim Choupo-Moting's equaliser counted for little after Tosun notched his fourth goal in three games with seven minutes left on the clock.

Crystal Palace climbed out of the relegation zone and up to 16th after triumphing 2-0 in their trip to Huddersfield Town, while Bournemouth came back from a goal down to beat West Bromwich Albion 2-1 at home.

Read on for a roundup of Saturday's Premier League results, an updated look at the leading top scorers and the top-flight standings after Week 31's reduced fixture slate.

Saturday's Week 31 Scores

Bournemouth 2-1 West Bromwich Albion

Huddersfield Town 0-2 Crystal Palace

Stoke City 1-2 Everton

Liverpool 5-0 Watford

Premier League Standings (Goal Difference)

1. Manchester City 78 (63)

2. Manchester United 65 (35)

3. Liverpool 63 (39)

4. Tottenham Hotspur 61 (34)

5. Chelsea 56 (25)

6. Arsenal 48 (14)

7. Burnley 43 (1)

8. Leicester City 40 (2)

9. Everton 40 (-13)

10. Bournemouth 36 (-12)

11. Watford 36 (-16)

12. Brighton & Hove Albion 34 (-12)

13. Newcastle United 32 (-10)

14. Swansea City 31 (-17)

15. Huddersfield Town 31 (-27)

16. Crystal Palace 30 (-18)

17. West Ham United 30 (-21)

18. Southampton 28 (-15)

19. Stoke City 27 (-27)

20. West Bromwich Albion 20 (-25)

Premier League Top Scorers

1. Mohamed Salah, Liverpool: 28

2. Harry Kane, Tottenham Hotspur: 24

3. Sergio Aguero, Manchester City: 21

4. Raheem Sterling, Manchester City: 15

5. Romelu Lukaku, Manchester United: 14

6. Jamie Vardy, Leicester City: 14

7. Roberto Firmino, Liverpool: 13

8. Heung-Min Son, Tottenham Hotspur: 12

9. Eden Hazard, Chelsea: 11

10. Glenn Murray, Brighton & Hove Albion: 11

Recap

The Reds climbed back to third in the table after Salah inspired Jurgen Klopp's men to a one-sided rout on Merseyside, serving some redemption for their 3-3 draw at Vicarage Road on the season's opening day.

Salah's onslaught began after only four minutes, dividing his score-fest evenly between the two halves, although football writer Chris Williams described his third—Liverpool's fourth—as the pick of the bunch:

Sadio Mane and Andrew Robertson set up Salah for two before the break, and the Egypt international doubled his individual tally after Roberto Firmino back-heeled in the hosts' third, with Salah the unsurprising architect.

With Kane currently out injured for Tottenham and Klopp's leading man now four goals in front, the Golden Boot looks like Salah's to lose as John Bennett of the BBC lauded his bargain signing:

Three months had passed since Everton last won an away match travelling to Stoke on Saturday, but a contentious red card shown to Adam for a lunging challenge on Wayne Rooney improved their chances of ending the rut.

It wasn't until the 70th minute that Yannick Bolasie's ball into the box caused a panic among Stoke's defence. Dominic Calvert-Lewin had a snap, but it was Tosun who diverted in at the second attempt to enhance his improving record since joining from Besiktas in January, per BT Sport Score:

Choupo-Moting caught Toffees stopper Jordan Pickford in no-man's land when he volleyed in Joe Allen's swung free-kick after 77 minutes, but Tosun pounced low minutes later to head home a late winner.

The Turkey international got off to a slow start in his Everton career but has contributed well in his most recent outings in Merseyside blue, allaying some fears over his transition to England's cold.

Everton weren't the only travelling party to emerge as winners away from home, either, and commentator Derek Rae praised the performance of Wilfried Zaha in particular following their 2-0 victory at Huddersfield:

James Tomkins reacted quickest to tap in a ricocheting corner, and Luka Milivojevic converted a 68th-minute spot-kick to settle the result after Terriers defender Mathias Jorgensen—also known as Zanka—fouled in his box.

Bournemouth ensured at least one of the afternoon hosts won thanks to Junior Stanislas' 89th-minute free-kick at the Vitality Stadium, leaving BBC's Final Score team in awe, via Match of the Day:

Salomon Rondon set up attacking partner Jay Rodriguez to score the breakthrough at Bournemouth, but for the second time in as many matches, West Brom surrendered a lead to go on and lose.

Jordon Ibe scored a 77th-minute leveller before a Junior Stanislas free-kick handed Eddie Howe's men the win, leaving Alan Pardew's Baggies with eight defeats in their last eight games, bottom of the table and eight points from safety with seven matches remaining.