Premier League Results: 2018 EPL Week 14 Scores, Table and Top Saturday Scorers
Raheem Sterling scored his eighth goal of the Premier League season on Saturday as Manchester City beat Bournemouth 3-1 at the Etihad Stadium.
Callum Wilson's seventh strike of the campaign brought the Cherries level shortly before half-time, but Sterling put his team ahead before Ilkay Gundogan sealed the win after a flowing move.
Manchester United were 2-0 down after just 20 minutes of their trip to Southampton, but goals from Romelu Lukaku and Ander Herrera dragged the Red Devils back into the match.
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The sides shared the points in a 2-2 draw, with neither team able to capitalise in a lacklustre second half.
Leicester City defeated Watford 2-0 at the King Power Stadium, but the visitors created a number of chances that they failed to convert.
Crystal Palace dominated Burnley in south London and won 2-0 as the Clarets' woes continued; Sean Dyche's side are now winless in seven games and find themselves in the relegation zone.
Newcastle United were disappointing in a 3-0 home defeat against West Ham United, while Brighton & Hove Albion fought back from a goal down to beat Huddersfield Town 2-1 on the road.
Saturday's Results
Crystal Palace 2-0 Burnley
Huddersfield 1-2 Brighton
Leicester 2-0 Watford
Manchester City 3-1 Bournemouth
Newcastle 0-3 West Ham
Southampton 2-2 Manchester United
Premier League Standings (Matches played, goal difference and points)
1. Manchester City: 14, 37, 38
2. Liverpool: 13, 21, 33
3. Tottenham Hotspur: 13, 12, 30
4. Chelsea: 13, 17, 28
5. Arsenal: 13, 12, 27
6. Everton: 13, 5, 22
7. Manchester United: 14, -1, 22
8. Leicester City: 14, 3, 21
9. Bournemouth: 14, 2, 20
10. Watford: 14, -2, 20
11. Brighton: 14, -4, 18
12. Wolverhampton Wanderers: 14, -4, 16
13. West Ham: 14, -5, 15
14. Crystal Palace: 14, -7, 12
15. Newcastle: 14, -8, 12
16. Cardiff City: 14, -14, 11
17. Huddersfield: 14, -15, 10
18. Southampton: 14, -14, 9
19. Burnley: 14, -16, 9
20. Fulham: 13, -19, 8
Top Scorers (Player, club and goals, per the Premier League's official website)
Sergio Aguero, Manchester City: 8
Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang, Arsenal: 8
Raheem Sterling, Manchester City: 8
Eden Hazard, Chelsea: 7
Harry Kane, Tottenham Hotspur: 7
Aleksandar Mitrovic, Fulham: 7
Glenn Murray, Brighton & Hove Albion: 7
Mohamed Salah, Liverpool: 7
Callum Wilson, Bournemouth: 7
Saturday Recap
City fielded a team missing Aguero and David Silva, but Bernardo Silva gave the hosts a 16th-minute lead.
Wilson shocked home fans when he expertly headed home for the equaliser, and it was a deserved reward for the Cherries' ambition at the home of the champions.
The second half saw Sterling take control of the encounter, though, and the England international was irresistible.
Sterling reclaimed the lead for City after 57 minutes, shortly after hitting the woodwork, and City didn't let their visitors back in the game for a second time.
OptaJoe highlighted Sterling's amazing record against Bournemouth:
Gundogan made sure of the points with 11 minutes to spare, and the Sky Blues cantered over the finish line in the closing stages.
It was another disjoined display by Manchester United, with manager Jose Mourinho clearly in discomfort on the bench at Southampton.
Poor defending allowed Stuart Armstrong to score for Saints after 13 minutes, and a perfect set piece from Cedric saw the full-back hit the top corner to beat goalkeeper David De Gea.
The deficit triggered a comeback by the visitors, and Lukaku and Herrera were both deadly when presented chances before half-time.
United lacked quality in the second half, but Saints were also short of ideas in front of their home supporters.
A draw was the right result, with the pressure continuing to build on Mourinho.
Leicester wrapped up the points with two early goals against Watford. A penalty from Jamie Vardy broke the deadlock after just 12 minutes before James Maddison scored one of the goals of the day 11 minutes later, juggling the ball and volleying home to double the lead.
Burnley failed to register a shot on target in their 2-0 defeat to Crystal Palace.
James McArthur claimed a fortunate opener after 16 minutes, but Andros Townsend lit up the game in the closing stages with a magnificent strike.
After recording their first win of the season in early November, Newcastle rattled off two more consecutively, but their run came to an abrupt end against West Ham.
The east Londoners cruised to a 3-0 away win. Javier Hernandez recorded a brace, scoring a goal in each half, and Felipe Anderson compounded the misery for the Magpies with a third strike in stoppage time.
Huddersfield got off to the perfect start against Brighton when Mathias Jorgensen scored in the first minute, but it was downhill for the hosts after claiming the lead.
Steve Mounie saw red for the Terriers after a bad challenge on 32 minutes, and the Seagulls took advantage of the extra man to take the points.
Goals from Shane Duffy and Florin Andone sealed a vital win for the visitors.
