EPL Results Week 15: Tuesday's 2018 Premier League Scores, Top Scorers and Table
Manchester City extended their lead at the Premier League summit and moved five points ahead of Liverpool following their 2-1 win at Watford on Tuesday, with Leroy Sane and Riyad Mahrez as the goalscorers.
Glenn Murray scored his eighth goal of the season as 10-man Brighton & Hove Albion beat Crystal Palace 3-1, and substitutes Leon Balogun and Florin Andone came on to help down the Eagles despite their disadvantage.
They weren't the only super-subs to produce on Tuesday, as Lucas Perez replaced an injured Marko Arnautovic to bag a brace in a 3-1 victory over Cardiff City.
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Bournemouth striker Callum Wilson converted his eighth goal of the Premier League campaign and moved to joint-second in the scoring rankings as the Cherries beat Huddersfield Town 2-1.
Tuesday's Results
West Ham United 3-1 Cardiff City
Bournemouth 2-1 Huddersfield Town
Brighton & Hove Albion 3-1 Crystal Palace
Watford 1-2 Manchester City
Top Scorers
1. Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang, Arsenal: 10
2. Sergio Aguero, Manchester City: 8
3. Raheem Sterling, Manchester City: 8
6. Glenn Murray, Brighton & Hove Albion: 8
7. Aleksandar Mitrovic, Fulham: 7
8. Mohamed Salah, Liverpool: 7
9. Eden Hazard, Chelsea: 7
10. Alexandre Lacazette, Arsenal: 6
Premier League Standings (Points, Goal Difference)
1. Manchester City: 41 (+38)
2. Liverpool: 36 (+22)
3. Chelsea: 31 (+19)
4. Arsenal: 30 (+14)
5. Tottenham Hotspur: 30 (+10)
6. Bournemouth: 23 (+3)
7. Everton: 22 (+4)
8. Manchester United: 22 (-1)
9. Leicester City: 21 (+3)
10. Brighton & Hove Albion: 21 (-2)
11. Watford: 20 (-3)
12. West Ham United: 18 (-3)
13. Wolverhampton Wanderers: 16 (-4)
14. Crystal Palace: 12 (-9)
15. Newcastle United: 12 (-8)
16. Cardiff City: 11 (-16)
17. Huddersfield Town: 10 (-16)
18. Southampton: 9 (14)
19. Burnley: 9 (-16)
20. Fulham: 8 (-21)
Recap
City took their time to get up and running at Vicarage Road but eventually soared as Sane continued his hot streak in his third consecutive league start under Pep Guardiola and provided a timely opener before half-time.
The winger chested in a Riyad Mahrez cross before the Algerian scored one of his own. The German is one of City's in-form stars after netting his third goal in three league games, per Squawka:
The Hornets made it far from easy for the league leaders and got a scrappy consolation through Abdoulaye Doucoure in the 85th minute, but Javi Gracia's side ended up empty-handed despite a laudable comeback attempt.
The 10 men of Brighton battled against the odds to take a dominant win over Crystal Palace and at times looked better without dismissed defender Shane Duffy. Jose Izquierdo was wrongly awarded a penalty at the Amex Stadium after replays showed he appeared to kick his marker, but Murray tucked home all the same.
Duffy was sent off for a head-butt on Palace full-back Patrick van Aanholt soon after, overstepping his mark in a head-to-head with the Dutchman.
But Chris Hughton's side were buoyed, if anything, and Roy Hodgson's visitors were caught cold when substitute Balogun directed in with what appeared to be his very first touch on the pitch. Andone's heroics were even more impressive, showing superb pace and footwork down the left to poke in a classy finish.
It took Palace until the 81st minute to get on the board from Luka Milivojevic's penalty but they remained frozen out in open play, and the Amex applauded its deserving Seagulls at full time:
Joe Ralls fluffed his chance to put Cardiff City ahead from the penalty spot after Junior Hoilett was bundled over by Arnautovic inside the box. Lukasz Fabianski saved the poor attempt low to his left.
Arnautovic went off with an injury soon after, and replacement Perez proceeded to score twice in five minutes after the break. A defensive mix-up saw the Spaniard run clear to power in a first almost one-on-one before nutmegging goalkeeper Neil Etheridge for a smart second:
Michail Antonio rose highest to head in from a Robert Snodgrass corner, and the Bluebirds were effectively muted until finally netting in injury time thanks to a header from substitute Josh Murphy.
Bournemouth burst into an early lead thanks to Wilson's fifth-minute header off a Ryan Fraser cross. Wilson returned the favor in the 22nd minute, assisting Fraser.
Huddersfield battled back and levelled via Terence Kongolo's looping header, but their fightback stopped there as they lost for the first time in four matches.
