LONDON, Dec. 17 (Xinhua) -- Following are the English Premier League standings after Sunday's matches (tabulated under matches played, won, drawn, lost, goals for, goals against, points):
1. Arsenal 17 12 3 2 35 15 39
2. Liverpool 17 11 5 1 36 15 38
3. Aston Villa 17 12 2 3 37 21 38
4. Man City 17 10 4 3 40 20 34
5. Tottenham 17 10 3 4 35 23 33
6. Newcastle 17 9 2 6 36 21 29
7. Man Utd 17 9 1 7 18 21 28
8. West Ham 17 8 3 6 29 30 27
9. Brighton 17 7 5 5 33 30 26
10. Chelsea 17 6 4 7 28 26 22
11. Fulham 17 6 3 8 26 29 21
12. Brentford 17 5 4 8 24 24 19
13. Wolves 17 5 4 8 21 29 19
14. Bournemouth 16 5 4 7 21 30 19
15. Crystal Palace 17 4 5 8 17 25 17
16. Everton 17 8 2 7 22 20 16
17. Nottm Forest 17 3 5 9 17 30 14
18. Luton 16 2 3 11 17 32 9
19. Burnley 17 2 2 13 16 36 8
20. Sheff Utd 17 2 2 13 12 43 8
Note: Top four teams qualify for the Champions League; fifth-placed team enters Europa League. Bottom three are relegated. Everton were deducted 10 points for breaching profit and sustainability rules. ■
