LONDON, Dec. 13 (Xinhua) -- Following are the English Premier League standings ahead of this weekend's matches (tabulated under matches played, won, drawn, lost, goals for, goals against, points):
Liverpool 14 11 2 1 29 11 35
Chelsea 15 9 4 2 35 18 31
Arsenal 15 8 5 2 29 15 29
Man City 15 8 3 4 27 21 27
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Nottm Forest 15 7 4 4 19 18 25
Aston Villa 15 7 4 4 23 23 25
Brighton 15 6 6 3 25 22 24
Bournemouth 15 7 3 5 23 20 24
Brentford 15 7 2 6 31 28 23
Fulham 15 6 5 4 22 20 23
Tottenham 15 6 2 7 31 19 20
Newcastle 15 5 5 5 19 21 20
Man Utd 15 5 4 6 19 18 19
West Ham 15 5 3 7 20 28 18
Everton 14 3 5 6 14 21 14
Leicester 15 3 5 7 21 30 14
Crystal Palace 15 2 7 6 14 20 13
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Ipswich 15 1 6 8 14 27 9
Wolves 15 2 3 10 23 38 9
Southampton 15 1 2 12 11 31 5
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