LONDON, Oct. 31 (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):
Arsenal 9 7 1 1 16 3 22
Bournemouth 9 5 3 1 16 11 18
Tottenham 9 5 2 2 17 7 17
Sunderland 9 5 2 2 11 7 17
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Man City 9 5 1 3 17 7 16
Man Utd 9 5 1 3 15 14 16
Liverpool 9 5 0 4 16 14 15
Aston Villa 9 4 3 2 9 8 15
Chelsea 9 4 2 3 17 11 14
Crystal Palace 9 3 4 2 12 9 13
Brentford 9 4 1 4 14 14 13
Newcastle 9 3 3 3 9 8 12
Brighton 9 3 3 3 14 15 12
Everton 9 3 2 4 9 12 11
Leeds 9 3 2 4 9 14 11
Burnley 9 3 1 5 12 17 10
Fulham 9 2 2 5 9 14 8
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Nottm Forest 9 1 2 6 5 17 5
West Ham 9 1 1 7 7 20 4
Wolves 9 0 2 7 7 19 2
Note: Top four sides qualify for the UEFA Champions League; bottom three relegated. ■
