LONDON, Dec. 19 (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 16 11 3 2 30 10 36
Man City 16 11 1 4 38 16 34
Aston Villa 16 10 3 3 25 17 33
Chelsea 16 8 4 4 27 15 28
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Crystal Palace 16 7 5 4 20 15 26
Man Utd 16 7 5 4 30 26 26
Liverpool 16 8 2 6 26 24 26
Sunderland 16 7 5 4 19 17 26
Everton 16 7 3 6 18 19 24
Brighton 16 6 5 5 25 23 23
Tottenham 16 6 4 6 25 21 22
Newcastle 16 6 4 6 21 20 22
Bournemouth 16 5 6 5 25 28 21
Fulham 16 6 2 8 23 26 20
Brentford 16 6 2 8 22 25 20
Nottm Forest 16 5 3 8 17 25 18
Leeds 16 4 4 8 20 30 16
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West Ham 16 3 4 9 19 32 13
Burnley 16 3 1 12 18 33 10
Wolves 16 0 2 14 9 35 2
Note: Top four qualify for Champions League, bottom three relegated. ■
