Follow Sportsmail's coverage of the Barclays Premier League as Fulham host Arsenal in one of seven games to get the weekend's action underway. The Gunners slipped to fourth mid-week after Chelsea defeated the Cottagers, and Arsene Wenger's team will be keen to inflict successive London derby defeats on the west London side. ...read
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Teams | P | GD | PTS | |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Manchester United | 33 | 40 | 81 |
2 | Manchester City | 32 | 31 | 68 |
3 | Chelsea | 32 | 31 | 61 |
4 | Arsenal | 33 | 29 | 60 |
5 | Tottenham Hotspur | 32 | 15 | 58 |
6 | Everton | 33 | 14 | 56 |
7 | Liverpool | 33 | 19 | 50 |
8 | West Bromwich Albion | 32 | -1 | 44 |
9 | Swansea City | 32 | 1 | 41 |
10 | Fulham | 33 | -7 | 40 |
11 | West Ham United | 33 | -9 | 39 |
12 | Southampton | 33 | -7 | 38 |
13 | Newcastle United | 33 | -17 | 36 |
14 | Norwich City | 33 | -21 | 35 |
15 | Sunderland | 33 | -8 | 34 |
16 | Stoke City | 33 | -13 | 34 |
17 | Aston Villa | 33 | -24 | 34 |
18 | Wigan Athletic | 32 | -21 | 31 |
19 | Queens Park Rangers | 33 | -25 | 24 |
20 | Reading | 33 | -27 | 24 |
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