Chelsea’s Brazilian-born Spanish striker Diego Costa (C) celebrates scoring their second goal with Chelsea’s Nigerian midfielder Victor Moses (L) and Chelsea’s Spanish defender Marcos Alonso (2L) during the English Premier League football match between Southampton and Chelsea at St Mary’s Stadium in Southampton, southern England on October 30, 2016. AFP
English Premier League table ahead of Monday’s Boxing Day matches (played, won, drawn, lost, goals for, goals against, points):
Chelsea 17 14 1 2 35 11 43
Liverpool 17 11 4 2 41 20 37
Man City 17 11 3 3 36 20 36
Arsenal 17 10 4 3 38 19 34
Tottenham 17 9 6 2 29 12 33
Man Utd 17 8 6 3 24 17 30
Southampton 17 6 6 5 17 16 24
West Brom 17 6 5 6 23 21 23
Everton 17 6 5 6 21 21 23
Bournemouth 17 6 3 8 23 28 21
Stoke 17 5 6 6 19 24 21
Watford 17 6 3 8 21 29 21
West Ham 17 5 4 8 19 31 19
Middlesbrough 17 4 6 7 16 19 18
Leicester 17 4 5 8 23 29 17
Burnley 17 5 2 10 16 28 17
Crystal Palace 17 4 3 10 28 32 15
Sunderland 17 4 2 11 15 28 14
Swansea 17 3 3 11 20 37 12
Hull 17 3 3 11 14 36 12
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