Everton’s Belgian striker Romelu Lukaku (R) watches his shot pass Leicester City’s Danish goalkeeper Kasper Schmeichel (L) to score his team’s fourth goal during the English Premier League football match between Everton and Leicester City at Goodison Park in Liverpool, north west England on April 9, 2017. / AFP PHOTO
English Premier League table ahead of the weekend’s matches (played, won, drawn, lost, goals for, goals against, points):
Chelsea 34 26 3 5 72 29 81
Tottenham 34 23 8 3 71 22 77
Liverpool 35 20 9 6 71 42 69
Man City 34 19 9 6 65 37 66
————————————-
Man Utd 34 17 14 3 51 25 65
Arsenal 33 18 6 9 64 42 60
Everton 35 16 10 9 60 40 58
————————————-
West Brom 34 12 8 14 39 43 44
Southampton 33 11 8 14 39 44 41
Bournemouth 35 11 8 16 50 63 41
Leicester 34 11 7 16 42 54 40
Stoke 35 10 10 15 37 50 40
Watford 34 11 7 16 37 55 40
Burnley 35 11 6 18 35 49 39
West Ham 35 10 9 16 44 59 39
Crystal Palace 35 11 5 19 46 56 38
Hull 35 9 7 19 36 67 34
————————————-
Swansea 35 9 5 21 40 69 32
Middlesbrough 35 5 13 17 26 45 28
Sunderland 34 5 6 23 26 60 21 — relegated
Note: top four qualify for Champions League; teams finishing fifth to seventh qualify for Europa League; bottom three relegated to Championship
Disclaimer
Comments expressed here do not reflect the opinions of Vanguard newspapers or any employee thereof.