Premier League: Manchester City beat West Ham 2-1; Aston Villa win
Goals from central defenders Ruben Dias and John Stones helped Manchester City in registering their 20th straight win in all competitions.
Goals from central defenders Ruben Dias and John Stones helped Manchester City in registering their 20th straight win in all competitions.
Jordan Pickford also had his part in Everton's historic win with a series of spectacular saves that helped condemn Jurgen Klopp's side to their fourth consecutive league defeat.
Arsenal on Saturday held Manchester United to a goalless draw at the Emirates Stadium after the Red Devils had suffered a shocking 2-1 defeat against Sheffield United midweek.
Liverpool were in the middle of an unprecedented run where they had not even seen the back of the net in the last four league games.
Manchester United were tied with same points with Liverpool despite playing one match less till they travelled to Burnley.
Before last weekend, Arsenal had gone eight league games without a win to find themselves languishing at the bottom of the points table.
26 points from the 30 available in their last 10 matches saw Manchester United throw an unlikely title challenge to Liverpool.
The Premier League said that after the fixture between Tottenham Hotspur and Fulham became the third game in the league to be postponed in December.
Chelsea are currently six points behind table-toppers Liverpool and are placed at sixth. They trail fifth-placed Aston Villa on goal difference.
Harry Kane's 24th minute long-ranger had given Tottenham the lead in southeast London and they looked on course for theiir eighth win of the season.