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Liverpool Maintain Eight-Point Lead as Premier League Title Race Heats Up

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Nyakundi Report

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This archive report was first published on 10 December 2019.

Published on December 10, 2019, Liverpool's title surge continued as they maintained their eight-point lead at the summit of the Premier League standings.

The Reds secured a crucial 3-0 win over Bournemouth away from home, with Oxlade-Chamberlain, Naby Keita, and Mohamed Salah all finding the back of the net.

Leicester City remained second on the log with 38 points after hammering a helpless Aston Villa side 4-1 in their weekend fixture.

Manchester City's 2-1 defeat to rivals Manchester United now has them trailing Leicester by a massive six points at third and three points off fourth-placed Chelsea, who are yet to return to winning ways.

Manchester United's memorable win at Etihad saw them climb up the ladder to fifth with 24 points, a point more than seventh-placed Tottenham Hotspur, who demolished Burnley 5-0 at home.

Arsenal's 3-1 thrilling comeback over West Ham United has them sitting ninth on the log, a massive seven points off a top four place.

The victory was the Gunners' first in 10 matches and Freddie Ljungberg's first since replacing Unai Emery on an interim capacity.

The relegation zone is largely unchanged, with Southampton, Norwich City, and Watford sitting bottom with nine points.

Everton and Manchester United were perhaps the biggest gainers of last weekend, with the Toffees' 3-1 victory over Chelsea catapulting them off the drop zone.

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