Chelsea maintains their lead in the English Premier League (EPL) after 1-1 draw against fourth-place Southampton while second-place Manchester City and third-place Manchester United fail to make up ground in the standings. Arsenal managed to creep into the top five with a key victory on the road against West Ham United.
Making his second start of the season, Colombian striker Radamel Falcao, on loan from French Ligue 1 club AS Monaco, scored his second goal of the season for Manchester United, bailing them out after falling behind to Aston Villa on Saturday.
Manchester United won their sixth English Premier League (EPL) match on Sunday defeating Liverpool in 3-0, moving up to third in the standings after an abysmal start to the season.
West Ham United moves ahead of Manchester United and Southampton in the English Premier League (EPL) standings with a win over Swansea City while Aston Villa defeats last place Leicester City 2-1 on Sunday.
After a rough start to the season, Manchester United won their fourth game in a row, defeating Stoke City 2-1 on Tuesday. Liverpool, who is dealing with various controversies, won their second match in a row beating last-place Leicester City 3-1 with help from Steven Gerrard.
With both teams looking to catch Chelsea in the standings, Manchester City thumps Southampton 3-0 to move to second place in the standings. In other EPL Sunday action, Roberto Soldado, who had not scored a goal since September, nailed the game-winner for Tottenham Hotspurs for the victory over Tim Howard and Everton.
After scoring a hat-trick to break Spain's La Liga all-time scoring record against Sevilla over the weekend, Lionel Messi scored a hat-trick on Wednesday against Cyrus champion APOEL FC on Tuesday to surpass Raul's all-time scorers record in UEFA Champions League history.
