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Gameweek 26 of the 2017-18 Premier League season is here, and leaders Manchester City have already dropped points in what could prove to be a dramatic weekend.
Burnley fought back to claim a spirited 1-1 draw against Man City at Turf Moor in Saturday's early kick-off.
The draw briefly took City 16 points clear at the top of the table, but second-placed Manchester United cut the gap to 13 points by beating Huddersfield 2-0 Old Trafford later on Saturday.
West Ham suffered a frustrating 3-1 defeat at Brighton which leaves David Moyes' Hammers just three points above the drop zone, while Arsenal thrashed Everton 5-1 in Saturday's late kick-off.
Here's the lay of the land for gameweek 26...
EPL Table | Premier League 2017-18 season standings
Pos Team P W D L GD Pts 1 Man City 26 22 3 1 55 69 2 Man United 26 17 5 4 33 56 3 Liverpool 25 14 8 3 28 50 4 Chelsea 25 15 5 5 26 50 5 Tottenham 25 14 6 5 27 48 6 Arsenal 26 13 6 7 16 45 7 Burnley 26 9 9 8 -2 36 8 Leicester 26 9 8 9 3 35 9 Bournemouth 26 8 7 11 -7 31 10 Everton 26 8 7 11 -16 31 11 Watford 25 7 6 12 -11 27 12 West Ham 26 6 9 11 -14 27 13 Brighton 26 6 9 11 -14 27 14 Southampton 26 5 11 10 -10 26 15 Crystal Palace 26 6 8 11 -15 26 16 Newcastle 25 6 6 13 -12 24 17 Swansea 26 6 6 14 -18 24 18 Stoke 26 6 6 14 -26 24 19 Huddersfield 26 6 6 14 -27 24 20 West Brom 26 3 11 12 -16 20
Gameweek 26 fixtures
Saturday, February 3 Kickoff Coverage TV Burnley 1 Man City 1 12:30pm Report Sky Sports Bournemouth 2 Stoke 1 3pm Brighton 3 West Ham 1 3pm Report Leicester 1 Swansea 1 3pm Man United 2 Huddersfield 0 3pm Report West Brom 2 Southampton 3 3pm Arsenal 5 Everton 1 5:30pm Report BT Sport Sunday, February 4 Crystal Palace vs Newcastle 2:15pm LIVE Sky Sports Liverpool vs Tottenham 4:30pm LIVE Sky Sports Monday, February 5 Watford vs Chelsea 8pm LIVE Sky Sports
Gameweek 25 results
Tuesday, January 30 Kickoff Coverage TV Swansea 3 Arsenal 1 7:45pm LIVE West Ham 1 Crystal Palace 1 7:45pm LIVE Huddersfield 0 Liverpool 3 8pm LIVE BT Sport Wednesday, January 31 Chelsea 0 Bournemouth 3 7:45pm LIVE Everton 2 Leicester 1 7:45pm Newcastle 1 Burnley 1 7:45pm Southampton 1 Brighton 1 7:45pm Man City 3 West Brom 0 8pm LIVE Stoke 0 Watford 0 8pm Tottenham 2 Man United 0 8pm LIVE Sky Sports
Top scorers
Manchester United will look to get back to winning ways when they host Huddersfield Town at Old Trafford in one of five Premier League matches kicking off from 3pm.
Elsewhere two sides in the bottom three collide when West Bromwich Albion take on Southampton, while second from bottom Swansea City visit Leicester City.
Also in action are West Ham United as they visit Brighton, while Bournemouth host Stoke City at the Vitality Stadium. Follow all the action as it happens.
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Alexis Sanchez scored his first goal for Manchester United in Saturday's 2-0 win over Huddersfield Town in the Premier League.
Romelu Lukaku opened the scoring in the second half before Sanchez got on the board, missing a penalty but converting the rebound.
Here's the team sheet, via the Times' Paul Hirst:
Old Trafford observed a minute of silence before kick-off to commemorate the Munich air disaster, which happened 60 years ago.
Huddersfield started the match with a tight defensive formation, but a probing United squad got looks on goal early. Jesse Lingard forced a save by stopper Jonas Lossl after a good run and a solid shot, and Chris Smalling aimed a header at the goalkeeper.
The visitors did not shy away from physical play, leading to several incidents in the first half. Scott McTominay got taken out by Terence Kongolo, and to the surprise of many, the official didn't even award a foul.
Sports writer Jonas Giaever couldn't believe it:
Minutes later, Philip Billing was booked for another poor tackle, this one on Marcos Rojo.
Lossl made a fine save to deny Sanchez, who wanted a penalty after a tussle with Kongolo just before the half-hour mark.
Lingard couldn't lift the ball past Lossl, who stayed on his feet long enough, and his shot minutes later didn't beat the goalkeeper, either.
The Terriers did a fine job of frustrating the hosts, and just before half-time, January addition Sanchez was booked, bringing an end to a poor half for the Chilean. Sports writer Nick Miller was not impressed:
The Red Devils came out with more intensity to start the second half, and Sanchez and Lingard had good looks on goal early, with the latter firing over.
Huddersfield were reeling, and after 55 minutes, Lukaku finally found the breakthrough. Juan Mata made the perfect delivery, and the Belgian timed his run well before placing his volley.
The Manchester Evening News' Samuel Luckhurst loved it:
United continued to dominate, and manager Jose Mourinho introduced Paul Pogba after 65 minutes to turn the screws even more.
Just a few minutes later, Sanchez was brought down inside the penalty box, and the former Arsenal man scored his debut goal after Lossl saved his spot-kick.
Pogba and Lukaku went close to adding a third goal but missed the target before United dropped the pace and shut the Terriers attack down.
United's next outing will be against Newcastle, while Huddersfield face Birmingham in an FA Cup replay.
