The English Premier League schedule and table got a shake up on Tuesday, as leader Arsenal was in action along with Liverpool and Manchester United and while Robin Van Persie helped his team along with an early score, Liverpool went wild with goals from Luis Suarez, Steven Gerrard and Daniel Sturridge and now they are in nice position heading into the weekend.
Arsenal played Southampton on the road and after getting two goals following a score from Jose Fonte to take a 2-1 lead, the club allowed another and got a red card and were tied 2-2 late before finishing with a draw and that gets them a point, while Swansea City finished over Fulham and Liverpool easily took care of Everton in their match at the Anfield.
The English Premier League schedule picks up on Tuesday and the table has Arsenal first ahead of Manchester City and Chelsea and the Gunners will be one of the clubs in action, along with Manchester United, Cardiff City, Norwich, Liverpool, Everton, Hull City, Newcastle, Crystal Palace and Swansea City before the rest of the EPL plays on Wednesday.
The Barclays was off for the week to give way to the FA cup schedule and teams like Chelsea, Manchester City and Tottenham were in action and now things pick up again. The schedule on Tuesday has Manchester United hosting Cardiff City at Old Trafford, while Norwich will play against Newcastle United at Carrow Road, Southampton playing the EPL leaders Arsenal at The Friends Provident St Mary's Stadium.
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Crystal Palace is taking on Hull City at Selhurst Park, while Swansea City will host Fulham at Liberty Stadium and Liverpool is hosting Everton at the Anfield in the late match at 3 pm ET. Wednesday picks up with Aston Villa taking on West Bromwich at Villa Park, while Chelsea will take on West Ham United at Stamford Bridge before Sunderland and stoke City at the Stadium of Light and Tottenham taking on Manchester City at White Hart Lane.
The English Premier League has Arsenal in first place over Manchester City and Chelsea and the Gunners have been in that position for most of the season. The club has a lead over Man City and Blues, who are on top of Liverpool, Tottenham and Everton, while Manchester United and Newcastle round out the top eight.
