2020-21 Premier League: Match day 31

Premier League 2020-21
Day	Friday/Saturday/Sunday/Monday
Date	9/10/11/12 April 2021
Total matches	10
Total goals	30
Average	(3 per match)
League leaders start	Manchester City
League leaders end	Manchester City
Highest scoring	Crystal Palace 1–4 Chelsea West Ham United 3–2 Leicester City
Bottom start	Sheffield United
Bottom end	Sheffield United
Attendance	0
Current league	2020-21
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Adama Traoré struck a stoppage-time winner for Wolves as Fulham's hopes of remaining in the Premier League suffered another significant blow.

Stuart Dallas scored an injury-time winner as 10-man Leeds United beat runaway leaders Manchester City at Etihad Stadium.

Trent Alexander-Arnold scored an injury-time winner as Liverpool came from behind to beat Aston Villa and end a run of six consecutive defeats at Anfield.

Chelsea boss Thomas Tuchel has challenged Kai Havertz to show greater "hunger and determination" after the forward impressed in a dominant victory at Crystal Palace.

Allan Saint-Maximin inspired a brilliant turnaround as he came off the bench to earn Newcastle a vital win at Burnley with a goal and assist in the space of seven minutes.

Jesse Lingard continued his stunning form with West Ham by scoring twice in the first half to set the Hammers on course for a crucial victory over fellow Champions League hopefuls Leicester City.

Manchester United inflicted further damage on Tottenham's hopes of making the Premier League's top four as they came from behind to secure a fully deserved victory.

Gabriel Martinelli scored in his first start since January as Arsenal ended a run of four games without a win with victory over the Premier League's bottom club Sheffield United.

Sam Allardyce said West Brom are "pricking up people's ears" after they made it back-to-back Premier League wins for the first time this season with victory over Southampton.

Brighton edged a point closer to Premier League safety with a goalless draw against Everton at Amex Stadium.

Friday 9 April 2021

9 April 2021 20:00 GMT 9 °C (48 °F)	Fulham	0–1	Wolves	Craven Cottage, London Attendance: 0 Referee: Jonathan Moss Player of the Match: Nélson Semedo
		HT:0–0 Report	Traoré  90+3'

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Saturday 10 April 2021

10 April 2021 12:30 GMT 5 °C (41 °F)	Manchester City	1–2	Leeds United	City of Manchester Stadium, Manchester Attendance: 0 Referee: Andre Marriner Player of the Match: Stuart Dallas
	Torres  76'	HT:0–1 Report	Dallas  42', 90+1' Cooper  45+1'

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10 April 2021 15:00 GMT 9 °C (48 °F)	Liverpool	2–1	Aston Villa	Anfield, Liverpool Attendance: 0 Referee: Paul Tierney Player of the Match: Trent Alexander-Arnold
	Salah  57' Alexander-Arnold  90+1'	HT:0–1 Report	Watkins  43'

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10 April 2021 17:30 GMT 7 °C (44 °F)	Crystal Palace	1–4	Chelsea	Selhurst Park, London Attendance: 0 Referee: Michael Oliver Player of the Match: Christian Pulisic
	Benteke  63'	HT:0–3 Report	Havertz  8' Pulisic  10', 78' Zouma  30'

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Sunday 11 April 2021

11 April 2021 12:00 GMT 4 °C (39 °F)	Burnley	1–2	Newcastle United	Turf Moor, Burnley Attendance: 0 Referee: Anthony Taylor Player of the Match: Allan Saint-Maximin
	Vydra  18'	HT:1–0 Report	Murphy  59' Saint-Maximin  64'

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11 April 2021 14:05 GMT 7 °C (44 °F)	West Ham United	3–2	Leicester City	London Stadium, London Attendance: 0 Referee: Mike Dean Player of the Match: Jesse Lingard
	Lingard  29', 44' Bowen  48'	HT:2–0 Report	Iheanacho  70', 90+1'

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11 April 2021 16:30 GMT 8 °C (46 °F)	Tottenham	1–3	Manchester United	Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, London Attendance: 0 Referee: Chris Kavanagh
	Son Heung-min  40'	HT:1–0 Report	Cavani  79' Fred  57' Greenwood  90+6'

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11 April 2021 19:00 GMT 6 °C (42 °F)	Sheffield United	0–3	Arsenal	Bramall Lane, Sheffield Attendance: 0 Referee: Peter Bankes
		HT:0–1 Report	Lacazette  33', 85' Martinelli  71'

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Monday 12 April 2021

12 April 2021 18:00 GMT 9 °C (48 °F)	West Bromwich	3–0	Southampton	The Hawthorns, West Bromwich Attendance: 0 Referee: Simon Hooper Player of the Match: Sam Johnstone
	Pereira  32' (pen.) Phillips  35' Robinson  69'	HT:2–0 Report

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12 April 2021 20:15 GMT 6 °C (42 °F)	Brighton	0–0	Everton	Falmer Stadium, Brighton Attendance: 0 Referee: Darren England Player of the Match: Lewis Dunk
		HT:0–0 Report

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League table after Match day 31

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Notes
1	Manchester City	32	23	5	4	62	23	+39	74	Qualification for the Champions League group stage
2	Manchester Utd	31	18	9	4	61	34	+27	63
3	Leicester City	31	17	5	9	55	37	+18	56
4	West Ham Utd	31	16	7	8	51	39	+12	55
5	Chelsea	31	15	9	7	50	31	+19	54	Qualification for the Europa League group stage
6	Liverpool	31	15	7	9	53	37	+16	52
7	Tottenham	31	14	7	10	52	35	+17	49
8	Everton	30	14	6	10	41	38	+3	48
9	Arsenal	31	13	6	12	43	35	+8	45
10	Leeds United	31	14	3	14	49	49	0	45
11	Aston Villa	30	13	5	12	43	33	+10	44
12	Wolves	31	10	8	13	31	41	−10	38
13	Crystal Palace	31	10	8	13	33	52	−19	38
14	Southampton	31	10	6	15	39	56	−17	36
15	Brighton	31	7	12	12	33	38	−5	33
16	Burnley	31	8	9	14	25	42	−17	33
17	Newcastle Utd	31	8	8	15	32	51	−19	32
18	Fulham	32	5	11	16	24	42	−18	26	Relegation to EFL Championship
19	West Brom	30	4	9	17	25	59	−34	21
20	Sheffield Utd	31	4	2	25	17	55	−38	14

Updated to games played on 12 April 2021
Source: Barclays Premier League
Rules for classification: 1st points; 2nd goal difference; 3rd number of goals scored.
(C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (O) = Play-off winner; (A) = Advances to a further round; (Q) = Qualified to the phase of tournament

See also

• Premier League
• Premier League - 2020-21 Season

External links

• BBC Sport
• Premier League