2023–24 Premier League: Match day 15

Premier League 2023-24
Day	Tuesday/Wendesday/Thursday
Date	5/6/7 December 2023
Total matches	10
Total goals	30
Average	(3 per match)
League leaders start	Arsenal
League leaders end	Arsenal
Highest scoring	Luton Town 3–4 Arsenal
Bottom start	Sheffield United
Bottom end	Sheffield United
Attendance	72311
Current league	2023-24
Prev match day	Next match day
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Gary O'Neil hailed a "massive win" after Hwang Hee-chan scored a first-half winner to edge Wolves past relegation-threatened Burnley at Molineux.

Declan Rice's last-gasp header snatched victory for Arsenal in a seven-goal thriller at Luton to move them five points clear at the top of the Premier League.

Teenager Jack Hinshelwood's first senior goal helped Brighton come from behind to claim victory over Brentford, who lost top scorer Bryan Mbeumo to injury.

Bournemouth continued their impressive run of form as they beat Crystal Palace at Selhurst Park to claim their third win in four Premier League games.

Nottingham Forest fans issued firm backing to manager Steve Cooper despite watching their side suffer a five-goal demolition by Fulham at Craven Cottage.

Liverpool spoiled Chris Wilder's Bramall Lane homecoming to remain hot on the heels of Premier League leaders Arsenal.

Leon Bailey's deflected shot gave Aston Villa a fully deserved victory over Manchester City as the visitors' recent slump in form continued.

For the second time this season, Scott McTominay scored twice at Old Trafford to secure a precious victory for Manchester United and ease the pressure on manager Erik ten Hag.

Everton scored three times in the closing stages of a hectic encounter to beat Newcastle and move out of the Premier League's relegation zone.

West Ham United manager David Moyes called his side's comeback at Tottenham "one of the biggest wins I've had in football" as they continued their fine run of form.

Tuesday 5 December 2023

5 December 2023 19:30 GMT 4 °C (39 °F)	Wolves	1–0	Burnley	Molineux Stadium, Wolverhampton Attendance: 30,439 Referee: Jarred Gillett Player of the Match: Hwang Hee-chan
	Hwang Hee-chan  42'	HT:1–0 Report

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5 December 2023 20:15 GMT 4 °C (39 °F)	Luton Town	3–4	Arsenal	Kenilworth Road, Luton Attendance: 11,112 Referee: Sam Barrott Player of the Match: Bukayo Saka
	Osho  25' Adebayo  49' Barkley  57'	HT:1–2 Report	Martinelli  20' Gabriel Jesus  45' Havertz  60' Rice  90+7'

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Wednesday 6 December 2023

6 December 2023 19:30 GMT 5 °C (41 °F)	Brighton	2–1	Brentford	Falmer Stadium, Brighton Attendance: 30,760 Referee: Peter Bankes Player of the Match: Kaoru Mitoma
	Groß  31' Hinshelwood  52'	HT:1–1 Report	Mbeumo  27' (Pen)

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6 December 2023 19:30 GMT 1 °C (33 °F)	Crystal Palace	0–2	Bournemouth	Selhurst Park, London Referee: Craig Pawson Player of the Match: Marcos Senesi
		HT:0–1 Report	Senesi  25' Moore  90+1'

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6 December 2023 19:30 GMT 1 °C (33 °F)	Fulham	5–0	Nottingham Forest	Craven Cottage, London Attendance: 24,105 Referee: Josh Smith Player of the Match: Andreas Pereira
	Iwobi  30', 73' Jiménez  34', 54' Cairney  86'	HT:2–0 Report

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6 December 2023 19:30 GMT 0 °C (32 °F)	Sheffield United	0–2	Liverpool	Bramall Lane, Sheffield Attendance: 31,406 Referee: Simon Hooper Player of the Match: Trent Alexander-Arnold
		HT:0–1 Report	van Dijk  37' Szoboszlai  90+4'

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6 December 2023 20:15 GMT 2 °C (36 °F)	Aston Villa	1–0	Manchester City	Villa Park, Birmingham Attendance: 42,789 Referee: John Brooks Player of the Match: Leon Bailey
	Bailey  74'	HT:0–0 Report

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6 December 2023 20:15 GMT 3 °C (38 °F)	Manchester United	2–1	Chelsea	Old Trafford, Manchester Attendance: 73,607 Referee: Chris Kavanagh Player of the Match: Scott McTominay
	McTominay  19', 69'	HT:1–1 Report	Palmer  45'

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Thursday 7 December 2023

7 December 2023 19:30 GMT 7 °C (44 °F)	Everton	3–0	Newcastle United	Goodison Park, Liverpool Attendance: 38,198 Referee: Tim Robinson Player of the Match: Dwight McNeil
	McNeil Doucouré  86' Gomes Betuncal  90+6'	HT:0–0 Report

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7 December 2023 20:15 GMT 7 °C (44 °F)	Tottenham	1–2	West Ham United	Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, London Attendance: 60,733 Referee: Michael Salisbury Player of the Match: Jarrod Bowen
	Romero  11'	HT:1–0 Report	Bowen  52' Ward-Prowse  74'

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League table after Match day 15

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Notes
1	Arsenal	15	11	3	1	33	14	+19	36	Qualification for the Champions League group stage
2	Liverpool	15	10	4	1	34	14	+20	34
3	Aston Villa	15	10	2	3	34	20	+14	32
4	Manchester City	15	9	3	3	36	17	+19	30
5	Tottenham Hotspur	15	8	3	4	29	22	+7	27	Qualification for the Europa League group stage
6	Manchester United	15	9	0	6	18	18	0	27
7	Newcastle United	15	8	2	5	32	17	+15	26
8	Brighton & Hove Albion	15	7	4	4	32	27	+5	25
9	West Ham United	15	7	3	5	26	25	+1	24
10	Chelsea	15	5	4	6	26	24	+2	19
11	Brentford	15	5	4	6	23	22	+1	19
12	Fulham	15	5	3	7	21	26	−5	18
13	Wolverhampton Wanderers	15	5	3	7	20	25	−5	18
14	Crystal Palace	15	4	4	7	14	21	−7	16
15	Bournemouth	15	4	4	7	18	30	−12	16
16	Nottingham Forest	15	3	4	8	16	27	−11	13
17	Everton	15	6	2	7	18	20	−2	10
18	Luton Town	15	2	3	10	16	30	−14	9	Relegation to EFL Championship
19	Burnley	15	2	1	12	15	33	−18	7
20	Sheffield United	15	1	2	12	11	41	−30	5

Updated to games played on 7 December 2023
Source: 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

• Everton were deducted 10 points for breaching the Premier League's Profitability and Sustainability Rules. The decision is subject to an appeal by Everton.

See also

• Premier League
• Premier League - 2023-24 Season

External links

• BBC Sport
• Premier League