What happened in the Premier League on Wednesday?

Published on: 13 December 2017

Romelu Lukaku scored his ninth league goal of the season for Manchester United

Manchester City recorded a 15th consecutive Premier League win with victory at Swansea, but Manchester United beat Bournemouth to keep within 11 points of the leaders.

A David Silva double and goals from Kevin de Bruyne and Sergio Aguero gave Manchester City a 4-0 win at bottom club Swansea, as Pep Guardiola's side extended their record-breaking winning streak.

Manchester United recovered from Sunday's derby defeat by their title rivals with a 1-0 success over Bournemouth, Romelu Lukaku scoring only his second goal in his last 10 league games.

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Sam Allardyce continued his undefeated start as Everton manager with Wayne Rooney's tap-in enough to beat Newcastle, who sit a point above the relegation zone.

And Leicester boss Claude Puel enjoyed a happy return to his former club Southampton as his side recorded a fourth successive league win with a resounding 4-1 victory at St Mary's.

Match report: Southampton 1-4 LeicesterMatch report: Newcastle 0-1 Everton

Tottenham beat Brighton 2-0 to move up to fourth, with Liverpool a point behind after being held 0-0 by West Brom.

West Ham remain in the relegation zone - level on points with 17th-placed Albion - despite a goalless draw against Arsenal, who are seventh.

Match report: Liverpool 0-0 West BromMatch report: Tottenham 2-0 BrightonMatch report: West Ham 0-0 Arsenal

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Source: bbc.com

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