Raheem Sterling feels Man City slowed down after their fourth goal at West Ham, but lauds how they closed out the match at London Stadium.

Craig Burley delves into key results from Saturday’s Premier League action, focusing in on Southampton’s win over Bournemouth and Stoke’s draw at Liverpool.

Feast your eyes on the best goals from Saturday’s Premier League action, capped by an exquisite team move from Crystal Palace.

Despite Arsenal’s defeat at Old Trafford, a lighthearted Arsene Wenger expresses his gratitude to Man United for honouring him before the match.

After the most recent round of Premier League fixtures, ESPN FC presents its Team of the Weekend, selected by Paul Mariner and Steve Nicol.

Do you agree or disagree? You can have your say on those picked or overlooked in the comments section at the foot of the article or on Twitter using the hashtag #TOTW.

ESPN FC’s latest Team of the Weekend.

Goalkeeper: Southampton manager Mark Hughes said his side’s desperately needed win over Bournemouth had been reward for their recent improvement, and he would have been grateful to Alex McCarthy…

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Janusz Michallik and Alexis Nunes take a long look at how the Premier League top 6 shaped out this season.

Mark Hughes and Stoke City had virtually nothing to celebrate this season.
A disappointing season, which picked up where the previ…

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Mark Hughes looks back on Stoke City’s missed penalty that could have turned the tide against Swansea.
While Saturday’s fixture against West Ham is the Potters’ penultimate home game of the season, with the final one being against Arsenal, the Hammers offer Mark Hughes’ men their best chance of a positive result.
It’s the least that Stoke fans deserve, having had to put up with a season of such disappointment. With many in the stands turning against the manager, he will be eager to secure three more points ahead of his summer meetings with the club’s owners.

Stoke City

West Ham United

2:00 PM UTC

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Home: 1/1 
Draw: 5/2 
Away: 13/5 
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West Ham are enduring a similar fate…

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Leicester’s scorching run of form doesn’t show signs of slowing down as they picked up another three points against Stoke.

Leicester’s scorching run of form doesn’t show signs of slowing down as they picked up another three points against Stoke.

Mark Hughes heaps praise on Craig Shakespeare’s success, and highlights his team’s multiple failings against Leicester.
Another game on the road and another predictable loss for Stoke, who added to their long list of poor performances with a 2-0 defeat to resurgent Leicester. The writing was on the wall soon after kickoff with the Potters second to everything and a yard behind their hosts all over the pitch; who duly took advantage.
The opening goal was perhaps overdue and came because of a succession of individual errors that conspired to tee up Wilfred Ndidi for a goal-of-the-season contender, with more comical…

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Three first-half goals were enough for Stoke as they increased the pressure on Sunderland manager David Moyes.

Three first-half goals were enough for Stoke as they increased the pressure on Sunderland manager David Moyes.

After crashing out of the FA Cup, Mark Hughes was more than pleased with Stoke’s performance over Sunderland.
Stoke got back to winning ways with a comfortable 3-1 victory at struggling Sunderland in a contest that was ultimately decided by their excellent work in the first half.
A golden 20-minute period saw the Potters strike three times to end any hope of a positive result for the home side, with a number of Sunderland fans appearing to leave the ground before half-time.
Positives
It was a dominant performance, and the change of formation back to the 4-2-3-1 of old more than played its part. The tempo…

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