Champions Manchester City have returned to the summit of the English Premier League after dispatching Everton 2-0 on Wednesday night.
Goals from Aymeric Laporte and Gabriel Jesus gave Pep Guardiola’s men the win that put them on the roof of the EPL table with 62 points.
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The Manchester club had earlier reduced Liverpool’s lead to two points after seeing offArsenal at the Etihad Stadium last Sunday.
And with Liverpool playing a 1-1 draw with 12th-placed West Ham United on Monday, Guardiola’s men needed a win against the Toffees to take charge of the table.
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Laporte stunned the home fans with the opener on the stroke of half-time, before Jesus sealed the win in injury time.
After Wednesday’s match, here is the updated EPL table:
| TEAMS | P | GD | PTS | |
| 1 | MANCHESTER CITY | 26 | 43 | 62 |
| 2 | LIVERPOOL | 25 | 41 | 62 |
| 3 | TOTTENHAM | 25 | 27 | 57 |
| 4 | CHELSEA | 25 | 22 | 50 |
| 5 | MANCHESTER UNITED | 25 | 14 | 48 |
| 6 | ARSENAL | 25 | 15 | 47 |
| 7 | WOLVES | 25 | 01 | 38 |
| 8 | WATFORD | 25 | -1 | 34 |
| 9 | EVERTON | 26 | -1 | 33 |
| 10 | BOURNEMOUTH | 25 | -7 | 33 |
| 11 | LEICESTER | 25 | -1 | 32 |
| 12 | WEST HAM | 25 | -7 | 32 |
| 13 | BRIGHTON | 25 | -9 | 27 |
| 14 | CRYSTAL PALACE | 25 | -7 | 26 |
| 15 | NEWCASTLE UNITED | 25 | -12 | 24 |
| 16 | SOUTHAMPTON | 25 | -15 | 24 |
| 17 | BURNLEY | 25 | -20 | 24 |
| 18 | CARDIFF CITY | 25 | -24 | 22 |
| 19 | FULHAM | 25 | -30 | 17 |
| 20 | HUDDERSFIELD | 25 | -33 | 11 |
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