1. Chelsea Two second half goals pushed Chelsea to a 2-0 victory over Hull City. Chelsea earned a victory over Liverpool and a road draw against Arsenal during the holiday period. 2. Manchester City Goals by Edin Dzeko and Alvaro Negredo were enough to lead Manchester City to a 2-0 victory over Newcastle. City continues to be perfect at home and have won six straight in the league overall, starting with their 6-3 triumph over Arsenal on December 14th. 3. Arsenal Arsenal held on for a hard fought, 2-1 victory over Aston Villa. Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain made his return to strengthen the ranks of the team that has won four straight league contests. 4. Liverpool Daniel Sturridge returned and Luis Suarez stayed in form as Liverpool out lasted Stoke 5-3. Two tough losses to City and Chelsea knocked Liverpool from their brief spell at the top of the table. 5. Everton Everton remain in hot pursuit of a place in Europe with a 2-0 victory over Norwich. Everton is unbeaten in three matches since a Boxing Day loss to Sunderland. 6. Tottenham Tottenham earned a 2-0, home victory over Crystal Palace thanks to goals from Christian Eriksen and the departing Jermain Defoe. 7. Manchester United Manchester United got back on the winning side with a 2-0 victory over Swansea City. Antonio Valencia and Danny Welbeck were both on target for United. 8. Newcastle United Aggrieved by a Cheick Tiote goal that was ruled out due to an offside, Newcastle fell 2-0 to Manchester City. 9. Southampton Adam Lallanas goal was enough to give Southampton a 1-0 victory over West Brom. 10. Hull City Hull City were thoroughly defeated at home 2-0 by a superior Chelsea side. 11. Swansea City Swansea City fell 2-0 to Manchester United despite holding a 61% possession advantage throughout the match. 12. West Bromwich Albion West Brom saw a four-match winning streak come to an end at the hands of a 1-0 loss to Southampton. 13. Aston Villa A late rally fell short as Aston Villa were defeated 2-1 by Arsenal. Villa defender Nathan Baker was stretchered off the field in the first half after being struck in the face with a shot. 14. Stoke City Stoke overturned a 2-0 deficit but fell in the end 5-3 at the hands of Liverpool. 15. Norwich City Norwich City slumped to a 2-0 defeat at the hands of Everton. 16. West Ham United Down a man, West Ham added an insurance marker to knock off Cardiff City 2-0. 17. Cardiff City Even a man advantage was not enough for Cardiff City to earn a result as they fell 2-0 at home to West Ham. 18. Sunderland Adam Johnson scored a hat-trick to lead Sunderland to a crucial 4-1 road victory over Fulham. 19. Fulham Fulham suffered a 4-1 home defeat at the hands of Sunderland despite controlling a majority of the play during the game. 20. Crystal Palace Crystal Palace fell 2-0 to Tottenham thanks in part to a wild penalty miss from Jason Puncheon that could have provided them the lead on eight minutes. Nikita Kucherov Jersey . The 27-year-old forward has informed the Leafs that he will be unable to play in Monday nights home game against the Columbus Blue Jackets. Ryan McDonagh Jersey . -- The Orlando Magic have made no secret that the future of their franchise will depend on how well they can develop their young players. http://www.hockeylightning.com/.J. -- The New Jersey Devils are so bad in shootouts, coach Pete DeBoer doesnt mind seeing his team take chances in the five-minute overtime. Martin St. Louis Jersey .C. -- Panthers offensive tackle Jordan Gross is saying goodbye to the NFL after 11 seasons. Custom Tampa Bay Lightning Jerseys . It was a loss. But it was also a learning experience. Deron Williams and Joe Johnson had 24 points each to lift Brooklyn to a 94-87 win over the Raptors, making their first playoff appearance since 08. "I thought we played a little bit as expected as it is our first playoff game," Toronto coach Dwane Casey said.LAS VEGAS, Nev. - UFC bantamweight champion (Rowdy) Ronda Rousey and Canadian challenger Alexis Davis both made weight Friday for their UFC 178 co-main event showdown Saturday at the Mandalay Bay Events Center. The two women weighed in at 135 pounds before posing for the cameras with no-nonsense expressions. But they shook hands amicably after the square-off. Middleweight champion Chris Weidman weighed in at the middleweight limit of 185 pounds, half a pound more than challenger Lyoto (The Dragon) Machida.dddddddddddd The two meet in the main event. Fridays weigh-in produced no fireworks. Middleweight Bubba Bush marked the July 4 U.S. holiday by wearing red, while and blue shorts while bantamweight Russell Doane wore a U.S. wrestling singlet. Brazilian welterweight Ildemar Alcantara paid tribute to his countrys World Cup win earlier in the day by wearing a Brazil shirt. ' ' '