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Did your team live up to expectations in their Premier League game this weekend? We caught up with Sky Sports Now guest Steve Round to grade each side based on their 90-minute performance.So how did your team fare? Did they get an A or an F, or somewhere in between? Read on to see how each top-flight side ranked... Premier League results Everton 0-2 Arsenal Chelsea 2-2 West Ham Watford 1-2 Stoke City Crystal Palace 0-1 Leicester City West Brom 0-1 Norwich Swansea 1-0 Aston Villa Newcastle 1-1 Sunderland Southampton 3-2 Liverpool Man City 0-1 Man Utd Tottenham 3-0 Bournemouth Arsenal - A+This was really impressive. Arsenal were coming off the back of a difficult game against Barcelona and you thought they might have some fatigue in their legs, but they didnt. They came flying out of the blocks and Everton couldnt live with them. To come back and play that well in the early kick-off at Goodison Park after a trip to Spain is an A+ performance. Alex Iwobi scored his first senior Arsenal goal in the 2-0 win at Goodison Park Tottenham - AA great win at home for Spurs keeps the pressure on Leicester. The relationship between Dele Alli and Harry Kane really is sensational, and Kane looks the real deal to me. Mauricio Pochettino will feel justified in his Europa League decisions now because they have a real chance of at least being a Champions League team next year. They came up against one of the standout European teams in Borussia Dortmund, and he got it right. Sometimes something has to be sacrificed, even if you want to win every game. Harry Kane remains confident Tottenham can catch Leicester and win the Premier League title. Stoke - AIts hard to win away from home in the Premier League, but Stoke put in a great display at Vicarage Road. They were having a tough time, but theyre starting to come back again and pick up some wins.Leicester City - AIt wasnt the greatest Leicester City performance, but they won again and that means everything for them. To get the victory when youre out in front is massive because Palace away was a potential banana skin. They had all the pressure, but they came through it with aplomb. Leicester remain five points clear of Tottenham in the race for the Premier League title Norwich - AIt was an important win for Norwich on Saturday, and considering the situation they find themselves in, a brilliant team display. They were desperate for three points and to do it at The Hawthorns is huge for them.Manchester United - AA win in the derby is a massive result for the team and manager. When you go away from home and win in a rivalry game, thats impressive and United were brilliant at the back. Its a big result for Louis van Gaal because he kept faith even after the defeat by Liverpool. He stuck by the likes of Marcus Rashford when he might have thought about resting him, and in the end he got the reward. Steve Round thinks Manchester United have the momentum in the race for a top-four finish. Southampton - ATo come back from 2-0 down against Liverpool in the second half is a big achievement. Ronald Koeman got it spot-on with his substitutes after the break. In that sense, it was a grade A performance from the players and a grade A performance from the manager. Ronald Koeman sprinted down the touchline to celebrate with Sadio Mane after his late winner West Ham - BWest Ham were very unlucky on the day, and while Im giving them a B, it should have been an A. They are having an unbelievable season under Slaven Bilic, and in most seasons a draw at Chelsea would be a brilliant result, but they will be disappointed to have conceded two goals.Swansea - BEdging past Aston Villa was a good result for Swansea, and one they needed. It was still some way off a perfect performance because they didnt score more, but the result means everything in the context of the season. Federico Fernandez was the match-winner as Swansea saw off Aston Villa at the Liberty Stadium Newcastle - BThey didnt play that well, but crucially stayed in the game. That allowed Rafa Benitez to make a few changes and by the finish they deserved the equaliser because Sunderland didnt take the game beyond them. Aleksandar Mitrovic scored a late equaliser for Newcastle in the Tyne-Wear derby Sunderland - BOn the flip side, Sunderland will be disappointed they didnt get three points, especially considering the chances they had to go two-up. If you go two clear in these derby matches, its a long way back and they will be frustrated they couldnt grind out the 1-0 win. But you dont want to get beaten in a local derby, so its a B from me. Jermain Defoe opened the scoring at St James Park, but Sunderland were pegged back late on Chelsea - CChelsea showed great spirit to come back so late and stay in the game but you expect them to win at Stamford Bridge. They were a touch fortunate to get the penalty late on, and Im marking them down for more dropped points at home.Watford - CThey managed to stay competitive against Stoke and were unlucky towards the end. They had some chances when they could have made it awkward, but they couldnt take them. I dont think you can use the excuse of the FA Cup semi-final, but people will say that, because their bread and butter is the league. Stoke bounced back from their Southampton defeat to beat Watford at Vicarage Road Crystal Palace - CPalace played well enough to get a result against the league leaders, and it was an improved display compared to recent weeks. Alan Pardew may feel they are just starting to turn the corner, but theyll be frustrated they couldnt translate that into a result on Saturday.Aston Villa - CVilla played better in the first half but they are still struggling to turn that into victories. It was an okay performance from them, but they are not winning and that kind of sums up their season so far. Aston Villa are set for an end-of-season review, but Jeff Stelling thinks its pointless... Liverpool - CLiverpool were coming off a European game and it affected them more than Manchester United. When you go two goals ahead away from home, youre on for a A performance, but you cant let that slip. If you really want to achieve your season aims, you cant throw it away like they did and Im sure Jurgen Klopp is really angry about this result. At the very least, you dont get beaten from that situation.Manchester City - CCity have lost momentum since winning the Capital One Cup. They are still in the hunt for the Champions League and in that sense it could be a fantastic season for them but their league form has dropped off. Historically its so difficult to keep it up domestically when the Champions League gets going again, and they seem to have prioritised Europe now. I thought they had enough chances to get an equaliser on Sunday and, on another day, Sergio Aguero scores at least one but they were let down defensively. Man City boss Manuel Pellegrini was left frustrated after his sides defeat in the Manchester derby Bournemouth - CThey have been doing so well in recent weeks, and although they lost I was still impressed. They puff their chests out, and have a real go, even at White Hart Lane. It may have been one game too far after a good run of results.West Brom - DTony Pulis knows you have to take points from the teams around you, and not beating Norwich will really upset him. Alex Neil had his side camped in their own half, and West Brom got hit on the break. Still, I think Albion will get enough points to stay in the league come the end of the season. Robbie Brady scored the only goal of the game as Norwich secured a precious three points Everton - EBy the players and managers admission they were poor against Arsenal, especially after the way they played against Chelsea the week before. The whole game was disappointing from an Everton perspective, but Arsenal were absolutely brilliant in the first half and I think most teams would have struggled. 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Left fielder Matt Kemp helped Beckett by throwing out a runner at the plate in the seventh. Beckett scattered four hits, walked two and struck out four. The right-hander has a 1.34 ERA over his last seven starts, a stretch that began with his no-hitter in Philadelphia on May 25. His season ERA is 2.11 in 15 starts. "I knew it was going to be tough, but I dont think I deserve very much of the credit," Beckett said. "My defence really picked me up tonight, and we got a late run off of a pretty tough pitcher." Juan Uribe, just off the disabled list after missing 34 games with a right hamstring strain, led off the eighth with a single and advanced on a sacrifice bunt by Drew Butera before rookie Miguel Rojas infield single put runners at the corners. Turner, batting for reliever Brian Wilson, came through with his 20th RBI of the season. "I think hes used to that. Hes gotten some big hits for us this year," Kemp said. "Hes always ready to hit, and tonight he got the big hit. It was a battle today. It was a battle of the pitchers -- two good pitchers going at it, and we had to wait out Wainwright." Wilson (1-2) tossed a perfect inning and Kenley Jansen got three outs for his 24th save. "Thats how playoff games usually are -- 1-0. When we play them, its always two good teams going at it," Kemp said. "I think our pitchers match up with their pitchers, and vice versa. Weve had some battles over the years, and theyve gotten the best of us the last couple of years. But hopefully we can grind it out and see them in the playoffs again this year." The Cardinals won 97 games last season, five more than Los Angeles, and beat the Dodgers in the NLCS. Wainwright won Game 3 at Dodger Stadium. This time, Wainwright (10-4) took a hard-luck loss, giving up five hits while going the distance for the 19th time in 201 regular-season starts. The right-hander was runner-up to Dodgers ace Clayton Kershaw in last years NL Cy Young Award voting. 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