Liverpool will stay four points clear of Manchester City at the top of the table as Crystal Palace stunned the Etihad Stadium on Saturday.
On Friday night, Mohamed Salah scored his 14th goal of the season before setting up Virgil Van Dijk's clincher in the second half to sink Wolves.
Palace have been struggling all season but recorded a stunning win to throw the title race firmly into Liverpool's favour. At Stamford Bridge, Chelsea lost at home to Leicester City to lose ground on the top three. Earlier in the day, Arsenal beat Burnley.
Ole Gunnar Solskjaer takes charge on Manchester United for the first time in Saturday's evening game. Tottenham entertain Everton on Sunday in the final Premier League fixture before Christmas.
Here’s how the EPL table looks for gameweek 18…
| Pos | Team | P | W | D | L | GD | Pts |
| 1 | Liverpool | 18 | 15 | 3 | 0 | 32 | 48 |
| 2 | Man City | 18 | 14 | 2 | 2 | 37 | 44 |
| 3 | Tottenham | 17 | 13 | 0 | 4 | 15 | 39 |
| 4 | Chelsea | 18 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 20 | 37 |
| 5 | Arsenal | 18 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 16 | 37 |
| 6 | Watford | 18 | 8 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 27 |
| 7 | Man United | 17 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 26 |
| 8 | Bournemouth | 18 | 8 | 2 | 8 | -1 | 26 |
| 9 | Leicester | 18 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 25 |
| 10 | Wolves | 18 | 7 | 4 | 7 | -2 | 25 |
| 11 | Everton | 17 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 24 |
| 12 | West Ham | 18 | 7 | 3 | 8 | -2 | 24 |
| 13 | Brighton | 18 | 6 | 3 | 9 | -6 | 21 |
| 14 | Crystal Palace | 18 | 5 | 3 | 10 | -8 | 18 |
| 15 | Newcastle | 18 | 4 | 5 | 9 | -8 | 17 |
| 16 | Southampton | 18 | 3 | 6 | 9 | -14 | 15 |
| 17 | Cardiff City | 17 | 4 | 2 | 11 | -16 | 14 |
| 18 | Burnley | 18 | 3 | 3 | 12 | -20 | 12 |
| 19 | Huddersfield | 18 | 2 | 4 | 12 | -20 | 10 |
| 20 | Fulham | 18 | 2 | 4 | 12 | -26 | 10 |
EPL fixtures | gameweek 18
| Friday, December 21 | Kickoff (GMT) | Coverage | TV |
| Wolves 0-2 Liverpool | 8pm | Report | Sky Sports |
| Friday, December 22 |
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| Arsenal 3-1 Burnley | 12.30pm | Report | Sky Sports |
| Bournemouth 2-0 Brighton | 3pm |
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| Chelsea 0-1 Leicester City | 3pm | Report | |
| Huddersfield 1-3 Southampton | 3pm | ||
| Man City 2-3 Crystal Palace | 3pm | Report | |
| Newcastle 0-0 Fulham | 3pm | ||
| West Ham 0-2 Watford | 3pm | Report | |
| Cardiff vs Man Utd | 5.30pm | Preview | BT Sport |
| Sunday, December 23 | |||
| Everton vs Tottenham | 4pm | Preview | Sky Sports |
EPL fixtures | gameweek 17
| Saturday, December 15 | Kickoff (GMT) | Coverage | TV |
| Man City 3-1 Everton | 12.30pm | Report | Sky Sports |
| Crystal Palace 1-0 Leicester City | 3pm | Report | |
| Huddersfield 0-1 Newcastle | 3pm | ||
| Tottenham 1-0 Burnley | 3pm | Report | |
| Watford 3-2 Cardiff City | 3pm | ||
| Wolves 2-0 Bournemouth | 3pm | ||
| Fulham 0-2 West Ham | 5.30pm | Report | BT Sport |
| Sunday, December 16 | |||
| Brighton 1-2 Chelsea | 1.30pm | Report | |
| Southampton 3-2 Arsenal | 1.30pm | Report | Sky Sports |
| Liverpool 3-1 Man Utd | 4pm | Report | Sky Sports |
