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Premier League grades: Chris Kirkland gives his verdict

Alexis Sanchez of Arsenal celebrates with Gabriel Paulista after scoring his team's second goal during the Premier League match at West Ham

Find out who impressed in the Premier League last weekend, as Chelsea saw off title rivals Manchester City and Liverpool went down to Bournemouth in a seven-goal thriller.

We asked former Liverpool and Wigan goalkeeper Chris Kirkland to give each side a grade, based purely on their performance this weekend.

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So, how did your team fare? Do they get a stunning A+, a woeful F, or perhaps something in between? Read on to find out...

Premier League results

Man City 1-3 Chelsea Sunderland 2-1 Leicester Spurs 5-0 Swansea
Palace 3-0 Southampton Stoke 2-0 Burnley West Brom 3-1 Watford
West Ham 1-5 Arsenal Bournemouth 4-3 Liverpool Everton 1-1 Man Utd

Bournemouth - A+

To stage that comeback against a quality team like Liverpool was remarkable. It was a fantastic achievement, with some brilliant goals in there too.

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Watch highlights from Bournemouth's dramatic victory over Liverpool

Arsenal - A+

Arsene Wenger's side turned it on at the London Stadium, and in Alexis Sanchez, they have one of the best match-winners in the Premier League. A devastating performance.

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Watch highlights from Arsenal's big win over West Ham

West Brom - A+

It's magnificent from Tony Pulis considering the stick he was getting earlier this season. The turnaround has been beyond belief and he deserves tremendous credit. He's a proven top-class manager so it's an A+ performance against Watford from an A+ boss.

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Watch highlights from West Brom's win over Watford

Tottenham - A+

The scoreline says it all but Harry Kane was on top form, which is a real bonus for Mauricio Pochettino. Winning by five goals at this level is very impressive regardless of opposition.

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Watch highlights from Tottenham's hammering of Swansea

Chelsea - A

They have looked great in the last few weeks and the back-three formation is causing real problems for opponents. A magnificent weekend for Antonio Conte's side.

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Watch highlights from Chelsea's impressive win at Man City

Sunderland - A

It's three wins from four games for Sunderland now, and I have to give them an A for digging out a win against Leicester. Jordan Pickford was brilliant with a huge save at the end and Jermain Defoe did what he does best.

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Watch highlights from Sunderland's win over Leicester

Crystal Palace - A

It was a superb display from Palace considering the pressure they were under to get a result. Alan Pardew and all the players needed a win against a very strong Southampton team, and they delivered in a big way.

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Watch highlights from Crystal Palace's impressive victory over Southampton

Stoke - A

Mark Hughes' position was being questioned a few weeks back, but they continued their fine recent form this weekend. Their big players are starting to influence games and Burnley found it difficult to live with them at times.

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Watch highlights from Stoke's victory over Burnley

Everton - B

Getting something from the game was important for Ronald Koeman, off the back of their defeat to Southampton. They were second best for large parts of the match against Manchester United, but kept battling away and got their reward.

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Watch highlights from Everton's draw with Man Utd

Manchester Utd - B

It was pretty even at Goodison Park, but Manchester United will be bitterly disappointed to have dropped more points from a winning position. The performance wasn't bad, though. They created chances and will feel they should have held on.

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WATCH: Jose Mourinho fumes after Marouane Fellaini's tackle concedes a late penalty against Everton

Burnley - C

There's no shame in a defeat at the bet365 Stadium, which is usually a tough place to go. If Burnley can get Andre Gray among the goals, that will be crucial to their survival hopes.

Watford - D

They didn't play well against West Brom and it could be tough for them over the next few weeks. They have a lot of foreign players that are new to the Premier League so it will be interesting to see how they cope over Christmas, with the cold weather and the fixture congestion.

Liverpool - D

The defeat will be a massive disappointment. They were twice in complete control at the Vitality Stadium, cruising along and it almost looked too easy for them. To lose the game from the position they were in takes some doing.

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Loris Karius' late blunder against Bournemouth cost Liverpool dearly

Southampton - D

They have had a couple of good results in recent weeks, and it maybe just caught up with them on Saturday. As the fixtures mount up, especially with Europa League commitments, it can take its toll, but Southampton have impressed me this season and they will have a strong campaign.

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Watch Fraser Forster’s stunning gaffe against Crystal Palace

Leicester - D

Claudio Ranieri's side find themselves in a bad, bad situation. Once you're on that run in the league, it's very difficult to turn things around. I think they ultimately will, but Saturday was another disappointing performance.

Manchester City - F

They looked good at 1-0 and had chances to make it safe - you would have put your house on Kevin De Bruyne scoring when he hit the bar. The performance overall was decent until midway through the second half, but they completely lost it at the end with the two red cards and that's why it is an F. I know they were frustrated, but there's no excuse for that.

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Watch the moment Sergio Aguero was sent off for his challenge on David Luiz

Swansea - F

I really worry for Swansea. I think they are in a lot of trouble, having conceded nine goals over their last two games. They were comfortably beaten and could find themselves in the bottom three for most of the season.

West Ham - F

It can't be anything other than an F. Slaven Bilic has come out and said the team is not working hard enough and there's absolutely no excuse for that. If you're not putting it in on the training pitch, you're going to get stuffed at the weekend.

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