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Did your Premier League team live up to expectations at the weekend? We asked Arsenal legend and Sky Sports Now guest Ray Parlour to grade each side based on their performance in the Premier League fixtures and Capital One Cup final over the weekend.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 has been ranked... Weekend results West Ham 1-0 Sunderland Leicester 1-0 Norwich Southampton 1-2 Chelsea Stoke 2-1 Aston Villa Watford 0-0 Bournemouth West Brom 3-2 Crystal Palace Man United 3-2 Arsenal Tottnnham 2-1 Swanea Liverpool 1-1 Man City AET Man City won 3-1 on penalties Chelsea - BChelsea are also going really well at the moment. Guus Hiddink has done a brilliant job to get back to basics and get results. Theyre safe now, so they can have a really good push to the end of the season and theyve got these cup competitions as well to concentrate on.Im giving them a B because they fought back against a very hard and good Southampton side. They showed a bit of character to get a good win in the end.Manchester United - BI was at the game against Arsenal, and credit to United, they took advantage and it was brilliant from the young kid Marcus Rashford again to score another two goals. Scoring three goals at home was excellent for Louis van Gaal and it gives them a chance now for the top four. Theyll be very happy with the win because its always a big game. Marcus Rashfords fairytale continued as he scored twice on his Premier League debut to help Manchester United to a 3-2 win over Arsenal at Old Trafford Liverpool - BI thought both teams really had a go at Wembley and it was a great game to watch. Liverpool were very unlucky in the end not to win it and penalties is a cruel way to lose a cup final, but those are the rules. They were three poor penalties in the end though that were well saved.Manchester City - BAgain, both teams were very good, and it was a good cup final. Fair play to Willy Caballero, he had a brilliant shoot-out as the cup goalkeeper ahead of Joe Hart and he made three good stops to win the Capital One Cup for City. Highlights from Wembley as Liverpool and Manchester City met in the Capital One Cup final Tottenham - BThis is another team that keeps getting results. Being 1-0 down (at home to Swansea) showed that character as well and Mauricio Pochettinos done an amazing job. Its a very young side who are growing together with a good energy and are real title contenders now.Stoke - BStoke had that little bit of a blip and were moving down the table but then theyve had some good results lately. Beating Bournemouth away was a big result and they followed it up with a win against Aston Villa. Everyone probably expected them to win at home against a struggling Villa, but theyve still got to do the job.They had that little bit of good fortune going 2-0 up, and youre thinking the points are in the bag but Villa fought back with the goal, although it wasnt enough to save them anything from the game. Stoke are showing a much better character now and much better performances.West Bromwich Albion - BWest Brom were brilliant in the first half. Crystal Palace were very poor but West Brom went out there, got the three-goal advantage and it was a brilliant performance so credit to them. Ray Parlour thinks West Brom are now safe from a relegation battle following their 3-2 win against Crystal Palace Scoring three goals at home is a bonus as well because at times, theyve been a bit lacklustre in front of goal and havent scored enough but now theyve got three so a good performance all round that really puts them safe now for me.Leicester - CLeicester ground out their 1-0 win over Norwich, but thats what youve got to do to be champions when you play poorly. They had that two-week break, and were probably thinking about the Arsenal game that they lost in the last minute so sometimes its difficult to have that amount of time off, but again they came back and got the result. The most important thing at the end of the day is the three points, no matter how you play. I thought it was a good performance, similar to West Ham with how they played and what they achieved.Norwich - CYou could probably say they were unlucky. Again, they were a bit like Sunderland in that they probably did enough to get a point as well and that could have been vital for them staying up. Alex Neil will probably be a little bit angry with the way it happened and he will say that they deserved more from the game.Thats the problem they will have for the rest of the season, they need to pick up points when they deserve them and they certainly deserved a point at the weekend.West Ham - C Michail Antonio scored the only goal during a 1-0 win against Sunderland on Saturday Another good win for West Ham and theyre having a great season so far. It was an important win going into the week that theyve got - playing Spurs at home on Wednesday - so its a big week for West Ham. It wasnt a great performance but its all about winning games and getting three points on the board. They can play better but again, theyre getting good results.Sunderland - CSunderland were unlucky at West Ham. I thought they deserved a draw because they created chances. Sam Allardyce alluded to it after the game, talking about having lots of opportunities in the second half and that they did enough to get a point. That will stand them in good stead going forward and they were unlucky not to go away with something from the game.Bournemouth - C Ray Parlour watched Bournemouths draw with Watford and believes another few wins will see the Cherries safe from relegation It was a good battling point for Bournemouth at Watford and another point to safety. It will probably be about 37 or 38 points to stay up this season and Bournemouth are now on 29. Knowing that if they can get points away from home is a bonus and if they can get a few wins at home, theyll be staying in the Premier League.Swansea - CSwansea have got some big games coming up. Theyve got Arsenal on Wednesday, but then theres a three-game period where they are playing teams around them at the bottom. Thats when they need to pick the points up. It wasnt a great performance but Spurs is always a tough place to go.Arsenal - DDefensively, it wasnt good enough from Arsenal, especially from the back four who didnt push up enough at times and were a bit deep as a side. It wasnt the greatest performance away from home, and this will be the key for them now to get the away performances better than they did at Man United. Ray Parlour identified a lack of leadership among the current Arsenal squad as he reacts to their 3-2 defeat at Manchester United Theyve got Spurs next and Man City later in the season as well as West Ham and Everton, so there are some big away games coming up and they have to play better than that.Southampton - DSouthampton are having a great run at the moment. Its brilliant the way theyve moved up the table, and its been a big plus having Fraser Forster back in the side. It was always going to be a difficult game, Chelsea are now playing much better. Their big players are playing on a regular basis and consistency is so important, but Southampton will have a good run to the end of the season.Maybe they were a bit unlucky with the Gary Cahill incident to not get a penalty, but I think everything is going well and Saints fans will be looking forward to the end of the season.Aston Villa - DIt looks like Aston Villa are doomed. Its going to be tough for them because no one expects them to stay up now. I think its all about rebuilding the club for next season and trying to see whos going to be there and whos moving on. Aston Villa are now eight points adrift at the bottom of the Premier League table Watford - DI was at this game, and Watford missed some really good chances in the first half. Odion Ighalo - who is usually so clinical in front of goal - missed a couple of good chances and Artur Boruc made a really good save from one of his efforts. It was probably a game that wasnt great to watch, but this is what you expect. 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SEATTLE -- Adoree Jackson sprinted into the purple end zone, planted his feet and flipped backward , perfectly sticking the landing.Southern California celebrated its biggest victory of the season with style and flash Saturday night.Sam Darnold threw for 287 yards and two touchdowns and USC upset No. 4 Washington 26-13 on Saturday night, snapping the Huskies 12-game winning streak and damaging their College Football Playoff hopes.Darnold was outstanding against one of the top defenses in the Pac-12, showing why USC has surged since he became the starter. Darnolds lofted pass over linebacker D.J. Beavers and into the arms of tight end Daniel Imatorbhebhe for an 8-yard touchdown strike in the opening moments of the fourth quarter gave USC an 11-point lead that Washington (9-1, 6-1 Pac-12, No. 4 CFP) couldnt overcome.To play that game, at this age, in that atmosphere? Unbelievable, USC coach Clay Helton said.Ronald Jones II added 93 yards rushing and a touchdown. USC (7-3, 6-2, No. 20 CFP) won its sixth straight and should get back into the AP Top 25 while keeping alive its hopes of winning the Pac-12 South.Washington coach Chris Petersen cautioned all week that USC was back to looking like the most talented team in the Pac-12 and he was proved correct. Darnold flustered Washingtons defense by keeping plays alive with his feet and found gaps in the Huskies secondary that have been difficult for others to find.If guys are looking down the horizon, youre going to get hit right between the eyes, Petersen said. Theres too many good players and coaches in this league. ... I think we played a good team tonight.Darreus Rogers had six catches for 84 yards and a touchdown, while Imatorbhebhe added five catches for 78 yards. Washington lost starting middle linebacker Azeem Victor in the second quarter to a lower right leg injury that required an air cast and a cart to take the Huskies leading tackler off the field. His absence was felt in the pass game where USC exploited the middle of the field.When you have great players in front of you ... its your job to get them the ball and find the open guy. I thought I did that pretty well tonight, Darnold said.Washington quarterback Jake Browning was 17 of 36 for 259 yards, including a 70-yard TD pass to John Ross where he shook Jackson at the line of scrimmage. Ross finished with eight catches for 154 yards, but the Huskies were held to 17 yards rushing after coming into the week as the Pac-12 leader averaging 231 yards per game.Herees where we find out if were the front-runners that are only playing well when things are going well or are we going to respond and bounce back stronger? Browning said.dddddddddddd That will be interesting to see what kind of team are we.When USC went ahead 10-3 on Rogers 13-yard TD catch it was the first time Washington trailed at home since the first quarter of last Novembers Apple Cup against Washington State. The 17-6 halftime lead for the Trojans marked Washingtons first halftime deficit in more than a calendar year. The Huskies last trailed at the break on Nov. 7, 2015, against Utah, a game they lost 34-23.It was the drive just before halftime that put USC in control. Taking over at the 18 with 2:27 left in the half, Darnold completed 4 of 7 passes for 75 yards and capped the drive with Jones 4-yard TD run and an 11-point lead at the break.USC also got a huge play from Jack Jones in the third quarter blocking Cameron Van Winkles 38-yard field goal attempt after Darnold was intercepted for a second time by Washingtons Taylor Rapp.POLL IMPLICATIONSWelcome back to the AP Top 25 , USC. The Trojans were the first team outside the Top 25 last week but certainly will make a significant leap after the impressive win. With rest of the chaos this week, perhaps USC will crack the top 20.The chaos in the top 10 may help Washington also. The Huskies may not be penalized as much because of other top 10 teams losing.THE TAKEAWAYUSC: Jackson didnt have the best night, especially when he was matched up in coverage on Ross. But he came up with two key interceptions, both times using his quickness to break in front of the receivers and grab Brownings pass.Washington: The big plays that have been part of Washingtons success all season were absent. Washington had just three plays of longer than 20 yards: Two by Ross and a 28-yard pass to Chico McClatcher.INJURY REPORTPetersen did not have much of an update after the game on Victors injury. Its another blow to Washingtons defense that is likely to be without defensive end and sack leader Joe Mathis for the rest of the season due to foot surgery.UP NEXTUSC: The Trojans travel across town next Saturday to face rival UCLA at the Rose Bowl.Washington: The Huskies close out their home schedule hosting Arizona State.---More AP college football: www.collegefootball.ap.org and http://www.twitter.com/AP-Top25 ' ' '