LONDON -- Theres an upside to missing out on the Champions League for Liverpool and Chelsea. They have surged into the Premier Leagues top two places while Englands participants in Europes elite competition failed to win on their return to domestic duties.With no grueling midweek European games, Chelsea and Liverpool conserved their energy to produce emphatic domestic victories. A day after Chelsea routed Everton 5-0, Liverpool overwhelmed Watford 6-1 on Sunday to move a point ahead of its London title rival.Manchester City lost top spot after being held by Middlesbrough on Saturday, dropping to third. Arsenal and Tottenham drew 1-1 in the north London derby on Sunday before champion Leicester was beaten 2-1 by West Bromwich Albion.Its a little physical advantage for sure, Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger said about not playing in the Champions League, which boosts the profits and prestige of participants.What about the less illustrious Europa League where games are played on Thursday night?Manchester United followed up its 4-1 victory at Fenerbahce by winning 3-1 at Swansea to halt a four-match winless run in the Premier League. Southampton, though, came back down to earth after beating Inter Milan by losing 2-1 to a Hull side in the bottom three.---LIVERPOOL 6, WATFORD 1Liverpool occupies top spot for the first time since May 2014 when the team came close to winning the title for the first time since 1990 before a late collapse.Sadio Mane, Philippe Coutinho and Emre Can scored in the space of 16 first-half minutes to put Watford out of sight. Roberto Firmino, Mane and Georginio Wijnaldum added further goals in the second half.Liverpool, which has now scored four or more goals in five league matches this season, is a point in front of Chelsea and two ahead of Manchester City and Arsenal.When I came here (in October 2015) I asked for time and patience and belief, Liverpool manager Juergen Klopp said. And after 11 match days everyones asking for guarantees and they are not there. The only thing we have is a pretty good football team.---a href(equals)https://apnews.com/24556224985e4b9e8c203...less-runSWANSEA 1, MANCHESTER UNITED 3/aJose Mourinho was forced to watch from the stands as he served a touchline ban but he will have liked what he saw in south Wales.There was a landmark goal for one of the brashest of players. The first of Zlatan Ibrahimovics two goals was the 25,000th in the Premier League since the competitions inception in 1992.Paul Pogba also unleashed a 20-yard volley for his second league goal since joining United in August from Juventus for a world-record fee of 105 million euros.Swansea is only off the bottom due to Sunderland having an inferior goal difference and Bob Bradley has collected only one point from his first four matches in charge.The first American manager in the Premier League, Bradley has extended the winless run -- which started under the fired Francesco Guidolin -- to 10 matches. Thats the worst since Swansea was promoted to the Premier League in 2011.---ARSENAL 1, TOTTENHAM 1Harry Kane made a scoring return from injury Sunday, grabbing the equalizer at Arsenal to preserve Tottenhams unbeaten start.Kane, who has missed 10 games after damaging ligaments in his right ankle, converted a penalty six minutes into the second half to prevent Arsenal going top of the table.In a north London derby played at a frantic pace, Tottenham gifted Arsenal the lead just before halftime when Kevin Wimmer inadvertently headed Mesut Ozils free kick into his own goal.Despite Spurs being on their longest unbeaten run in the league -- 11 games -- in more than 50 years they remain fifth.---LEICESTER 1, WEST BROMWICH ALBION 2Leicesters 20-game unbeaten home run in the league, stretching back to September 2015, is over and the team is only two points above the relegation zone. Having been defeated only three times in the unexpected title-winning season, Leicesters defense has begun with five losses in 11 games.All the goals came in the second half. Leicester forward Islam Slimani did quickly cancel out James Morrisons opener but Matt Phillips scored the goal that moved West Brom to 11th and sent the hosts tumbling to 14th place.Leicesters focus is on Europe, with only one point required from its last two group stage games to book a place in the Champions League round of 16.---HULL 2, SOUTHAMPTON 1Hull remains in the relegation zone despite halting a six-game losing streak but is only one point from safety. After Charlie Austin put Southampton in front from a first-half penalty, Robert Snodgrass and Michael Dawson scored in a two-minute goal blitz for Hull around the hour.Fred VanVleet Raptors Jersey . 8 Iowa State on Saturday, sending the Cyclones to their third consecutive loss. 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With their top three point guards and Kobe Bryant all sidelined by injury, the Lakers signed Marshall out of the D-League on Friday before their home game against Minnesota.TORONTO -- Josh Donaldson is heading to the All-Star Game in San Diego but doesnt want to take part in the Home Run Derby.He and the Blue Jays showed just what fans at Petco Park will be missing with a derby of their own Tuesday night.Donaldson hit two solo home runs, Troy Tulowitzki had a three-run blast and Toronto connected four times to beat the Kansas City Royals 8-3.Fresh off being named an AL All-Star reserve, Donaldson went 3 for 4 and scored four runs while the Blue Jays won their fourth straight.Im happy I made the All-Star team, Donaldson said. Im happy for the guys who are the starters and Im glad to be a part of the whole scene.Donaldson has scored 77 runs, a franchise record for runs before the All-Star break. Carlos Delgado had 76 in 2003.All four Toronto homers came off Royals right-hander Chris Young, who matched Runelvys Hernandezs team record by allowing at least one home run in 13 consecutive starts. Hernandez did it from October 2005 to August 2006.Young (2-8) has surrendered a major league-worst 26 home runs this season.Torontos R.A. Dickey (6-9) allowed two runs, none earned, and four hits in seven innings to win for the first time in nine home starts this season. The knuckleballer came in 0-6 with a 5.14 ERA at home.On a humid evening with a light breeze, Dickey said conditions were ideal for his dancing pitch.I had a good release point for it, I was changing speeds with it and it was in the strike zone, Dickey said. I was filling up the strike zone the first few innings.Royals manager Ned Yost said Dickeys knuckleball was as good as weve ever seen it.Kansas City lost for the fourth time in five games and dropped to 16-29 on the road.Donaldson connected in the first inning and went back-to-back with Ezequiel Carrera in the third. It marked the eighth multihomer game of Donaldsons career and the fifth time this season the Blue Jays have hit consecutive homers.Three batters later, Tulowitzki chased Young with his seventh homer in 15 games since returning from the disabled list.It was the 34th time in team history that the Blue Jays have hit three home runs in an iinning.dddddddddddd They last did it May 7, 2014, against Philadelphia.Fellow All-Star Edwin Encarnacion had two hits and an RBI, raising his ML-leading total to 77.Up and down the lineup, everybody is doing a good job, manager John Gibbons said.Young allowed six runs and seven hits in 2 1/3 innings. Winless in nine starts, Young described his season as beyond frustrating.My body feels good, its just the results havent been there, he said. Its a frustrating feeling. I feel like Ive let the team down and its horrible.Kansas Citys Cheslor Cuthbert hit a two run homer off Dickey and finished with three RBI.STARRING ROLESRoyals 1B Eric Hosmer and C Salvador Perez will start the All-Star Game for the AL. RHPs Wade Davis and Kelvin Herrera were selected to the pitching staff but Davis (forearm) will miss the game because of injury. Torontos selections include Donaldson, Encarnacion and RHP Marco Estrada. OF Michael Saunders is one of five candidates for the Final Vote competition.DAMAGE CONTROLTwenty of the 26 home runs hit off Young have been solo shots.TRAINERS ROOMRoyals: Davis was placed on the 15-day disabled list, retroactive to July 1. The Royals selected RHP Brooks Pounders from Triple-A Omaha and designated LHP Tyler Olson for assignment.Blue Jays: OF Jose Bautista (turf toe) is no longer wearing a walking boot. Thats progress, as long as he doesnt stub it, joked manager John Gibbons. There is no timetable for Bautistas return. ... Estrada (back) is feeling better but could be get one or two extra days of rest before his next start. RHP Drew Hutchison would like start for Toronto if Estrada cannot pitch Thursday against Detroit.UP NEXTRoyals: RHP Ian Kennedy (6-7, 4.04) starts Wednesdays series finale. Kennedy has allowed 20 home runs, including one in each of his past six starts.Blue Jays: RHP Marcus Stroman (6-4, 5.08) allowed one run in 6 2/3 innings against Cleveland in his most recent start after allowing 38 earned runs in his previous eight outings. ' ' '