Manchester City and Liverpool must quickly turn their focus from Champions League glory to the battle for the Premier League title, with no room for error in tricky away trips on Saturday.
Gabriel Jesus scored four goals as Manchester City thrashed Watford 5-1 to open up a four-point lead in the Premier League title race, while Arsenal beat Manchester United 3-1 to take control of the race for fourth as Tottenham Hotspur were held to a 0-0 draw by Brentford.
Manchester City regained top spot in the Premier League from Liverpool with a 3-0 win over Brighton on Wednesday, while Arsenal revived their push for the top four by beating Chelsea 4-2 at Stamford Bridge.
Tottenham Hotspur powered into fourth place in the Premier League with a 5-1 rout of Newcastle United, while West Ham United’s 2-1 victory pushed Everton deeper into relegation trouble on Sunday.
Everton manager Frank Lampard broke his hand amidst wild celebrations of Alex Iwobi’s 99th-minute strike to beat Newcastle 1-0 and lift the 10-man Toffees three points clear of the Premier League relegation zone.
Another action-packed weekend in the Premier League has offered up several talking points as Chelsea put aside their distractions to beat Newcastle United and Cristiano Ronaldo scored a brilliant hat-trick to down Tottenham Hotspur.
Catch up with all the highlights and reaction from Sunday’s action in the Premier League where Chelsea and Arsenal strengthened their bids for a top 4 spot with wins over Newcastle United and Leicester City respectively.
Kai Havertz eased Chelsea’s gloom over Roman Abramovich’s sanctions as his late goal sealed a 1-0 win against Newcastle in the first home game since the Blues were plunged into crisis by the damaging restrictions.
Chelsea scored four unanswered goals in the second half to earn a comfortable 4-0 win over Burnley at Turf Moor, while Philippe Coutinho was the pick of Aston Villa’s performers as they overwhelmed Southampton 4-0 at Villa Park on Saturday.
Christian Eriksen made an emotional return to football eight months after his cardiac arrest on Saturday as Manchester United dropped points in their push for a Premier League top-four place with a 0-0 draw against Watford.