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.
Manchester United slipped out of the Premier League’s top four after being held 1-1 by bottom-of-the-table Burnley at Turf Moor on Tuesday.
A flurry of big-money moves before the transfer deadline took Premier League spending to the second-highest ever for a winter window.
With the rarity of an undisrupted programme, the Premier League once again delivered a weekend of excitement and intrigue.
Marcus Rashford struck with virtually the last kick of the game to take Manchester United into the Premier League top four at West Ham’s expense with a 1-0 win on Saturday.