Tottenham head coach Antonio Conte said his players have to be able to survive his demands if they are to develop a winning mentality after another disappointing result.
Manchester City stretched their lead at the top of the Premier League to 12 points as Riyad Mahrez and Kevin De Bruyne netted in a routine 2-0 win over Brentford on Wednesday.
Premier League leaders Manchester City will travel to Peterborough in the FA Cup fifth round.
Tottenham Hotspur have been the subject of a dig from a Director of Football who tried to negotiate with them over the winter transfer window.
A flurry of big-money moves before the transfer deadline took Premier League spending to the second-highest ever for a winter window.
Arsenal striker Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang left the club for Spanish giants Barcelona on a free transfer as the January transfer window closed with Tottenham and Everton making standout moves.
There is expected to be plenty of activity in London on transfer deadline day, with Arsenal attempting to offload Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang and Christian Eriksen primed to make a sensational return to football.
Chelsea boss Thomas Tuchel has urged fans to curb their risky behaviour to protect English football’s “unique atmosphere” after Antonio Rudiger was struck by a lighter thrown from the away supporters during Sunday’s win over Tottenham.
Brentford are set to complete the signing of Christian Eriksen imminently, in a move which would herald one of the great sporting comebacks.
With the rarity of an undisrupted programme, the Premier League once again delivered a weekend of excitement and intrigue.