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.
Bukayo Saka starred as Arsenal leapfrogged Manchester United into the Premier League top four on Sunday with a 3-2 win at struggling Watford with manager Mikel Areteta praising how far his side has come in his post-match presser.
Manchester City outclassed Manchester United to leave their rivals’ top-four chances hanging by a thread as Arsenal climbed into the Champions League qualification spots at United’s expense.
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.
Catch up with highlights from Wednesday’s Premier League action as Liverpool crushed Leeds United 6-0 to close the gap on Premier League leaders Manchester City to three points, while Tottenham Hotspur fell to a 1-0 defeat at Burnley.
Liverpool made lightweight of Leeds United after they cruised to a commanding 6-0 victory at Anfield, while Burnley clinched a crucial 1-0 win over Tottenham Hotspur at Turf Moor on Wednesday evening.
Manchester United’s top four bid suffered another blow as Southampton hit back to earn a 1-1 draw, while Manchester City thrashed Norwich 4-0 with Raheem Sterling bagging a hattrick.
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.
Elite FPL managers saw their plans backfire after Watford’s disappointing defeat to Norwich in gameweek 23.
Watford manager Claudio Ranieri was sacked on Monday after only 14 games in charge of the Premier League strugglers.