Chelsea, Tottenham Hotspur and Arsenal became the big winners of Week 21 on Sunday despite not playing, as Manchester United and Liverpool played out a 1-1 draw and Manchester City were humiliated by Everton.
Both results aided the rest of the title hopefuls greatly, leaving the Blues seven points clear at the top and the rest of the top six within five points of each other. Everton move up to seventh place but still sit well behind the Red Devils.
Here's a look at Sunday's results:
Sunday Results
Home | Score | Away |
Everton | 4-0 | Manchester City |
Manchester United | 1-1 | Liverpool |
The current Premier League standings:
Premier League Standings
Position | Club | Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | Goal Difference | Points |
1 | Chelsea | 21 | 17 | 1 | 3 | 30 | 52 |
2 | Tottenham Hotspur | 21 | 13 | 6 | 2 | 29 | 45 |
3 | Liverpool | 21 | 13 | 6 | 2 | 25 | 45 |
4 | Arsenal | 21 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 26 | 44 |
5 | Manchester City | 21 | 13 | 3 | 5 | 15 | 42 |
6 | Manchester United | 21 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 12 | 40 |
7 | Everton | 21 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 33 |
8 | West Bromwich Albion | 21 | 8 | 5 | 8 | 0 | 29 |
9 | Stoke City | 21 | 7 | 6 | 8 | -6 | 27 |
10 | Burnley | 21 | 8 | 2 | 11 | -8 | 26 |
11 | Bournemouth | 21 | 7 | 4 | 10 | -7 | 25 |
12 | West Ham United | 21 | 7 | 4 | 10 | -9 | 25 |
13 | Southampton | 21 | 6 | 6 | 9 | -7 | 24 |
14 | Watford | 21 | 6 | 5 | 10 | -13 | 23 |
15 | Leicester City | 21 | 5 | 6 | 10 | -10 | 21 |
16 | Middlesbrough | 21 | 4 | 8 | 9 | -5 | 20 |
17 | Crystal Palace | 21 | 4 | 4 | 13 | -10 | 16 |
18 | Hull City | 21 | 4 | 4 | 13 | -25 | 16 |
19 | Sunderland | 21 | 4 | 3 | 14 | -20 | 15 |
20 | Swansea City | 21 | 4 | 3 | 14 | -26 | 15 |
Recap
Zlatan Ibrahimovic scored a late equaliser to rescue a point for the Red Devils, who fell behind rivals Liverpool courtesy of a James Milner penalty.