As Newcastle United painted Wembley Way black and white after winning the Carabao Cup final there was plenty of interesting sub-plots emerging back in the cut and thrust of the Premier League.
Both Brighton, who were left to rue missed chances away at Manchester City, and Bournemouth, who tripped themselves up at home to Brentford, saw their European ambitions dented, while Chelsea fell flat minus Cole Palmer at Arsenal.
Ruben Amorim actually had a smile on his face as Manchester United pummelled Leicester City, but there were confrontations between players and fans over in west London as Tottenham were booed off following defeat at Fulham.