The race for the pinnacle four was the theme of the weekend with league leaders Manchester City having to attend till Monday to respond to Liverpool's cushty 2-zero win at Brighton that closed the distance on the pinnacle to 3 points.
Manchester United and West Ham saved themselves in the hunt with emotional wins as Cristiano Ronaldo's hat-trick beat Spurs, at the same time as Ukrainian global Andriy Yarmolenko broke down in tears after scoring in a 2-1 win over Aston Villa.
However, it's miles Arsenal who've a grip on fourth with three games in hand to return after seeing off Leicester 2-zero.
The European champions are still coming to terms with what UK authorities sanctions slapped on proprietor Roman Abramovich for his dealings with Russian President Vladimir Putin may have at the lengthy-time period future of the membership.
Chelsea's technical and overall performance advisor Petr Cech refused to guarantee they may have the ability to finish the season except the terms of a licence granted via the government to preserve working are altered.
The Blues are predicted to quick run out of cash as they try to fulfill a £28 million monthly wage bill at a time while all their avenues to make cash are frozen.
Ticket and products sales have been blocked, at the same time as blouse sponsors Three and Hyundai have withdrawn their support.
Bar the closed signs at the club store, there was little proof of exchange at Stamford Bridge on Sunday in front of a complete house with all tickets offered previous to Thursday's assertion of sanctions.
Havertz ensured it changed into commercial enterprise as usual on the sphere for Thomas Tuchel's men. But the German worldwide, signed for £seventy one million in 2020, is just one example of the luxuries Chelsea ought to manage to pay for under Abramovich.
Those days can also quickly be over even if a brand new proprietor is permitted to take fee inside the coming months.
