Everton manager Frank Lampard broke his hand amidst wild celebrations of Alex Iwobi's 99th-minute strike to beat Newcastle 1-0 and lift the 10-man Toffees three points clear of the Premier League relegation zone.
Another action-packed weekend in the Premier League has offered up several talking points as Chelsea put aside their distractions to beat Newcastle United and Cristiano Ronaldo scored a brilliant hat-trick to down Tottenham Hotspur.
Catch up with all the highlights and reaction from Sunday’s action in the Premier League where Chelsea and Arsenal strengthened their bids for a top 4 spot with wins over Newcastle United and Leicester City respectively.
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.
Chelsea scored four unanswered goals in the second half to earn a comfortable 4-0 win over Burnley at Turf Moor, while Philippe Coutinho was the pick of Aston Villa's performers as they overwhelmed Southampton 4-0 at Villa Park on Saturday.
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.
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.
Oliver Keohane and Shakes Rampedi run through their predictions for Matchday 24 of the Premier League, which promises a full schedule of games with many of the new transfers taking to the field for their clubs.
A flurry of big-money moves before the transfer deadline took Premier League spending to the second-highest ever for a winter window.
With the rarity of an undisrupted programme, the Premier League once again delivered a weekend of excitement and intrigue.