Another dramatic week of football games and Premier League betting.
The race for the title and the runners-up spot seems to have more certainty, while the bottom sides seem all but doomed.
Yet there’s much to play for at both ends of the table, so betting odds will be tight.
Burnley 1-0 Stoke City
Defiance, determination and the odd moment of class – predominantly at Turf Moor – have meant Burnley are within touching distance of survival.
George Boyd’s goal just before the hour means they have already accumulated their highest ever Premier League points tally.
Stoke are comfortably mid-table, but perhaps the club and Mark Hughes will end their relationship this summer.
Leicester City 2-0 Sunderland
Sunderland seem doomed, even the post-match views of manager David Moyes hinted as much.
Ten points from safety, they are staring into oblivion.
In contrast, the champions are flying as they made it six wins out of six since Craig Shakespeare took charge – Marc Albrighton setting up the opener and then the decisive second.
Leicester have won nine home league games this season: two more than Man City and three more than Man Utd!
Watford FC 2-0 West Bromwich Albion
With an eighth-place safety net and seventh place seemingly out of reach, it’s easy to see why West Brom may struggle to get motivated for games like this, three days after they showed resilience to earn a point at Old Trafford.
They did create but just failed to take their chances against a Watford side reduced to 10-men from the 65th minute.
The highlight for the hosts: a 100th league goal for skipper Troy Deeney.
Arsenal 3-0 West Ham United
It took nearly an hour for the hosts to edge in front in what looked like a home banker.
Once Mesut Ozil capitalised on a defensive error to fire the opener, though, the outcome was never in doubt; even if the tension remains evident around the Emirates surrounding both the future of Arsene Wenger and his side’s familiar failings.
It says much for the decline of West Ham – winners here last season – that they have now not won for two months.
Hull City 4-2 Middlesbrough
The Tigers, the club with not enough players to fill a full subs bench at the start of the season, finally have control of their own destiny.
A second home win in five days has lifted them out of the drop zone for the first time since October.
The appointment of Marco Silva in January seems ever more a masterstroke, while Boro have gone backwards since sacking Aitor Karanka.
Southampton 3-1 Crystal Palace
The late show at St Mary’s was Maya Yoshida and James Ward-Prowse scoring twice within 60 seconds.
It keeps hopes of a top eight finish for Southampton alive, although they were fortunate their equaliser stood.
After their victory at champions-elect Chelsea, Palace return to earth with a bump.
Swansea 1-3 Tottenham Hotspur
Two and a half minutes left and Spurs were 1-0 down.
Then a quite incredible turnaround happened to further cement second place and keep alive the north Londoners’ outside title hopes.
For the stubborn Swans, who now drop into the relegation zone, how they react to this will shape their season.
Chelsea 2-1 Manchester City
It was a pulsating clash with Eden Hazard, now surely the favourite to claim the footballer of the year gong for the second time in three seasons, taking the laurels.
His double sealed a league double over City, who again should have done better but seem to lack some of the resilience which Antonio Conte’s team possess.
On their day City should be the best side in the league, but they are underachieving and Pep Guardiola’s stubbornness to loan out Joe Hart and not play Yaya Toure regularly have proved weaknesses.
This is the first time Guardiola has suffered six league defeats in a campaign and been beaten twice in a season by the same opponent.
Liverpool 2-2 Bournemouth
Liverpool must be glad to see the back of the Cherries this season.
After a last-gasp win on the south coast in December, Eddie Howe’s side struck late again to earn their first ever point at Anfield.
Joshua King grabbed the equaliser as Liverpool were frustrated – although they have equalled their points tally from last season which is a sign of the progress made under Jurgen Klopp.
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