Chelsea beat Everton 3-0 at Goodison Park to stay 7 points clear at the top of the table with four games to go. Pep Guardiola's side are still in 4th position with four games to go and Guardiola's men will still be fighting for a place in the Champions League next season.
Chelsea edged closer to the Premier League title on Sunday, while Tottenham Hotspur kept the gap at four points as they beat Arsenal 2-0 in the last north London derby at White Hart Lane. The result guaranteed Spurs will finish above the Gunners in the league for the first time in 22 years.
Sunderland Relegated
Sunderland is officially the first casualty of the 2016-17 Premier League season. The Black Cats were sentenced to relegation Saturday after conceding a late winner to Bournemouth. And although a gloomy season had been building toward the moment for some time, the final condemnation prompted more question than answers. How had the season gone so terribly wrong? What does this mean for the future of the club? And, perhaps most importantly, who is to blame for this disaster?
Manchester United 1-1 Swansea
A wonderful Gylfi Sigurdsson free-kick earned Swansea a precious point in their battle for Premier League survival and damaged Manchester United's push for the top four.
Sigurdsson curled over the wall from about 20 yards to cancel out Wayne Rooney's penalty and move the Swans to within two points of 17th-placed Hull.
United stay fifth, a point behind both Manchester City and Liverpool after the same number of games.
The disappointment of the dropped points was compounded by the loss of both Eric Bailly and Luke Shaw to injuries, joining a list that already includes fellow defenders Phil Jones, Chris Smalling and Marcos Rojo.
But the result was probably fair on Swansea, who had every reason to claim Marcus Rashford dived for the penalty that Rooney converted.
Jose Mourinho bemoaned his growing injury list, but insisted he was "very happy" with his players in Manchester United's 1-1 draw at home to Swansea on Sunday.
Manchester City held to a 2-2 draw by Middlesbrough
Manchester City were held to a 2-2 draw by Middlesbrough on Sunday, April 30. - City equalized twice in the game to ensure a draw at the Riverside stadium.
Guardiola's men are still 4th on the table with four games left to play in the league Manchester City were held to a 2-2 draw by Middlesbrough in a crunch Premier League tie at the Riverside stadium on Sunday, April 30.
Middlesbrough who are battling relegation took the lead in the 38th minute after Álvaro Negredo fired a thumping shot into the back of the net.
City cancelled-out the goal after Sergio Agüero scored from the spot in the 69th minute but Calum Chambers scored in the 76th minute to give Boro the much deserved lead.
Leroy Sané and Marten de Roon in head brawl after a penalty was given to Man City. Gabriel Jesus equalized again for the Citizens in the 86th minute after sending a bullet header into the back of the net from Aguero's cross.
Boro are currently 19th on the table and they are battling relegation with 3 games to go and 6 points adrift the safe zone.
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