England right back Glen Johnson grabbed a late winner with a superb solo effort as Liverpool beat title hopefuls Chelsea 2-1 at Stamford Bridge on Sunday to boost their chances of bagging a Champions League spot.
Manchester United is just a stone's throw away from a record 19th Premier League title after the Red Devils defeated Chelsea 2-1. They now need to score just one point in their two upcoming games to secure the title.
Welshman Aaron Ramsey scored the only goal in Arsenal's defeat of Manchester United at the Emirates on Sunday, giving second-placed Chelsea a chance to go top when they visit the Red Devils at Old Trafford next week.
Salomon Kalou kept Chelsea's Premier League title defence alive with a late goal clinching a 2-1 victory over Tottenham on Saturday after the champions were gifted an equalizer by goalkeeper Heurelho Gomes.
Manchester United beat Chelsea at Old Trafford on Tuesday to complete a 3-1 aggregate defeat of their Premier League rivals and book a place in the semi-finals of the Champions League.
Premier League heavyweights Manchester United and Chelsea will have a chance to settle old scores in the Champions League quarter-finals, while Tottenham will face Jose Mourinho's Real Madrid.
In a last-minute surprise transfer for the Premier league, Chelsea paid 80 million dollars to sign Liverpool star striker Fernando Torres before the January transfer window ended on Monday at midnight.
Arsenal missed a chance to go joint-top after conceding a late equaliser at 10-man Wigan on Wednesday, while Chelsea ended their poor run with victory over Bolton and Liverpool capped a miserable year with a home defeat to Wolves.
Arsenal moved to within two points of Premier League leaders Manchester United on Monday with a convincing 3-1 win over title holders Chelsea at the Emirates, their first victory against their London rivals in two years.
After two consecutive defeats in the Premier League, Chelsea managed to come up trumps with a 2-0 win over Olympique Marseille in a Champions League match at Stamford Bridge on Tuesday evening.
