Everton boss David Moyes believes the gap between his side and Premier League leaders Liverpool has never been bigger as the Toffees prepare to travel to Anfield for Wednesday's Merseyside derby.

The Reds, dominant for much of the season, faltered in decisive moments, first seeing their Champions League dreams dashed by Paris Saint-Germain, then losing the League Cup final to a resurgent Newcastle United.

Merino scored in the 20th minute when he stooped to flick his looping header over Robert Sanchez in the Chelsea goal after a Martin Odegaard corner.

The Gunners sit 15 points behind runaway leaders Liverpool, now with just one game in hand, with their focus beginning to turn to holding off the chasing pack for a place in next season's Champions League.

The Reds look certain to win the Premier League for the first time since 2020, which will move them level with Manchester United on a record-equalling 20 English titles.

Maresca's side got back on track after three successive defeats with a dominant display at Stamford Bridge.

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A lacklustre Chelsea side trailed to Jarrod Bowen's strike three minutes before halftime but improved after the break with substitute Pedro Neto equalising before Aaron Wan-Bissaka's own goal sent the hosts into fourth place.

Lisandro Martinez's deflected winner offered some respite to Amorim, who has won just four of his 12 Premier League games in charge.

City's victory puts them back in pole position to qualify for next season's Champions League, just days before they try to save themselves in this season's competition.

Enzo Maresca's team were just two points behind leaders Liverpool in mid-December, raising hopes of an unlikely title challenge before losing their way.

United crumbled to a sixth loss in 11 Premier League games since Amorim arrived from Sporting Lisbon to replace the sacked Erik ten Hag.

Foden netted either side of Mateo Kovacic's eye-catching goal as City blew Ipswich away with three first-half goals at Portman Road.

Arteta conceded Arsenal were culpable for the defensive mistakes that allowed Villa back into the game.

Mikel Arteta's second-placed side moved within four points of Liverpool thanks to their stirring fightback in Wednesday's 2-1 win against arch rivals Tottenham.

Liverpool's second consecutive league draw opens the door for Arsenal to cut the gap at the top to four points when they host Tottenham in the north London derby on Wednesday.

Chelsea's second successive defeat after their Boxing Day loss against Fulham left them without a win in their last three matches.

Just two months into his tenure, Amorim conceded this week that his job is on the line unless results begin to improve.

Guardiola's struggling team won for the first time in five league games to climb to a provisional fifth in the Premier League, but are still way off leaders Liverpool, who have 11 points and two games in hand over the reigning champions.

Liverpool are now firm title favourites but have faltered before from similar positions, most notably in the 2018–19 season when they had a sizeable lead but eventually finished behind Manchester City.