Gameweek 28 of the English Premier League came to an end on Sunday with a scintillating London Derby between Arsenal and Chelsea. All London Derbies carry great significance, but this one especially represented a game of great importance for both clubs for different reasons. Elsewhere, Manchester City kept up their title chase, Fulham and Tottenham played out another London derby, West Ham and Nottingham Forest struggled for points to escape the drop, and Liverpool and United continued jockeying for 4th place. Here are all the winners and losers from the action.

There are no margins for error left in the EPL title race for Mikel Arteta and his team, especially as Manchester City have continued to win when they play before Arsenal, putting them under more pressure. Last week's North London Derby was a walk in the park compared to the prospect Arsenal faced this gameweek against a Chelsea side that needed to recover some of their honour after losing to Arsenal twice in their three meetings so far this season. But it was not to be. Arsenal found a way to rise to the occasion with their defenders and set pieces playing the biggest part in the drama that unfolded as Arsenal beat Chelsea 2-1. Saliba scored from a Gabriel assist off a corner, Hincapie scored an own goal off a corner by Reece James, and Jurrien Timber scored from yet another corner to make it 2-1 and hand all three points to Arsenal. Over to you, Manchester City.

Aston Villa's title charge is well and truly over; it has been for a few weeks. However, what is really surprising is how they've gone from being nailed on for third place to being dragged right back into the top four race. After losing 2-0 to Wolves this gameweek, they now sit in 4th place with 51 points, level with Manchester United in 3rd and only three points ahead of Liverpool in 5th. Aston Villa also have the tougher set of fixtures coming up; their next two games see them face Chelsea and Manchester United, fellow Champions League spot seekers. Villa have struggled with injuries to key personnel, with the likes of Kamara and McGinn out for a while, and they've also struggled with integrating the January signings into the team. With only one win in their last five games, they need something to change real soon before all the good work that has gone into what has been a splendid season up until this point gets undone.

Two wins on the bounce for Brighton sees them end a dreadful run of results and move up to 11th on the table. As in their last game against Brentford, Diego Gomez and Danny Welbeck scored the goals that provided the win against Nottingham Forest. But this time, they were unable to hold on for a clean sheet as Morgan Gibbs-White scored for his team, even though it wasn't enough ultimately. Fabian Hurzeler and co won't mind so much about the clean sheet; the mood around the Amex is beginning to change, and that's what's important. With 10 games to go and just 14 points between Brighton and 4th place, there is still time for them to make a late push for Europe this season, but first, they face a stern test against Arsenal on Wednesday.

Newcastle have been quietly dreadful for the last month in the Premier League. They've lost five of their last six games, with the only win in that period coming against a decidedly dreadful Tottenham side. After this gameweek's 3-2 loss to Everton, Newcastle sit in 13th place with 36 points. One suspects that the only reason fans aren't calling for Eddie Howe's head yet is their exciting run in the Champions League. And yet, unless they win the Champions League, that run must come to an end at some point, so the reality is this: their best chance of making it back into Europe next season is through winning the FA Cup. They face Manchester City in the 5th round of FA Cup fixtures, no easy task, especially as City have just knocked them out of the Carabao Cup. Should they exit both the Champions League and the FA Cup, then the fans and the club must come to terms with the nature of a domestic campaign that has been extremely poor, to say the least.

United's revival under interim boss Michael Carrick continues to reach new highs. When Ruben Amorim's team was playing tepid football, and United didn't seem capable of stringing more than two wins in a row, few fans would have imagined that they would be sitting third in the Premier League at this point. They had to come from behind to secure the points against Crystal Palace, with Bruno Fernandes scoring and providing an assist. Aston Villa's stumble against Wolves meant that the win saw them move up to 3rd, level on points with Villa but with a better goal difference. United have something going for them as the race for Champions League football continues to heat up: they're the only team involved in that race who don't have any other commitments. Villa still have to play Europa League football, Chelsea and Liverpool still have to play Champions League and FA Cup. United can capitalise on their single-mindedness to lay a strong hold on the 3rd spot and maybe even provide an upset in the title race. Who knows?

Tottenham are having a season so bad it can only be properly described in biblical terms: misery upon misery and woe upon woe. This gameweek, they faced Fulham and lost 2-1 to their London rivals, a familiar tune among the Spurs faithful this season. Tottenham's record against London clubs has been abysmal this season, with the only wins coming against Brentford and Crystal Palace. Tottenham haven't even been afforded the grace of a new manager bounce as Igor Tudor has lost his first two games in charge. Things continue to look dire; Tottenham remain only 4 points above the drop zone, and the injuries continue to pile up. At this point, I imagine the club just wants to get to the end of the season safely and then think about how they can regroup.

Gameweek 28 of the English Premier League came to an end on Sunday with a scintillating London Derby between Arsenal and Chelsea. All London Derbies carry great significance, but this one especially represented a game of great importance for both clubs for different reasons. Elsewhere, Manchester City kept up their title chase, Fulham and Tottenham played out another London derby, West Ham and Nottingham Forest struggled for points to escape the drop, and Liverpool and United continued jockeying for 4th place. Here are all the winners and losers from the action.

There are no margins for error left in the EPL title race for Mikel Arteta and his team, especially as Manchester City have continued to win when they play before Arsenal, putting them under more pressure. Last week's North London Derby was a walk in the park compared to the prospect Arsenal faced this gameweek against a Chelsea side that needed to recover some of their honour after losing to Arsenal twice in their three meetings so far this season. But it was not to be. Arsenal found a way to rise to the occasion with their defenders and set pieces playing the biggest part in the drama that unfolded as Arsenal beat Chelsea 2-1. Saliba scored from a Gabriel assist off a corner, Hincapie scored an own goal off a corner by Reece James, and Jurrien Timber scored from yet another corner to make it 2-1 and hand all three points to Arsenal. Over to you, Manchester City.

Aston Villa's title charge is well and truly over; it has been for a few weeks. However, what is really surprising is how they've gone from being nailed on for third place to being dragged right back into the top four race. After losing 2-0 to Wolves this gameweek, they now sit in 4th place with 51 points, level with Manchester United in 3rd and only three points ahead of Liverpool in 5th. Aston Villa also have the tougher set of fixtures coming up; their next two games see them face Chelsea and Manchester United, fellow Champions League spot seekers. Villa have struggled with injuries to key personnel, with the likes of Kamara and McGinn out for a while, and they've also struggled with integrating the January signings into the team. With only one win in their last five games, they need something to change real soon before all the good work that has gone into what has been a splendid season up until this point gets undone.

Two wins on the bounce for Brighton sees them end a dreadful run of results and move up to 11th on the table. As in their last game against Brentford, Diego Gomez and Danny Welbeck scored the goals that provided the win against Nottingham Forest. But this time, they were unable to hold on for a clean sheet as Morgan Gibbs-White scored for his team, even though it wasn't enough ultimately. Fabian Hurzeler and co won't mind so much about the clean sheet; the mood around the Amex is beginning to change, and that's what's important. With 10 games to go and just 14 points between Brighton and 4th place, there is still time for them to make a late push for Europe this season, but first, they face a stern test against Arsenal on Wednesday.

Newcastle have been quietly dreadful for the last month in the Premier League. They've lost five of their last six games, with the only win in that period coming against a decidedly dreadful Tottenham side. After this gameweek's 3-2 loss to Everton, Newcastle sit in 13th place with 36 points. One suspects that the only reason fans aren't calling for Eddie Howe's head yet is their exciting run in the Champions League. And yet, unless they win the Champions League, that run must come to an end at some point, so the reality is this: their best chance of making it back into Europe next season is through winning the FA Cup. They face Manchester City in the 5th round of FA Cup fixtures, no easy task, especially as City have just knocked them out of the Carabao Cup. Should they exit both the Champions League and the FA Cup, then the fans and the club must come to terms with the nature of a domestic campaign that has been extremely poor, to say the least.

United's revival under interim boss Michael Carrick continues to reach new highs. When Ruben Amorim's team was playing tepid football, and United didn't seem capable of stringing more than two wins in a row, few fans would have imagined that they would be sitting third in the Premier League at this point. They had to come from behind to secure the points against Crystal Palace, with Bruno Fernandes scoring and providing an assist. Aston Villa's stumble against Wolves meant that the win saw them move up to 3rd, level on points with Villa but with a better goal difference. United have something going for them as the race for Champions League football continues to heat up: they're the only team involved in that race who don't have any other commitments. Villa still have to play Europa League football, Chelsea and Liverpool still have to play Champions League and FA Cup. United can capitalise on their single-mindedness to lay a strong hold on the 3rd spot and maybe even provide an upset in the title race. Who knows?

Tottenham are having a season so bad it can only be properly described in biblical terms: misery upon misery and woe upon woe. This gameweek, they faced Fulham and lost 2-1 to their London rivals, a familiar tune among the Spurs faithful this season. Tottenham's record against London clubs has been abysmal this season, with the only wins coming against Brentford and Crystal Palace. Tottenham haven't even been afforded the grace of a new manager bounce as Igor Tudor has lost his first two games in charge. Things continue to look dire; Tottenham remain only 4 points above the drop zone, and the injuries continue to pile up. At this point, I imagine the club just wants to get to the end of the season safely and then think about how they can regroup.