Matchday 25 in the Premier League saw Chelsea establish a 10-point lead at the top of the table, despite being held to a 1-1 draw at Burnley’s Turf Moor on Sunday.

Second placed Tottenham Hotspur could not capitalise on The Blues’ stalemate, as Sadio Mane’s brace for Liverpool stunned Spurs at Anfield on Saturday night.

Elsewhere; defending 2016-17 Premier League champions Leicester City slid to within just one point of the bottom three after a devastating 2-0 defeat away to fellow relegation contenders Swansea City.

Alexis Sanchez scored twice to help Arsenal overcome a stubborn Hull City side at the Emirates Stadium to leave The Tigers third from bottom, meanwhile Sunderland remain rock-bottom after being thrashed 4-0 by Southampton at the Stadium of Light.

Level on points with The Black Cats (19) are Crystal Palace after their narrow 1-0 loss at Stoke City. Goals from Juan Mata and Anthony Martial helped Manchester United overcome Watford 2-0 at Old Trafford, meanwhile Middlesbrough versus Everton at the Riverside ended goalless.

The only other weekend fixture saw West Bromwich Albion snatch a late, late 2-2 draw at West Ham United, thanks to Gareth McAuley’s 94th minute intervention.

So, ahead of Monday night’s clash between AFC Bournemouth and Manchester City, Shoot! looks at the key talking points that emerged from the weekend’s Premier League fixtures…

Wenger’s future is still very much up in the air

Arsene Wenger and Arsenal have been very much in the spotlight in the past week, and after a 2-0 win over Hull, the pressure has been eased slightly on the Frenchman.

In a week where Ian Wright became convinced that Wenger would leave The Gunners at the end of the season, the result against Hull will have given the team and Arsenal fans a little bit more confidence as they head in to a pivotal set of fixtures in the next few weeks.

Wenger hit back, claiming he has no intention of quitting, but a slip-up to relegation-battlers Hull would have surely had the Arsenal fan base and journalists alike baying for his blood.

Arguably not the most vintage of Arsenal performances, two goals were enough to earn the North Londoners the three points, but there can be no doubt that Wenger’s future is still very much under intense scrutiny.

Only he truly knows when he will call time on his illustrious career, but the pressure will only grow if Arsenal fans continue to view their teams’ progress as less than convincing.

Sunderland’s inconsistencies could send them down

It seems ages ago since Sunderland put four past Crystal Palace, in the first 45 minutes, at Selhurst Park just over a week ago.

Southampton’s humiliating disposal of The Black Cats was less than satisfactory for fans of the club.

For every great result Sunderland manage to pull out the bag, they seem to have a horrific result in their locker just around the corner.

Successes in the 0-0 draw with Spurs and win at Crystal Palace are now long forgotten.

Sunderland’s inconsistencies could prove costly to their hopes of staying up, and they will have to produce better than the abysmal performance that an emptying Stadium of Light were subjected to if they are to prove their doubters wrong.

Middlesbrough’s goal shortage could prove costly

A name not usually associated with free-flowing, entertaining football is Middlesbrough. The Teesside club are the lowest scorers in the league and look exceptionally timid when it comes to playing on the front foot.

Boro have managed to avoid much of the relegation talk so far this season, but surely their struggles in front of goal will begin to become more of an issue as the season reaches an intense climax?

A goalless draw at home to high-flying Everton may not seem like a bad result on paper, but Middlesbrough must start converting more chances, if they are to do the same in regards to changing one point into three.

Boro brought Patrick Bamford back from Chelsea in the January window to help ease the burden on top goalscorer Alvaro Negredo, but only time will tell if Bamford is the answer to Middlesbrough’s problems.

Defensively well-drilled, but Boro cannot continue to play for draws, otherwise their top-flight status could come to another untimely end.

Big Sam’s Palace look down and out

Sam Allardyce is regarded as somewhat of a relegation survival specialist. However, on the current state of the team, Crystal Palace looks to be a bridge too far.

Another defeat this weekend, this time to Stoke, suggests Allardyce has got his work cut-out to save The Eagles.

Palace seem to be struggling to feed their target man, Christian Benteke, and are leaking far too many goals at the other end.

Couple all that with an attitude of a team that look like they have lost belief, and it’s a recipe for disaster. It says it all really when you consider Palace have won just one of their last 10 in the Premier League (W1, D1, L8).

It may only be February, but unless Big Sam can get his team going as soon as possible, Palace’s fate looks like it is all but sealed.

Spurs’ record against the ‘Top Six’ means they won’t win the Premier League

Spurs have been one of the most exciting teams over the past few seasons. A blend of experienced heads and youth have boded well for Mauricio Pochettino’s side. For the most part that is.

We saw Tottenham tail off at the end of last season and it appears they may still be addressing the same issues this term.

Against the current ‘Top Six’, Tottenham’s record is borderline atrocious.

It is all well and good hammering teams at the bottom of the league, but if you can’t beat your closest rivals, then what chance do you stand of lifting the crown in May?

Spurs have won just once in 15 games against the likes of Chelsea, Arsenal, Manchester City and Liverpool. Throw in Manchester United into the mix, and that amounts to just one win and six draws. That is not a record of potential league champions.

Spurs’ performance on Saturday showed these frailties, with Liverpool’s Sadio Mane scoring twice in the space of three minutes. The 2-0 defeat could have been much worse had it not been for Hugo Lloris in the Tottenham goal.

A team usually so well-drilled and organised were at sixes and sevens at the weekend, and despite all the talent their squad possesses, the issues against top opposition surely needs addressing if Spurs are to ever lift the title in May.

Manchester United could still finish above City, Arsenal, Tottenham and Liverpool

For all the ridicule that Jose Mourinho has got whilst at United, the progress of the squad has become evident.

Although some United fans will never be able to see past the glory days of Sir Alex Ferguson, they can at least take some comfort from the fact that their side is now only two points off second spot.

United’s team is studded with star names, but where Paul Pogba and Zlatan Ibrahimovic have sometimes been quiet, Juan Mata and Henrikh Mkhitaryan have finally come good for The Red Devils.

Both are now key components of the United side, despite repeated speculation that neither would get on well under Mourinho.

A team in good form, in the League Cup final and still in the FA Cup, United could have a successful season in terms of silverware and a finish above their close rivals could still yet be on the cards.

Home form will save Burnley from relegation

Burnley have been quite simply brilliant this season… at home.

The Clarets’ home record is truly unbelievable. Many had Burnley down as one of their favourites to go down, but Sean Dyche’s side have turned Turf Moor into a fortress.

Where Burnley have been underwhelming on the road, taking just a single point on their travels, they have now managed to accumulate 29 points from 14 home games this term.

This points total can only be bettered by Spurs (32) and Chelsea (33).

To put that into context, Chelsea and Spurs occupy the top two positions in the league. Their record is also better than Arsenal, Liverpool and both Manchester City and United.

After their 1-1 draw with Chelsea, Burnley now sit 12th in the table and look like they can set about consolidating their Premier League status for next season.

Home form will be more than enough for The Clarets, and manager Dyche can be very pleased with his players, particularly after their draw with the Champions-elect this weekend.

On another day, they may have even won the game, but all in all, it’s another good weekend for Burnley.

Heroes to Zeros: Leicester City’s dramatic decline

In what was dubbed a ‘relegation six-pointer’, only one side showed up. And it wasn’t the defending league champions.

The magic of last season has well and truly gone from Leicester. Last week’s FA Cup win over Derby County seems to have done little to catalyse The Foxes and help them push on in the Premier League.

Goals from Alfie Mawson and Martin Olsson were enough to see off the defending champions, whose long list of woes are only growing. Without a goal in the league since December 31, 2016, it seems hard to see how Leicester can dig themselves out of this hole.

It is not just a problem in front of goal causing Leicester’s issues, but an uncertainty at the back. Mawson’s goal showed this, left in far too much room and unmarked as he skilfully volleyed home.

If you can’t defend properly and you aren’t scoring either, then just how do you stay outside the relegation zone? It seems to only be heading one way, and that’s down.

Swansea on the other hand look rejuvenated under Paul Clement, who fittingly won Manager of the Month earlier this week.

If Clement can continue to get his side playing the way they have been, then The Swans will be confident that they can avoid the drop. For as long as Gylfi Sigurdsson and Fernando Llorente remain fit, Swansea will feel highly optimistic that they can stay in the top-flight for the foreseeable future.

Man of the Match Mawson proved his importance to the team, as well as Lukas Fabianski making a crucial save from Islam Slimani to keep Swansea’s decisive two-goal lead, and his clean sheet, intact.

Swansea will go into their next game, away to Chelsea, full of confidence knowing that they have nothing to lose.

They have shown already they can beat the big teams and a result at Chelsea would surely dispel many of their doubters.

For Leicester, on the other hand, boss Claudio Ranieri will be hoping that an FA Cup trip to League One outfit Millwall will help spark the champions’ season, unlike the Derby result did against Swansea.

They now are precariously placed just a point above the drop zone, and the question beckons: Where next for Leicester City?