What’s Hot and What’s Not from the midweek Premier League action

NOT – Teams near the top

While the sides near the bottom will be satisfied with their midweek excursions, the majority of those in the top six won’t be.

Pep Guardiola’s Manchester City were the only top six side to pick up three points following a dominant display at West Ham, while Antonio Conte’s Chelsea will be the other happy manager this week having seen his side extend their lead to nine points following their draw at Liverpool.

However, the North London duo of Tottenham and Arsenal had a chance to benefit from Chelsea’s draw at Liverpool, yet Spurs couldn’t find a way past a resolute Sunderland defence, while the Gunners were left to rue a woeful first half performance in their defeat at home to Watford.

Mourinho’s Manchester United knew that three points against Hull would take them to the cusps of the top four, but they couldn’t find a way past the Tigers, while Klopp’s Liverpool would also have sensed an opportunity in the second half to get all three points against Chelsea and keep the title race competitive, yet in the end they have Simon Mignolet to thank for securing them a point.

Nonetheless, it was another one of those unpredictable weeks in the Premier League, with those chasing Chelsea doing themselves no favours in their quest to keep the pressure on the Blues.