PREMIER LEAGUE REVIEW ...
Everton gave their stuttering season a shot in the arm with a 3-0 win over Newcastle at Goodison Park.
James McCarthy got the ball rolling in the 20th minute before Romelu Lukaku's penalty and a red card for Newcastle captain Fabricio Coloccini settled the issue.
Ross Barkley popped up with a late third, just his second goal of the campaign.
Chelsea missed the opportunity to go eight points clear at the top of the Barclays Premier League by drawing 1-1 against Southampton at Stamford Bridge.
Jose Mourinho's men were looking to respond from their Champions League exit and punish Manchester City for their loss at Burnley and looked good when Diego Costa grabbed an 11th-minute opener.
Dusan Tadic equalised after a contentious penalty, awarded for a foul by Nemanja Matic on the impressive Sadio Mane, despite apparent contact with the ball.
Barclays Prem
1 Chelsea 64
2 Man City 58
3 Arsenal 57
4 Man Utd 56
5 Liverpool 51
6 So'ton 50
7 Tottenham 50
8 Stoke 42
9 Swansea 40
10 West Ham 39
11 Newcastle 35
12 C Palace 33
13 W Brom 33
14 Everton 31
15 Hull City 28
16 A Villa 28
17 S'land 26
18 Burnley 25
19 QPR 22
20 Leicester 19
Fourth-placed Manchester United turned in one of their most impressive performances under Louis van Gaal's stewardship with a dominant 3-0 win over Tottenham.
All three goals came in the first half at Old Trafford, with Marouane Fellaini slotting home after nine minutes, the impressive Michael Carrick heading in 10 minutes later and Wayne Rooney also on target.
The England captain made light of his appearance on the front page of a Sunday newspaper, celebrating with a spot of shadow-boxing before collapsing backwards as if on the end of a knockout blow.
Spurs lie seventh, behind Southampton on goal difference.