Chelsea has taken a strong and determined step towards the Premier League title with a hard-fought 3-0 victory over Everton at Goodison Park, inspired by a moment of Pedro brilliance.
Although they held the Premier League leaders for an hour, there was no real suggestion the result would be anything other than it turned out to be.
Former Celtic and Chelsea striker Tony Cascarino has pointed out in The Times a weakness in the game of Everton star Romelu Lukaku. Defender Gary Cahill scored right before halftime.
When the two sides met earlier in the season, it was a wake-up call for Koeman's side as they were comprehensively beaten 5-0 at Stamford Bridge.
Tottenham ensured a first league finish above Arsenal for 22 years by beating the Gunners, on goals by Dele Alli and Harry Kane.
Everton have been really impressive at home this season and Koeman wants that to continue against Chelsea today.
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Despite dominating the first half, Spurs had to settle for a 0-0 scoreline at the break.
Luiz sustained the issue while trying to clear the ball at Goodison Park and, after playing on for some time, was replaced by Nathan Ake in the 82nd minute.
Alli and Christian Eriksen were guilty of horror first-half misses as the hosts started in scintillating fashion.
If Spurs are to make Chelsea sweat, their best chance is this Friday night away to West Ham.
City, meanwhile, needed a late equaliser by Gabriel Jesus to earn a 2-2 draw at Middlesbrough. Nevertheless, Everton at home and home - it's a completely different team, and given that Everton lost just 1 match this season in his field, the chances to compete for points remain very high. Arsenal is 17 points behind Tottenham in sixth place. But Allie and Kane produced a rapid-fire double in the space of three minutes to put the dominant hosts on course for three points.
Marcus Rashford fell under the challenge of Lukasz Fabianski in the area, but while there was contact, it looked very soft, with Fabianski pulling out of the challenge at the last second.
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