LIVERPOOL - Pedro Rodriguez scored an eye-catching long-range goal as Chelsea closed in on the Premier League title by beating Everton 3-0 on Sunday.
Antonio Conte will be guaranteed the trophy in his first season in charge of Chelsea if the leaders win three of their last four games.
PREMIER LEAGUE Results
Sunday's matches
Manchester United 1, Swansea 1
Everton 0, Chelsea 3
Middlesbrough 2, Manchester City 2
Tottenham Hotspur 2, Arsenal 0
Saturday's results
Southampton 0, Hull City 0
Stoke City 0, West Ham United0
Sunderland 0, AFC Bournemouth 1
West Bromwich Albion 0, Leicester City 1
Crystal Palace 0, Burnley 2
Everton's eight-match winning run at Goodison Park ended after Pedro broke through the home resistance in the 66th minute. Pedro collected the ball on the edge of the area, shifted it onto his left foot and fired a shot from 25 (metres) just under the crossbar.
Gary Cahill then bundled home in the 79th minute after goalkeeper Maarten Stekelenburg saved Eden Hazard's low freekick, and substitute Willian completed the victory seven minutes later.
Chelsea moved seven points ahead of Tottenham, which was hosting Arsenal later Sunday. Europa League-chasing Everton is seventh.
"This feels massive," Cahill told broadcaster Sky Sports. "We've done what we needed to do. You can see the celebrations at the end. We knew this was a massive game, one of the hardest we had.
"It was convincing in the end, but we had to work very hard for it. We felt we needed to go to the next level in the second half. It was a special goal from Pedro. In some games you need a bit of class."
At White Hart Lane, Spurs beat rivals Arsenal 2-0 in the final north London derby to keep on Chelsea's trail.
Tottenham ensured a first league finish above Arsenal for 22 years by beating the Gunners, on goals by Dele Alli and Harry Kane.
Alli and Christian Eriksen were guilty of horror first-half misses as the hosts started in scintillating fashion. 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.
The win kept the gap between Spurs and league leaders Chelsea at four points with four games remaining.