Chelsea have confirmed their place in the next season’s UEFA Champions League after their 3-0 thrashing of Watford see them leapfrog Tottenham Hotspur to third place with 71 points, one point above Spurs and four above Arsenal.
After a dull first half, Stamford Bridge came back to live when Loftus-Cheek headed in Chelsea’s first goal in the beginning of the second half.
David Luiz made it two for Chelsea three minutes later.
Higuain put the icing on the cake with the third goal on the 75th minute.
This means that neither Arsenal nor Manchester United could catch up with Chelsea. Both sides drew their respective matches this afternoon.
Huddersfield Town drew 1-1 with Manchester United, the same margin with which Arsenal ended their encounter with Brighton.
While it is certain that Manchester United will not play Champions League football next season, Arsenal will play if they eventually win the Europa League. That will see England of five clubs in the competition next season.
