Shambolic episode leaves Brighton bemused - 7 Premier League talking points

Not only did the Seagulls miss two penalties, but they also had a goal chalked off in incredibly bizarre circumstances.

Lewis Dunk scored with a quick free-kick, only for referee Lee Mason to rule it out after taking an eternity to decide whether or not he had blown his whistle prior to the ball being kicked.

Another blank in front of goal leaves Albion three points outside of the relegation zone with 12 games left to play.

Here is a rundown of some of the other major talking points from a busy weekend of action in the Premier League...

Tottenham 4-0 Burnley: Bale back in the swing of things

Boris Johnson announces that golf courses will reopen on March 29th and a few days later Gareth Bale puts Burnley to the sword with an uncharacteristically upbeat performance that rolled back the years on his Spurs career. Coincidence? Surely not.

The Welshman took just two minutes to find the back of the net against the Clarets on Sunday, and he would go on to bag another and provide an assist for Harry Kane in a 4-0 rout that fully vindicated those who have been calling for Jose Mourinho to put more faith in the exiled Galactico.

For Burnley, a loss this heavy was always going to be a bitter pill to swallow, but Sean Dyche will understand that there are matches on the horizon that represent much more winnable opportunities for his side.

Next up, injury-ravaged Leicester at Turf Moor in midweek…

West Brom 1-0 Brighton: Carnage at The Hawthorns

Graham Potter must have had a job on a demolition crew in a mirror factory in a past life given his side’s recent run of luck in front of goal.

Over their last three Premier League matches, Albion have had 66 efforts on goal, but have managed to score just once – and even then that goal ultimately counted for nothing in last week’s late defeat to Crystal Palace.

Things really came to a head in Saturday’s chaotic clash against West Brom though.

Not only did his side miss two penalties, but they also had a goal chalked off in one of the most shambolic refereeing incidents that we’ve seen all season.

Lewis Dunk caught Baggies keeper Sam Johnstone napping with a quick free-kick, but it took Lee Mason and his VAR team a long period of deliberation – and several U-turns – to ultimately decide that the official had not blown his whistle in time for the goal to stand.

With the game ending 1-0 to West Brom, how big could Mason’s painful fiasco prove to be for the Seagulls come the end of the season?

Chelsea 0-0 Manchester United: Damp squib at Stamford Bridge

Arctic Monkeys frontman Alex Turner once sang ‘Anticipation has a habit to set you up for disappointment in evening entertainment’, and nowhere was that truer than at Stamford Bridge on Sunday.

A clash between two of the Premier League’s big guns that was hyped up to such an extent and given such a grand billing by Sky Sports that it was almost inevitable it would end in a 0-0, this was, if we’re being diplomatic about it, a match to forget.

Of course, boring stalemates between two strong sides are hardly anything new – worn out adages about irresistible forces and immovable objects readily spring to mind – but what might just concern Chelsea fans is that this kind of low-scoring grind is becoming a bit of a recurring theme under Thomas Tuchel.

The Blues have hit the back of the net just 10 times in his opening nine matches in the dugout.

As for United, Ole Gunnar Solskjaer finally has a definite answer as to whether his side are in a title race. They are not.

West Ham 1-2 Manchester City: Dias for Player of the Year?

Again, West Ham deserved huge credit for their performance against Man City on Saturday lunchtime.