Arsenal came into Sunday with an impossible task in its quest to finish in the top four. Not only did they have to beat Burnley, but they needed Tottenham to lose and they needed to erase Spurs' major advantage in goal differential.
Arsenal handled their part of the deal, beating Burnley 3-1 on Sunday behind a brace from Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang and a late strike from Eddie Nketiah. But it was a moot point, as Tottenham drew with Everton, 2-2, leaving Arsenal in fifth place and a point behind their bitter rivals.