Welcome to The Briefing, where every Monday during this season The Athletic will discuss three of the biggest questions to arise from the weekend’s Premier League football.
This was the weekend when Aston Villa closed in on the Champions League places, Brighton & Hove Albion and Crystal Palace shared as many red cards as goals, Arsenal slipped up again and Chelsea played out a drab 0-0 draw with Brentford.
Here, we will ask about the odd final few weeks of the season for the champions elect, whether the awful Manchester derby was fitting for the Premier League as a whole, and if relegated Southampton have shown next season’s promoted sides exactly how not to
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