( CNN ) -- After being humbled by Manchester City in the FA Cup and drawing against West Bromwich Albion in the English Premier League , Chelsea could hardly afford to drop points against Everton on Saturday . The Blues did n't -- barely . And it was the man who has been dubbed 'Mr . Chelsea , ' the returning John Terry , who struck deep in injury time following a free kick from another Chelsea veteran , Frank Lampard . Both were re-introduced to the starting lineup by manager Jose Mourinho against a stubborn Everton side chasing a European spot and the 1-0 victory temporarily increased Chelsea 's lead atop the table to four points over Arsenal . The Gunners , however , once again cut the deficit to one point by later easing past Sunderland 4-1 and Man City stayed within three points of Chelsea -- with a game in hand -- courtesy of a 1-0 win over Stoke City . Vintage Chelsea it was n't , but the result was all that mattered to Chelsea skipper Terry . `` We made it difficult but they are a very good side and are playing well under ( Everton manager Roberto ) Martinez , '' Terry , sidelined the previous three games with a muscle injury , told BT Sport . `` It was a tough game today . We 're delighted with the win and three points . '' Martinez was n't delighted , though . He felt the free kick -- given when Chelsea midfielder Ramires went down -- should n't have been given by referee Lee Probert . `` It was one of those situations where players were trying to buy too many free kicks , '' Martinez told BT Sport . `` You need a strong referee . The second half is a very , very tough game for referee . `` You can see they are trying to get a dead ball situation because they could n't get any joy from open play . You can see the reaction and way he loses his footing , it 's not because of contact . He is looking for the free kick . '' For more than 90 minutes , Everton indeed kept Chelsea at bay . Everton had the better of play in the first half , with Petr Cech saving from Leon Osman and Kevin Mirallas scuffing his shot when in a good position at the edge of the box . Chelsea could only go one way -- up -- and keeper Tim Howard foiled Lampard , Eden Hazard and Branislav Ivanovic before Terry 's winner . `` Great ball from Lamps , '' said Terry . `` I just managed to get a touch on it and I think it came off Howard in the end as well . '' Arsenal , City respond . Arsenal and Manchester City , coming off demoralizing 2-0 home defeats to Bayern Munich and Barcelona in the Champions League , respectively , earned three points in contrasting fashion . Olivier Giroud , benched against Bayern Munich in favor of the inexperienced Yaya Sanogo , started and scored twice for Arsenal . Arsene Wenger , though , left record signing Mesut Ozil out of the squad after he missed a penalty against Bayern and was criticized on the pitch by teammate Mathieu Flamini on Wednesday for not doing enough defensively . City toiled against Stoke City at home , getting the lone goal from midfielder Yaya Toure in the 70th minute . `` Teams come here to defend and try to get a draw , '' City manager Manuel Pellegrini told the club website . `` We can not win by three or four goals every match . '' Next up for City is Sunderland in the League Cup final on March 2 . West Ham further eased its relegation worries by beating Southampton 3-1 for a fourth straight victory , Hull added to Cardiff 's woes by thrashing the Welsh side 4-0 in Wales and Felix Magath earned a point in his managerial debut for last-place Fulham , with the Cottagers tying West Brom 1-1 . Wayne Rooney , who signed a lucrative contract extension with Manchester United on Friday , celebrated with a goal in United 's 2-0 win at Crystal Palace . `` He 's a really important player , '' United manager David Moyes told Sky Sports . `` You think about the amount of clubs who wanted to sign him . Wayne is one of the top players , he shows it week in , week out . `` We never had any intention of letting him go . Wayne has been great since day one . '' Yet United still trails Liverpool by eight points in the race for the final Champions League spot . Liverpool hosts Swansea on Sunday while Tottenham , in fifth and three points behind the Reds , visits Norwich .
Chelsea defeats Everton 1-0 at home thanks to a goal deep in injury time . - Manchester United wins the FA Cup for the first time since 1961 with a 2-0 win over West Ham United. Chelsea still leads Arsenal by a point and Manchester City by three atop the table . Arsenal routs Sunderland 4-1 and Manchester City edges Stoke City 1-0 .