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  • EPL: Arsenal defeat Palace 4-1 to keep title hopes alive

    EPL: Arsenal defeat Palace 4-1 to keep title hopes alive

    Arsenal football club kept their title winning hopes alive after defeating Crystal Palace 4-1 to move eight points clear of second Placed Manchester United who have a game in hand.

     

    Mikel Arteta’s men were too good for the Eagles, scoring four times at the Emirates, with Bukayo Saka finding the net twice as the England star continues his record-breaking season.

    The Gunners’ only hope of winning a silverware this season lies only with winning the English Premier League and they seems to still have a firm grip of it.

    The Gunners capitalised on Manchester City’s involvement in the FA Cup, and City will face Sheffield United in the semi-final at Wembley. Brighton also booked their spot in the final four on Sunday, where they’ll meet either Manchester United or Fulham.

    And what next for Tottenham and Antonio Conte, after his extraordinary press conference following their Southampton debacle?

     

  • Europa Cup: Why we lost to Sporting CP – Arsenal captain, Odegaard

    Europa Cup: Why we lost to Sporting CP – Arsenal captain, Odegaard

    Arsenal captain, Martin Odegaard has stated reasons why the Gunners exited the Europa League Cup on Thursday night.

    Having played out a 2-2 draw in Portugal, the Gunners were held to a 1-1 at the Emirates Stadium by the Portuguese who forced the game to a penalty shootout.

    However, Brazilian forward, Gabriel Martinelli missed his penalty during the shootout to send Arsenal out of the Europa League.

    However, Odegaard feels Martinelli’s penalty miss was not the reason the Gunners crashed out of the competition but because they did not play to win the game.

    “But now we look forward to the league, that’s all we can do now.

    “Most of the game we weren’t on the level we should be. We didn’t play our best football. It was a tight game in the end, it could have gone both ways.

    “They [Sporting] are a good team, we knew that, we were prepared. Now we have to look forward,” he said.

  • EPL: Yaya Toure tips Manchester City to win the league

    EPL: Yaya Toure tips Manchester City to win the league

    Ivorian and Manchester City legend, Yaya Toure, has tipped his former club to win the premier League title ahead of league leaders Arsenal this season.

    According to Toure, the gunners will still drop points, insinuating that there is a very long way to go for both teams chasing the title.

    “At the moment, it’s really tight. Man City are just playing really well and are hoping Arsenal will drop points,” Toure told talkSPORT.

    “I think Arsenal will drop points. It’s a long way still, the pressure is there. Man United are still doing well, Liverpool [had] a brilliant result a few days ago, and Arsenal are competing fantastically well.

    “I don’t want to say it’s a decider of the league, as it is a long way to go. I hope Man City will do it because I am a fan of Man City.”

    “At the moment, it’s really tight. Man City are just playing really well and are hoping Arsenal will drop points,” Toure told talkSPORT.

    “I think Arsenal will drop points. It’s a long way still, the pressure is there. Man United are still doing well, Liverpool [had] a brilliant result a few days ago, and Arsenal are competing fantastically well.

    “I don’t want to say it’s a decider of the league, as it is a long way to go. I hope Man City will do it because I am a fan of Man City.”

    Arsenal are currently five points ahead of Man City on the Premier League table with 12 games remaining.

    “At the moment, it’s really tight. Man City are just playing really well and are hoping Arsenal will drop points,” Toure told talkSPORT.

    “I think Arsenal will drop points. It’s a long way still, the pressure is there. Man United are still doing well, Liverpool [had] a brilliant result a few days ago, and Arsenal are competing fantastically well.

    “I don’t want to say it’s a decider of the league, as it is a long way to go. I hope Man City will do it because I am a fan of Man City.”

  • EPL: Arsenal survive Bournemouth’s threat, Chelsea secure win against Leeds United

    EPL: Arsenal survive Bournemouth’s threat, Chelsea secure win against Leeds United

    Arsenal put their fans on the edge all through the duration of the game as the Gunners rallied back from two goals down to defeat the hard-fighting Bournemouth Football Club at the Emirate by 3-2.

    Bournemouth’s Philip Billing opened the scoring in stunningly quick fashion, needing just 9.11 seconds to put the visitors in front. His goal is the second fastest in Premier League history.

    The Visitors doubled their lead at the Emirates! Marcos Senesi gives Thomas Partey the slip to head Bournemouth two goals up against the league leaders.

    But Arsenal fought back with two goals in an eight-minute span. First, Thomas Partey put home a shot following a rare moment of poor defensive play from Bournemouth.

    Upon resumption of the second half, Ben White scores his first goal for Arsenal to draw them level with Bournemouth.

    Then two substitutes combined with Reiss Nelson delivering a cross that Ben White blasted on goal with the referee confirming that the ball crossed the line.

    However, Reiss Nelson grabbed the winner in the dying minute of the match with a stunner to put keep their title hopes alive.

    Meanwhile at the Stamford Bridge, France Defender, Wesley Fofana earned Chelsea their first win in about 10 games thereby easing pressure on coach Graham Potter.

    The first half of the encounter had ended 0-0 and it was looking like Chelsea was going to add to their Unwinning streak.

    On-loan Portuguese Joao Felix rattled the bar but it was not until the 53rd minute that Fofana put away Ben Chilwell’s corner for the home team’s opener.

    Fofana’s goal proved to be the only goal needed to secure three points as all efforts to score for both sides in the game proved abortive.

    Despite the win, Chelsea will still remain on 10th points and will continue to hope for a continental slot come next season.

  • EPL: Saka, Martinelli score as Arsenal defeat Everton 4-0

    EPL: Saka, Martinelli score as Arsenal defeat Everton 4-0

    Arsenal’s Gabriel Martinelli scored twice as the Gunners thrashed Everton 4-0 at the Emirates Stadium to go five points clear of Manchester City at the top of the Premier League table.

    Wonderkid, Bukayo Saka opened the floodlight of goals with his 40th minute striker to give the Gunners the lead in the very thrilling encounter.

    Few minutes after, Martinelli netted his first goal of the night with a cool finish after Saka had tackled Idrissa Gueye (45+1), the goal reinstated by VAR after the Brazilian was initially flagged offside.

    The victory made it three wins on the bounce for Arsenal, providing another statement about their title credentials, while Everton remains mired in relegation trouble in 18th place.

     

  • EPL: Arsenal, Manchester City win as title race hots up

    EPL: Arsenal, Manchester City win as title race hots up

    Arsenal’s title hopes of winning its  first English Premier League in many years received a major boost after defeating Leicester football club 1-0 at King Power Stadium.

    Gabriel Martinelli’s goal was enough to give the Premier League leaders a hard-fought win in the thrilling encounter.

    The Brazilian struck in the first minute of the second half, latching on to a deft pass from Leandro Trossard to roll his shot past Danny Ward.

  • EPL: Erling Haaland injured, could miss Arsenal clash on Wednesday

    EPL: Erling Haaland injured, could miss Arsenal clash on Wednesday

    Manchester City manager, Pep Guardiola, has insinuated that Erling Haaland could miss the club’s all important Premier League Game against Arsenal.

    Erling Haaland was taken off during the halftime of their 3-1 win over Aston Villa on Sunday.

    Rodri, Gundogan, and Mahrez all scored for the Citizens but Ollie Watkins pulled one back for the visitors.

    Meanwhile, after the game, Guardiola was asked about the Norwegian  striker

    “He was uncomfortable and couldn’t continue,” he said.

    When asked if Haaland would be fit for their top-of-the-table clash against Mikel Arteta’s men, Guardiola replied: “We will see how he is.

    Haaland has scored 25 goals for Manchester City this season and he’s in the right position to win the golden boot award for this season.

  • Arsenal Vs Brentford: VAR Referee, Mason recommended for sack

    Arsenal Vs Brentford: VAR Referee, Mason recommended for sack

    Former Premier League referee, Keith Hackett, has called on Lee Mason to be sacked after it was discovered that he made an error leading to Brentford’s goal in the game versus Arsenal.

    Mason failed to sufficiently investigate the controversial goal that saw the Bees equalize at the Emirates.

    Leandro Trossard had put the league leaders in front before Ivan Toney headed home from close range to equalize for Brentford.

    But replays showed Christian Norgaard was offside when he headed the ball back across for Toney to score.

    The goal was allowed to stand despite a lengthy VAR check which lasted more than three minutes.

    Hackett, who refereed in the Premier League for almost 20 years, has now advised new PGMOL chief Howard Webb to fire Mason.

    He said: “Howard Webb is now in charge of the PGMOL. One of the first things he should do is dismiss permanent VAR operator Lee Mason.

    “This weekend, Mason lets another referee down by not disallowing the Brentford goal for offside. These are decisions that VAR should get right.”

  • Manchester City dump Arsenal out of FA cup

    Manchester City dump Arsenal out of FA cup

    League leaders Arsenal were on Friday night dumped out of the FA cup by Manchester City courtesy of Nathan Ake’s 64th minute low drive goal solitary goal.

    Gunners had a wonderful; first half creating chances and breaking Manchester City on the counter whilst  the  Citizens also had few attempts at goal.

    Upon resumption in the second half, the host changed their tactics and one of their upsurge forward resulted in a solitary goal that bundled Arsenal out of the competition.

    Erling Haaland was quiet but the fact that City got over the line against opponents who have become so formidable, and who have lost only one league game this season, will delight Guardiola.

    It was victory that came at a cost, however, with defender John Stones – so outstanding for his club this season and for England at the World Cup – forced off on the stroke of half-time after pulling up clutching his hamstring.

    Stones has been an influential presence for City and Guardiola will hope the medical bulletin does not present a long-term problem.

    The result meant Arsenal are no longer in contention in any domestic competition apart from the League which they are the favourite to win.

    However, Arsenal are still very much involved in the continental competition Europa League.

    Manchester City are through to the fifth round of the English FA cup and will await their opponent as the tournament progresses.

  • Arsenal will still have their bad days – Hasselbaink

    Arsenal will still have their bad days – Hasselbaink

    Former Dutch striker and Chelsea legend, Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink has noted that Arsenal will still have its share of a bad run in the English Premier League and that will prevent the Gunners from winning the EPL title this season.

    The Dutch is still confident Manchester City will come from behind to claim the Premier League title.

    However, he admitted that Mikel Arteta’s side are doing a great job and have kept on surprising him with their performances this season.

    Arsenal top the EPL standing with 50 points and leads the log with a five points difference over second place Manchester City but the Gunners still have a game in hand.

    “They’re doing great and playing really good football but I do think they’re going to have a bad time of maybe two or three losses and then we’ll see how they react.

    “My favourites are still Manchester City but I’m getting closer and closer to saying that perhaps it is going to be Arsènal’s year.”