Leicester boss Brendan Rodgers remains defiant that his side can find their mojo again after showing "resilience" to recover following a poor run earlier in the season. West Ham and Leicester have been used to challenging for European football in recent seasons but both sit outside the bottom three only on goal difference. The relegation battle is too close to call and no team below Aston Villa in 11th spot will feel safe. Liverpool and Brighton are not in action this weekend, meaning Brentford would go sixth if they condemn Leicester to a fifth straight defeat in all competitions. "We'd gone a few weeks without that feeling - we wanted to return to our best and I felt we did," said Newcastle boss Eddie Howe. Victory at Southampton on Saturday would lift Antonio Conte's Spurs one point above United, though they would have played two games more.ĭraw specialists Newcastle beat Wolves 2-1 last week to reignite their top-four push after a spell in which they won just one of eight league games. Manchester United, in FA Cup quarter-final action this weekend, appeared to have a strong grip on third but that has been loosened after their 7-0 pummelling by Liverpool and a disappointing goalless draw against Southampton. January signing Leandro Trossard has also made a big impact in the final third - the Belgian provided all three assists at Fulham.īehind Arsenal and City, the race is also on for the two remaining places in next season's Champions League. It came in the Spaniard's 168th game in charge, meaning his overall win percentage of 59.5 is the highest for any Arsenal manager in history.Īrteta has been deprived of the services of Eddie Nketiah, who is out of action with an ankle injury, but Gabriel Jesus returned to action last week following knee surgery to add more firepower. Now the Gunners can pull eight points clear of the defending champions if they beat Palace at the Emirates on Sunday.Īrsenal have won all five league games since their defeat to City - their only loss at home this season - while their closest rivals dropped two precious points against Forest.Ī 3-0 victory at Fulham last weekend was the 100th win of the Arteta era, which started in 2019. A month ago Manchester City beat Arsenal 3-1 to go top of the Premier League table as Mikel Arteta's men wobbled.
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