Arsenal head into the final fortnight of the Premier League season with their title aspirations hanging by a thread.
The Gunners climbed to the top of the Premier League table after the opening game of the season and spent the vast majority of the past nine months looking over their shoulder but may well end the campaign in Manchester City’s shadow. Arsenal’s 3-0 loss at home to Brighton on Sunday afternoon didn’t mathematically seal their fate, but ensured that precious little hope remained.
While juggling participation in three competitions, City could theoretically stumble over the proverbial banana peel. Here’s what lies ahead for Arsenal and City ahead of this intriguing season’s conclusion.
As recently as the second week of April, Arsenal boasted an eight-point advantage above Manchester City. Yet, a destructive run of goal-laden draws with Liverpool, West Ham and Southampton followed by a 4-1 thrashing in the title showdown at the Etihad put the title firmly back in City’s grasp.
Nevertheless, Arsenal’s loss to City in February ended a ten-game unbeaten sequence for Arteta’s deceptively junior side. The only Premier League club with a squad as young as Arsenal’s is the calamitous creche at Southampton, who fell into the Championship with many citing a distinct lack of experience.
Despite recent results going against them, Arsenal’s form in front of goal had been as good as ever. The Gunners bounded into Brighton’s trip to the Emirates by scoring at least three goals in six consecutive Premier League home games yet were kept off the board on Sunday. Jason Steele became the first goalkeeper to keep a clean sheet while beating Arsenal at the Emirates since Liverpool’s Alisson in March 2022.
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Date / Kick-off Time |
Result |
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16/04/23 – 14:00 |
West Ham 2-2 Arsenal |
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21/04/23 – 20:00 |
Arsenal 3-3 Southampton |
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26/04/23 – 20:00 |
Man City 4-1 Arsenal |
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02/05/23 – 20:00 |
Arsenal 3-1 Chelsea |
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07/05/23 – 16:30 |
Newcastle 0-2 Arsenal |
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14/05/23 – 16:30 |
Arsenal 0-3 Brighton |
Arsenal’s final away game of the Premier League season sends them to an unhappy hunting ground. On each of the club’s past two trips to Nottingham Forest’s City Ground, Arsenal have been unceremoniously dumped out of the FA Cup third round. The last time the Gunners won a league game in Nottingham, Martin Keown scored the only goal.
Wolves have proven to be more accommodating opponents in recent years – in fact, Arsenal defeated the Black Country outfit three times in 2022 alone. In a campaign which may not end with Arsenal…
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