Arsenal are no longer relying on themselves to win the Premier League but now they will go top again if they win the London derby against Chelsea at the Emirates Stadium. In that case, the Gunners will have a two-point advantage over Manchester City, although the latter, who took the lead on Sunday with their 2-1 win over Fulham, have two games left to play.
Mikel Arteta The Arsenal coach, still confident of winning what would be the club’s first Premier League title since 2004 despite a run of four games without a win, three of which were draws against Liverpool (2-2), West Ham (2-2) and bottom club Southampton (3). -3) before receiving Wednesday’s resounding defeat against City at the Etihad (4-1).
“We can still win the Premier League because there are still five games left and a lot can happen,” said Arteta yesterday. “The title race is out of our hands. But what remains in our hands is to try and win the remaining games, and the rest depends on City”.
This season Arsenal have been at the top for 247 days for 17 City. Arteta affirmed that his players “maintain strong determination” after the defeat against the team of Pep Guardiola and they are not satisfied with having mathematically qualified for the Champions League after six seasons of absence. “That’s the mentality we need and what I like the most these days”, highlighted the Basque coach.
Saliba is even lower
William Saliba, key in defense, he’s still out because of back problems, like the winger Tomiyasu and the midfielder Elneny.
Chelsea, 12th in the table, did not play anything although, out of pride, they will try to give their fans joy in this derby after a season plagued by disappointments. The return of Frank Lampard as interim coach since he relieved Graham Potter, It did not serve as a defiance and with their emblematic former player on the bench the ‘blues’ lost all five games, counting two in the quarterfinals of the Champions League against Real Madrid, with a balance of 9 goals against and only one in favor of.
Arsenal as an example
Lampard sets Arsenal as “a good example” for the ‘blues’ to come back to fight for the title. “A lot of teamwork, Mikel (for Arteta), line-up and good signings”, highlighted Lampard of the ‘gunners’ and especially for his patience. “The coach, the players and the owners have been questioned and that process could take two or three years,” said Chelsea’s interim coach. coming off his worst season since his worst Premier season since 1993-1994, he finished in 14th place.
Chelsea’s casualties
Reece James, Marc Cucurella and Kalidou Kolulibaly They are low on defense, like Mason Mount and Armando Broja, but Lampard recovered Kai Havertz
likely lineups
Emirates Stadium, 9:00 pm
Arsenal: Ramsdale; White, Holding, Gabriel Magalhaes, Zinchenko; Odegaard, Thomas Partey, Xhaka; Then, Gabriel Jesus, Martinelli
Coach: Mikel Arteta
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Chelsea: Kepa; Chalobah, Thiago Silva, Fofana, Chilwell; Gallagher, Enzo Fernández, Kanté, Joao Félix; Sterling, Havertz
Coach: Frank Lampard
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Referee: Robert Jones
Source: La Verdad
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