There are only a handful of matches left in the Premier League season, and the race for the top-four remains tight; as a result, each game will be magnified, especially if the other clubs around them come away with three points.
Pundits are giving their opinions on who will come away with the fourth spot. Former striker Ian Wright has claimed that Tottenham will probably make the Premier League’s top-four over Arsenal if they can sort out their consistency during a segment on the Premier League productions (via HITC)
This past week, Arsenal suffered a 2-0 defeat at the hands of Liverpool; meanwhile, Tottenham won by the same scoreline defeating Brighton & Hove Albion.
“Yes, it is. It’s one to look forward to (the north London derby when it’s rescheduled),” Wright said. “I don’t think it will disappoint too much, the north London derby, especially when there is something on it. Tottenham, with what the manager is trying to do, I think, they have the quality to be in there, but do they have the consistency?”
“If they do, then they will probably make it because of their firepower. We saw with us (against Liverpool) if you can keep Saka and Martinelli quiet, then you are probably going to shut us down from an attacking point of view, so we need to find other ways. Other players need to step up. We need to find more offensive power.”
Arsenal is in fourth place and is trying to fend off Manchester United, West Ham United, Tottenham Hotspur, and Wolverhampton Wanderers. These next couple of months will see a fight, considering what Champions League football would mean to some of these clubs’ projects.
But in recent years they’ve tailed off in the latter stages of the season.
I am not privy to that information, thankfully!
As it. stands it probably comes down to who implodes.
IMO Arsenal seem the least likely to do so.
with or without knickers?
Well at least we have the advantage of playing a day earlier than them and they had to play extra time last night. Having said that, congratulations to WHUFC. They played their hearts out last night and deserved their win. They are the only English team to beat Sevilla in a European competition. The stadium atmosphere was electric last night and well done David Moyes for what he has achieved there. It was also fitting that Yarmolenko who scored the winner. The only unedifying part of the night was seeing Karren Brady dancing in the stands in a fur coat.
Good point. Man United did that against us and won 3-2.
Trouble is our “easier run-in” will be against teams that sit back and defend and challenge us to break them down. We don’t have a great record in those situations.
We have to beat West Ham on Sunday, first. And we have to beat the ar*e at home, whenever that will be. I would say we have an easier run in than them. They have had a run of easier games recently. With the exception of Liverpool away, all our games are winnable. But this is Spurs we’re talking about.