A Premier League title run-in is uncharted waters for each and every member of Mikel Arteta’s budding young overachievers, but just seven games stand between themselves and eternal glory. Although they face a minefield of potential stumbling blocks before the final day, we are taking a look at their remaining fixtures to try and decipher when Arsenal could win the Premier League.
When Arsenal Could Win The Premier League Title
Champions Manchester City are gaining on the league leaders. Their ominous shadow looms larger like some sort of Godzilla-esque, serial-winning football monster.
Consecutive 2-2 draws against Liverpool and West Ham, both of which saw Arsenal leading by two goals at one stage, has left them just four points ahead of Pep Guardiola’s treble-chasers, who also have a game in hand.
It certainly isn’t all doom and gloom as the media might suggest – they welcome Southampton on Friday night with the possibility of moving seven clear, which puts the pressure firmly on Man City heading into next Wednesday’s crunch fixture at the Etihad.
They, of course, would still have two games in hand over the league leaders, but many observers have been quick to write off Arsenal, who already survived a major mid-season blip of three winless games back in February, to remain at the summit.
Arsenal’s Remaining Fixture List
- April 21: Southampton (H)
- April 26: Man City (A)
- May 2: Chelsea (H)
- May 7: Newcastle (A)
- May 14: Brighton (H)
- May 20: Nottingham Forest (A)
- May 28: Wolves (H)
As the above fixture list indicates, there are several uphill challenges still to contend with, not least April 26th’s showdown in Manchester, that many are coining the ‘Premier League final.’
Even if Arsenal claim victory, and move 10 points clear, City can cut that back down to four with their two games in hand. In that scenario, providing both sides win all their subsequent fixtures, Arsenal can mathematically secure a first title in two decades at the City Ground in Nottingham.
This is slightly later than our previous estimations made at the beginning of March, where they could have lifted the title at St James’ Park.
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A draw at the Etihad, and the gap will stand at eight points – again, this has the possibility to be trimmed down to just two, meaning the title would be decided on the final day, just as it was last season between City and Liverpool.
Manchester City still have to contend with a hugely taxing, two-legged Champions League semi-final against Real Madrid mid-way through May. Their remaining fixture list features Brentford away, who beat them in Manchester earlier in the season, as well as a tough trip to European hopefuls Brighton.
It is very unlikely Manchester City will slip up in any of their other fixtures given their spectacular title run-in record under Guardiola, which is further backed up by a current 15-game unbeaten streak.
However, destiny is firmly in the hands of Arsenal, who simply need to win all their remaining games to be crowned champions. Man City’s maximum remaining points total stands at 94, so by that logic the current league leaders need at least 21 points from their next seven games.
Easier said than done.
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