Chelsea's defeat to Brighton has given Arsenal a boost in the Premier League title race, with Manchester City now set to face a string of motivated opponents
Chelsea's loss to Brighton gave Arsenal plenty to cheer about on Tuesday evening. While the Gunners' supporters may have taken some satisfaction in watching their rivals stumble, it could also have handed them a timely boost in their quest for Premier League title glory.
Manchester City can draw level with Mikel Arteta's side by beating Burnley in their game in hand. That would see both clubs tied on points with five matches still to play.
Chelsea's defeat to Brighton has ensured that a number of sides still have a great deal riding on the final weeks of the campaign. Having appeared well-placed to secure Champions League football earlier in the season, the Blues now find themselves in seventh spot and by no means guaranteed even a Conference League berth.
They are sitting on 48 points, level with Brentford and Bournemouth beneath them, just one point ahead of Everton and two clear of Sunderland. This means that rather than facing a clutch of mid-table sides with little to play for, City will come up against teams who have everything to fight for.
The Citizens' next three Premier League fixtures after Burnley pit them against Everton, Brentford and Bournemouth. Brentford are unbeaten in six league matches, while the Cherries have gone 13 games without defeat since 3rd January. Several prominent voices have expressed scepticism about City's capacity to secure six victories from their remaining six fixtures. Former Manchester United forward Wayne Rooney reckons they could stumble against Everton.
"This title race is not over yet," he said on Match of the Day. "I still feel like there are some more twists and turns to come.
"It is obviously going to be tight but City have got one more game to try to win, so I still have Arsenal down as slight favourites.
"I've been in this situation myself, where you need to win all your games for the title. You look at your games and you think well we should win this one, or that one, but it never pans out that way.
"From now until the end of the season it is just going to be down to which team keeps their composure the best – that's who will win it."
Former Arsenal boss Arsene Wenger is also throwing his weight behind the Gunners. "I believe that Arsenal will win the league," Wenger said at an Abbey Road Studios fund-raiser for ProjectTwinning.
"I deeply believe. "It looks, to me, like common sense.
"I like Eze, Odegaard, Havertz and Madueke attacking (intent at the Etihad). Manchester City will not make the perfect run-in."
vawaeiln
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Arsenal doesn't need no favours. We rise or fall by our own means and on our terms. Trying to portrait us as if we're some kind of team that can't go to the top without help of some kind is just lame. In the period after Wenger's departure we were all over place and couldn't compete but these days are gone and we're a different animal now and the missing piece of the jigsaw are titles but they'll eventually come..
sana
Puudkmrtz
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Where Chelsea losing at Brighton favor arsenal or give them a boost
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if you know you know 🤣
BendollaDammadi
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all that matters Arsenal will not win any trophy this season 😂
Zinaceorsy
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Arteta super Agent for Man city
miguelbumba
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Arsenal doesn't need no favours. We rise or fall by our own means and on our terms. Trying to portrait us as if we're some kind of team that can't go to the top without help of some kind is just lame. In the period after Wenger's departure we were all over place and couldn't compete but these days are gone and we're a different animal now and the missing piece of the jigsaw are titles but they'll eventually come..
Vocackm
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Mikel Arteta wakeup from your slumber and fight hard to win the league title. Good luck.
chibe1
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Fusbdprtyz
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negative football playing style will not win the title , that's Arteta
kameimnosy
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ateta must leave for arsenal
Hescdnoty
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so what's the matter here?
lehaceiotz
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what kind of headline is this?
Liccdlsuyz
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If we saw the last 8 matches of Arsenal in EPL we lost the Title there not against the city match
emondorock
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arsenal lost it at bournemouth...this is same story for past 3 seasons...big point advantage but can't continue
lotacdilrs
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city will lift the EPL title once again
tedaikruy
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Where Chelsea losing at Brighton favor arsenal or give them a boost
mikbeklm
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Ateta fek coaching
woscdipruz
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Listen to such rubish when teams were beaten useless coach and arsenal u did not give them advice that they are throwing the leaque away.. Arteta and arsenal board even the word useless has more importan than arsenal
Cukaknort
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Mumu Title race got nothing to do with Chelsea loss ,
bm69
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False, delusional and illusive hope!!!
you re right.
puocmortz
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You're expecting city to drop points and Arsenal to lose all, how about that
dahbcdklsy
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Wayne Rooney, I pity you. But, really I'm not just surprised by your thoughts, it's obviously clear that you lack cerebral muscles. As a former man united player, you will hate to see man city win the premier league, but it's not man city fault that Man united is no where near man city for more than 10 years. your hatred will stop city from winning. shame on you Wayne Rooney.
wuebdioty
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Mp3 I think stop waiting for other team to do the work for you
lisbcemsuz
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Man city plays game by game but arsenal looks for loop holes from teams to help dem any way let's watch how the matches unfolds
Err who gave u that brain
lisbcemsuz
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Hoping for another team to beat what you couldn't beat.... 😃
Then u have small football brain
Rodakoprt
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Hoping for another team to beat what you couldn't beat.... 😃
Jabacnostu
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Sack Arteta and start winning. Arteta has done everything except winning titles. The highest he can offer so far is the second position. If we really want to move from the second position, we must find a winning coach with the best team we have, we will really win titles. PSG is a clear example, they release Mbappe, sign Enrique and make the difference... Arsenal must do the same!
Jabacnostu
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False, delusional and illusive hope!!!
Keblmnortu
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Man city plays game by game but arsenal looks for loop holes from teams to help dem any way let's watch how the matches unfolds
itsdjepic
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All these are rubbish we are already lost the tittle
No we haven’t.
itsdjepic
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Chelsea ain't do Arsenal no favour. Chelsea went out there to try to secure champions league but was massively defeated by Brighton. Arsenal have been through this year after year and knows that when it reaches a stage like this City don't have to Win the cup it's giving to them
Chelsea did a favor by losing because now these teams won’t be easy for city to beat.
Rohadosty
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Arteta need to be sacked, we need a coach that can motivate our our players We are not playing like a team that is hungry of a trophy 🏆 I’m really tired yet I can’t leave the club.
Bipdeiln
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Chelsea ain't do Arsenal no favour. Chelsea went out there to try to secure champions league but was massively defeated by Brighton. Arsenal have been through this year after year and knows that when it reaches a stage like this City don't have to Win the cup it's giving to them
Kingitovic
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mad people every where
Thunderbolt07
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Burnley game is serious factor they must play with nothing loose against a City that is try to win treble of English Cups
Bipdeiln
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Chelsea ain't do Arsenal no favour. Chelsea went out there to try to secure champions league but was massively trump by Brighton. Arsenal have been through this year after year and knows that when it gets to this stage City don't win the cup, it's giving to them and that's why they should off kept themselves at least 4 points clear at the top.
M-CHIKA360
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...bcoz Chelsea choose to be a mumu FC, So you think that other teams and serious minded teams will be mumu like us...?
luckyLGO
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every one say how? don't give arsenal by Force hope
cusademotz
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All these are rubbish we are already lost the tittle