Arsenal's Premier
League title hopes suffered a huge blow with a shock home defeat as Watford secured their first top - flight win over the Gunners since 1988.
REPORT Arsenal's Premier
League title hopes were dealt a severe blow courtesy of a 2 - 1 defeat at the hands of Swansea City.
It was a much - needed win for Spurs, who were in danger of losing ground in their bid to seal a top - four finish with their Premier
League title hopes already extinguished.Spurs, who were in danger of losing ground in their bid to seal a top - four finish with their Premier
League title hopes already extinguished.
Arsenal's Premier
League title hopes were dealt a severe blow courtesy of a 2 - 1 defeat at the hands of Swansea City.
Eden Hazard struck a stunning solo goal as Chelsea boosted their Premier
League title hopes and left Arsenal's in tatters.
Antonio Conte conceded after Saturday's defeat at West Ham that Chelsea's Premier
League title hopes are over; he may prefer to concentrate resources on this tie and can draw plenty of encouragement from their two group stage performances against Atletico Madrid.
Two wins would also be huge for Michigan State's
league title hopes, as these are projected to be two of the team's more challenging games until late January.
Because they could do us a big favour by putting another dent in the armour of Jose Mourinho and Chelsea and keeping the Gunners» own slim Premier
League title hopes alive.
It killed Arsenal's
league title hopes.
Manchester City came from behind to secure a 2 - 1 win over Watford at Vicarage Road on Saturday night to boost their Premier
League title hopes.
There is no doubt that Arsenal have bounced back from the slump in form that may well have been the final nail in the coffin of our Premier
League title hopes for another year.
Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho may remain coy over his club's Premier
League title hopes, but according to a letter from Hammersmith and Fulham Council, the Blues have already begun planning their celebrations with a victory parade around the area.
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Arsene Wenger has already had to cope with more than his fair share of injury and fitness problems in the Arsenal squad this season and once again at the weekend it nearly caused the Gunners a potentially fatal blow to our Premier
League title hopes when we lost first Gabriel and then Laurent Koscielny.
Anything less than a win over Crystal Palace at the Emirates will be a disaster and even at the halfway point of the season it would leave our Premier
League title hopes in tatters.
But I also think that being drawn against Barcelona could be as good for our Premier
League title hopes as it is bad for our Champions League chances.
The win also keeps Tottenham's Premier
League title hopes alive, with them keeping within four points of leaders Chelsea, with four matches left to play.
The victory kept the Herd's
league title hopes alive after it suffered a last - second loss to...
Liverpool suffered a 3 - 2 defeat to Swansea City at Anfield on Saturday, which in turn leaves big question marks over their Premier
League title hopes.
But it could be even more damaging if we get absolutely tanked by the Germans and the after effects could lead to a poor run of results that does just as much damage to our Premier
League title hopes as another injury would.
Arsenal will be forced to field a makeshift defence against Hull City, and if the new look back line struggles to click instantly then the Gunners» Premier
League title hopes could be over before they even begin.
We really should have got a draw with a great chance in the final minutes but Iwobi's shot hit a foot and that was that and it is a blow to our Premier
League title hopes but not a knockout one as long as we now pick ourselves up for the away clash with Man City on Sunday.
Liverpool boss Jurgen Klopp is reportedly set to splash out # 50m on two key additions in January to boost his side's Premier
League title hopes.
Chelsea host Arsenal at Stamford Bridge on Saturday knowing that a win could all - but end their rivals» Premier
League title hopes.
Man Utd take on Southampton on Saturday evening, and while their Premier
League title hopes have faded away, they still want to keep hold of second place.
It's hard to argue with the front pairing, with Aguero and Alexis Sanchez both helping themselves to two goals at the weekend as they secured wins for their teams to keep their Premier
League title hopes on track.
Neither Manchester City nor Real Madrid should sleep too soundly on their Champions
League title hopes as they're being joined in the semi-finals by Bayern Munich and Atletico Madrid.
Arsenal forward Alexandre Lacazette has indirectly risked causing a stir in a discussion over the club's Premier
League title hopes this season.
Even when Arsenal suffered a serious setback to our Premier
League title hopes recently after back to back losses away to Everton and Man City, we did manage to score.
Not exact matches
Imagine what would happen to our already slim
hopes of claiming the Premier
League title if Alexis was to pick up a knock.
For Arsenal fans, the bragging rights this season are perhaps not the most important thing, because our
hopes of the Premier
League title are looking the most likely that they have since the invincibles season of 2003 - 04.
Laurent Koscielny is refusing to give up
hope of helping Arsenal to overcome Chelsea and their rivals in the Premier
League title race.
The West London side eased to a Premier
League title this term but Mourinho isn't one to rest on his laurels and will
hope to mount a genuine push for a Champions
League triumph next term.
Some of the major Premier
League rivals to Arsenal and our
hopes and expectations of ending the long wait to regain the
title of champions of England have been spending money right from the start of the summer transfer window.
Arsenal fans will be
hoping from a look at this weekend's fixture list in the Premier
League that it could be a good few days for the Gunners in our pursuit of the
title, as many of our big rivals for the EPL trophy have matches that look harder on paper than our trip to Swansea and two of them are playing each other.
I can understand the frustration of Arsenal fans who can see that yet another injury hit campaign is hurting our
hopes of winning the Premier
League title this season and that the January transfer window gives Arsene Wenger the chance to boost our
title hopes.
On the other hand you could say that City's lingering
title hopes are gone and they will focus on the Champions
League to some extent.
The worry has to be that our next game however is a trip to Stamford Bridge, where we have conceded 10 goals without reply in recent years, and we now have to go there and target all three points, otherwise any
hopes of winning that illustrious fourth Premier
League title will be gone for another season.
If Arsene Wenger is to stay on for another year or more as the manager of Arsenal Football Club, a lot of fans will not be happy but there will be little we can do about it other than
hope that the Frenchman will realise that he needs to have Arsenal much more competitive and fighting for a major trophy like the Premier
League title or the Champions
League.
So lets
hope this «cohesion» guy can score 20 plus goals in the
league to give us a good shout at the
title.
LSU had its
title hopes jolted by Alabama 106 - 104, despite Pete Maravich's
league record of 69 points.
Chelsea are currently third in the Premier
League, but are 17 points behind leaders Manchester City as any
hope of retaining their
title looks to have died long ago.
I can't decide on whether I want to commit to cementing our place in the top four before
hoping to push on to win the
title, but I also can't think of anything worse than
hoping that United keep their six - point lead over our side, which leaves me stuck in the middle, but I feel like we should actually be concentrating on returning to the Champions
League.
Signings like Sandro may not be enough to salvage the
title this season, but could still be a big boost to the club's
hopes in the Champions
League and for future seasons.
Even a draw would be a real blow to Arsene Wenger and the players»
hopes of fighting for the Premier
League title and Tony Pulis is well aware of this, so he will be coming to the Emirates with the idea of stifling our creativity and silencing the home crowd and the Baggies are very well organised and strong defensively.
We are all
hoping to see the consistency that has cost us
league titles in recent years and with a better injury record I think we could win it, but is this talk of a treble all bit far - fetched?
I can perfectly understand the attitude of most Arsenal fans in throwing their hands up and abandoning any lingering
hopes that the Gunners could mount a stirring comeback in the Premier
League title race.
Arsenal boss Arsene Wenger has refused to rule out his side's
hopes of winning this season's Premier
League title, urging his players to fight.
«We
hope to win the Europa
League title in order to qualify for next season's Champions
League.
United currently sit 16 points behind rivals Man City at the top of the Premier
League after the Citizens» 5 - 1 win against Leicester, so a win here would be absolutely vital in keeping their slim
title hopes alive for this season.