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When he was challenged about his statement by one of the reporters at the Arsenal press conference yesterday, Arsene Wenger chose to back up a little and say that you can never rule out any club from the Premier League title race at this early stage of the season.

Not exact matches

It looks to me like Arsenal will be the only team from the current top three of the Premier League that will have anything but the Premier League title race to worry about by next week, always assuming that the Gunners manage to get past Watford at the Emirates stadium on Sunday, but how will that affect things?

We have all but ruled ourselves out of the title race following our dismal display at Stamford Bridge this weekend which allowed our rivals to move to 12 points clear of us, and we (for now) have to concentrate on building our own form to assure ourselves of Champions League football, and should the Blues begin to drop points, we must be within touching distance of them when push comes to shove.

With Leicester hoping to extend their five - point lead at the top of the table, it promises to be a crucial second half for both clubs in the Premier League title race.

With so much at stake, the race for the title, a top - four finish and the battle to avoid relegation will all be a riveting watch as the Premier League continues to invest heavily to bring the best of Europe to England.

Such has been the form of the former FC Porto man that he has propelled the Vicente Calderon into a genuine title race, or at the very least given hope to Diego Simeone's side securing a hugely lucrative Champions League berth and as such it may be financially worthwhile to keep hold of the 26 year old until at least the summer.

We are just 7 days away from the League match against Chelsea at Stamford Bridge, which could make or break our chances of catching our neighbours up in the title race, but conversely this FA Cup game against Southampton could also be just as important.

The Argentine tactician is doing a stellar job at White Hart Lane for the second consecutive season, as they remain hot on the trails of Chelsea in the Premier League title race this year.

Chelsea's defeat at the hands of Manchester United and former boss Jose Mourinho has opened the door in the Premier League title race.

Having got the ball rolling with excellent spells at Espanyol and Southampton, the Argentine tactician has taken himself and Spurs to the next level since arriving at White Hart Lane as the club are in the midst of a Premier League title race for the second consecutive season.

The Chilean has found himself under pressure at the Etihad in recent weeks with the side off the pace in the Premier League title race and looking likely to be knocked out of the Champions League.

Nervous start — usual criticism at the beginning of the season, with the lack of spending Ramsey's first blood — Arsenal shocked the league, we played brilliant football, scoring beautiful goals, all seemed like a decent season for us Coq red card — injury crisis struck, the lack of bench depth put pressure on the team, the downfall of performance caused crucial points Alexis» goal when down to ten men - it all seemed like arsenal would lose out in the title race again but arsenal somehow surprised the league again, saying aye we got the quality but we just ai nt gonna show in week in week out Draw in NLD with 10 men — can't really complain about it but you ain't happy.

The league leaders stretch the gap at the top to 10 points with Manchester United failing in their attempts to make the title race a little more interesting following Chelsea's resolute defensive performance.

It's been a frustrating campaign at Old Trafford, with Mourinho unable to help United keep up with Manchester City in the Premier League title race with some poor recent results.

It's not the first time that we lost our first game of the season and then went on a long unbeaten run and it won't be the first time if we are at the top of the league during the Christmas period, only to drop out of the title race in the following months.Lets just enjoy the Good times and wait and see how it pans out.?

The race for League titles, European places and to avoid relegation is all hotting up, so we look at the players who have started this season in sensational form.

An Arsenal win at the Bridge will mean that we are the only unbeaten team left in the Premier League and will put us bang back into the title race.

Having added countless top young players to essentially start a new cycle at the club, Guardiola and his players have built an early eight - point lead in the Premier League title race while they've comfortably qualified for the knockout stage of the Champions League.

The former teammates come head - to - head this weekend in a clash that could have significant consequences on this season's Premier League title race, with the Blues currently leading at the top of the table by nine points.

A poor Conversion Ratio of goals scored from shots taken puts us at a lowly 5th position in the League and gives us a clue to what is our main weakness and why we came up short in the title race.

There are various theories about why the Gunners keep falling short in the race for the Premier League title and our various and numerous injury problems certainly do not help, but it is the way that the team fails to turn up at times in crucial games, such as the EPL defeat by Wartford recently or the Champions League hammering at the hands of Bayern Munich that many will point to as evidence that the boss is not getting the best from his squad anymore.

The 1 - 0 win at Turf Moor moved the side to within four points of league leaders Chelsea and while there has been talk of a potential title race, Wenger has insisted that his defenders deserve credit for their performance in the battling win against the relegation - threatened Clarets:

Unsurprisingly, the encounter was the main topic of discussion on the Sunday Supplement on Sky Sports, and the panel were in agreement that Guardiola's City are starting to look very ominous at an early stage of the Premier League title race.

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We should be able to win the next game at home to Zagreb but that would leave us staring at the Europa League and that could actually hurt us in the race for the title.

In what is shaping up to be one of the most open Premier League title races ever, those four games could be absolutely crucial at the rate of which Tottenham lost points in Dembele's absence this season.

Coutinho would not have been involved any way if Ernesto Valverde's side had won the Champions League, while his impact on the La Liga title race has also been minimal as they were well clear at the top when he arrived anyway.

Despite the fact that Arsenal are not out of the Premier League title race yet, at least not mathematically anyway, you will not find many people other than Arsene Wenger and the Arsenal players who are willing to even entertain the possibility that our hopes are not over for another year.

Manchester City suffered a shock 1 - 0 loss to Burnley at Turf Moor on Saturday which could have serious repercussions on the Premier League title race.

It's easy to understand why many are eagerly anticipating that game, as it's a clash between two bitter rivals at the top of the Premier League table, the result of which could shape the title race for the rest of the season.

«We said at the beginning of the championship that we want to win the league so we will join the title race.

Our rivals are winning with so many goals, if, a big IF, we are in the title race, this could affect us big time at the end of the league.

Depending on circumstances the Gunners could be out of the cup and out of the realistic title race when the final whistle blows on our Premier League away game at Stamford Bridge on February 4th.

Wins over Chelsea and Newcastle repaired some of the damage in the league, and they even won at Old Trafford, though a late Aguero goal against rivals United did not look like making a difference in the title race, as Sir Alex Ferguson's side were still 12 points ahead even after this morale - lifting derby result.

Their form in the league wasn't great either, as they followed a 5 - 0 thumping of Aston Villa with disappointing draws with Chelsea and Everton, and were then beaten in a crucial game with Manchester United, who won 3 - 2 at the Etihad Stadium with a last - minute winner from none other than Robin van Persie, who was indeed making a huge difference in the title race, as his goal put six points between league leaders United and City, giving Mancini's side a real uphill task to retain their title even before the half - way point of the season.

As the quality level of the opposition goes up in the latter stages of the Champions League and when the pressure is on against the big sides in England in the title race, an issue like that can emerge as a real problem at key moments.

The Gunners have fallen outside the top four thanks to their defeat to Manchester United at the weekend, and look to be well out of the race for the Premier League title.

With countless internationals with experience of playing all over Europe, coupled with their ability to compete against the likes of Chelsea and Man City in the Champions League, they have enough to suggest that they certainly would be involved in the title race at the very least.

Arsenal are currently 13 points behind Chelsea in the race for the Premier League title, and crucially 12 points below our own points total at this time last year, but the Gunners defender Kieran Gibbs thinks that we still have a chance to make up those points this time around.

So when he was asked about the Premier League title race, which all of us Arsenal fans were expecting us to make a much better go at this season, the former France striker declared that he still thinks we will be up there, as reported by The Express.

Perhaps the disadvantage Cazorla has is Arsenal's league placement at the moment, where we're in a neck - to - neck race with Southampton for 4th place, and the title all but gone.

To his credit, the 32 - year - old was simply remaining impartial as despite spending 12 years at Old Trafford and establishing himself as a club hero, he ultimately just gave an honest answer when discussing Man City and the Premier League title race moving forward.

Arsenal were looking set to enjoy an almost perfect weekend in the Premier League, with Man United losing at Swansea, Tottenham dropping points at home to West Ham and Jose Mourinho left fuming as Burnley stole a point off Chelsea (not that we are in the title race but just because I don't like them).

Arsenal received a massive setback in the race for the League title by losing at Old Trafford, but Arsene Wenger thinks that his team showed a lot of commitment but lost to a bad couple of goals too quickly to come back from.

Manchester United are a fearsome unit and while, in 2017, they have been subdued, at least in terms of the race for the Premier League title, new manager Jose Mourinho looks like the man to bring the Glory Days back to Old Trafford.

Arsenal suffered a major blow in the Barclays Premier League title race as struggling Swansea came from behind to win at the Emirates Stadium.

The Premier League has often been derided for proclaiming itself as the best domestic league in the world, but in 2014 - 15 it could be - at least when it comes to the title race - the most competitive on the pLeague has often been derided for proclaiming itself as the best domestic league in the world, but in 2014 - 15 it could be - at least when it comes to the title race - the most competitive on the pleague in the world, but in 2014 - 15 it could be - at least when it comes to the title race - the most competitive on the planet.

FC Barcelona take on Deportivo La Coruna in Spanish Primera Liga game on Sunday, 17th December 2017 at Camp Nour in what will be a massive league game in the title race.

At this time last month, Arsenal were very much in the Premier League title race.

Atletico may have been dealt a blow in the LaLiga title race with a 1 - 0 defeat at Barcelona on Sunday, but they will be hard to stop as they hunt a record - equalling third Europa League title.