Arsenal faces pressure in tight Premier League title race
Arsenal leads the race and could win it all, but pressure mounts with Manchester City still lurking behind.
The Premier League title race is down to the final two matches of the season with Arsenal holding a two-point advantage over Manchester City.
City kept the pace with a 3-0 win over Crystal Palace on Wednesday, May 13, securing a much-needed three points.
Arsenal controls its own destiny and the Gunners will secure their first championship since 2004 if they win both remaining games. Manchester City needs Arsenal to slip up, currently holding the tiebreaker with a +43 goal differential if the teams finish tied on points.
City has won six of the past eight Premier League crowns and has spent most of the season chasing Arsenal, which would become the first team in history to finish in second place four years in a row – if it can’t finish the job.
Arsenal faces relegated Burnley at home on Monday, May 18, while City’s next Premier League game is Tuesday, May 19 against Bournemouth – after playing in the FA Cup final against Chelsea on Saturday, May 16.
The Premier League season ends on Sunday, May 24 with every team in action at 11 a.m. ET.
Premier League standings and table
Through matches played Wednesday, May 13
- Arsenal – 79 points (+42 goal difference)
- Manchester City – 77 points (+43 GD)
- Manchester United – 65 points
- Liverpool – 59 points (+12 GD)
- Aston Villa – 59 points (+4 GD)
- Bournemouth – 55 points
- Brighton – 53 points
- Brentford – 51 points
- Chelsea – 49 points (+6 GD)
- Everton – 49 points (0 GD)
- Fulham – 48 points (-6 GD)
- Sunderland – 48 points (-9 GD)
- Newcastle – 46 points
- Leeds United – 44 points (-5 GD)
- Crystal Palace – 44 points (-9 GD)
- Nottingham Forest – 43 points
- Tottenham – 38 points
- West Ham – 36 points
- Burnley – 21 points
- Wolves – 18 points
Bottom three teams relegated
Premier League tiebreakers
- Goal difference
- Goals scored
- Team that collected more points head-to-head
- Away goals scored in head-to-head games
Premier League schedule
All times Eastern
Friday, May 15
- Aston Villa vs. Liverpool – 3:00 p.m.
Sunday, May 17
- Nottingham Forest vs. Manchester United – 7:30 a.m.
- Brentford vs. Crystal Palace – 10:00 a.m.
- Brighton vs. Leeds United – 10:00 a.m.
- Everton vs. Sunderland – 10:00 a.m.
- Wolverhampton vs. Fulham – 10:00 a.m.
- Newcastle vs. West Ham – 12:30 p.m.
Monday, May 18
- Arsenal vs. Burnley – 3:00 p.m.
Tuesday, May 19
- Bournemouth vs. Manchester City – 2:30 p.m.
- Chelsea vs. Tottenham – 3:15 p.m.
Sunday, May 24 (final match day)
All matches at 11 a.m. ET
- Crystal Palace vs. Arsenal
- Manchester City vs. Aston Villa
- Brighton vs. Manchester United
- Liverpool vs. Brentford
- Tottenham vs. Everton
- Fulham vs. Newcastle
- Sunderland vs. Chelsea
- West Ham vs. Leeds United
- Nottingham Forest vs. Bournemouth
- Burnley vs. Wolverhampton
Manchester City schedule, remaining fixtures
- May 16: Chelsea (FA Cup final)
- May 19: Bournemouth (A)
- May 24: Aston Villa (H)
Arsenal schedule, remaining fixtures
- May 18: Burnley (H)
- May 24: Crystal Palace (A)
- May 30: Paris Saint-Germain (Champions League final)
