At 3:00 a.m. Beijing time on April 5, the final match of the 31st round of the Premier League: Arsenal away to Crystal Palace.
Arsenal's four main rivals Manchester United were forced to draw 1-1 at home by Leicester City in this round, and they can no longer threaten Arsenal's return to the Champions League. But don't forget to mention Tottenham, who still have the hope of competing for fourth place after their 5-1 home sweep of Newcastle.
In the current Premier League table, Arsenal ranks fifth with 54 points in 28 games, and Chelsea, who are third in the first round of the junior round, can be said to have hope for three, Spurs have 54 points in 30 games, and the goal difference is 2 more than Arsenal in fourth place.
If Arsenal wins, it will take back the fourth place, and it will be sitting on the four sides to force Chelsea; if it loses, whether it can still regain the fourth place is hanging, over the years, the fans have become accustomed to the old "four crazy devil" season at the end of the four failures; if they draw, they also have the initiative to fight for the fourth place.
There are not many rounds left and Arsenal must fight for a return to the Champions League!
Arsenal started 4231, center Lacazette, both sides Ofsmith Roy and Sacco, front-back Erdgau, double-backs Xhaka and Thomas, four-back Tavares, Gabriel, Ben White, Cedric, goalkeeper Ramsdale. The total value of the starting eleven is 340 million euros.
Crystal Palace started 433, with Mateta, Zaha and Jordan Ayew three forwards. The total value of the starting eleven is also 150 million euros.
In the 16th minute of the first half, Crystal Palace's free kick in front of the field, Gallagher's main penalty was driven to the back post, Anderson's header was crossed in front of the goal, Matta struck a violent headpiece, the ball was scored! Arsenal trailed 1-0.
In the 24th minute, Crystal Palace organized an attack through the ball out of bounds, Anderson directly blocked near the center circle, Gabriel blocked the failure, Jordan Ayo took the ball to face Ramsdale, pushed a foot, and the ball went in again! Arsenal are 2-0 behind.
In the 38th minute, Crystal Palace was blocked at the back, Zaha took the ball and crossed it, followed by Mattta's shot, which was saved by Ramsdale.
In first-half stoppage time, Arsenal's corner kick was released and Gabriel's header was too high and confiscated by Guaita.
In the second half, Arsenal replaced Tavares with Martinelli to strengthen the attack.
In the 47th and 51st minutes, Lacazette and Saka fell in the penalty area, and the referee did not show any expression.
In the 72nd minute, Zaha faced Arsenal three to break the defense into the box, was kicked down by Erdegao, the referee awarded a penalty, Zaha hit the penalty, to lock the score to 3:0.
After Arsenal beat Villa 1-0 away in the last round of the Premier League, they finished fourth in the Premier League table with 54 points in 28 games, leading Tottenham By three points and Manchester United by 4 points in the first round of the game. Liverpool star Collimour said: "I think Manchester United or Tottenham will eventually be in the top four, and I think Arsenal, a young team, will suffocate in the final sprint. If I end up being punched in the face, I'll take a picture in the Arsenal No. 8 shirt with Arteta's name on it and send a circle of friends as soon as possible. ”
It's a bit of an overstemming, but for Arsenal, it's not alarmist. With 54 points in 29 games, he ranked fifth, sharing the same points as Fourth Place, with five fewer goals on goal difference. Arsenal are one less round, but this round of the less round is the 25th round of away play against Chelsea, which will be played at 2:45 a.m. Beijing time on April 21. If they don't win, the initiative to fight for four will be ceded to Tottenham; how easy is it to win?