In the 35th round of the Premier League, the two favorites of the tournament were both completed, with leaders Arsenal beating Tottenham 3-2 away, and second-placed Manchester City beating Nottingham Forest 2-0 away. After this round, the Premier League has formed the final pattern of the two-man hegemony, the champion will be produced between Arsenal and Manchester City, Arsenal currently has three Premier League firsts, that is, the most goals scored (85 goals), the first fewer goals conceded (28 goals), and the first most points (80 points). Manchester City scored 82 goals and conceded 32 goals with 79 points, a small gap to Arsenal.
In recent performance, Arsenal's dominance is obviously not as dominant as Manchester City, with big ups and downs, with clean sheets in the previous 2 rounds, and this round against Tottenham Hotspur was chased by 2 goals in a row with a 3-0 lead, and the scene was at a disadvantage. At Tottenham's home, Arsenal coach Mikel Arteta used the 433 formation, led by Trossard, Havertz, Saka, Rice, Odegao, etc., with a squad worth as much as 718 million euros, while Tottenham was led by Son Heung-min, Werner, Hojbjerg and others, and the squad was worth only 449 million euros.
In the game, Arsenal had 38% possession and had 9-15 shots on goal and 3-2 shots on target against Tottenham, which eventually turned into a 3-2 victory. Arsenal scored three goals in the first half, in the 15th minute of the game, Hojbjerg scored an own goal, Arsenal led 1-0, in the 27th minute of the game, Havertz assisted Saka to score, Arsenal led 2-0, in the 38th minute of the game, Rice assisted Havertz to score, Arsenal led 3-0, in the second half, Tottenham Hotspur attacked, in the 64th minute of the game, Cristian Romero scored, Tottenham recovered a goal, in the 87th minute of the game, Son Heung-min scored a penalty, Tottenham chased another goal, Arsenal finally won 3-2.
Because Arsenal has one more game ahead of Manchester City, making Manchester City, which is in a more hot state, take the initiative to win the championship, Guardiola led Manchester City to win the championship with 9 consecutive wins, and Manchester City has won 5 consecutive Premier League games, with 4 Premier League games left, and the opponent is Manchester City only left with Tottenham Hotspur, and Arsenal still has to play Manchester United. In this round of away matches against Nottingham Forest, Manchester City played relatively easily, with 67% possession, 11-14 shots on goal and 5-2 shots on target compared to Nottingham Forest, and finally turned into a 2-0 victory.
Manchester City's starting line-up for this game was led by Kevin De Bruyne, Bench B, Alvarez, Rodri, Grealish and others, with Erling Haaland coming off the bench. In the 32nd minute of the game, De Bruyne assisted Gvardiol to score, Manchester City led 1-0, and in the 71st minute of the game, De Bruyne assisted twice to help substitute Haaland score, Manchester City won the game 2-0. With the Champions League out of the picture, Manchester City's hunger for the Premier League title was high, and goal-scorer Joshua Gvardiol said after the game that he hoped the team could win the title.