After Manchester City and Arsenal both won in this round, the Premier League title race is still white-hot, and the ultimate suspense has been retained until the final round. With the initiative in place, Pep Guardiola's side are getting closer to defending their title, but the pressure is also coming in.
After snatching three points from the Theatre of Dreams 1-0, Arsenal have completed a double against Manchester United home and away this season, with 86 points and currently one point clear of Manchester City at the top of the table. Mikel Arteta's side have just one opponent left for Everton and there is no room for defeat in this game.
Manchester City, who are currently second in the table, have a game in hand, and they have two opponents left, a fierce midweek replay against Tottenham Hotspur and a final round against West Ham United. Manchester City, who have the initiative, only need to win both games and take all six points, and they will complete the unprecedented Premier League four consecutive titles without any suspense. Can the two London sides finish the fight and keep the Premier League trophy in London?
The game against Tottenham in two days will be crucial for Manchester City. If they can win, they will be two points ahead of Arsenal, but if they do not win, they will completely lose the initiative in the title race. If only one point is obtained, Manchester City will need to fight Arsenal on goal difference if they are three goals behind; If you lose against Tottenham, you can only look at Arsenal's face.
But Tottenham's fighting spirit here is also very delicate: ignoring the relationship between the sworn enemies of north London, Tottenham is currently fifth with 63 points, and the fourth Villa has 67 points, if Villa wins at home to Liverpool in the early morning of May 14, Tottenham will declare that they will miss the Champions League in advance, and if Villa does not win, then Tottenham will be able to save the hope of fighting for four until the final round once they win Manchester City. In other words, Arsenal at this time has to hope that Liverpool, who has no desire this season, will drag Villa away first.
Manchester City are currently the favourites to win the title, with a 58.7% chance of winning the title, down 7.2% from before the game, followed by Arsenal with a 41.3% chance. Who will have the last laugh in the gun city battle, the suspense is about to be revealed!