How Arsenal must kicks to let Liverpool leave the hook in a title race that could have been so different if they had not won their lines in January.
Instead, Liverpool, which was abject in defeat in Fulham on Sunday, can trip with little or no danger to give up control of first place.
It is the battle for European football which is the most intriguing of a league where Southampton was officially relegated as the worst team in high level history.
Aston Villa Automate while the aging group of Manchester City stumbles towards the finish line which seemed inexplicable before a balloon was launched this season.
In the last episode of this weekly column, Mail Sport chooses five of the most interesting discussion points to emerge from the last round of matches in the Premier League.
Despite the loss in Fulham, Liverpool’s advance at the top was only cut by a point, while Arsenal Drew
Chelsea’s Away Day Blues
If Chelsea is to miss a place in the Champions League for next season, they will have themselves – and in particular their shape outside – to blame.
Snoozefest on Sunday 0-0 in neighboring Chelsea annoyed travel fans and it was difficult to blame them.
The dead end means that the Enzo Maresca team must always win an outside victory in 2025, withdrawing for Crystal Palace and Brentford, while losing against Manchester City, Brighton, Aston Villa and Arsenal.
Tuesday will mark four months since their last victory outside in the league – a 4-3 victory in Tottenham – and Maresca finds a team that is Travelsick as soon as they exceed Fulham Broadway.
Chelsea has only gathered three goals on the road to 109 shots since this victory in Tottenham. It is a goal conversion rate at only 2.75%. An objective every 36.3 shots.
Maresca also shook things. Against Brentford, he went with Christopher Nkunku, Jadon Sancho, Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall and Noni Madueke as his four before.
During the previous match against Arsenal, it was Pedro Neto as No 9, with Sancho, Enzo Fernandez and Nkunku like the three behind.
Chelsea worked in the sun on Sunday when they leaned 0-0 in West London Rivals Brentford
Jadon Sancho started for the blues but failed to increase their attack, which once again fought
Cole Palmer and Madueke started with Neto and Nkunku in the light the gleam in Brighton – where they failed to manage a target shot – while Nicolas Jackson started at the top of the draw at Crystal Palace.
It is a miracle that Chelsea was not extinguished from the race of the Champions League which continually tripped on the road – but that perhaps indicates the nature from top to bottom of this European breed.
With Fulham, Newcastle United and Nottingham Forest, the only games in the league outside on the Chelsea calendar, there is the very real possibility of heading towards the dead-end without victory outside the League in 2025 and yet still football of Land Champions League for next season.
It’s a funny old league …
The Enzo Maresca team failed to win a first league match this calendar year
Bournemouth missing steam
After 26 games, Bournemouth d’Andoni Iraola finished sixth in the table and only four points behind Nottingham Forest in third. Incredibly, one finish among the first four was firmly in sight.
But now, through 31 games and in the light of a 2-2 draw against Ham West Ham, 16th, Bournemouth faces the prospect of finishing this season as a lower team.
It was inconceivable just a few weeks ago, but it seems that, more than anything, that Iraola’s loads are simply not steam.
They rank 18th and in the relegation area for the form in the last six games, managing two draws and four defeats during this period. Only Southampton, who was officially relegated as the worst high level team of all time this weekend, and Leicester City, which will not be far behind them, approached.
In this race, Bournemouth – and we will add the defeat of the Wolves goal in the FA Cup to crystallize the point more – came out as losing five times at home, losing against Wolves, Brentford, Manchester City and Ipswich Town, as well as the release of the FA Cup.
Bournemouth worked for its European hopes next season with a 2-2 draw in Lowly West Ham
Antoine Sememeyo has won that not marked since January while Ryan Christie is fighting against injuries to play, which hampered his performances.
ILYA ZABARNYI has fought for the form since his return of suspension while Justin Kluivert has now taken his place after being interrupted by an injury.
The European hopes of Bournemouth now seem suspended by a thread and the goalkeeper Kepa Arrizabalaga is well aware that another error – it is the eighth placed Fulham then – could extinguish their season.
“This is now the most difficult part of the season because each point is very difficult to take,” he told Daily Echo after the draw at West Ham.
“So we are in good position. We have missed some opportunities in recent weeks, but we want to be in Europe.
“Obviously, we have to start taking the points. We have to start making three. Next home match, we have to be strong because otherwise the chances they go.
It is really now or never for Bournemouth, otherwise this season should end with a groan that seemed so improbable barely six weeks ago.
Bournemouth Kepa Arrizabalaga goalkeeper (left) has no illusion that they cannot slip
Forehead Ipswich has only to blame
When Ipswich Town returns to what now seems to be a relegation nailed to the championship, they will do so by ruining so many missed opportunities.
Take last weekend when Liam Delap pulled them in front, only to end up losing 2-1 against wolves who should do anything but wolves and send to Ipswich.
Where Southampton and Leicester City stinking the division, Ipswich Town has often brought a breath of fresh air, although it ends most weekends as a loser.
After the turnaround against the Wolves, this means that no team has lost more points by earning positions in the High Vol this season than the charges of Kieran McKenna (25).
“I think that is certainly more than probably on the balance of probabilities,” said McKenna about the prospect of relegation to the second level.
The boss of Ipswich, Kieran McKenna, will return to the regret of their missed opportunities this season
“Not that I do not think that we cannot end the season strongly, but the wolves are a strong side and the chances that they lose all their matches are really weak.
“The probability is that we will not lack our ultimate dream.
When the dust settles McKenna and his players most often know, they had games in their grip … only to let go.
Another enormous ascent to return to the top of the mountain is probably waiting for the tractor boys next season.
Garnacho at the head
Ruben Amorim has a lot to repair and work. It may be the euphemism of the season.
Alejandro Garnacho is one of them. The Argentinian continues to be so dynamic and so frustrating in an equal measure.
Amorim challenged the young Argentinian to improve in all areas after a performance below the notation against the Nottingham forest and after the 0-0 draw in Manchester City, this means that Garnacho has no goal and help from his last 19 games.
It is not a lack of effort on the Garnacho training ground, far from it. But more often than not, Garnacho does not quite click with whatMorim needs.
He showed brilliant flashes in the right role n ° 10, when he played on the left side Sunday against City.
Alejandro Garnacho’s lack of final product returned to the foreground in the Manchester derby
Troy Deeney described it as a “brilliant light” in the match of day 2 and there were certainly moments, especially early against City.
But the enigma with Garnacho comes that it represents the pure profit from a point of view of the rules of profit and sustainability (PSR) and therefore sell it, if Amorim determine that it is not a key element of this team for the future, could well be attractive.
On the other hand, if Amorim believes that these objectives and assist that the crisis is simply revealing to play in a poor team and that the summer signatures can be placed around Garnacho to get the most out of him, stay with him can be the best action plan.
Internally in United, there is a feeling that Garnacho’s passage could come back biting them given his obvious potential – but he will not have to achieve it.
With the summer transfer window that is fast approaching, Garnacho must show that he deserves to be part of this reconstruction and not to be one of the pieces to die for while Morim tears it up to start again.
Ruben Amorim has a decision to make on Garnacho this summer – like many of his players
Top-Five Race will go on the last day
Go ahead and try to predict that ends in third, fourth and fifth. Good luck.
This battle to enter the Champions League – Fifth place should get it while England ends to win an additional place due to the UEFA coefficient – seems to be set to travel the last day with Nottingham Forest, Chelsea, Manchester City, Aston Villa, Newcastle United, Fulham and Brighton always believing that they are in mixture.
A victory for Newcastle United against Leicester City on Monday evening – more likely – will see Manchester City abandon the top five for the first time since mid -January.
The hopes of Newcastle Football in the Champions League can be stimulated with a victory at Leicester City
Chelsea, as already mentioned in this chronicle, must still play both Fulham and Nottingham Forest on the road, while Brighton is without a victory in three and stammers at the wrong time.
Aston Villa is the team in good shape but must avoid a European hangover, whether they remain in the Champions League beyond their quarter-final against Paris Saint-Germain or not.
Having been refused an appropriate title race and a relegation battle with a little danger, the race for the first five could be one for the ages with so many twists and turns for at least seven teams.
Sprint to finish? Bring it.