On May 2, Beijing time, the 35th round of the Premier League this season ended many competitions. In two of the "fourth competition" games, both Arsenal and Tottenham won. The former defeated West Ham 2-1 away. Continue to rank 4th, and the latter also maintains a good state. They won the good Leicester City 3-1 at home.
At present, the two teams each have 4 games to play, and the "Fight for the Fourth" battle is in full swing.
Four intensified
The Premier League has entered the final stage. In addition to the teams competing for the championship, the competition for the Champions League seats is also very popular among fans, and Arsenal, which is almost a participant every year, is also among them this year, and occupies a good place. s position.
Facing their city rivals West Ham this round, Arsenal did not play very easily.
Before the match between the two sides, Arsenal and West Ham were already 8 points apart. The latter had only theoretical hope for the fourth place, but they still did their best in this campaign.
Holding scored with a header to open the scoring for Arsenal.
Bowen scored with a strong shot to equalize the score for West Ham.
In the end, Gabriel scored with a header to help Arsenal usher in a three-game winning streak.
Tottenham faced the stable mid-level team Leicester City and played smoothly. First, Sun Xingmin took a corner kick and Kane directly connected, and the latter scored with a header, and then Kulusevski made two pass assists. Son Heung-min scored twice - Tottenham head coach Conte's "new trident" in the frontcourt created all the goals and assists.
Although Leicester City "broken the egg" in stoppage time, it only saved a little face, and it has nothing to do with the outcome.
After this match day, Arsenal and Tottenham scored 63 points and 61 points respectively, 8 points and 6 points more than Manchester United who played one more round behind them, respectively. The fourth place in the Premier League has been created between the North London duo. is a high probability event.
The direct contest between the two teams on May 13 will determine the fourth place.
Chelsea "send warmth"
Due to the impact of the club's transfer, Chelsea's recent form has not been ideal.
In this round of the Premier League, Chelsea lost 0-1 away to the relegation team Everton. In the last 4 rounds of the league, the Blues only achieved a record of 1 win, 1 draw and 2 losses.
It is worth mentioning that Everton's coach is the Blues legend Lampard. Most of the Chelsea players have worked with Lampard. This game can be said to have sent warmth to Lampard.
Chelsea is currently ranked third in the Premier League, and there is no hope of winning the title. Maintaining the top four and securing a place in the Champions League next season is the main goal of the Blues this season, while Everton will struggle to avoid relegation. Since Lampard After taking office, the team's record has not improved significantly, and every game has to fight for three points.
Although the strength gap between Chelsea and Everton is obvious, the Blues team is obviously not in the best condition in this game. The defense core Azpilicueta made another mistake and lost the ball. This season, Chelsea's defense has appeared many times. Major mistakes, the Blues once again swallowed the bitter fruit of defeat.
It is obviously unacceptable to lose three points on a relegation team.
In the last 4 rounds of the league, Chelsea has only achieved a record of 1 win, 1 draw and 2 losses. Among them, they lost to Arsenal and Everton, drew with Manchester United, and won West Ham.
After losing to Everton, Chelsea continued to rank third in the standings, but "giving warmth" to Lampard also came at a price, because they currently have 66 points, only 3 points and 5 more than Arsenal and Tottenham respectively. Under the same conditions that all three teams have four rounds left, there is a possibility of being overtaken by Arsenal and Tottenham, and their status as the top three in the Premier League is already unstable, which also means that the competition for the fourth place in the Premier League has become more complicated. .
However, this victory is of great significance to Everton. At present, Everton has accumulated 32 points from 33 games, ranking 18th, still in the relegation zone, but only 2 points away from the 17th Leeds United, and less than Leeds United One round, there is still hope for relegation.