With league leaders Leicester City drawing with West Brom on Tuesday, and Tottenham beaten by West Ham on Wednesday, Arsenal had a golden opportunity to close the gap on the top two, but instead came unstuck against the Swans.
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Tottenham’s fourth league defeat of the season pales in comparison to the sense of disappointment at Arsenal, who followed up last weekend’s limp display at Manchester United with a shock 2-1 loss at home to Swansea in midweek. After losing to Manchester United and Swansea City in the past week, Arsenal enters the weekend facing a must-win match against Tottenham. We just lost three games and that is always a very disappointing moment for the team.
The goalkeeper will miss today’s North London derby at Tottenham Hotspur as well as the FA Cup replay against Hull City, Premier League games against West Bromwich Albion and Everton, and the second-leg tie in the last 16 of the Champions League against Barcelona.
“If we go out on to to the pitch with hunger to become champions, to win the Premier League or the Champions League we can achieve it”, said Sanchez.
Arsene Wenger revealed at his media briefing on Friday morning that the goalkeeper will be out for “three to four weeks” with the injury sustained in Wednesday’s 2-1 defeat to Swansea.
It was Arsenal’s third defeat in succession in all competitions and their seventh of the league campaign, prompting a wave of angry boos to roll around the ground at the final whistle. I think resting the three that he did at West Ham night have been a mistake, but I believe Dele Alli and the two fullbacks Danny Rose and Kyle Walker will come back in, they do bring that little bit extra, they are very attack minded.
Tottenham striker Harry Kane has scored 13 goals in 17 Premier League London derbies.
Firmino completed victory for Liverpool in the 57th minute, curling home from Lallana’s pass, as Jurgen Klopp’s men climbed to eighth.
“It is hard to have an excuse, but I saw the team was not recovered from the last week”, said City manager Manuel Pellegrini.
“It is hard to predict what will happen tomorrow. We will continue fighting”.
If Arsenal were to lose to Tottenham, the critics around Wenger would rise.
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Van Gaal was able to align fit-again Anthony Martial with teenage sensation Marcus Rashford in attack, but Watford created the better chances before Mata curled in the victor. Both teams have a lot to play for and both sides have talent.
