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Arsenal struggled to hold English Premier League champions Liverpool to a crucial 2-2 draw on Sunday. This has boosted Arsenal's hopes of qualifying for next season's Champions League. Second-placed Arsenal are 5 points ahead of sixth-placed Aston Villa.
Cody Gakpo and Luis Diaz scored Liverpool's 2-goal lead in the first half at Anfield. Gabriel Martinelli and Mikel Merino scored the goals for Arsenal, who suffered another title-less season. Even though Merino was sent off with a double yellow card 11 minutes before the end of the game, Arsenal withstood Liverpool's attack. Liverpool has already won the Premier League title 2 games ago.
Leicester City, which has fallen into relegation, has stopped Nottingham Forest with a 2-2 draw. This result is a serious blow for Forest, who are trying to qualify for the European Champions League, and the possibility of a top five will no longer be achieved by his efforts alone.
Facundo Bonannot equalized for Leicester in the 81st minute. Leicester took the lead in the 16th minute through Conor Cody's goal. Morgan Gibbs-White then scored in the 25th minute and Chris Wood in the 56th minute to put Forest back in the game. After this result, Forest finished seventh on 62 points. His top-five prospects will depend on other teams' poor performances. Leicester has 31 points.
This time, six teams from England will challenge for next season's Champions League and five of them will be at the top of the league. The other sixth team will be the Europa League winner. Both English clubs Manchester United and Tottenham are fighting in it. Coincidentally, both of them were defeated in Sunday's match. Both of them lost the match at their home ground.
West Ham defeated United 2-0 while Tottenham were disappointed by Crystal Palace 2-0. Newcastle United beat ten-man Chelsea 2-0 in Sunday's first leg and the result will have a huge impact on the top five equation. After this result, Newcastle's chances of playing in the Champions League next season have been strengthened. Both teams were tied on 63 points ahead of the match at St James' Park. Newcastle started brightly at home and Sandro Tonali scored in the second minute. The second goal was possible in the last minute of the game and it went to Bruno Guimaraes. After this win, Newcastle have 66 points and move up to third place.
Newcastle travel to second-placed Arsenal for their next game, and will bring the season to a close with a home game against Everton. Manchester City is fourth with 65 points. Chelsea is fifth with 63 points, while Aston Villa is sixth with 63 points. City were held to a goalless draw by Southampton on Saturday. A tie with a team at the bottom of the league table is a setback for City.
City face Crystal Palace in the FA Cup final next week. Sixth-placed Villa defeated Bournemouth 1-0. Pep Guardiola has responded that the competition for the top five will continue until the last game of the league. The manager of City said, "This season has been very difficult for us, there is no doubt about it. Everyone will have to fight for the top five even till the last game.'
