{"id":6080,"date":"2026-02-27T02:50:09","date_gmt":"2026-02-27T02:50:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/foreignnewstoday.com\/?p=6080"},"modified":"2026-02-27T02:50:09","modified_gmt":"2026-02-27T02:50:09","slug":"bangkok-post-arsenal-face-chelsea-title-test-troubled-spurs-in-spotlight","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/foreignnewstoday.com\/?p=6080","title":{"rendered":"Bangkok Post &#8211; Arsenal face Chelsea title test, troubled Spurs in spotlight"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"article-content\">\n<div class=\"box-img\">\n<figure>\n<picture>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/picture><figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tArsenal and Chelsea face off on Sunday. (Photo: AFP)\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>LONDON &#8211; Premier League leaders Arsenal face a title test from London rivals Chelsea on Sunday.<\/p>\n<p>Manchester City can keep the pressure on Arsenal with a win at Leeds, while troubled Tottenham cannot afford another damaging defeat.<\/p>\n<p>AFP Sport looks at three talking points ahead of this weekend&#8217;s action:<\/p>\n<p><strong>Players meeting sparked Arsenal revival<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Arsenal revitalised their flagging title bid thanks to a meeting between the players prior to their vital 4-1 win at Tottenham on Sunday.<\/p>\n<p>Viktor Gyokeres and Eberechi Eze both scored twice in a north London derby rout that came just four days after Arsenal were stunned by a 2-2 draw at bottom of the table Wolves.<\/p>\n<p>The dropped points at Molineux led to questions about Arsenal&#8217;s ability to cope with the title tension and Mikel Arteta&#8217;s squad responded by thrashing out their issues in crunch talks.<\/p>\n<p>Arsenal midfielder Declan Rice said the players spoke to each other in a &#8220;firm&#8221; way, leading to a cathartic victory at Tottenham that reestablished an five-point lead over second-placed Manchester City.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;It&#8217;s important sometimes just to say what you feel and to let it all out in the group,&#8221; Gyokeres said ahead of Chelsea&#8217;s visit to the Emirates Stadium.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Most of us spoke. Everyone can recognise how different people feel in the moment and you get a better understanding of the feeling.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;If you&#8217;re not honest, I think it&#8217;s hard to improve. It was a good chat and now we&#8217;re going to prepare for a big game against Chelsea.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Defiant Man City vow to keep fighting<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Pep Guardiola has warned Arsenal that Manchester City will &#8220;never give up&#8221; as they chase the seventh Premier League title of his glittering reign.<\/p>\n<p>Guardiola&#8217;s side won 2-1 against Newcastle at the Etihad Stadium last weekend to keep the destiny of the title in their hands.<\/p>\n<p>Although Arsenal are five points ahead, City have a game in hand and host the Gunners in April.<\/p>\n<p>If City win their last 11 matches they guaranteed to win the title no matter what Arsenal do in their remaining 10 games.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;When I was at Spurs and we drew 2-2 someone said why don&#8217;t we drop the Premier League and focus on the cups. I said, &#8216;No, why? Let&#8217;s go, let&#8217;s try&#8217;,&#8221; Guardiola said before City&#8217;s trip to Leeds on Saturday.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Many things are going to happen. Never give up. Ten or 11 games is a lot of games in the Premier League.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Tudor adamant Spurs can survive<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Facing the grim prospect of crashing into the second tier for the first time since 1977-78, Tottenham desperately need to slow their plunge towards the Championship by winning at Fulham on Sunday.<\/p>\n<p>Igor Tudor&#8217;s first game as interim boss ended in a chastening 4-1 defeat against arch-rivals Arsenal, leaving Tottenham perilously poised just four points above the relegation zone.<\/p>\n<p>Tottenham have 11 games to save themselves from humiliation, but Tudor is hampered by a lengthy injury list and a confidence crisis triggered by the team&#8217;s nine-match winless run.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Of course there is enough time (to survive),&#8221; Tudor said.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Stay humble, that is the key for each of us. Try to become what I said before: a hard-working team. That is the only goal we have now in this moment.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Fixtures<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Friday<\/p>\n<p>Wolves v Aston Villa (2000 GMT)<\/p>\n<p>Saturday (1500 GMT unless stated)<\/p>\n<p>Bournemouth v Sunderland (1230), Burnley v Brentford, Liverpool v West Ham, Newcastle v Everton, Leeds v Man City (1730)<\/p>\n<p>Sunday (1400 GMT unless stated)<\/p>\n<p>Brighton v Nottingham Forest, Fulham v Tottenham, Manchester United v Crystal Palace, Arsenal v Chelsea (1630)<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bangkokpost.com\/sports\/3206303\/arsenal-face-chelsea-title-test-troubled-spurs-in-spotlight\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Arsenal and Chelsea face off on Sunday. (Photo: AFP) LONDON &#8211; Premier League leaders Arsenal face a title test from London rivals Chelsea on Sunday. 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