Arsenal and Arteta on verge of Premier League glory ahead of Burnley clash

[p]The [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/arsenal/hA1Zm19f/"]Gunners[/a] will be [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/game/soccer/arsenal-hA1Zm19f/burnley-z3dmTMMO/?mid=Gxt6zm15"]fancied to beat relegated Burnley on Monday[/a] and move five points clear of second-placed [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/manchester-city/Wtn9Stg0/"]City[/a], who [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/game/soccer/bournemouth-OtpNdwrc/manchester-city-Wtn9Stg0/?mid=rkXMW40U"]travel to Bournemouth the following day.[/a][/p][p][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/tottenham/UDg08Ohm/"]Tottenham[/a] and [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/west-ham/Cxq57r8g/"]West Ham[/a] remain locked in a desperate battle to avoid relegation, while European places are still up for grabs.[/p][p][i][b]AFP Sport[/b][/i] looks at three talking points ahead of the action:[/p][h2]Arsenal sense glory[/h2][p]Manchester City are on a 14-game unbeaten run in the Premier League but it may not be enough to overhaul Arsenal.[/p][p]City appeared to have the upper hand after they beat the Gunners last month, but a 3-3 draw at [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/everton/KluSTr9s/"]Everton[/a] last week could ultimately prove fatal.[/p][p]Pep Guardiola, whose team face [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/chelsea/4fGZN2oK/"]Chelsea[/a] in the FA Cup final on Saturday, admits all City can do is stay alive in the title race and hope the leaders slip up.[/p][p]City are two points behind Arsenal with two games left but have a marginally better goal difference and have scored seven more goals.[/p][embed guid="520ff599-3ca5-4689-b39d-22a2b4f1a875" url="https://x.com/Arsenal/status/2054970206947291515" social-type="twitter" /][p]Coach Mikel Arteta said Arsenal's 2-1 defeat at City had proved to be a "reset moment" for his team, who have won all three of their league matches since without conceding a goal.[/p][p][b]"We used that as fuel to be even more convinced and to understand that what we've done up to now is fine, let's learn every bit of it,"[/b] he said.[/p][p]With the lessons learnt, Arsenal hope to move to the brink of their first Premier League title since 2004.[/p][h2]Spurs scrap[/h2][p]Tottenham boss Roberto De Zerbi believes the battle to avoid the drop will go to the final day despite the club's recent uptick in form.[/p][p]The north London side were on track for victory against [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/leeds/tUxUbLR2/"]Leeds[/a] earlier this week, but were left clinging on, grateful to goalkeeper [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/kinsky-antonin/hv1U4aGj/"]Antonin Kinsky[/a] for a late wonder save in a 1-1 draw.[/p][p]Tottenham are still favourites to stay up, with a priceless two-point advantage over 18th-placed West Ham.[/p][embed guid="0d3ed9b0-d6fd-41bf-b957-c32c61e390aa" url="https://x.com/SpursOfficial/status/2054132139088613876" social-type="twitter" /][p]But if [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/game/soccer/newcastle-p6ahwuwJ/west-ham-Cxq57r8g/?mid=z1yE3oVi"]West Ham beat Newcastle on Sunday[/a], Tottenham would be back in the bottom three when [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/game/soccer/chelsea-4fGZN2oK/tottenham-UDg08Ohm/?mid=Uu6uknGb"]they kick off at Chelsea on Tuesday.[/a][/p][p]Although Nuno Espirito Santo's side suffered the agony of a disallowed stoppage-time equaliser in last weekend's 1-0 defeat by Arsenal, Hammers midfielder [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/fernandes-mateus/rFdshPHI/"]Mateus Fernandes[/a] said they would take confidence from their performance.[/p][p][b]"We can do it," [/b]he said. [b]"There are still games to play and points to take and we need to believe until the end."[/b][/p][h2]Champions League race[/h2][p][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/game/soccer/aston-villa-W00wmLO0/liverpool-lId4TMwf/?mid=AyZEYQVH"]Aston Villa's home game against Liverpool on Friday[/a] will have a huge effect on the fortunes of a clutch of clubs that harbour Champions League ambitions.[/p][p]Arsenal, Manchester City and [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/manchester-united/ppjDR086/"]Manchester United[/a] have already qualified for Europe's elite club competition, with fourth-placed [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/liverpool/lId4TMwf/"]Liverpool[/a] and fifth-placed Villa on course to take the final two spots.[/p][p]Both clubs are four points clear of sixth-placed [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/bournemouth/OtpNdwrc/"]Bournemouth[/a], with only six points available.[/p][embed guid="fb46a0af-4a4e-4d06-8bc4-4dc02775b557" url="https://x.com/LFC/status/2054927160637329727" social-type="twitter" /][p]But the sixth-placed team will also qualify for the Champions League - if Villa beat [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/freiburg/fiEQZ7C7/"]Freiburg[/a] in next week's Europa League final and finish fifth in the Premier League.[/p][p]Bournemouth, seventh-placed [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/brighton/2XrRecc3/"]Brighton[/a] and eighth-placed [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/brentford/xYe7DwID/"]Brentford[/a] all harbour ambitions of playing in the Champions League for the first time.[/p][h2][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/soccer/england/premier-league/fixtures/"]Follow the Premier League with Flashscore[/a][/h2]