Arsenal passed the latest test of its Premier League title credentials with a crucial 2-1 win against Chelsea on Sunday, and Manchester United climbed up to third by beating Crystal Palace 2-1 to boost its pursuit of a return to the Champions League. Jurrien Timber's second-half goal saw Arsenal re-establish a five-point lead over second-place Manchester
March always brings the same reassuring elements every year. The temperature nudges upward, daffodils wriggle out of the ground, the clocks go forward to screw up our sleep patterns, and the football world resumes its favourite seasonal debate: are Arsenal about to bottle it? It doesn’t take much to reignite the conversation. One slightly unconvincing
Without the injured Erling Haaland, Manchester City relied on the latest goal from recently signed forward Antoine Semenyo to secure a win that kept the pressure on Arsenal in the Premier League title race on Saturday. Semenyo did his best Haaland impression by meeting a low cross with a close-range finish for the winner in first-half stoppage time
