Arsenal beat West Ham United 2-1 at the London Stadium on Sunday afternoon to win their third Premier League match in a row.
Centre-halves Mikel Arteta’s men regained fourth place from local rivals Tottenham Hotspur, with whom they will play in a highly anticipated north London derby next month. With four games remaining in this season’s league campaign, a place in the UEFA Champions League for next season is far from certain.
With that in mind, football.london compares Arsenal’s next four games to those of Tottenham Hotspur, Manchester United, and Chelsea, all of whom are vying for a place in Europe’s elite competition.
Leeds (H) – Sunday, May 8
Arsenal‘s penultimate home match comes against Jesse Marsch’s Leeds United, who are locked in a tense relegation battle with Burnley and Everton. The Yorkshire-based club currently sit just two points ahead of the Toffees, who are 18th.
However, Frank Lampard’s men have a game in hand on Leeds.
Tottenham (A) – Thursday, May 12
The north London derby could be one of the most exciting games in recent memory as the local rivals battle it out on a Thursday night in N17. It will be Antonio Conte’s first game in charge against Arsenal as Spurs boss.
The Gunners delivered a dominant display back in September when Nuno Espirito Santo was in the managerial hot seat, winning 3-1 at the Emirates Stadium.
Newcastle United (A) – Monday, May 16
Arsenal’s last away match of the season will take place in the northeast against Newcastle United- a team they have beaten eight times in a row across all competitions. However, the Magpies have been in stellar form recently, meaning they will be no pushovers for Mikel Arteta and Co.
Everton (H) – Sunday, May 22
The aforementioned Toffees will be desperate to secure their Premier League survival and considering they have won each of their last three meetings against Arsenal, they will be confident when they travel to north London on the final day of the season.
Tottenham’s finalfour Premier League fixtures
Liverpool (A) – May 7
Arsenal (H) – May 12
Burnley (H) – May 15
Norwich (A) – May 22
Manchester United’s finalthree Premier League fixtures
Brentford (H) – May 2
Brighton (A) – May 7
Crystal Palace (A) – May 22
Chelsea’s finalfour Premier League fixtures
Wolves (H) – May 7
Leeds (A) – May 11
Leicester (H) – May 19
Watford (H) – May 22
