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Arsenal bidding to close gap to top spot; Champions League places remains up for grabs

Apr 12, 2025 09:42
By radiokerrysport
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Arsenal bidding to close gap to top spot; Champions League places remains up for grabs

Manchester City will continue their push for the Champions League place in the Premier League's lunchtime game.

Pep Guardiola's side are a point behind fifth-placed Newcastle, ahead of the visit of Crystal Palace to the Etihad Stadium.

Kick-off is at 12.30.

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At 3 o'clock, struggling Leicester go to Brighton,

Nottingham Forest entertain Everton,

and already-relegated Southampton host Aston Villa.

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Arsenal can go within six points of leaders Liverpool, if they win at home to Brentford - that's underway from 5.30.

((Leeds v PNE and Ply v She U start 1230, others 1500))

Burnley moved back into pole position in the Championship title race with a 2-1 win at home to Norwich.

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The other two sides chasing automatic promotion are in action at lunchtime, with second-placed Leeds hosting Preston, and Sheffield United at bottom side Plymouth.

Of the teams battling for a play-off spot, Sunderland take on Swansea, Bristol City head to QPR and Middlesbrough play Millwall away.

West Brom and Watford also have hopes of making the top six ahead of their meeting at The Hawthorns.

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Defeat for Derby at Portsmouth could see them slip into the relegation zone, if Luton or Cardiff win their respective games with Blackburn and Stoke.

Sheffield Wednesday host an Oxford side nervously looking over their shoulders at the bottom three.

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