Opposition Archives: 04/2016

Pedro may not know it, but his desire to make sure that he’s not part of the first Chelsea team in 26 years to lose at home to Tottenham could help Arsenal catch their north London rivals.

A comfortable win for Manchester City on Saturday afternoon took the Citizens back above Arsenal to third in the Premier League. Two goals either side…

Sam Allardyce doesn’t even like Arsene Wenger but he felt compelled to defend the Arsenal manager after this season saw even more people call for his removal from the club.

Arsène Wenger and Tony Pulis have never really seen eye-to-eye so it was a little surprising to see the West Brom boss defend the Frenchman ahead of Thursday’s Premier League clash.

Manchester United won at home on Saturday afternoon, putting a little more pressure on the Gunners ahead of Sunday’s clash against Crystal Palace.

With a 3-0 win against relegation rivals Norwich City on Saturday afternoon, Sunderland gave themselves a big chance of staying in the Premier League.

After an Andy Carroll hat-trick, Arsenal might have to get used to sides targeting defensive frailties in the air again.

Heading to north London with the hope of securing Premier League football for next season, Alan Pardew’s Crystal Palace side have had a couple of injury scares.

Crystal Palace edged closer to safety on Wednesday night, securing a 0-0 draw against Roberto Martinez’s Everton side at Selhurst Park.

After making his Premier League debut for West Ham United against Arsenal back in August, Dimitri Payet has lit up England’s top flight. The attacking…

In what seems like the quickest decision ever, West Ham have had their appeal against Cheikhou Kouyate’s red card upheld and the player will now be available for the game against Arsenal at the weekend.

West Ham have lodged an appeal against the red card Cheikhou Kouyate picked up against Crystal Palace at the weekend meaning he could be available to face Arsenal.

With Leicester closing in on winning the Premier League table, Arsene Wenger has been sure to highlight how much easier the Foxes have had it compared to his side.

As the Premier League returns, we take a look at the state of some of our rivals in both the title chase and the race for the top four – namely Manchester United and Leicester.