Arsenal 2-0 Sunderland, Manchester City 3-1 West Brom: Premier League as it happened
Gunners' top four chances still alive after Sanchez double.
- Arsenal still have a chance of a top four finish thanks to Alexis Sanchez double.
- Top four race with go down to the wire but Arsene Wenger's side must beat seventh-placed Everton and hope Liverpool slip up at home to Middlesbrough on final day.
- Manchester City move into third place after comfortable win over West Brom.
- Gabriel Jesus, Kevin de Bruyne and Yaya Toure on target for Pep Guardiola's side.
Well, that's been coming. Arsenal finally break Sunderland's resistance and that will settle a few nerves the Emirates. The Black Cats allow Xhaka far too much time on the ball and he is able to pick of Ozil's darting run towards the near post. He meets his ball with a wonderful first-time flick across goal straight into the path of Sanchez, who taps home from a couple of yards out.
Another Arsenal chance goes begging. A lovely combination between Ozil and Xhaka befuddles Sunderland and the former frees Bellerin in acres of space down the inside right. He cuts inside the box with Sanchez breaking into the six yard area on the other side, but the Spaniard decides to go for goal and hammers into the side netting.
Sanchez pings the ball into the back of the net from 30 yards out! But it won't count. The Chilean's vicious effort took a wicked deflection off the outstretched arm of Olivier Giroud that carried it past Pickford and into the back of the net. The referee spotted it and immediately wiped it out; good shout.
There was plenty of talk of an organised boycott from those behind the #WengerOut campaign in the build-up to this match. It is certainly looking very sparse around the Emirates tonight; has it worked, or are people simply not bothered about the prospect of facing an already-relegated Sunderland on a Tuesday night?
Vincent Kompany makes his eighth consecutive start for Manchester City tonight. Sergio Aguero also comes back into the starting XI in place of Raheem Sterling who is dropped to the bench and will partner Gabriel Jesus up front. In what is likely to be his last game at the Etihad as a City player, Pablo Zabaleta starts on the bench.
Arsene Wenger makes just two changes to the side that eased past Stoke City on Saturday with Kieran Gibbs in for Laurent Koscielny and Aaron Ramsey replacing Francis Coquelin in midfield. Alexis Sanchez has shaken off that knock suffered in the win over the Potters but as expected, Laurent Koscielny misses out.
Theo Walcott and Danny Welbeck are among the subs, with Olivier Giroud given the nod tonight to lead the line.
Team news: Manchester City
Claudio Bravo remains out with a calf problem which is unlikely to see him return before the end of the season. Fabian Delph is another one missing due to a calf problem, along with long-term absentee Ilkay Gundogan. Tonight is expected to be Pablo Zabeleta's final match at the Etihad as a City player.
David Moyes on the dilemma surrounding Sunderland youngsters.
"It might be that we have to take the kids with us to Arsenal in some cases, which isn't a problem. The ones who would be involved, maybe George Honeyman who is injured, Lynden Gooch, Donald Love, are all young enough to play in the game on Wednesday night as well. The next group down is like Elliot Embleton, Josh [Maja] and Joel Asoro. If we need to dip in and bring them and use them on the bench, we will do. But obviously we'd like to keep them for the game on Wednesday night [for the U23 Premier League International Cup final against FC Porto]."
Team news: Sunderland
The injury situation hasn't improved at the Stadium of Light with centre-back Jason Denayer and striker Victor Anichebe limping off in the first half of the lousy defeat to Swansea City with thigh and hamstring problems respectively. George Honeyman, Lee Cattermole and Steven Pienaar also missed that game along with long-term absentees Jan Kirchhoff, Paddy McNair and Duncan Watmore. None of them are expected to return for tonight's match.
Team news: Arsenal
Arsene Wenger also remains without Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain due to his hamstring problem, with the Gunners boss given him an 80% chance of making the FA Cup final against Chelsea, but ruling him out of his side's remaining league games. Kieran Gibbs meanwhile is back among the selection options.
Team news: Arsenal
Both Alexis Sanchez and Laurent Koscielny are carrying knocks ahead of the visit of David Moyes' side tonight. The France international has suffered a recurrence of the calf problem that ruled him out of the recent win over Southampton, while Sanchez took a kick to the thigh during Saturday's easy win over Stoke City.
Champions? Done. Relegation? Done. Champions League qualification? Almost done. The final weekend of the 2016-17 Premier League season is shaping up to be one spectacularly drab affair unless someone in the top four slips up.
Manchester City and Arsenal, sat in fourth and fifth respectively, play their final game in hand on Liverpool tonight. If both of them pick up all three points tonight, we will enter the final day of the season with the three clubs separated by three points - with only two Champions League places up for grabs.
Liverpool have their fate in their own hands; victory over Middlesbrough in their final game of the season will secure a top four finish. But Arsenal can keep things interesting if they can keep the pressure on them tonight. With Man City facing a potentially tricky final day away to Watford, they cannot afford anything but a win tonight; or Pep Guardiola finishing outside the top four in his first season could become a startling reality.
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