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Chelsea’s English defender Gary Cahill reacts as teammates throw him in the air following the English Premier League football match between Chelsea and Watford at Stamford Bridge in London on May 5, 2019. – Chelsea won the match 3-0. (Photo by Daniel LEAL-OLIVAS / AFP)

Arsenal will need an extraordinary turnaround on the final day of the Premier League season to finish in the top four after being held to a 1-1 draw by Brighton and Hove Albion yesterday, reports Reuters.

Needing victory to give themselves a realistic chance of securing a Champions League spot, they led through Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang’s early penalty at the Emirates only for Glenn Murray’s spot kick to drag Brighton level in a frantic second half.

The draw meant fifth-placed Arsenal ended the day four points behind Chelsea, who had earlier beaten Watford to move third and three points behind stumbling Tottenham Hotspur.

While a win at Burnley and a loss for Tottenham at home to Everton would see the…



Source: Guardian Newspaper