City might need to be perfect down the stretch to hold off Arsenal.
There’s no sign of an end-of-season collapse by Mikel Arteta’s team this time, with a 3-0 win over Bournemouth in the lunchtime kickoff keeping the pressure on City.
Arsenal has four straight wins and has retained their one-point lead. City, though, has three games left, one more than Arsenal.
Last season, Arsenal’s title challenge faded in the spring as a fast-finishing City clinched a third straight league championship with three games to spare.
Twelve months on and the title race is heading into the final week of the season. Indeed, given the form of the top two, it is likely to be decided in the last round of games on May 19.
Bukayo Saka converted a penalty in the 45th minute before second-half goals by Leandro Trossard and Declan Rice gave Arsenal victory at Emirates Stadium.
Burnley in trouble of Premier League relegation
Burnley slipped closer to the drop thanks to its 4-1 loss at home to Newcastle combined with relegation rival Nottingham Forest’s 3-1 win at last-place Sheffield United.
It left next-to-last Burnley five points adrift of Forest, which occupies the place directly above the relegation zone.
Burnley has to win both of their remaining games — away to Tottenham and then at home to Forest on the final day — to stand a chance of staying up. Even that won’t be enough if Forest avoids defeat at West Ham next weekend, given Burnley’s goal difference is so much worse than Forest’s.
Luton, which drew 1-1 with Everton on Friday, is third from bottom and now three points behind Forest. As it stands, the three teams that were promoted last season are going straight back down to the Championship.
Callum Wilson, Sean Longstaff, Bruno Guimaraes and Alexander Isak all scored for Newcastle, which climbed above Manchester United and into sixth place in its bid to qualify for Europe. Newcastle could even catch Tottenham, which is four points further ahead in fifth ahead of its trip to Liverpool tomorrow.
Man United visits Crystal Palace on Tuesday NZT.
Sheffield United was already sure of being relegated before playing Forest, which came from behind through a double from Callum Hudson-Odoi that came either side of Ryan Yates’ goal.
In the other match today, Brentford and Fulham drew 0-0.
Premier League top scorer race
Haaland’s four goals have left him in sight of the Golden Boot — awarded to the league’s top scorer — for the second straight season.
The Norway striker has 25 for the campaign, five more than Isak and Chelsea’s Cole Palmer. Ollie Watkins of Aston Villa is one goal further back.
Haaland scored 36 goals in the league last season.
Ipswich promoted to Premier League
There will be a refreshing name in the Premier League next season.
Ipswich sealed a return to England’s top division for the first time in 22 years after finishing as runner-up on the last day of the second-tier Championship’s regular season.
A 2-0 win over Huddersfield saw Ipswich beat Leeds to the second automatic qualification spot, behind Leicester.
Leeds joined Southampton, West Bromwich Albion and Norwich in the playoffs for the third promotion spot. Leeds will play Norwich over two legs and Southampton takes on West Brom.
The playoff final is at Wembley Stadium on May 26.
EPL race to the title - games remaining
Arsenal - 83 points
v Manchester Utd (a) - 7th
v Everton (h) - 15th
Manchester City - 82 points
v Fulham (a) - 12th
v Tottenham (a) - 5th
v West Ham (h) - 9th
EPL ladder
(Team, points)
1. Arsenal 83
2. Man City 82
3. Liverpool 75
4. Aston Villa 67
5. Tottenham 60
6. Newcastle 56
7. Man United 54
8. Chelsea 51
9. West Ham 49
10. Bournemouth 48
11. Wolves 46
12. Fulham 44
13. Brighton 44
14. Crystal Palace 40
15. Everton 37
16. Brentford 36
17. Nottingham Forest 29
18. Luton Town 26
19. Burnley 24
20. Sheffield United 16
