Liverpool, meanwhile, could drop out of the top four if the Manchester clubs win points in their games in hand
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Arsenal came from one goal down to win
The team’s director, Alloy Chukwuemeka, in Ilorin on Sunday said the club arrived at the decision to drop the players after a meeting at the club’s secretariat on Saturday
Tottenham next travel to Crystal Palace on Wednesday, a day after Chelsea host Southampton
It was gathered that the Toffees have been eyeing the 19-year-old closely
The 20-year-old has slipped down the pecking order at the Emirates in recent weeks and has not started a game for the Gunners since the 3-1 defeat at Liverpool in early March. Iwobi was even dropped to the Under-23 squad earlier this month
The win puts United just a point behind Pep Guardiola’s Manchester City before Thursday night’s derby clash at the Etihad Stadium, which could well prove to be a top-four shootout
Neymar will not be available to play for Barcelona in Sunday night’s El Clasico after the club dropped a final bid to have his ban suspended
Both sides have seen their fortunes take a turn for the better in recent weeks, heading into Sunday’s showdown on Merseyside as two of the most in-form teams in the division
The Gunners are seeking what would be a record 13th triumph in the competition, moving them ahead of Manchester United in that regard, while City – also out of the Premier League title picture – are on course for a sixth success
Too many draws have cost the Red Devils any hope of winning the title in Jose Mourinho’s first season in charge, however, with all focus now simply on finishing in one of the coveted top-four spots
The 20-year-old Nigeria international has scored seven goals this season, but has found first-team chances harder to come by than during his debut campaign
The News Agency of Nigeria reports that Obi, who burst onto the scene as a teenager at the FIFA U-20 World Cup in 2005, turned 30 on Saturday
The pacy striker played all 90 minutes in the game
Afobe pulled off the black armband that all players were wearing and pointed to the sky in honour of the former Tottenham defender, who passed away on Friday
Chelsea will meet either Arsenal or Manchester United in the final
Despite their win, Swansea remain 18th in the table as 17th-placed Hull City claimed a 2-0 win over Watford on the same day, while Stoke sit 11th in the standings.
The Toffees’ wait for an away win now stretches more than three months, meaning that they missed out on a chance to truly put the pressure on the sides around them in the table
Rivers United are the only Nigerian club still in the reckoning in continental football this year after Enugu Rangers, Wikki Tourists and FC Ifeanyiubah fell by the way side
The speaker expressed sadness over the unfortunate incident, which led to the death of football fans in a viewing centre