The match will go a long way in determining if Arsenal will make the Top 4
Browsing: Arsenal
The 21-year-old made his first-team debut in October 2015 and quickly established himself as an important part of the Gunners’ plans
The Gunners realistically need to win each of their remaining fixtures to maintain hope of gatecrashing the Champions League places
Arsenal face Southampton in the English Premier League on Wednesday and a win would lift them into fifth position
Perez has scored eight times in 21 appearances for Arsenal since joining in August
The win gave Arsene Wenger the opportunity to overcome a Jose Mourinho team in the Premier League
Iwobi started the season strongly, breezing into Arsene Wenger’s starting lineup after a brilliant pre-season and cementing his place in the first team in no time
For the second day, Arsenal are still Number One trending topic on Twitter
The league remains open with the outcome of the match
The win moves Chelsea close to the EPL title
A ninth Premier League victory on the spin for Spurs will make certain of holding off the Gunners no matter what happens in the final month of the season, while also derailing their opponents’ bid to finish fourth
The Toffees require victory to truly keep the pressure alive on the sides directly above them, meanwhile, as they look to overhaul Arsenal and Manchester United to finish in the unlikely position of fifth
And with second-placed Spurs also chasing victory at White Hart Lane as they look to stay in touch with Chelsea, four points clear at the top of the table, few would bet on the match ending in a draw
The 21-year-old joined Spurs from MK Dons for just £5m in 2015 and has gone on to win back-to-back PFA Young Player of the Year awards while establishing himself as a key player at both club and international level
Iwobi, who has been speaking with Arsenal’s matchday programme, revealed that he was almost released
The result leaves Craig Shakespeare’s side six points above the relegation zone, while Arsenal now sit in sixth and ahead of the Manchester derby on Thursday night
Kante beat Iwobi’s teammate, Alexis Sanchez; his fellow Chelsea player, Eden Hazard; and strikers Romelu Lukaku, Zlatan Ibrahimovic and Harry Kane to the prize on Sunday after an exceptional season at Stamford Bridge
The Ivorian said this on Monday while criticising the standard of officiating in Sunday’s FA Cup semi-final defeat by Arsenal
Arsenal came from one goal down to win
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