LONDON (AP) — Arsenal’s five-season exile from the Champions League is nearer to finishing after Eddie Nketiah’s double secured a 2-1 win over Leeds to give a boost to the group’s cling on fourth position within the Premier League on Sunday.
If it wins at Tottenham on Thursday, Arsenal will qualify for the Champions League with two video games to spare after its fifth-place north London rival dropped issues in a 1-1 draw at Liverpool on Saturday.
Arsenal moved 4 issues forward of Tottenham because of Nketiah’s two targets within the opening 10 mins as Leeds dropped into the relegation zone.
The previous Leeds loanee capitalized on a deficient contact from Illan Meslier and tapped house. Nketiah’s 2d used to be a well-taken end from 12 yards (meters), handing over Gabriel Martinelli’s low pass.
Leeds used to be diminished to ten males within the twenty seventh when captain Luke Ayling used to be despatched off for a two-footed problem on Martinelli. Referee Chris Kavanagh first of all booked the defender prior to upgrading the cardboard after being recommended to observe a replay at the VAR pitch-side track.
Leeds gave itself an opportunity of a marvel comeback within the 66th when Diego Llorente became in a shot on the again publish however there used to be no equalizer from Jesse Marsch’s aspect.
There’s a tight scrap to keep away from becoming a member of Watford and Norwich in being relegated. Burnley is simplest above Leeds, and out of the drop zone, because of its awesome objective distinction with 3 video games ultimate, whilst Everton is some extent from threat.
Everton out of relegation zone with win over Leicester
LEICESTER, England (AP) — Everton hung on for a 2-1 victory over Leicester within the Premier League on Sunday that gave the group renewed hope of fending off relegation.
The win strikes Everton as much as sixteenth within the desk with 35 issues, yet one more than Burnley and Leeds and nonetheless with a sport in quit its relegation competitors. Leeds dropped into the relegation zone after dropping 2-1 at Arsenal.
Vitalii Mykolenko’s volley from the threshold of the realm put Everton in entrance however Leicester leveled within the eleventh minute after deficient protecting. Yerry Mina and Seamus Coleman went up for a header, simplest to collide and make allowance Patson Daka to run thru and beat goalkeeper Jordan Pickford.
Everton regained the lead at the 1/2 hour when Mason Holgate nodded in after goalkeeper Kasper Schmeichel had stored Richarlison’s header.
Leicester ruled a lot of the second one 1/2 however got here up brief towards Pickford, who controlled to give protection to the lead through turning away a couple of scoring alternatives.
West Ham boosts bid for Europa spot through beating Norwich
NORWICH, England (AP) — Stated Benrahma’s double helped West Ham to a 4-0 victory over Norwich on Sunday that boosted the east London membership’s bid to overhaul Manchester United and qualify for the Europa League.
Benrahma, who changed Tomas Soucek in the one outfield trade from Thursday evening’s Europa League semifinal loss at Eintracht Frankfurt, netted his first objective within the twelfth minute with a deflected shot that slipped beneath goalkeeper Tim Krul.
Some other error from Krul helped Michail Antonio rating within the thirtieth prior to Benrahma netted once more in first-half stoppage time on an extraordinary get started for the Algeria winger.
Manuel Lanzini added the fourth from the penalty spot within the sixty fifth after the ball hit the arm of Jacob Sorensen.
West Ham stays in 7th position — sufficient for Europa Convention League qualification — however David Moyes’ aspect is simplest 3 issues from 6th position with two video games ultimate and one in hand on Guy United within the ultimate Europa League spot.
Ultimate-place Norwich has already been relegated.
