Overview
- Arsenal remain seven points clear at the top with nine matches left, though Manchester City hold a game in hand.
- Pep Guardiola said dropping points at West Ham would end City’s title hopes following their 3-0 Champions League loss to Real Madrid.
- Newcastle won 1-0 at Stamford Bridge through Anthony Gordon, tightening the top‑four race and giving Liverpool a chance to climb into the Champions League spots with a win over Spurs.
- Eddie Howe flagged the mental challenge of juggling Chelsea away with next week’s Barcelona tie, after explaining Gordon’s midweek benching was due to illness.
- West Ham will be without Crysencio Summerville due to a calf injury against City, while Tottenham arrive at Anfield on a five‑game league losing streak under Igor Tudor.