Arsenal were on the end of a humbling 3-0 defeat at Crystal Palace on Monday night to throw their chances of Champions League qualification into doubt. Goals from Jean-Philippe Mateta, Jordan Ayew and Wilfried Zaha saw Mikel Arteta and his side slump to fifth place.
North London rivals Tottenham currently lead the way in the race for top four, sitting in fourth on the same points as the Gunners, but having played one more game. While this may favour Arteta, games against Chelsea, Manchester United, West Ham and Spurs themselves make for a tricky run-in.
When asked about the impact of their rivals being above them in the table after the Palace game, the Spaniard said: “We still have a game in hand still and we need to play. We know in the nine games a lot of things will happen.
