Arsenal sends Leeds into drop zone, Everton strikes out of relegation spot after beating Leicester

Arsenal’s five-season exile from the Champions League is nearer to ending after Eddie Nketiah’s double secured a 2-1 win over Leeds to strengthen the staff’s maintain on fourth place 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 factors in a 1-1 draw at Liverpool on Saturday.

Arsenal moved 4 factors forward of Tottenham due to Nketiah’s two objectives within the opening 10 minutes as Leeds dropped into the relegation zone. The former Leeds loanee capitalized on a poor contact from Illan Meslier and tapped residence. Nketiah’s second was a well-taken end from 12 yards (meters), handing over Gabriel Martinelli’s low cross.

Leeds was diminished to 10 males within the twenty seventh when captain Luke Ayling was despatched off for a two-footed problem on Martinelli. Referee Chris Kavanagh initially booked the defender earlier than upgrading the cardboard after being suggested to look at a replay on the VAR pitch-side monitor.

FULL-TIME Arsenal 2-1 Leeds

Arsenal get their fourth consecutive #PL win, thanks to 2 Eddie Nketiah strikes. Diego Llorente did pull one again for Leeds, but it surely wasn’t sufficient they usually slide into the relegation zone#ARSLEE pic.twitter.com/l23BVRsUs1

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Leeds gave itself an opportunity of a shock comeback within the 66th when Diego Llorente turned in a shot on the again publish however there was no equalizer from Jesse Marsch’s aspect.

There is a good scrap to keep away from becoming a member of Watford and Norwich in being relegated. Burnley is simply above Leeds, and out of the drop zone, as a result of its superior purpose distinction with three video games remaining, whereas Everton is a degree from hazard.

Everton out of EPL relegation zone with win over Leicester:

Everton held on for a 2-1 victory over Leicester within the Premier League on Sunday that gave the staff renewed hope of avoiding relegation. The win strikes Everton as much as sixteenth within the desk with 35 factors, another than Burnley and Leeds and nonetheless with a recreation in hand over its relegation rivals. Leeds dropped into the relegation zone after shedding 2-1 at Arsenal.

Vitalii Mykolenko’s volley from the sting of the realm put Everton in entrance however Leicester leveled within the eleventh minute after poor defending. Yerry Mina and Seamus Coleman went up for a header, solely to collide and permit Patson Daka to run by and beat goalkeeper Jordan Pickford.

FULL-TIME Leicester 1-2 Everton

An enormous end result for Everton who transfer out of the relegation zone. Vitaliy Mykolenko and Mason Holgate with the objectives#LEIEVE pic.twitter.com/eGVGRA9NhU

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Everton regained the lead on the half hour when Mason Holgate nodded in after goalkeeper Kasper Schmeichel had saved Richarlison’s header. Leicester dominated a lot of the second half however got here up quick towards Pickford, who managed to guard the lead by turning away a number of scoring alternatives.

West Ham boosts bid for Europa spot by beating Norwich 4-0:

Said 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 change from Thursday night time’s Europa League semifinal loss at Eintracht Frankfurt, netted his first purpose within the twelfth minute with a deflected shot that slipped below goalkeeper Tim Krul.

FULL-TIME Norwich 0-4 West Ham

A convincing win for the guests due to objectives from Said Behrahma (2), Michail Antonio and Manuel Lanzini#NORWHU pic.twitter.com/2MISdBlBut

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Another error from Krul helped Michail Antonio rating within the thirtieth earlier than Benrahma netted once more in first-half stoppage time on a uncommon begin 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 seventh place — sufficient for Europa Conference League qualification — however David Moyes’ aspect is simply three factors from sixth place with two video games remaining and one in hand on Man United within the closing Europa League spot. Last-place Norwich has already been relegated.