Arsenal is definitely next to seventh place in the Premier League. Manager Mikel Arteta’s team won 2-0 against Brighton & Hove Albion and was dependent on the result of competitor Tottenham Hotspur. The Spurs trailed Leicester City 2-1 for a while, but eventually managed to keep seventh place with a 2-4 win. As a result, Arsenal ends in eighth place and is next to European football for the first time in a quarter of a century.
Arsenal – Brighton & Hove Albion 2-0
Nicolas Pépé once again showed his good form at Arsenal. The winger was already dangerous a few times in the first half, although the home team did not score a goal. On the other hand, Alireza Jahanbakhsh came into a promising position in the 26th minute. In the nick of time, however, the Brighton attacker was stopped by the alert Kieran Tierney. Rob Holding (ball just not over the line) and Gabriel (on the crossbar), who came up with them, were close to the opening goal for Arsenal, which nevertheless started the break without any goals.
The stiff Brighton, where Joël Veltman was missing, had to give up five minutes after the break. Calum Chambers was able to serve Pépé in a tailor-made way and the winger was then accurate with a bang through the legs of goalkeeper Robert Sánchez. After an hour of play, the same Pépé doubled the lead of the Gunners. The strong playing Martin Ödegaard managed to find the winger with a nice pass and the effort of the winger this time disappeared through the legs of Lewis Dunk in the goal of Brighton: 2-0. Pépé therefore ends the season with ten Premier League hits. Arsenal completed the game professionally and appeared to conquer seventh place after all. Tottenham, however, went over Leicester in the final phase, so that European football is no longer an option next season.
Leicester City – Tottenham Hotspur 2-4
With Steven Bergwijn in the starting line-up, the team of manager Ryan Mason was at the kick-off in the King Power Stadium. The opening phase was not a feast for the eye for the neutral viewer and it took until the sixteenth minute before the first serious danger was created. Toby Alderweireld committed a foul on Jamie Vardy in the penalty area, but the moment was initially ignored by referee Anthony Taylor. On the advice of the video referee, Taylor gave a penalty, which was convincingly used by Vardy himself: 1-0.
The first half then seemed to go out like a candle, but Tottenham struck just before half time. After a blocky shot from Matt Doherty, Heung-min Son had the opportunity to bring the ball back from the back line. After a carom in front of the goal, Harry Kane completed the penalty spot: 1-1. Seven minutes after the break, Leicester took the lead again. Davinson Sánchez downed Vardy in the box, after which Taylor awarded a penalty. Again it was Vardy who left goalkeeper Hugo Lloris without a chance: 2-1.
Did Harry Kane score his last goal for Tottenham?
Fifteen minutes before the end, Sánchez corrected his mistake. After a corner from Son, the former Ajax player entered the duel with goalkeeper Kasper Schmeichel, who completely missed the ball and hit the ball into his own goal: 2-2. The goal gave Tottenham wings, as the liberating third goal was found three minutes before the end of regular playing time. Gareth Bale, who had come on for Bergwijn, put the 2-3 on the scoreboard on a pass from Kane. It was the 37th time that Kane had been involved in a goal in the current Premier League season, improving his personal best (36) from the 2016/17 season. In the sixth minute of injury time, the same Bale put an end to all tension with the 2-4 for Tottenham. Thanks to the victory insured the Spurs, who finish seventh, themselves from a spot in the preliminary round of the Conference League; Leicester finishes in fifth place and qualifies for the group stage of the Europa League.
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