Arsenal Team PL Champions Talk/Gossip/Rumours 25/26!

It is indeed difficult to see where points will be dropped. Palace look like they're as good as in the Conference League final so surely their focus will be on that rather than the final game of the season. That leaves Burnley at home and West Ham away. One already confirmed relegated and the other surely going down. WHU are very poor. They shouldn't be causing undue stress.

Another key factor in yesterday's excellent attacking display that's not getting highlighted is Odegaard's absence. I think he has to remain a sub at best for the rest of the season. We're absolutely toothless in attack when he's in the side. Looks like Arteta's hand was forced into dropping him with whatever injury he has now but hopefully Arteta can see how much better are without him. Number 1 on the chopping block for summer sales imo. Won't happen though.

I read online that Emery made 7 changes today compared to the team that started in Europe last week.

Seems harsh on West Ham and Forest that Villa can do that without ramifications.

Hopefully Odegarrd doesn’t play again this season as he kills the team with his slow demanding the ball play, also Jesus showed is finished when he came on and can’t stay on side won’t press and ads nothing to the team, have been saying big Vic if gets the right ball quickly behind is going to score and helps the team with his movement.

Palace were no better against Bournemouth today, but, yet, no real outcry about it, yet, it could impact who gets into Europe, Palace will likely also do the same on the last day against Arsenal, will you be calling them out for that too!

Teams are entitled to do whatever benefits them the most, by losing Villa force Forest to play a full strength team tonight, which they hope will benefit them come Thursday, they might still get knocked out, but, it gives them a better chance of progressing as they got to rest players while forcing Forest not to rest theirs. It's up to West Ham and Forest to get themselves out of relegation, not rely on others for help. We're at that time of year where teams and certain players within teams have different agenda's and winning is not always necessarily the goal, that's why we see so many strange results this time of year. If it's any consolation to you, you can look forward to Palace rolling over for Arsenal on the last day of the season as their priority will likely be the Conference league final a few day later!

We’re just pissed because Emery has form for this crap. At the tail end of the 23/24 season Villa played City at the start of April making 7 changes and rolling over 4-1 to City away. 2 weeks later away to Arsenal they go full strength and beat Arsenal away. He’s a miserable €¥#%. I think best case scenario is if Villa get knocked out of Europe by Forest and still have something to play for when they play City on the last day but all Arsenal can do is worry about their own games and hope that the pileup for City means they’ll drop points. The win against Fulham was encouraging but I still don’t expect this Arsenal team to outscore City if it comes to goal difference

Palace threw the game against Bournemouth and will likely do the same against ye on the last day, it's understandable why, as they have other priorities, yet, I don't really see anyone complaining about Palace. Teams have and will continue to do what Villa did yesterday and it generally gets forgotten about. If Villa get drawn into a top 5 battle, it likely means Bournemouth (who benefitted yesterday) have taken points off City.

They didn't play their best team, so they didn't give their best effort, did you see their 1st half performance, it was shocking as bad as Villa, the only differences were that Palace were away, so no home fans to show their frustration plus it doesn't directly involve relegation teams, I also think the fact that it was Spurs who benefitted has blown this out of proportion, as a lot are hoping Spurs get relegated to revel in their humiliation, West Ham getting relegated isn't as big a deal, as we've all seen that before, so people are pissed at Villa for giving them a life line.

Because clubs are on the beach, rotating heavily towards the end of the season for various reasons. Im not in favour of GD determining positions. Think a fairer system is head to head, as its in teams control then. I do realise we have lost the head to head to Man City this season, so would lose out there. Its a fairer way of doing it though.

I do think either us or Man City will slip up though, so cant see it going down to goal difference.

I didn't see the Palace game but the data from it seems to contradict your assertion that Palace didn't try.

0.9 xG v Villa's 0.3

0.81 xG open play v Villa's 0.1

21 touches in opposition box v Villa's 9

Whatever team Palace put out on the field, it does at least seem they tried. Villa fielding a severely weakened team who didn't try.

any Arsenal news folks ?