{"id":9267,"date":"2024-05-14T02:00:06","date_gmt":"2024-05-14T02:00:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/internationalpulse.net\/?p=9267"},"modified":"2024-05-14T02:00:06","modified_gmt":"2024-05-14T02:00:06","slug":"what-aston-villas-dramatic-draw-with-liverpool-means-for-arsenal-football","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/internationalpulse.net\/?p=9267","title":{"rendered":"What Aston Villa&#8217;s dramatic draw with Liverpool means for Arsenal | Football"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<figure class=\" img-container shareable-item wp-caption\" style=\"max-width:540px\">\n<div class=\"img-wrap\">\n<p><img decoding=\"sync\" width=\"644\" height=\"479\" data-rsz=\"shrink\" src=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/PRI_207534633-c2dd.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;zoom=1&amp;resize=644%2C479\" alt=\"Soccer Football - Premier League - Leicester City v Arsenal - King Power Stadium, Leicester, Britain - October 30, 2021 Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta celebrates after the match Action Images via Reuters\/Peter Cziborra EDITORIAL USE ONLY. 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Please contact your account representative for further details.\" class=\"wp-image-20810704\" fetchpriority=\"high\"\/>\n<\/div><figcaption>Arsenal\u2019s hopes of Premier League glory have been somewhat boosted (Picture: Reuters)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Aston Villa\u2019s dramatic draw against Liverpool on Monday means Tottenham have no choice but to beat Manchester City to stay in the top-four race \u2013 and that is good news for Arsenal\u2019s hopes of landing the Premier League title.<\/p>\n<p>Liverpool had a 3-1 lead at Villa Park up until the 85th minute in what was set to be a big boost for Arsenal before Unai Emery\u2019s side scored two late goals.<\/p>\n<p>A draw is still positive for Arsenal, though, as a Villa victory would have clinched them the fourth and final Champions League place \u2013 but they failed to pick up three points \u2013 which means Spurs are still alive in the battle for the top four.<\/p>\n<p>Prior to Villa\u2019s match against Liverpool, Arsenal hero Paul Merson suggested that if Spurs had nothing to play for against City, then they\u2019d be inclined to purposely lose the match to stop their north London rivals from landing the top-flight title.<\/p>\n<p>Following Villa\u2019s 3-3 draw against Liverpool, Arsenal supporters have been reacting to the result on social media and what it means for their side on Tuesday when Spurs host their title rivals City.<\/p>\n<p>Arsenal superfan Piers Morgan posted on X: \u2018So, with that Villa draw, Spurs MUST beat City tomorrow night or they won\u2019t have any chance of qualifying for the Champions League.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018Perfect scenario for Arsenal to win the League. Come on [Tottenham] you can do this, you useless wastrels.\u2019<\/p>\n<div class=\"metro-factbox\" data-colour=\"grey\" data-track-module=\"factbox_article\">\n<h2 class=\"metro-factbox-title grey exclamation\">\n\t\t\t\t<i class=\"icon icon-exclaim\"><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/i><br \/>\n\t\t\t\tWhat is the current state of play?\t\t\t<\/h2>\n<div class=\"metro-factbox-content grey\">\n<p>Arsenal sit top of the table on 86 points with one fixture left. They play Everton at the Emirates in their final match on Sunday.<\/p>\n<p>Manchester City are on 85 points with two games left. They travel to Tottenham on Tuesday and finish the season at home to West Ham.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<aside class=\"post-strip trending-post-strip\" data-nosnippet=\"\" data-vars-type=\"trending-post-strip\" data-track-module=\"trending-post-strip_article\">\n<h3 class=\"zopo-more\">More Trending<br \/>\n<\/h3>\n<p>Read More Stories<\/aside>\n<p>Fellow Arsenal supporter @hihbhu posted on Reddit: \u2018More pressure on [Spurs] to win tomorrow now, they have an opening and it\u2019s up to them to take it. <\/p>\n<p>\u2018Villa have Palace and [Spurs] have Sheffield [United] after their game in hand tomorrow. They\u2019ve got to do their best to win if they want their [Champions League] bonuses.\u2019<\/p>\n<p>\u2018Spurs can now no longer play for a draw tomorrow,\u2019 Reddit user @farkoooooff added. \u2018They\u2019ll play to win \u2013 whether that works or not, we\u2019ll see.\u2019<\/p>\n<figure class=\" img-container shareable-item wp-caption\" style=\"max-width:540px\">\n<div class=\"img-wrap\">\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"540\" height=\"361\" data-rsz=\"shrink\" src=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/GettyImages-2152796849.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;zoom=1&amp;resize=540%2C361\" alt=\"Jarell Quansah celebrates after scoring the third Liverpool goal during the Premier League match against Aston Villa\" class=\"wp-image-20832046\"\/>\n<\/div><figcaption>Aston Villa\u2019s failure to beat Liverpool is good news for Arsenal (Picture: Getty)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u2018I think if Villa had won I would\u2019ve had completely 0 hope for Spurs to turn up tomorrow and even let them ship 5+ goals,\u2019 @Nickoo33 posted on Reddit.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018Now they have a reason to turn up and take the [Champions League] spot to the last day.\u2019<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, Arsenal star Kai Havertz says he will become the\u00a0\u2018biggest Tottenham fan ever\u2019\u00a0on Tuesday night.<\/p>\n<p>\n\t<span class=\"mor-link\" data-track-module=\"mor-link_article\"><br \/>\n\tMORE : Jamie Carragher urges Man Utd\u2019s Rasmus Hojlund to copy \u2018scruffy\u2019 Liverpool star<br \/>\n\t<\/span>\n\t<\/p>\n<p>\n\t<span class=\"mor-link\" data-track-module=\"mor-link_article\"><br \/>\n\tMORE : Mykhailo Mudryk warns Chelsea fans over \u2018expectations\u2019 for next season<br \/>\n\t<\/span>\n\t<\/p>\n<p>\n\t<span class=\"mor-link\" data-track-module=\"mor-link_article\"><br \/>\n\tMORE : Man City receive double injury boost ahead of crunch Tottenham clash<br \/>\n\t<\/span>\n\t<\/p>\n<p><span 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