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Arsenal will travel to Fulham in the latest test of the Gunners' Premier League title credentials this weekend as Manchester City aim to ramp up the ...

At the bottom of the table, nine clubs are separated by just six points. Tottenham remain in fourth for now but have failed to score in their past three games to crash out of the Champions League and FA Cup either side of a 1-0 defeat at Wolves. In recent seasons, Rodgers and Moyes have been nominated for manager of the year accolades after leading Leicester and West Ham into Europe. Five consecutive clean sheets have been the bedrock of a run of 13 points from a possible 15 in the Premier League. Liverpool are the in-form side in the race for a top-four finish ahead of their trip to Bournemouth after a historic 7-0 thrashing of Manchester United last weekend. The Reds can move into the Champions League places for a few hours at least should they continue their upturn in form away at Bournemouth in Saturday’s early kick-off.

Granit Xhaka said the pressure has ramped up on Arsenal as they fight for the Premier League title but believes they have the mentality to cope.

But as long as you get the result, nobody will ask you at the end of May." But everything starts at the front, if nobody or not all of us are ready on this level, you get punched." We have to respect all the opponents, even if I think there is a good mentality in the team and let's try to keep that. But in general, I think we are doing well. However, Arsenal have shown greater resilience so far this season, and Xhaka said: "You can see that every team is playing different against us.

Watch all the best of the action from our game against the Portuguese giants at the Estadio Jose Alvalade.

Copyright 2023 The Arsenal Football Club plc. However, Granit Xhaka’s shot spun off Hidemasa Morita and into the corner of the net to help ensure we went into the second leg at Emirates Stadium next week level pegging, and you can see that as well as everything else by watching the bitesize package above, with an extended cut and full match halves to come. Thursday night saw us battle it out with Sporting CP to claim a 2-2 draw in the Europa League, and you can see the best of the action in our highlights package.

Arsenal news: The Gunners resume their Premier League title ambition this weekend at Fulham in their fourth game of March already.

[Leandro Trossard](https://www.football.london/arsenal-fc/news/arsenal-trossard-replacement-gabriel-jesus-26406734) and [Eddie Nketiah](https://www.football.london/profile/eddie-nketiah-injury-sporting-arsenal-26407153). [Granit Xhaka excited for imminent Gabriel Jesus return with Arsenal in line for triple boost](https://www.football.london/arsenal-fc/news/gabriel-jesus-arsenal-return-xhaka-26438537) [Arteta made six changes to the side that came from 2-0 down to defeat Bournemouth at the weekend](https://www.football.london/arsenal-fc/news/arteta-arsenal-star-trust-sporting-26437073). [There was no room for Gabriel Jesus in the matchday squad](https://www.football.london/arsenal-fc/news/gabriel-jesus-arsenal-return-xhaka-26438537) despite participating in training. The forward has now featured in the last three games for the Gunners after missing the whole of February. It remains to be seen when the left-back will recover and return to the matchday squad. [Mikel Arteta's ](https://www.football.london/arsenal-fc/fixtures-results/mikel-arteta-shouted-ben-white-26435483)weren't at their usual best at the Estadio Jose Alvalade and were punished for their continued defensive issues against Ruben Amorim's side. The pair were nowhere to be seen on Thursday after Arteta's comments pre-game. He's very positive about it and hopefully he'll be fine." "We are assessing him," Arteta said on Nketiah. There had been optimism he would maybe feature on Thursday following his intensity in training but next week's return leg now looks the perfect chance. Arsenal were fortunate not to fall two goals down with Paulinho sent a wayward effort wide before Hidemasa Morita's own goal levelled the scoreline. [The Gunners](https://www.football.london/arsenal-fc/) drew 2-2 with the Portuguese outfit to position themselves in good stead to qualify for the [Europa League quarter-finals](https://www.football.london/arsenal-fc/news/arsenal-europa-league-prize-money-26257789) in the return leg next week.

After a 2-2 draw in Portugal, Arsenal and Sporting CP will meet again at the Emirates Stadium next Thursday to decide who progresses to the Europa League ...

If the teams score the same number of goals or no goals during this extra time, a penalty shoot-out determines the team that qualifies for the next stage of the competition." Some positives because we showed a lot of resilience to get back in the game but we need to defend our box much better and be better on Sunday." A draw is the only result that can force extra-time and possibly penalties. "Instead, two 15-minute periods of extra-time are played at the end of the second leg. Although, in the words of Mikel Arteta, they'll have to defend a lot better in north London. [In an entertaining game - particularly for the neutral - in Lisbon](https://www.football.london/arsenal-fc/fixtures-results/sporting-cp-vs-arsenal-live-26423366), the Gunners took the lead through William Saliba's towering header but needed an own goal from Hidemasa Morita in the second half to avoid defeat after Goncalo Inacio and Paulinho had put the hosts ahead either side of half-time.

The FA have cleared Arsenal of any wrongdoing after reviewing the wild and chaotic celebrations caused by Reiss Nelson's dramatic stoppage time winner ...

'I've no comment to make on what Arsenal did. [Arsenal](/sport/teampages/arsenal.html) of any wrongdoing after reviewing the wild and chaotic celebrations caused by Reiss Nelson's stoppage time winner against [Bournemouth](/sport/teampages/bournemouth.html) last weekend. [Chris Kavanagh made a note of the celebrations after staff charged on the pitch](/sport/football/article-11826189/FA-looking-Arsenals-wild-celebrations-Reiss-Nelson-winner.html)

Arsenal and Sporting Lisbon could not be divided in an entertaining 2-2 draw in their Europa League last 16 first leg clash in Lisbon on Thursday.

Arsenal were level just after the hour mark, though, when Granit Xhaka tried to find Martinelli but Morita deflected the ball into his own net to leave the game on a knife-edge in the second leg. Sporting goalkeeper Antonio Adan did well to deny Gabriel Martinelli early in the second half, and his team capitalised to take the lead. It was his centre-back partner William Saliba who headed home from Fabio Vieira’s corner to put Arsenal ahead after 22 minutes at the Jose Alvalade Stadium in Lisbon.

Arsenal have proven they can hurdle any obstacle thrown their way this season as they continue to fight for the Premier League title and Europa League ...

"The goalkeeper has to learn from it. He’s got to come and be dominant and win the ball from the corner, but he didn’t do it. He has to learn quickly from his mistakes." The American keeper then made another poor decision to parry a shot straight into the path of Paulinho, who fired in Sporting's second goal of the game. "I'm thinking that I'm going to have to go and head things because I can't necessarily trust him. We spoke about the importance of boxes, especially in a competition when you’re in or out."