Crucial midweek in top-four fight

City and Arsenal wrestling over position

We are fast-approaching the end of the 2016/17 Premier League season, with the campaign finishing up on Sunday. The title and relegation pictures may have already sorted themselves out, robbing fans of any late drama, meaning the focus of our attention will be on the race for the top-four.

Chelsea have won the league, and Spurs will finish as runners-up, but there’s only four points between Liverpool in third and Arsenal in fifth, with The Gunners boasting a game in hand. They’ll pick up the slack when hosting Sunderland on Tuesday. Man City in fourth are also in action, welcoming West Brom to the Etihad. Things are getting tense…..

Arsenal gunning for Champions League

Arsene Wenger could turn around the fortunes of his side in the final week. With a place in the FA Cup last-two against Chelsea already booked, he could well return them to the top-four and Champions League football. If the boss was to bow to pressure and walk out of the club in the summer, that would be the perfect way to sign-off.

The Londoners won their third game on the bounce, since losing 2-0 to Spurs last month, when beating Stoke 4-1 on Saturday. Goals from Ozil, Sanchez and a Giroud double stole the show, meaning they have now won each of their last three by, at least, a two-goal margin. Sunderland were beaten 2-0 by Swansea last time out, making our home win -1 on the handicap worth a go in your multiples, at 3/10.

The stats tell us that Olivier Giroud scored two when Arsenal last met Sunderland, on-route to a 4-1 win over The Black Cats in the reverse of this fixture. The French striker is 13/5 to snatch the first of the game, or a handy 7/5 to net two goals or more on Tuesday. Sunderland have already leaked 62 this season.