Arsenal and Manchester City will be level on points if Pep Guardiola's side are able to win at Burnley on Wednesday evening
16:18, 21 Apr 2026
Pep Guardiola and Mikel Arteta
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Pep Guardiola and Mikel Arteta
Arsenal and Manchester City both face Crystal Palace before the end of the season and the Eagles' UEFA Conference League campaign could affect the Premier League title race.
From an Arsenal perspective, if Palace progress to the final in Leipzig, they will likely rest players on the final day of the campaign when they host the Gunners at Selhurst Park.
That fixture takes place on May 24 and the Conference League final is scheduled for May 27 in Germany.
But City also have to play Palace at home and at this moment in time, it's not clear whether that game will fall into gameweek 36 or 37 of the Premier League season.
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There is even some suggestion that City's away trip to Bournemouth, scheduled for May 17, could move to midweek as Guardiola's men are on the cusp of reaching the FA Cup final.
The picture is slightly unclear at the moment but the closer City play Palace to the Conference League final (providing the FA Cup winners get there), it raises the question of whether Oliver Glasner would be prepared to field his strongest XI.
Additionally, City also host Aston Villa on the final day of the Premier League campaign, just a matter of days after the Europa League final.
If Villa reach that final, it would come at some cost fitness wise and by then, they may have already wrapped up Champions League qualification.
Mikel Arteta and Pep Guardiola
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Arsenal and Man City are going head-to-head for the Premier League title(Image: Catherine Ivill - AMA/Getty Images)
In which case, it's hard to see them fielding their strongest possible XI on the final day of the season at the Etihad and causing an upset given they would have already achieved both of Unai Emery's top objectives.
But knowing Emery, you can't discount him from squeezing every last drop out of his players before they head off to play with their countries this summer.
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Nonetheless, these matches could all form part of the title story in line at the business end of the season, particularly as Arsenal and City are neck and neck.
Both teams realistically know they must win all of their remaining games to stand the best chance of getting their hands on the trophy at the end of May.
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