**Arsenal were handed a huge boost in their hopes of winning the club’s first Premier League title since 2003 on Monday night.**
[A last-minute equaliser from Jeremy Doku](https://hayters.com/defiant-guardiola-defends-his-man-city-players-and-reacts-to-dropping-points-in-title-race-with-draw-at-everton/) ensured Manchester City avoided defeat at Everton but nonetheless saw them drop crucial points in the title race.
It means Arsenal sit five points ahead of Pep Guardiola’s side with three games to play, though City have a game in hand on the Gunners, meaning they have four league games left to go.
City could, of course, still do it, but the advantage is certainly with Arsenal after Monday’s result…
**Arsenal**
West Ham (A) – Sunday May 10
Burnley (H) – Monday May 18
Crystal Palace (A) – Sunday May 24
**Man City**
Brentford (H) – Saturday May 9
Crystal Palace (H) – Wednesday May 13
Bournemouth (A) – Tuesday May 19
Aston Villa (H) – Sunday May 24
The soonest Arsenal could win the Premier League title is May 13, when City face Crystal Palace. For that to happen, City would need to pick up one or no points from their games against Brentford and Palace, and Arsenal would need to beat West Ham in between. That would give City an insurmountable gap with two games left to play.
Arsenal could also win the title in their final home game of the season against Burnley. If City fail to beat one of Brentford or Palace, and Arsenal win their games against West Ham and Burnley, then City will find themselves too far behind to catch Mikel Arteta’s men.
It’s pretty simple. If Arsenal win all three of their remaining games, they will be champions regardless of what City do. The maximum number of points Arsenal can secure is 85, while City’s is only 83.
Guardiola’s side take on Bournemouth on May 19. If Arsenal have not already won the title, they could do it then if City fail to beat the Cherries and Arsenal have beaten both West Ham and Burnley.
Failing that, it will go down to the last game of the season. Should both sides win all their games between now and then, City would be two points behind Arsenal going into the last game. A draw could even be enough for the Gunners, depending on goal difference.
Dropped points could still be costly for Arsenal, however. Should City win all four of their remaining games and Arsenal win two but draw one of their remaining three, it would come down to goal difference on the final day. If Arsenal win two but lose one of their three games, and City win all of theirs, Guardiola’s side would win the title by a point.
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