Emillia Hawkins 

West Ham v Arsenal buildup, a big Old Firm derby, the clásico and more – matchday live

Join Emillia Hawkins as we look ahead to another big day of football action
  
  

Declan Rice, Tomas Soucek, Kylian Mbappé
From left: Declan Rice, Tomas Soucek and Kylian Mbappé. Composite: Guardian pictures

Pep Guardiola ended his press conference with four words yesterday: “Come on you Irons.”

Arsenal cannot be caught in the title race if they win their last three matches, starting at the London Stadium this afternoon. Conscious of this, City manager Guardiola crossed his arms to mimic the hammers on the West Ham badge before saying the phrase.

Manchester City cruised past Brentford yesterday to pile the pressure on Arsenal at the top of the Premier League table. City now sit two points below the league leaders.

Today’s Premier League fixtures

  • Nottingham Forest v Fulham

  • Crystal Palace v Everton

  • Burnley v Aston Villa

  • West Ham v Arsenal

Preamble

Hello, good morning and welcome to another Matchday live! It’s a big day in the Premier League, with one match in particular set to have major repercussions at both ends of the table.

Relegation-threatened West Ham take on title-chasing Arsenal this afternoon, with both teams in need of a win. Anything less than three points for the Hammers could all but seal their fate, with Tottenham one point clear ahead of their meeting with Leeds United tomorrow. As for Arsenal, a victory would maintain their advantage over Manchester City with two games remaining.

Elsewhere, Nottingham Forest host Newcastle, Crystal Palace take on Everton and Burnley face Aston Villa.

It is also a big day in the Scottish Premiership as Celtic take on old rivals Rangers, with both teams looking to catch league leaders Hearts.

And in La Liga, Barcelona could seal the league title in the perfect way – with a win against rivals Real Madrid.

We’ll be looking ahead at all that and more, so join us!

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