English Premier League

The Premier League title race is building up to a dramatic finale as we enter the final two months of the campaign.Arsenal extended their lead at the top to eight points by thrashing Crystal Palace 4-1 on Sunday and have 10 games left as they look to end their 19-year wait for a title.Manchester City have a game in hand but are also still in the FA Cup and Champions League, meaning they could potentially play seven more fixtures than Arsenal.

10:05 AM GMT Arsenal are top of the Premier League / Sebastian Frej/MB Media/GettyImages 2023 Minute Media - All rights reserved

Arsenal's prized recruit from the January window continues to prove his signing was a masterstroke, while a rather explosive press conferences proves their neighbours in white won't be catching them any time soon.There's also a sleeping giant sneakily creeping up on the European places while the gap from 12th place to the relegation zone shrunk to just three points.

Arsenal surged eight points clear at the top of the Premier League as Bukayo Saka's brace inspired a 4-1 rout of Crystal Palace on Monday (AEDT).Gabriel Martinelli opened the scoring in the first half at the Emirates Stadium to put the leaders on course for a sixth successive league victory.Watch the world's best footballers every week with beIN SPORTS on Kayo.

Manchester United set up a FA Cup semi-final against Brighton in remarkable fashion as Fulham captain Aleksandar Mitrovic was sent off for pushing the referee in a 3-1 defeat at Old Trafford on Sunday.Mitrovic was shown one of three Fulham red cards in a matter of seconds as he barged into Chris Kavanagh for awarding United a penalty after a VAR review for Willian's handball on the line.

Bukayo Saka scored two and assisted another as Arsenal eased past Crystal Palace 4-1 on Sunday to move eight points clear of Manchester City at the top of the Premier League.The Gunners were eliminated from the Europa League by Sporting CP on Thursday, but they showed no sign of a hangover against managerless London rivals Palace.

Manchester United could face Manchester City in the FA Cup final after the rival clubs avoided each other in semifinal draw on Sunday.United face Fulham in the quarterfinals on Sunday and the winners will play Brighton & Hove Albion at Wembley Stadium for a place in the final.- Stream on ESPN+: LaLiga, Bundesliga, more (U.S.)

Arsenal's premature Europa League exit has been lauded as both a blessing and a dangerous slackening off but one thing is for certain; it makes the closing stages of the season brutally straightforward.In the wake of Thursday's penalty shootout defeat to Sporting CP, Martin Odegaard declared that the club had "11 finals" to end the season.

4:00 PM GMT There's no stopping Arsenal this year / Ryan Pierse/GettyImages There are arguments every season about what particular colour London is football-wise.This year, there can be no debate that England's capital is drenched in the red of Arsenal.The Gunners' main Premier League rivals this season have been the two Manchester clubs, City and United, with the likes of Tottenham and Chelsea enduring miserable seasons in comparison.

Arsenal have conceded yet another goal at home in the Premier League as Crystal Palace pulled one back to make it 3-1 at the Emirates Stadium.The Gunners have been cruising all afternoon, with goals from Gabriel Martinelli, Bukayo Saka and Granit Xhaka putting them 3-0 up without much fuss.Now, however, Palace have one back after a poorly-defended set piece, and it continues a surprise trend for this Arsenal side in home league games this season.

Leeds United, Everton, Southampton and Leicester City all earned big results on Saturday in their efforts to beat the drop.The Premier League's struggling sides were the big winners from the five matches to take place.Leeds beat fellow relegation candidates Wolves 4-2, while Everton pegged back Chelsea twice at Stamford Bridge and Southampton came from 3-1 down to draw 3-3 with Tottenham.