Dan’s EPL Predictions – Can Arsenal pass another big test against Chelsea? | OneFootball

Arsenal 1-1 Chelsea

Think there is confusion when some question Arsenal’s mental strength at this time of the year. Those are doubting the Gunner’s ability to get over the line at the highest level, to transition from good to great. That’s not to mean they don’t have any character, period. Yet within our base there can be no in-between. We won a game on Saturday previous versions in red and white wouldn’t have been able to. We returned from Germany tired in body and mind, criticised, and now having to play must win conditions every few days. With our defence though we can now win matches without playing well and if we are to win both Derbies this week it will be due to our defensive structure. We will though have to play a lot better than we have in our last 4 fixtures to defeat Chelsea and Spurs. Our visitors have a tendency to play well but do not always take their chances meaning we should always be in the game on Tuesday. Yet it’s equally dangerous to play a team with nothing to play for who has the individual talent of a Carlton Palmer. Arteta may have made the concious decision this week to ask his players to play through the pain barrier and give a final push? Time will tell though if the likes of Saka should have been rested at the weekend and more trust shown in players on the fringes? Some key names look exhausted, which makes an early goal vital. I admire anyone demanding to play through the pain barrier but based on recent evidence 6 points in the space of 4 days it’s asking too much I’m afraid. If we do, then I’ll start to believe.

Wolves 0-2 Cherries Whatever happens against his ex-employers Gary O’Neil has proven he was harsly treated at Bournemouth. Having had teenagers on his bench on Saturday though, the manager is struggling to field a team let alone get a win. Wolves might be forced to tip toe over the finish line.

Palace 3-1 Newcastle In the last two games the Eagles have played the attacking style their fans have demanded and how they should give the attacking talent they have. I can see in the summer several clubs targeting Olise and Eze. Now pretty much safe they should be able to carry on playing with freedom allowing individuals to express themselves.

Everton 0-3 Liverpool Beating Forest combined with Luton’s defeat means Everton can maybe approach this Derby with less pressure and more freedom? That still doesn’t change though how Sean Dyche will approach Wednesday. Given how the Toffees have been run on and off the pitch this season, the least their fans deserve is the satisfaction of putting a dent in the Reds’s title dreams. Yet outside of this being a match against your rivals, Klopp knows he faces a team who will park the bus which plays into his hands.

Man United 2-0 Sheffield United Sunday at Wembley summed up United’s season. Playing in stages, at times in control, other moments of chaos. You won’t see too many times when a team wins a semifinal shoot out but is too embarrassed to celebrate. Apart from a couple of players, the rest got off that pitch and let Coventry take their bow. Of course, they should be beating the basement boys of the division comfortably. They also at 3-0 up to a Championship club should have the game sown up.

Brighton 1-2 Man City So, there are Gooners who are positive for the sake of positivity. That no matter the evidence they will tell you what they want to believe it is true. For instance, they can’t see the Champions winning all of their remaining fixtures (but can we?) because they argue City are not playing well. In reality, not counting Real Madrid’s penalty shoot-out victory (which officially is recorded as a draw) Pep Guardiola’s men are unbeaten in 29 games! Even if you want to classify Real as a defeat, City are still undefeated domestically in 22! Brighton has the qualities to do us a favour but they havnt been apparent for a while.

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