Arsenal or Manchester City – who will be the first to cut the ribbon in the Premier League? Liverpool, it seems, are far from the crown and only a crazy scenario in the finish can lead Jurgen Klopp’s team to the English throne.While the Gunners will play their match against Bournemouth at the Emirates at 2.30 PM EAT, in the evening slot (7.30 PM EAT), carefree Wolverhampton, which sit in the middle of the table, will arrive at the Etihad. Only a miracle could separate the Cityzens from the new three points. City are on a five-game winning streak in the league. They did not shine against Nottingham in the last round, but they won 2-0. The champion are still second, but have a match less than Mikel Arteta’s team and hold their destiny in their own hands.Who needs what in the Championship’s final round?After a painful elimination in the quarter-finals of the Champions League by Real Madrid, Pep Guardiola’s team is throwing themselves into the defense of two English trophies. They will play in the FA Cup final at Wembley at the end of the month against city rivals United, but the Premier League title is the priority.”I hope that our experience in the title races will be an advantage over Arsenal. We know that we have to win all the games until the end otherwise it will be difficult because our rival is also really strong. Everything depends on us”, said the trophy-laden expert.Arteta: We need to earn the right to win gamesBrazilian Ederson returns to City’s goal. He injured his shoulder four days ago, so he left the field at halftime in Nottingham.”Ederson is fine. It looked worse, but it feels good. He trained with us”, said the Catalan.Portuguese sweeper Ruben Dias and winger Phil Foden also return to the team after being sidelined in Nottingham with a cold. Guardiola has all the players at his disposal. The Cityzens’ net has not been shaken for three games, since the second leg of the quarter-finals of the Champions League against Real, when the Brazilian Rodrygo scored a goal for Los Blancos.Wolves come to Manchester relieved. After seven matches without a win, last week Wolverhampton ended the streak at home with a 2-1 win over Luton. Tommy Doyle, who is a City player on loan at Molineux, will not be able to play for the visitors. In the previous days, he agreed to stay in the current team next season, but according to the letter of the contract, he cannot play against his ‘mother club’.We take on Wolves! 👊Let’s do this together 🩵 pic.twitter.com/zbOMYuyUTy— Manchester City (@ManCity) May 4, 2024 Craig Dawson and Leon Chiwome are out with injuries until the end of the season, while Pedro Neto, Santi Bueno and Jeanricner Bellegarde are questionable. The visitors’ bench will not include manager Gary O’Neill, who was handed a one-match suspension and an £8,000 fine for insulting a referee last month against West Ham.City will also have the motive to get revenge on Wolverhampton for the defeat in the first part of the season. At the end of September, the Wolves beat the champions 2-1 at Molineux.PREMIER LEAGUE – MATCHDAY 36Friday Luton – Everton 1-1 (1-1)/Adebayo 31 – Calvert-Lewin 23 pen/Saturday 14:30: (1.22) Arsenal (7.75) Bournemouth (13.0)17:00: (2.15) Brentford (3.50) Fulham (3.30)17:00: (3.70) Burnley (3.50) Newcastle (2.00)17:00: (5.60) Sheffield Utd (3.90) Nott.Forest (1.62)19:30: (1.10) Man.City (13.0) Wolverhampton (25.0)Sunday 16:00: (2.85) Brighton (3.50) Aston Villa (2.40)16:00: (1.67) Chelsea (4.00) West Ham (5.00)18:30: (1.50) Liverpool (4.70) Tottenham (6.75)***odds are subject to change***
