5 talking points ahead of the weekend’s Premier League action
The battle to avoid the drop could heat up this weekend.
An interesting few days of Premier League action lies in store following the European quarter-finals.
Here, the PA news agency picks out five of the main talking points heading into this round of fixtures.
Can Newcastle pull clear of danger?
Can Wolves cut down the Blades?
Will Arsenal push Fulham closer to the drop?
Mikel Arteta’s side reached the Europa League semi-finals in convincing fashion on Thursday night. Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang missed the rout of Slavia Prague after contracting malaria during the recent international break and will be absent again, giving Alexandre Lacazette the chance to add to his haul of seven goals in nine matches. Scott Parker’s Cottagers missed a third opportunity to move out of the relegation zone when losing to Wolves last week, leaving on-loan Mario Lemina in tears after the match. Fulham could be seven points from survival come kick-off and are running out of matches to save their top-flight status.
Can United maintain momentum?
Another scalp for Leeds?
