THE PREMIER LEAGUE

Monday, 18 May 2026

Two games left. Arsenal need five points. City need six and two Arsenal slip-ups.

Manchester United beat Nottingham Forest 3-2 yesterday in the day's most dramatic result. Bruno Fernandes equalled the Premier League record for assists in a single season, setting up Bryan Mbeumo for the third goal to reach 20 — level with Thierry Henry in 2002-03 and Kevin De Bruyne in 2019-20. United have one game left at Brighton. He could still break it. United move to 68 points and third place in the table. Forest drop to 16th, now sweating the final two rounds.

Arsenal sit top on 79 points. City are second on 77. The Gunners need five points from their last two games to guarantee the title on points. City need to win both of theirs and hope Arsenal drop points. Arsenal play Burnley on Monday and Crystal Palace next Sunday. City face Bournemouth and then their final fixture. Neither side has room for error.

On Saturday, City beat Chelsea to win the FA Cup. Pep Guardiola's twentieth trophy as a manager. The league is the thing left. Twenty trophies and the Premier League title still to settle.

Newcastle beat West Ham 3-1. West Ham sit 18th with two games to save themselves.

Relegation looks settled at the bottom. Wolves and Burnley are down. West Ham are fighting.

Two games. Five points. The title hasn't been won yet. It's the closest it's been in years and the most interesting final weekend English football has offered in a long time.

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