Arsenal set to face Tottenham in crunch North London derby in final weeks of Prem season in Champions League decider
ARSENAL are set to face bitter rivals Tottenham in the penultimate week of the Premier League season.
May’s North London derby could be a do-or-die Champions League decider, with both clubs locked in the battle for fourth.
According to the Daily Mail, both Arsenal and Tottenham have been told by the Premier League that they’re rescheduling the fixture for the week beginning May 9.
After that, there are just two more scheduled rounds of matches, on the weekend of May 14 and 15 and the conclusion of the season on Sunday May 22.
The crunch derby match will take the spotlight with no European club fixtures scheduled for that week.
And the game is expected to be broadcasted on Sky Sports, who were originally meant to show the January 16 game before it was postponed.
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Arsenal are currently in the driving seat in the race for Champions League football, with Mikel Arteta’s men occupying fourth spot on 54 points.
Rivals Tottenham are three points behind but have played one more game than the Gunners.
Manchester United and West Ham are four and six points behind Arsenal respectively.
A poor run of form could see European champions Chelsea dragged into a top-four fight.
Chelsea are sat third on 59 points.
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Chelsea may also be distracted by their bid to defend their Champions League crown.
The Blues will face Real Madrid in the quarter-finals of the competition next month.
Should Thomas Tuchel’s men get through the tie, they’ll face either Manchester City or Atletico Madrid for a place in the final.