Minnows could be worst-ever PL team; ‘no ceiling’ for Spurs star as massive clash looms: Talking Pts

Arsenal took the Premier League’s thrilling title fight to another level with a crushing victory, while Ange Postecoglou’s Spurs have a massive clash with top-four rival Aston Villa ahead this weekend.

Here are the biggest Premier League talking points from another wild weekend!

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TITLE RACE HEATING UP

If Arsenal are feeling the pressure of a Premier League title race, they sure aren’t showing it.

In the last two rounds, they have played their matches after rivals Liverpool and Manchester City had both played – and won – their matches.

Last week it was a 4-1 win over Newcastle, this time a 6-0 rout of dismal Sheffield United. Indeed, since beating Liverpool 3-1 in early February, they have won 6-0, 5-0, 4-1, and 6-0. It’s a terrifying run of form and has rocketed them into having the best attacking and defensive record in the league.

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In Brentford this weekend they face a team severely undermanned and looking ill-equipped to handle the threat posed by the Gunners.

A slip-up from Arsenal appears unlikely. But they certainly can’t afford one.

Midfielder Declan Rice said: “I think if you look at the two other teams at the top, they don’t look like they are going to slip up anytime soon.

“It is the Premier League, you need to be on it every single game. You can’t have any slip-ups.

“Obviously we were the last to play this time, so it is always on our mind that we have to win if we want to stay in it. There is such a long way to go, anything can happen.

“Eleven games of football is a really long way. Hopefully we can keep winning matches, but it is one game at a time.

“We have been in this position before