{"id":313871,"date":"2026-04-05T17:47:59","date_gmt":"2026-04-05T12:17:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ebiztoday.news\/?p=313871"},"modified":"2026-04-05T17:48:00","modified_gmt":"2026-04-05T12:18:00","slug":"arsenal-told-theyll-need-chelsea-help-to-win-premier-league-title-football","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ebiztoday.news\/index.php\/2026\/04\/05\/arsenal-told-theyll-need-chelsea-help-to-win-premier-league-title-football\/","title":{"rendered":"Arsenal told they&#8217;ll need &#8216;Chelsea help&#8217; to win Premier League title | Football"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<figure class=\"img-container shareable-item wp-caption\">\n<div class=\"img-wrap\">\n\t\t\t<\/div><figcaption>Chelsea could lend Arsenal a serious helping hand within the race for the Premier League title (Picture: Getty)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Former Chelsea star Tony Cascerino fears Arsenal will need a helping hand from his old side in the event that they are to pip Manchester City to the Premier League title.<\/p>\n<p>The Gunners remain in a commanding position given they hold a nine-point lead, albeit having played a game more, but successive cup defeats has put a completely different complexion on the run-in. <\/p>\n<p>Mikel Arteta had hoped that the Carabao Cup final would offer a chance to finish a six-year silverware trophy doubts but a 2-0 loss has as an alternative seen fresh doubts creep in and provided City with fresh impetus. <\/p>\n<p>Pep Guardiola\u2019s side turn in an ominous display against Liverpool on Saturday, romping to a 4-0 win, and would have taken fresh belief from the way in which during which a disjointed Arsenal team saw their FA Cup hopes go up in smoke against Southampton. <\/p>\n<p>Arsenal are back in Champions League motion in midweek against Sporting Lisbon before they resume their Premier League campaign against Bournemouth at home on Saturday lunchtime.<\/p>\n<p>A win there would see them extend their lead, temporarily no less than to 12 points, before City face Chelsea at Stamford Bridge 24 hours later.<\/p>\n<p>With Arsenal\u2019s trip to the Etihad also on the horizon, Cascarino believes extgending their current lead this coming weekend could prove to be essential if the north London club are to finally end their wait for the title. <\/p>\n<div class=\"factbox\" data-ico=\"factbox_article\" data-track-module=\"factbox_article\">\n<h2 class=\"factbox-title\">\n\t\t\t\tGet your football fix\t\t\t<\/h2>\n<div class=\"factbox-content\">\n<p><strong>Metro<\/strong>&#8216;s weekly newsletter In The Mixer delivers punchy evaluation and breakdowns of the largest football stories on to your inbox.<\/p>\n<p>Join here, it&#8217;s an open goal.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<figure class=\"img-container shareable-item wp-caption\">\n<div class=\"img-wrap\">\n\t\t<img width=\"594\" height=\"396\" src=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/GettyImages-2269850389.jpg?quality=90&#038;strip=all&#038;w=594\" class=\"article-image wp-image-27861856\" alt=\"Manchester City v Liverpool - Emirates FA Cup Quarter Final\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\">\t<\/div><figcaption>Erling Haaland scored a hat-trick against Liverpool (Picture: Getty)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>He told <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=Gvg2-6Tssjs\">talkSPORT<\/a>: \u2018I might say in the event you ask me today and Arsenal should go to the Etihad and get a victory, I feel City will beat them.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018I feel eight out 10 times in the meanwhile City would beat Arsenal.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018I feel it\u2019s really vital that Chelsea who City play next away that Chelsea get some form of result for Arsenal.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018I feel they need a bit more help from other teams. I don\u2019t see Arsenal winning every game, I just don\u2019t.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"img-container shareable-item wp-caption\">\n<div class=\"img-wrap\">\n\t\t<img width=\"594\" height=\"380\" src=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/GettyImages-2269287815.jpg?quality=90&#038;strip=all&#038;w=594\" class=\"article-image wp-image-27860714\" alt=\"Chelsea v Port Vale - Emirates FA Cup Quarter Final\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\">\t<\/div><figcaption>Chelsea host Manchester City of their next Premier League game (Picture: Getty)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u2018I feel all Arsenal fans will probably be shell-shocked today at what they\u2019ve witnessed. There an excellent side, we all know they&#8217;re. <\/p>\n<p>\u2018They\u2019ve led the way in which all season but for this era of the season to then look vulnerable that might be a priority.\u2019<\/p>\n<p>After talk of a quadruple gathered pace last month, Arsenal are actually contemplating the unthinkable and one other trophyless season following the upset at St Mary\u2019s.<\/p>\n<div class=\"video-player\">\n<div class=\"video-player\">\n<div class=\"metro-video-player  \" data-track-module=\"article_video-player-with-related-carousel\">\n<div class=\"vjs-video-container vjs-fixed vjs-responsive\">\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t<video id=\"3630859\" class=\"video-js\" poster=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2026\/04\/05\/10\/107666999-0-image-a-2_1775380072626.jpg\" data-opts=\"{\"autoplay\":false,\"controls\":true,\"createdDate\":\"2026-04-05T10:06:23+0100\",\"duration\":327,\"headline\":\"Mikel Arteta assumes responsibility for Arsenal's FA Cup exit at 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Arteta took responsibility for Arsenal's meek FA Cup quarter-final exit at Southampton as the Premier League leaders blew a glorious chance to return to Wembley.nnA fortnight on from the disappointing Carabao Cup final loss to Manchester City, the absentee-hit Gunners lost to Sky Bet Championship opposition at a rocking St Mary's on Saturday evening.\",\"title\":\"Mikel Arteta assumes responsibility for Arsenal's FA Cup exit at Southampton\",\"videoId\":3630859}\" preload=\"metadata\" playsinline=\"\"><source src=\"https:\/\/videos.metro.co.uk\/video\/met\/2026\/04\/05\/2373552690427116584\/480x270_MP4_2373552690427116584.mp4\" type=\"video\/mp4\"><\/source><\/p>\n<p class=\"vjs-no-js\">To view this video please enable JavaScript, and consider upgrading to an online<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tbrowser that<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/videojs.com\/html5-video-support\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">supports HTML5<br 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We desired to get back to Wembley as quickly as possible, and we haven\u2019t managed to do this \u2013 so to begin with, congratulations to Southampton for being there.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018The sport had moments, we had moments, where we had a number of dominance from our side, and possibilities, and situations in and across the box that we didn\u2019t capitalise on enough. <\/p>\n<p>\u2018After which we now have to just accept we were poor in and around our box defending situations that normally we&#8217;re excellent at. 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