PL Review: City take control, Spurs destined for the drop?
Football Daily
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4.3 • 4.6K Ratings
🗓️ 19 April 2026
⏱️ 51 minutes
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Summary
Former Spurs and Forest midfielder Andy Reid joins Rick Edwards and Luke Edwards to analyse a season-defining weekend of Premier League action.
Manchester City wrestled control of the title race with a 2-1 home win over leaders Arsenal and relegation candidates Leeds and Nottingham Forest both won while Spurs conceded in the 95th minute to draw.
Manchester United, Liverpool and Aston Villa all went closer to securing a Champions League spot – will that be enough for Michael Carrick and Arne Slot to keep their jobs?
And on the subject of uncertain futures for managers… Do Newcastle need to make a decision on Eddie Howe right now?
Timecodes: 01:10 Who will win the league now? 01:45 Are Arsenal lacking in quality or mentality? 07:30 Should Arteta’s future be up for debate? 08:20 Would Arsenal ever be able to move on from losing the title from here? 09:30 Should Gabriel have been sent off? 12:05 Reaction from Mikel Arteta and Pep Guardiola 13:25 Can Arsenal wrestle back control psychologically? 16:20 The relegation battle — what a week for Nottingham Forest! 18:05 How have Forest moved from ‘banter club’ to a potentially historic season? 19:42 How has Vitor Pereira surprised people as Forest manager? 21:50 How many points needed to stay up? 23:20 Leeds’ best win of the season? 25:50 Do Spurs look better under Roberto de Zerbi already? 27:50 How much of a mental blow is it to concede late on? 31:10 Half-time teaser 34:20 Is Bruno Fernandes the Player of the Year? 35:50 Has Carrick done enough to keep the United job? 39:27 Chelsea’s failed season 42:20 Has Slot done enough to keep the Liverpool job? 47:20 Newcastle are in worse form than Spurs — do they need to make a decision on Eddie Howe right now?!
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| 0:48.7 | A potentially season-defining weekend for so many clubs, especially right at the top, |
| 0:53.6 | but also at the bottom. |
| 0:54.8 | Manchester City resting control of the title race with a 2-1 home win over Leaders Arsenal. |
| 0:59.4 | Relegation candidates, Leeds and Notting Forest both win handsomely as Spurs concede in the 95th minute to draw. |
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