The Premier League title race and battle for survival reached a fever pitch this weekend, delivering a series of high-stakes results that have shifted the momentum across the table.
As we dive into the EPL Game Week 26 results, the gap at the top has narrowed, while the fight to escape the relegation zone saw a massive shake-up.
From dominant displays to heart-wrenching collapses, here is our breakdown of the biggest winners and losers from the latest round of English top-flight action.
Manchester City had one clear objective: put immense pressure on league leaders Arsenal. In Game Week 26, they did exactly that with an emphatic 3-0 victory over Fulham.
This clinical performance ensures that City remains hot on the heels of the top spot.
Currently trailing Arsenal by only five points, the former Premier League champions still have a head-to-head fixture against the Gunners on the horizon.
With this momentum, Manchester City has proven they are ready to capitalize on any further slip-ups in the EPL title race.
Undoubtedly, the authors of the best comeback this weekend, Burnley, emerged as one of the standout winners of GW-26.
Facing a bleak 2-0 deficit just 33 minutes into the match against Crystal Palace, the Clarets showed incredible grit to turn the fixture around before the halftime whistle, securing a 3-2 lead and eventually all three points.
After suffering defeats in their last two outings, this win was crucial. While they remain in the relegation slot for now, this spirited performance serves notice to the rest of the league that Burnley is far from finished.
After a frustrating four-game winless run, Newcastle United finally found their form against a struggling Tottenham Hotspur side.
A gritty 2-1 away win saw the Magpies climb two spots in the standings, moving from 12th to 10th position.
By securing maximum points on the road, Newcastle has stabilized their season and solidified their status as winners in Game Week 26.
In the heat of a title charge, every point matters, which makes Arsenal’s 1-1 draw with 7th-placed Brentford and 2-2 draw with last-placed Wolves a significant blow.
What could have been a commanding nine-point lead at the top of the table has now been slashed to just five points.
For a team aiming to secure the Premier League trophy, dropping points at this stage of the season is a major setback, landing the Gunners firmly in the losers column for this week.
The Blues suffered a demoralizing collapse, throwing away a 2-0 lead against Leeds United.
A late equalizer saw the match end in a 2-2 draw, costing Chelsea a golden opportunity to leapfrog Manchester United into 4th place.
Instead of sitting in a Champions League qualification spot with 46 points, Chelsea ends GW-26 in 5th position with 44 points, reflecting on what can only be described as two points dropped.
Sunderland faced a double heartbreak this weekend. A win against Liverpool would have propelled them to 8th in the standings, while even a draw would have preserved their impressive home unbeaten record.
Instead, the defeat shattered their streak at the Stadium of Light and caused them to tumble down to 11th place with 40 points. For a team looking to climb the EPL table, this result was a devastating step backwards.
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