MANCHESTER, England (AP) — Arsenal passed the latest test of its Premier League title credentials with a crucial 2-1 win against Chelsea on Sunday, and Manchester United climbed up to third by beating Crystal Palace 2-1 to boost its pursuit of a return to the Champions League.

Arsenal vs Chelsea takes center stage on Sunday, March 1, 2026, at Emirates Stadium. Kickoff is set for 16:30 GMT as the Premier League leaders host a Chelsea side chasing Champions League qualification.

Hailing from Kazakhstan, this season has seen Kairat Almaty make their Champions League debut. After winning the Kazakhstan Premier League and surviving 3 rounds of qualifying ties, they earned their first berth by knocking off Scottish titans Celtic in the final playoff round.

A clash of Premier League titans with plenty of hype failed to deliver as Premier League leaders Arsenal played to a nauseating scoreless draw with Liverpool at the Emirates on Thursday. The two sides each controlled one half of play, as Arsenal were in ...

Bukayo Saka’s strike proved the difference on a night where title rivals Manchester City were held by Nottingham Forest

Arsenal beat third-tier Mansfield Town 2-1 to move into the FA Cup quarter-finals on Saturday after Eberechi Eze scored a second-half winner for the Premier League leaders.

The Arsenal injury list does not end there. Martin Odegaard was absent entirely against Chelsea, an omission that felt jarring. Having returned from a knee issue off the bench at Spurs, he was expected to build momentum. Instead, he did not even make the squad.

Premier League Title Race Faces South Coast TestArsenal’s Premier League charge rolls on to the south coast, where Brighton await in a fixture that carries more weight than it