Tottenham Hotspur will be looking to leapfrog rivals Arsenal in the Premier League table when they take on Crystal Palace on Wednesday night.
BBC Sport pundit Chris Sutton has admitted that it is ‘unimaginable’ that Arsenal are now ahead of Tottenham Hotspur in the Premier League table.
Unai Emery’s side beat Newcastle United 2-0 on Monday night to leapfrog their North London rivals, with the likes of Alexandre Lacazette and Aaron Ramsey getting on the scoresheet for the home team.
For large parts of the season, the Gunners have been below their neighbours, but following Spurs’ winless run in the Premier League in recent weeks, it has allowed their rivals to catch up.
Speaking to BBC Radio 5 Live (01/04/2019 at 9:55 pm), Sutton was left staggered by what Arsenal have done as he admitted that they are ‘overachieving’ under their recently appointed manager.
“I was here at the Emirates last season and there was something missing,” Sutton told BBC Radio 5 Live. “You feel it, you feel that the Arsenal fans are right behind Emery now.
“I feel they are overachieving this season. This has been such a good season, he needed time to bed in, but it’s beyond their wildest dreams now to be ahead of Tottenham is unimaginable.”
Mauricio Pochettino’s side have a chance to move back into third place if they beat Crystal Palace on Wednesday night in what is expected to be an emotional evening.
The London outfit will officially open their new stadium and the supporters will be hoping that the senior side can start off with a bang.
Four defeats in their last five games has been damaging for the club and if they continue in their ways then things could potentially end in a disastrous manner.
But with the likes of Harry Kane, Christian Eriksen, Heung-Min Son and Dele Alli on show, it is hard to keep the quality of these players quiet for this amount of time.
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