Can Arsenal survive four more ordeals? Will 40 points keep you up? Why didn't Chelsea work hard for Rosenior?

Welcome to The Briefing, where every Monday, The Athletic discusses three of the biggest questions posed by the weekend’s Premier League action.This was an unusual round of fixtures, as the involvement of three Premier League sides in the FA Cup’s semi-finals led to three postponements and no games on Sunday, but it started on Friday with a surprisingly convincing win for Nottingham Forest at Sunderland and then saw crucial wins for Forest’s relegation rivals on Saturday, as well as an eventful victory for Liverpool over Crystal Palace and an uneventful one for Fulham over Aston Villa.Advertisement