‘Tension’ in Premier League title race as Man City and Arsenal await rearranged fixtures

SportFootball‘Tension’ in Premier League title race as Man City and Arsenal await rearranged fixturesAs Man City hold discussions with the Premier League, there has been ‘pushback’ at the idea of Pep Guardiola’s side being asked to play three decisive games in seven days Miguel Delaney & Jamie BraidwoodTuesday 28 April 2026 10:15 BSTBookmarkCommentsGo to commentsBookmark popoverRemoved from bookmarksClose popover{"translations":{"comments":"Go to comments","share":"Share","copyLink":"Copy link","bookmark":"Bookmark","removeBookmark":"Remove bookmark"},"showComments":true,"showBookmark":true,"articleId":"b2966188","articleMeta":{"url":"https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football/man-city-rearranged-fixtures-premier-league-arsenal-b2966188.html","title":"‘Tension’ in title race as Man City and Arsenal await rearranged fixtures"}}Arsenal are monitoring the situation as Manchester City hold talks with the Premier League over the scheduling of their games in hand (Action Images via Reuters)Join the Miguel Delaney: Inside Football newsletter and go beyond the game with exclusive insightsJoin the Miguel Delaney: Inside Football newsletterJoin the Miguel Delaney: Inside Football newsletterTRY 1 MONTH FOR FREEI would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our Privacy notice{"className":"sc-1ge0fwe-0","newsletterData":{"regSourceNewsletter":"IND_Football_CDP","regTitle":"Miguel Delaney: Inside Football","subscriptionGroup":"readingTheGame","subscriptionGroupId":"d6776bff-0bec-4d53-a0ce-bd38db6811e5","type":"football","pathPrefix":["/sport/football","/topic/fantasy-football"],"associatedAuthors":["Miguel Delaney","Richard Jolly"],"title":"Join the Miguel Delaney: Inside Football newsletter and go beyond the game with exclusive insights","mobileTitle":"Join the Miguel Delaney: Inside Football newsletter","imageSrc":"https://static.independent.co.uk/static-assets/images/newsletters/miguelDelaney1_1.png","newsletterKey":"receiveIndyFootbal...