Arsenal have a crucial four games coming up, ever since I made it clear just how important their last four games would be.

Two weeks ago I looked ahead at Arsenal’s fixtures against Everton, Bayer Leverkusen, Manchester City, and Southampton.

Now we know the Gunners’ record from those four matches – two wins, against Everton and Leverkusen, followed by two defeats to City and Southampton.

So, the Carabao Cup and FA Cup are gone now, but Arsenal actually extended their lead at the top of the Premier League table by beating Everton while Manchester City could only draw at West Ham.

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What next for Arsenal?

7th April – Sporting Lisbon vs Arsenal

While it may only be the first or two legs, so unlikely to be decisive, if Arsenal play as badly as they have in their last two games then it will surely be another defeat. Losing by a single goal wouldn’t be the end of the tie, but Arsenal on current form probably wouldn’t have it in them to come back from a two-goal deficit, and this is a quality Sporting side...