Away Form Rules Arsenal Out Of Finishing In The Top Four

Jamie Carragher has bet against Arsenal finishing in the top four of the Premier League this season.

The TV pundit told Sky Sports after Monday’s 1-0 win over Watford, “No [Arsenal are not favourites to finish in the top four].

“I said before, I didn’t think they’d get in the top four because of their away form. I didn’t expect them to win tonight, obviously, the circumstances have gone with them tonight [on Monday].

“Unai Emery is not soft, that was a great result, but not a great performance. That doesn’t matter. The fact the opposition team were down to ten men and probably should have got something, that’ll be a worry for the other away games.

“You look at the home games and think they’ll look after themselves for Arsenal. But the away games, you still feel they’ll have to win one of them. Looking at it… ]they should win] one [out] of three, with the team Arsenal have, but you’d still fear for them away from home.

“Six points for me is a guarantee and that gets them to 72. Whether they could pick up another three or four points, that would be enough. But they’re not easy games away from home.”

The Gunners will be taking on Napoli for the second leg of the Europa League Quarterfinals on Thursday after which they are set to host Crystal Palace at home.