Arsenal manager, Arsene Wenger, has spoken on the English Premier League, EPL, title race.
He said the club will continue to push for more league victories as well as a Champions League spot for next season.
Arsenal are sixth in the Premier League.
Ahead of matches lined-up for The Gunners, the frenchman said: “There’s a massive importance for these kinds of games, of course”.
“We have been distracted a little bit by the cups but now we have to come back to the Premier League. It’s a very, very big game.
“There are two possible routes and we want to explore both of them with 100 percent commitment. Does it work one way or the other? We want to be in there.”
Wenger completes a three-match touchline ban at Bournemouth this weekend.
Arsenal suffered FA Cup exit to Nottingham Forest last Sunday and a goalless draw at Chelsea in the League Cup semi-final first leg on Wednesday.
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Harry Kane made history as Tottenham brushed Everton aside at Wembley in Saturday's final Premier League action.
Two goals in the second half for the striker saw him leapfrog Teddy Sheringham as Spurs' all-time top scorer in Premier League history.
Earlier, Chelsea were held by 10-man Leicester City to miss the chance to move into second in the Premier League standings on Saturday.
The Blues were sluggish to start and had Thibaut Courtois to thank for not conceding in the first half. Ben Chilwell was dismissed with 20 minutes remaining but, with Eden Hazard withdrawn, the hosts could not find a breakthrough.
It was a different story for West Ham who thumped Huddersfield in a 4-1 win to move into 11th, level on points and goal difference with Crystal Palace after the Eagles beat Burnley 1-0.
Arsenal travel to Bournemouth on Sunday before the weekend's headline act with the form table suggesting Liverpool have realistic hopes of disrupting Manchester City's waltz towards the title when they meet on Sunday, as the Premier League returns after a FA Cup break.
The Brazilian playmaker completed a £142 million move to Barcelona on Monday, meaning Juergen Klopp's "fab four" up front is now just a three.
City will look to repeat their dominant 5-0 victory over Liverpool at the Etihad in September, although they will be without injured striker Gabriel Jesus, who scored a brace that day.
Second-placed Manchester United host Stoke City on Monday, the visitors currently without a coach after sacking Mark Hughes following their FA Cup defeat by League Two Coventry City.
Here's the lay of the land in gameweek 23...
EPL Table | Premier League 2017-18 season standings
Pos Team P W D L GD Pts 1 Man City 22 20 2 0 51 62 2 Man United 22 14 5 3 29 47 3 Chelsea 23 14 5 4 25 47 4 Liverpool 22 12 8 2 25 44 5 Tottenham 23 13 5 5 25 44 6 Arsenal 22 11 6 5 12 39 7 Burnley 23 9 7 7 -1 34 8 Leicester 23 8 7 8 2 31 9 Everton 22 7 6 9 -9 27 10 Watford 23 7 4 12 -10 25 11 West Ham 23 6 7 10 -12 25 12 Crystal Palace 23 6 7 10 -12 25 13 Huddersfield 23 6 6 11 -20 24 14 Brighton 23 5 8 10 -12 23 15 Newcastle 23 6 5 12 -10 23 16 Southampton 23 4 9 10 -11 21 17 Bournemouth 22 5 6 11 -12 21 18 Stoke 22 5 5 12 -24 20 19 West Brom 23 3 10 10 -12 19 20 Swansea 23 4 5 14 -21 17
Gameweek 23 fixtures
Saturday, January 13 Kickoff Coverage TV Chelsea 0 Leicester City 0 3pm Report Crystal Palace 1 Burnley 0 3pm Report Huddersfield 1 West Ham 4 3pm Report Newcastle 1 Swansea 1 3pm Watford 2 Southampton 2 3pm West Brom 2 Brighton 0 3pm Tottenham vs Everton 5.30pm Report BT Sport Sunday, January 14 Kickoff Coverage TV Bournemouth vs Arsenal 1.30pm Preview Liverpool vs Man City 4pm Preview Monday, January 15 Kickoff Coverage TV Man United v Stoke City 8pm Preview Sky Sports
Gameweek 22 results
Monday, January 1 Kickoff Coverage TV Brighton 2 Bournemouth 2 12.30pm Sky Sports Burnley 1 Liverpool 2 3pm Report Leicester 3 Huddersfield 0 3pm Stoke City 0 Newcastle United 1 3pm Everton 0 Manchester United 2 5.30pm Report Sky Sports Tuesday, January 2 Kickoff Coverage TV Southampton 1 Crystal Palace 2 7.45pm Report Swansea City 0 Tottenham 2 7.45pm Report Sky Sports West Ham 2 West Brom 1 7.45pm Report Manchester City 3 Watford 1 8pm Report Wednesday, January 3 Kickoff Coverage TV Arsenal 2 Chelsea 2 7.45pm Report Sky Sports Thursday, January 4 Kickoff Coverage TV Tottenham 1 West Ham 1 8pm Report Sky Sports
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Tottenham Hotspur moved level on points with fourth-placed Liverpool on Saturday after a convincing 4-0 win over Everton at Wembley Stadium.
Spurs have the same goal difference as the Reds, which means they will go into fourth place Sunday if Liverpool lose to leaders Manchester City at Anfield.
Elsewhere, Chelsea missed the chance to move above Manchester United and into second place in the Premier League table after being held to a goalless draw by 10-man Leicester City.
Meanwhile, at the bottom of the table, Swansea City were denied victory in a 1-1 draw with Newcastle United, and struggling West Bromwich Albion picked up a rare win against Brighton & Hove Albion.
Here's a look at all of Saturday's results and the updated Premier League table.
Saturday's Results
Chelsea 0-0 Leicester City
Crystal Palace 1-0 Burnley
Huddersfield Town 1-4 West Ham United
Newcastle United 1-1 Swansea City
Watford 2-2 Southampton
West Bromwich Albion 2-0 Brighton & Hove Albion
Tottenham Hotspur 4-0 Everton
Premier League Standings
1. Manchester City 62 (51)
2. Manchester United 47 (29)
3. Chelsea 47 (25)
4. Liverpool 44 (25)
5. Tottenham Hotspur 44 (25)
6. Arsenal 39 (12)
7. Burnley 34 (-1)
8. Leicester City 31 (2)
9. Everton 27 (-13)
10. Watford 26 (-9)
11. West Ham United 25 (-12)
12. Crystal Palace 25 (-12)
13. Huddersfield Town 24 (-20)
14. Newcastle United 23 (-10)
15. Brighton & Hove Albion 23 (-12)
16. Southampton 21 (-11)
17. Bournemouth 21 (-12)
18. Stoke City 20 (-24)
19. West Bromwich Albion 19 (-12)
20. Swansea City 17 (-21)
Saturday Recap
Spurs were in fine form as they saw off Everton 4-0 thanks to two goals from Harry Kane and strikes from Son Heung-min and Christian Eriksen.
Son opened the scoring with his fifth goal in his last five home games, only the second Spurs player to achieve the feat, per Opta:
However, he was quickly overshadowed by Kane, who struck twice in the second half to write his name into the club's history books, per Sky Sports Statto:
A well-worked team goal saw Christian Eriksen add a fourth, firing home from inside the box after neat work from Dele Alli to complete the win.
The win also sees Spurs move to within three points of Chelsea in third place after the Blues were held to a third consecutive goalless draw.
It could have been worse for Antonio Conte's side, who were below their best and faced a barrage of attempts from Leicester City in the first half, per Match of the Day presenter Gary Lineker:
Leicester saw Ben Chilwell sent off in the second half, but Chelsea could not take advantage, and there were boos at the final whistle, per Goal's Nizaar Kinsella:
Conte's side are really struggling for goals with striker Alvaro Morata and talisman Eden Hazard both out of form and the team subsequently lacking inspiration in attack.
Meanwhile, Swansea City remain bottom of the table after a 1-1 draw with Newcastle United at St James' Park.
Newcastle had a goal correctly disallowed in the first half for offside and were a little fortunate not to concede a penalty after Mo Diame appeared to handle the ball in the box.
Scott Wilson at the Northern Echo felt it was a penalty and a red card:
Swansea then took the lead after the break as Jordan Ayew headed home after goalkeeper Karl Darlow has parried his initial effort.
Their lead lasted just eight minutes, however, as Joselu slotted home after Ayoze Perez's shot had been deflected.
Swansea almost won it right at the end as DeAndre Yedlin had to clear a Wilfried Bony shot off the line. Both teams were forced to settle for a point, which may do little to please either given their positions in the table.
West Bromwich Albion moved off the bottom as they picked up their first win since August with a 2-0 victory over Brighton & Hove Albion at the Hawthorns.
An unmarked Jonny Evans headed home the opener after just four minutes, and fellow defender Craig Dawson headed home the second after the break.
Opta showed how Albion have become set-piece specialists under manager Alan Pardew:
The win moves West Brom off the bottom and into 19th but is not enough to take them out of the bottom three. It is a boost, however, against tough upcoming fixtures against Everton and Manchester City in the Premier League and Liverpool in the FA Cup.
