Arsenal beat Hull to all but seal Champions League qualification

ByReuters

Published 04/05/2015 at 21:02 GMT

Arsenal all but sealed Champions League qualification for an 18th successive season after they eased past relegation-threatened Hull City 3-1 in the Premier League on Monday.

Eurosport

Image credit: Eurosport

Alexis Sanchez's deflected free-kick wrong-footed stranded keeper Steve Harper to hand Arsenal a 28th-minute opener before Aaron Ramsey doubled the advantage four minutes later when his shot was diverted into the net via a Hull defender.

Sanchez rounded Harper to add his second in first half stoppage time and, though they improved after the break, Hull's solitary response came from Stephen Quinn's 56th minute header.

Arsenal, in third, have 70 points from 34 matches and trail second-placed Manchester City, who have played a game more, on goal difference.

Europa League

'Blown everybody away' - Hargreaves hails 'remarkable' Leverkusen as treble tilt continues

8 hours ago

Hull sit one point and place above the relegation zone and face the daunting prospect of games against Tottenham Hotspur and Manchester United among their remaining three fixtures.

Europa League

‘We throw everything we have into that’ - Klopp turns focus to Premier League after European exit

8 hours ago

Transfers

Arsenal draw up summer transfer shortlist after Bayern defeat - Paper Round

23 minutes ago

Europa League

Crouch: Liverpool haven't played well since Man Utd loss - 'That shell-shocked them'

8 hours ago

Join 3M+ users on app

Stay up to date with the latest news, results and live sports

Download

Scan me