'They know playing every game is impossible' - Arteta keen to break Arsenal's dependency on Saka and Smith RoweArsenal coach Mikel Arteta admits that his team relies too heavily on Emile Smith Rowe and Bukayo Saka, and hopes the Gunners can find a way to win when the two stars are rested. Arsenal have picked up 22 points from 10 league matches with both youngsters in the starting XI, and just 23 in the 21 games one or both has been missing. As a result the Gunners lie a lowly ninth, 10 points outside the Champions League qualifying positions - meaning that success in the Europa League may well be their most straightforward path available to Europe's top club competition.

All of us want Messi to stay here," Koeman said. In addition to breaking the Copa del Rey final record, Messi also scored his 30th goal in all competitions this year, a mark he's reached 13 times in a row. Team-mate Ilaix Moriba, who came off the bench Saturday, was four years old the last time Messi failed to score at least 30 goals in a season. Messi's goals came in quick succession.

Bournemouth did their English Premier League promotion aspiration a lot of good with a convincing 3-1 victory at Norwich City. Norwich City got off to a flying start but taking the lead through Emiliano Buendia. While Farke’s team were chasing the equaliser, Lloyd Kelly ended their ambition of a comeback by – netting the third in the 76th minute with Danjuma providing the assist. Thanks to this result, Bournemouth climbed to fifth in the English second tier log after garnering 74 points from 42 outings.

Following Tuesday’s loss at Rotherham, QPR did not waste time to get the ball rolling at the Riverside Stadium with two quickfire goals in the first 20 minutes that secured a crucial three points on the road. The victory moved QPR to ninth in the Championship table with two points above Boro after gathering 59 point from 42 matches. Watford have 82 points after 42 matches, 11 points behind runaway leaders Norwich City while Andre Ayew's Swansea City are third with 76 points. The Potters are 12th in the league table with 56 points from 42 matches.

Romell Quioto doubled the lead for Wilfried Nancy’s side in the 24th minute with Joel Waterman providing the assist. In the keenly contested second half, Wanyama handed his team a two-goal advantage in the 54th minute. Rising above his markers, the Kenya international headed Mustafa Kizza’s corner kick past a helpless Bono. While Wanyama and Diop were in action from start to finish, Uganda’s Kizza was replaced in the 79th minute by Amar Sejdic.

The Blades have become the first top-flight team to make the drop back to the Championship this season in just 32 gamesWith just 32 games under their belt, it means that the club write themselves a further piece of undesirable history in their demotion, equaling the lowest number of games for a side to take the tumble back to the second tier. In dropping out of the Premier League with six games left to play, it means that the Blades have joined the ranks of three other sides who jointly hold the record for the earliest return to the second tier, in the shape of Ipswich Town, Derby County and Huddersfield Town. The Rams' 2007-08 run remains the low bar which few sides are likely to ever fail to clear, winning just one game all season - though it took until March for them to be officially condemned.

Onuachu ends Belgian First Division A season with 29 goals as Royal Antwerp stun GenkPaul Onuachu has ended the 2020-21 Belgian First Division A campaign with 29 goals after his brace in Genk’s 3-2 loss to Royal Antwerp on Saturday. Genk were on course to end the Belgian top-flight campaign with an unbeaten streak until Cameroon striker Didier Lamkel Ze inspired Royal Antwerp's comeback with his goal in the 67th minute. Just before Lamkel Ze’s goal, Onuachu was replaced by his compatriot Cyril Dessers who ended his debut league outing in Belgium with four goals in 27 matches.

Werner: I'm fine with having more assists than goals as long as Chelsea winChelsea forward Timo Werner insisted he is fine with having more assists than goals as long as his side continues to win matches. The Germany international grabbed the decisive assist against Manchester City on Saturday, as his square ball found Hakim Ziyech for the game's only goal in a 1-0 win in the FA Cup semi-final. Speaking to BBC Radio 5 Live after the game, Werner said: "I’ve had more assists than goals, which is unusual in the last year for me.