Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger feels it would be not easy for his team to catch Barclays Premier League leaders Chelsea this season.
However, despite admitting that title chase would be tricky, Wenger has hit back at talk of the Gunners dipping in form towards the end of campaigns.
Arsenal lost 1-0 at Stoke on March 1, 2014, Saturday, and that, combined with the day's other results, left them third in the table, level on points with second-placed Liverpool and four adrift of Chelsea with each having 10 top-flight matches to go.
See weekend results and the updated EPL Table below:
March 1, 2014, Saturday
Everton 1 – 0 West Ham United
Fulham 1 – 3 Chelsea
Hull City 1 – 4 Newcastle United
Stoke City 1 – 0 Arsenal
Southampton 0 – 3 Liverpool
March 2, 2014, Sunday
Aston Villa 4 – 1 Norwich City
Swansea City 1 – 1 Crystal Palace
Tottenham Hotspur 1 – 0 Cardiff City
Team Pl W T L Pts +/-
Chelsea 28 19 6 3 63 30
Liverpool 28 18 5 5 59 38
Arsenal 28 18 5 5 59 24
Man. City 26 18 3 5 57 42
Tottenham 28 16 5 7 53 4
Everton 27 13 9 5 48 11
Man. United 27 13 6 8 45 12
Newcastle 28 13 4 11 43 -2
Southampton 28 10 9 9 39 3
West Ham 28 8 7 13 31 -4
Aston Villa 28 8 7 13 31 -7
Hull City 28 8 6 14 30 -5
Stoke City 28 7 9 12 30 -14
Swansea City 28 7 8 13 29 -4
Norwich City 28 7 7 14 28 -22
Crystal Palace 27 8 3 16 27 -18
W. Bromwich 27 4 13 10 25 -8
Sunderland 26 6 6 14 24 -16
Cardiff City 28 5 7 16 22 -30
Fulham 28 6 3 19 21 -3
Everton 1 – 0 West Ham United
Fulham 1 – 3 Chelsea
Hull City 1 – 4 Newcastle United
Stoke City 1 – 0 Arsenal
Southampton 0 – 3 Liverpool
March 2, 2014, Sunday
Aston Villa 4 – 1 Norwich City
Swansea City 1 – 1 Crystal Palace
Tottenham Hotspur 1 – 0 Cardiff City
Team Pl W T L Pts +/-
Chelsea 28 19 6 3 63 30
Liverpool 28 18 5 5 59 38
Arsenal 28 18 5 5 59 24
Man. City 26 18 3 5 57 42
Tottenham 28 16 5 7 53 4
Everton 27 13 9 5 48 11
Man. United 27 13 6 8 45 12
Newcastle 28 13 4 11 43 -2
Southampton 28 10 9 9 39 3
West Ham 28 8 7 13 31 -4
Aston Villa 28 8 7 13 31 -7
Hull City 28 8 6 14 30 -5
Stoke City 28 7 9 12 30 -14
Swansea City 28 7 8 13 29 -4
Norwich City 28 7 7 14 28 -22
Crystal Palace 27 8 3 16 27 -18
W. Bromwich 27 4 13 10 25 -8
Sunderland 26 6 6 14 24 -16
Cardiff City 28 5 7 16 22 -30
Fulham 28 6 3 19 21 -3