Key events2 May 2026On the ball – guess the footballer2 May 2026PreambleShow key events onlyPlease turn on JavaScript to use this featureTime to switch blogs now as John Brewin has a live offering of today’s Championship finale - and much more - now up and running. Thanks for reading this one and may your promotion/playoffs/relegation/wishes come true.Arsenal v Fulham. Do we believe in the past or the present?Opta: Arsenal have never lost in 32 home league games against Fulham (W25 D7), the most any side has faced another without defeat in English Football League history.Or?Arsenal vs Fulham seems to have gone under the radar in the media, suggesting a foregone conclusion. Whereas I'm expecting it to be anything but. Huge test for Arsenal given the Atletico games and given they're creating so little from open play.One down, nine to go. Here’s what to keep an eye on in the top-flight this weekend.What are we thinking about Arsenal’s complex dance between glory and disaster? Does it end well? Gunners fans: if you could pick one of the two big trophies, which would it be? The route to failure seems to have a variety of permutations. Here’s one such doom-laden scenario below. For balance, how about one that ends in triumph?I think Arsenal beat a poor Fulham today, but lose a brutal encounter on Wednesday to Atletico Madrid, possibly after extra time and penalties. Exhausted and demoralised, they then put in a feeble performance against West Ham at the weekend, dropping points. Meanwhile, City will scrape a last minute win against a stubborn Everton on Monday and then, energized by Arsenal’s failure at WH, go on an extraordinary sequence of wins to take the title.Back to the Premier League title race. Here’s Mikel Arteta on this evening’s game against Fulham and how he was blown away by the PSG v Bayern first leg.Will UnwinWrexham v Middlesbrough. Kick-off just over an hour away.Wrexham have had more nervous days. A fourth straight promotion is still a possibility but reaching the playoffs at full time today will be seen as more of a bonus than a right. There will certainly be a party atmosphere to help encourage the team get over the line.Middlesbrough supporters, many dressed up as superheroes in the away end, are planning their own celebration but more in hope than expectation. They need to win and results to go their way elsewhere but there will be plenty to enjoy this afternoon either way. At one point automatic promotion looked likely but a dropoff in form has caused a problem but they have the quality to get through four games to reach the Promise Land.It’s also the final round of fixtures in Women’s Super League 2 today. Tom Garry previews what should prove a dramatic afternoon.“Charlton, Birmingham and Crystal Palace are dreaming of a WSL place. For this season only, there are two automatic promotion spots rather than the usual one, as the top tier expands from 12 to 14 teams, offering a precious opportunity that adds to the tension for the 3pm kick-offs, the most tantalising of which comes at the Valley, where the top two, Charlton and Birmingham, go head-to-head.”For more build-up to OL Lyonnes v Arsenal, check out the Women’s Football Weekly podcast. Suzy Wrack is joined by Sophie Downey, Emily Keogh and Tim Stillman to discuss the big European ties – it finished 1-1 between Bayern and Barcelona in the other semi-final first leg - and a pivotal weekend in the WSL title race.It’s a huge day in the Women’s Champions League with Arsenal attempting to become the first British women’s club to reach back-to-back European finals. Tom Garry reports from Lyon on a semi-final that looks perfectly poised.First-leg: Arsenal 2-1 OL Lyonnes