with a debate over his future ongoing, there have been protests inside and out of the emirates stadiumnd after four straight defeats, there's pressure too on his counterpart this evening, slaven bilic. steve bower is in north london to look ahead to this one. welcome to the emirates stadium where both managers are in the spotlight as we wait to hear, soon, according to arsene wenger, if he will remain as arsenal manager. slaven bilic has had a vote of confidence from the west ham owners from its own future. arsene wenger has said it is getting harder and harder to finish in the top four but their cause not been helped by picking upjust their cause not been helped by picking up just points from the last 18. tonight they could be playing their third choice goalkeeper, emilio martinez, because there is a doubt over david 0spina and better checkis doubt over david 0spina and better check is not fit. they are also without laurent koscielny as they look to get back on track —— petr cech. west ham have lost their last four, six points above the relegation zone. they do have michail antonio ba

arsenal are still sixth and manchester city fourth after a 2—2 draw at the emirates stadium. aguero before half—time. theo walcott and shkodran mustafi scored for the gunners. the point means they remain 7 points behind city and the champions league places. the match between swansea and middlesbrough was goaless. thousands of spectators lined the thames today for the boat races. oxford's men were victorious, and that made up for their women's crew who handed cambridge victory from the very start of their race. let's speak to our reporter kate grey on the course, kate, some dramatic racing and also a fairly dramatic start to the day. yes, iam yes, i am sure the race organisers had a sleepless night and the emergency services were overnight to remove a world war ii unexploded bomb which had washed up along the shore is a little bit behind me. but it was removed and the race was given the go—ahead and it was the women's race up first and the race was over before it began as one of the oxford crew got there or is stuck in the water, the boat lost its rhythm and was not able to ca

there have been protests and skirmishes inside the emirates stadium in recent weeks but arsene wengerhas said it sets a dangerous message out that the england boss mark sampson has picked his players, not picked his players on form. and players in the nhl, ice hockey‘s premier league, could miss out on the winter olympics next year after they failed to agree a deal to participate. i will be back with more on those stories just after 2:30pm. more on that story in our headlines 110w. detectives investigating the attack on a young asylum seeker in south london on friday have charged a further six people in connection with the assault, including a 15 year old boy. our home affairs correspondent, tom symonds is following the case from croydon magistrates court. this relates to an incident on friday night when three young asylum seekers are heading to a bus stop in a suburb of croydon. they came into contact with a large group of people ata pub contact with a large group of people at a pub nearby, between 20—30 and there was a confrontation and the result of that was that a 17—year—old youn

kick off, while at four manchester city can reclaim third place with a win over arsenal at the emirates stadiumixth after losing four of their last five matches in the premier league. i think it is two teams who, when you look at the numbers, have the best numbers in the final third of the league, so it promises to be a very positive, attacking game. both teams really attack, we go for it, so it should be a promising game. i travelled with barcelona and bayern munich and it was always so difficult. sometimes we lose, sometimes we drop. it is always difficult because it is the emirates, it is a top team, always fighting to be in the top four, so i know how difficult it is, but we have a good chance to make a step forward. to make a step forward. celtic will win their sixth consecutive league title if they beat hearts. that match kicks off in around 10 minutes. brendan rodgers's side are 22 points ahead of their nearest rivals aberdeen in the scottish premiership. the job was to win it in the best way we possibly could. there are different ways to win. people will tell you that you can win someth

kick off, while at four manchester city can reclaim third place with a win over arsenal at the emirates stadiumr losing four of their last five matches in the premier league. i think it is two teams who, when you look at the numbers, have the best numbers in the final third of the league, so it promises to be a very positive, attacking game. both teams really attack, we go for it, so it should be a promising game. i travelled there with barcelona and bayern munich and it was always so difficult. sometimes we lose, sometimes we draw. it is always difficult because it is the emirates, it is a top team, always fighting to be in the top four, so i know how difficult it is, but we have a good chance to make a step forward. glasgow are facing a tough task this afternoon in their champions cup quarterfinal. this is the furthest they've ever been in europe, but standing in their way of a place in the last four are defending champions saracens. they've played about 15 minutes at allianz park. saracens have started brilliantly. they have come close to scoring, and 0wen farrell has the first few points wi

manchester city can reclaim third place in the premier league today with a win over arsenal at the emirates stadium 4pm. before that, swansea host middlesbrough. yesterday chelsea saw their lead at the top of the table cut to seven points after they fell to a shock defeat at home to crystal palace. wilfried za ha equalised for the visitors before christian benteke scored the winner just 91 seconds later. it was chelsea's first defeat at stamford bridge since september. tottenham stay second after a 2—0 win at burnley. england international eric dier scored the first. delle alli set up son heung min for the second to seal victory and keep spurs' title dream alive. elsewhere, hull city got a crucial three points in their battle to get out of the relegation zone — they came from behind to beat west ham 2—1. and there was another defeat for bottom side sunderland — they lost 1—0 at watford. celtic will win their sixth consecutive league title if they beat hearts later today. brendan rodgers' side are 22 points ahead of their nearest rivals aberdeen in the scottish premiership. thejob was to the job was

manchester city can reclaim third place in the premier league today with a win over arsenal at the emirates stadiumiddlesbrough. yesterday, chelsea saw their lead at the top of the table cut to seven points after they fell to a shock defeat at home to crystal palace. wilfried za ha equalised for the visitors before christian benteke scored the winner just 91 seconds later. it was chelsea's first defeat at stamford bridge since september. now it is important to rest and prepare the next game but, for sure, there is a bit of disappointment for there is a bit of disappointment for the final result to talk i think we deserved at least a draw but this is football and we must accept these results. tottenham stay second after a 2—0 win at burnley. england international eric dier scored the first. delle alli set up son heung min for the second to seal victory and keep spurs title dream alive. its massive for us because after the game that chelsea lost, we were at seven points now but it is important for us to be there if chelsea fail and we are there, we are there fighting for the premier league we are fig

arsenal remain 6th and manchester city 4th after a 2—2 draw at the emirates stadium.ity 4th after a 2—2 draw they remain seven points behind city and the champions league places. the other match today, swansea against middlesbrough, was goaless. saracens are the only british club to make it through to rugby union‘s european champions cup semi—finals. to make it through to rugby union‘s the reigning champions were far too strong for glasgow warriors. chris ashton scored two of sarries‘ four tries at allianz park. they won 38—13 and will face munster for a place in the final. it was a dramatic day on the thames at the annual boat races. oxford‘s men were victorious, and that made up for their women‘s crew, who handed cambridge victory from the very start of their race. organisers were just thankful that there was any racing at all. kate grey reports. that there was any racing at all. when that there was any racing at all. and unexploded w bomb when and unexploded world war ii bomb washed up on the thames river bank, just metres from the start of the boat race, there wer

arsenal are still sixth and manchester city fourth after a 2—2 draw at the emirates stadium.en't com pletely it was a game where we weren't completely at our best on the fluency and the technical front because we were under huge pressure but we showed strong mental resources and refused to lie down against a team who is always dangerous going forward and, at the end of the day, we got a point that will help us. at the other end of the table, middlesbrough wasted a late chance as they shared a goalless draw with swansea at the liberty stadium. the result keeps swansea just above the relegation zone. boro are five points from safety the 163rd boat race went the way of oxford as they beat cambridge byjust over a length for their fourth victory in five years. 0xford, who were favourites entering the race on the thames, took the lead in the early stages and cambridge never quite able close the gap. 0xford now trail cambridge 82—80 overall. i think of the three races, that's probably my favourite. the harder it is the more you can savour it at the end. hats off to cambridge, they d