LONDON, April 12 -- Arsenal's shock 2-1 defeat by Bournemouth yesterday blew the Premier League title race wide open, as Liverpool beat Fulham to boost their chances of qualifying for next season's Champions League.

The Gunners could have opened up a 12-point lead at the top of the table, but a third straight domestic defeat for Mikel Arteta's men has put the destiny of the title back in Manchester City's hands.

City have two games in hand on the long-time leaders, starting with today's trip to Chelsea, and host Arsenal next weekend in a potential title decider.

Just a few weeks ago the Gunners were dreaming of an unprecedented quadruple but they lost to City in the League Cup final and were dumped out of the FA Cup by second-tier Sout...