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By DAVID MCDONNELL Published: 20: 54 AEDT, 19 February 2026 | Updated: 22: 56 AEDT, 19 February 2026 11 View comments The Premier League title race was blown wide open last night after Arsenal surrendered a two-goal advantage to draw at bottom side Wolves. Up next for Mikel Arteta's men is a mouth-watering North London derby clash with bitter rivals Tottenham on Sunday. Before that, there are a whole host of big Premier League fixtures to kick-start the weekend, not least Newcastle's trip to the Etihad Stadium on Saturday night. Stay tuned with Daily Mail Sport for the latest from the likes of Arne Slot, Liam Rosenior and Daniel Farke as they preview their side's weekend clashes. Alexander Isak is set to make his return for Liverpool at the end of next month after boss Arne Slot issued an update on the £125million striker's ongoing recovery. Isak has been out of action for two months after undergoing surgery to a fibula and ankle fracture suffered in Liverpool's 2-1 win at Tottenham on December 20. Asked about a timeline for Isak's return, Slot said: 'Alex has been on the pitch, not with his football boots, but with his running shoes for the first time this week, so that will take a while as well. 'Let’s not put a timescale on it, but it's clear he will be available if things go as planned this season. It will be some time around there, the end of March, start of April, when he is hopefully back with the group, but that's not to say you're ready to play, let alone start a game Alexander Isak suffered the injury while scoring for Liverpool against Tottenham in December The £125million signing has endured a nightmare start to his Liverpool career since his summer switch from Newcastle 'I’m not sure if I'm educating you, but before they go on the pitch, it’s not like they're lying in bed 24 hours a day. They come to the training ground, do their gym work and rehab. 'It’s nice for him to go on the pitch, it’s nice for us to see him here, because there's still enough work to be done but you know as a player, you arrive in the final stages of your rehab. As long as you’re in the gym and not the pitch, that’s not the nicest part. 'The next step is doing work with the ball, which every player likes the most. The next step is to come into the group and then it takes a while before you’re ready to play. But it’s nice that the rehab goes well - that’s a complement to him and our medical staff. ' Arsenal boss Mikel Arteta insists it is time for his camp to stick together after the Gunners hit another stumbling block in their bid to win the Premier League title by drawing 2-2 at Wolves. It seemed like Arsenal were on their way to a routine victory after Bukayo Saka and Piero Hincapie gave the league leaders a two-goal lead but Wolves fought back through Hugo Bueno and Tom Edozie to send Arsenal home with new doubt. It left Arsenal's title hopes hanging in the balance after they surrendered a lead for a second straight game and they have now won just twice in their last seven league games. Arteta said: 'I'm going to be the first one to be close with them (the players) because it has nothing to do with attitude or desire, it is completely the opposite. Mikel Arteta saw his side surrender victory at Wolves on Wednesday night 'It's part of football. Where it could've gone wrong today, it went wrong. If you look at the way we conceded the two goals today without conceding any other situations, it is very rare but it happens. And it happened for a reason and we need to react. 'If you are at the top you have to win and win, that's nothing new. ' Arsenal visit neighbours Tottenham on Sunday in their next Premier League outing. Spurs will have new boss Igor Tudor in the dugout but Arteta says his team need to take the hurt from Molineux into the north London derby. He added: 'We need to go through the pain and go through it looking in the mirror and understand what the game requires now and the next action is Sunday. We need to keep all that in our tummies to show it on Sunday. '
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