The date and location of the Premier League 2 playoff final has been confirmed and Manchester City will host Southampton at the Joie Stadium on Thursday 22 May, with a 19:15 BST kick off.

William Saliba will join Jurrien Timber in missing Arsenal ’s final Premier League game of the season against Southampton this weekend. Saliba was forced off at half-time of Sunday’s 1-0 win over Newcastle with a hamstring problem.

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Arsenal head coach Mikel Arteta is set to serve a touchline ban for his side’s final Premier League match of the season against relegated Southampton. Arteta received his third yellow card of the campaign in the 81st minute of Arsenal’s 1-0 win against Newcastle United on Sunday.

The leaders, Liverpool, and the bottom club, Southampton, are the only sides whose final position in the table is certain.