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It might not be gut-check time for Arsenal in the title race, but it's getting close.
Given Arsenal's run of injuries, it can be thought of as incredible that Mikel Arteta's side are still in sight of the Premier League title with leaders Liverpool seven points clear.
But while the Gunners might feel out of contention despite not mathematically eliminated is due to Liverpool's upcoming fixtures and the fact that Arne Slot's team haven't exactly been blowing teams away.
With the Gunners in striking distance, Arteta's team will be casting a watchful eye on Liverpool's next set of fixtures, which sees games against Aston Villa, Manchester City and Newcastle.
If Arsenal is to get any lapse from the league leaders, it's here.
And the Gunners are now relegated to cheering for their rivals, and if things fall their way, and of course, Arsenal takes care of business against West Ham, Nottingham Forest and Manchester United, then who knows how the title race could shape up.
But the Gunners do have their injury concerns and while relief is reportedly on the way in early April with Bukayo Saka and Gabriel Martinelli set to return from their respective injuries, Arsenal must keep its head above water until then.
Plus, hope that Liverpool, who haven't had one yet, stumble for a couple of games. And that is why the run of fixtures named above are so crucial to Arsenal's chances of the league title.
Of course, this is all predicated on Arsenal winning its games too, which if the Leicester result is anything to go by, won't be easy.
The Gunners needed a quickfire double from Mikel Merino in the game's final 10 minutes to get past the lowly Foxes and there will be far sterner tests that await Arteta's team.
So they must keep winning, and hope that their rivals can do them a solid, not exactly what you want when you're in the thick of the title race, but that is where Arsenal finds itself.
Still within striking distance, the margin for error is now gone, and with only a select few games left, yes Arsenal could get Saka and Martinelli back, but by then it could all be over.
Liverpool must stumble, and Arsenal has to be perfect—with no recognized striker. That's the equation for the Gunners if they are to claim a first league title since 2004.
Seems simple, right?